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Complete Wilderness Lodge Package for Denali National Park Visitors
Facts
at a Glance
Denali National Park is one of the world's best places to see wildlife
in its natural environment, and nowhere in the world is there more
spectacular background scenery.
For all its six million acres, there are only about 100 miles of road in the park. Of that, only 15 miles are unrestricted. As a result, wildlife can commonly be seen from the park road.
The towering centerpiece of the 600 mile long Alaska Range is 20,320'
Mt. McKinley -- otherwise known as Denali, an Athabaskan Indian name
meaning the "The High One."
Denali is not a park that can be covered in one day. You should allow at
least three days to experience and explore the park and have a great
adventure.
Different Months offer Different Attractions
The Alaskan wonders unfold throughout the summer -- from June's
twenty-four hour days and wildflowers to September's northern lights,
fall colors and absence of mosquitoes.
Regardless of when you visit, your explorations of Denali will take place from warm and comfortable surroundings.
Traveling the Park Road
The famous park road offers your best chance for seeing the wildlife
that makes the Denali area so unforgettable. In the comfort of our
specially permitted private vehicles, it is not uncommon to witness
astounding natural displays. During your journey, our experienced bus
drivers share their knowledge of the park and offer wildlife searching
tips to help you locate the park's animals and birds. Whether through
binoculars or with the naked eye, you may be fortunate enough to see a
grizzly sow nursing her first-year cubs; a band of bull caribou with
huge racks browsing along the tundra; or Dall sheep on the high mountain
ridges, playing and frolicking as if they knew they were being observed.
Each trip to and from the lodge is a spirited and suspenseful event, loaded with anticipation. Although Denali National Park is a wilderness - and wildlife events don't occure on a schedule - the scenery is always superlative, and it's rare that a trip doesn't produce numerous wildlife sightings.
The spectacular trip to the lodge takes around six hours, depending on weather and wildlife sightings. We run a little faster on the return trip, since many guests must connect with the train.
More than a Beautiful Location
We encourage our guests to explore the natural communities central to
Denali -- to understand how this unique and fragile environment
flourishes in spite of the harsh sub-Arctic climate.
During lodge activities our staff will introduce you to the subtly spectacular natural and cultural histories of the adjacent boreal forest and tundra.
