Tour Highlights:
Sled dog mushing
instruction at Kachemak Kennels in Homer
Driving dog team (by you if
desired!) to remote lodge - day trips by dog team
Attending the start
of the Iditarod Race in Anchorage
Travel by
ski-plane to a remote homestead to view passing dog teams
Visit/overnight at official checkpoint
Skwentna
Complete Itinerary PDF File
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Tour Price and 2009 Dates:
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Trip Code |
Dates |
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7W1 |
March 3 - 9 |
this trip fills early! |
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Cost per person: $3745
Group Size:
2 Groups of 6 People |
Note: All
modes of
transportation, lodging, meals, supplementary arctic
winter gear and instruction are included.
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Abbreviated
Itinerary:
Day 1
Anchorage-Hope:
Gear check and visit to Race Headquarters; travel by road
from Anchorage through the Kenai Mountains to overnight in
log cabins in the tiny end of the road gold rush village of
Hope on Cook Inlet; evening mushing "intro"
Day 2
Hope-Caribou Hills:
Morning departure
for Homer on Kachemak Bay. Mushing class continuation at
Outback Kachemak Kennels before before departing by dog sled
for a remote lodge (inaccessible by road) in the Caribou
Hills above Homer
Day 3
Caribou Hills:
Day trips from the
lodge driving your own dog team (perfecting your technique),
skijoring (cross country skiing by dog power!), snowshoeing,
or just plain relaxing; the northern lights will surely
treat us to a show . . .
Day 4
Caribou Hills-Hope:
Travel back to Homer
by dog sled (you're an expert now!); return to Hope and
overnight in the cabins along Bear Creek; dinner at Bear
Creek Lodge; pre-race briefing and footage of previous Iditarods
Day 5
Hope-Skwentna Homestead:
Travel to Anchorage;
attend the start (indescribable) of the Iditarod; early
afternoon departure from Lake Hood by bush ski-plane for
flight to a remote homestead 70 air miles northwest; dinner
and overnight at homestead
Day 6
Skwentna Homestead:
Morning explorations
of the neighborhood by snowshoe or snowmachine; witness
preparations at the official checkpoint; dinner and
bonfire rendezvous on the Skwentna River as the first dog
teams come through the firstl checkpoint (northern lights . . ?); second overnight
at homestead
Day 7
Skwentna Homestead-Anchorage:
Additional wander amongst the arriving mushers and race
chaos; Pick-up by ski-plane for the return flight to Anchorage, and visit to bustling Race
Headquarters
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