Traverse Alaska - Private Hiking and Rafting Adventures

Private. Personal. Custom.

BASED IN DENALI, ANYWHERE IN ALASKA

CUSTOMIZE YOUR ADVENTURE

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OUR ADVENTURES

Providing experiences that build meaningful connections with Alaska.

Hiking

HIKING

RIVER TRIPS

RAFTING

BACKPACKING

BACKPACKING

LODGE-BASED

LODGE-BASED

CUSTOM

CUSTOM

TRANSPORT

TRANSPORT

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WINTER

WINTER

COURSES

COURSES

Choose a single adventure or have us build an entire itinerary.

Traverse Alaska specializes in private, custom human-powered adventures based in Denali. We provide single-day and multi-day hiking, rafting, backpacking, packrafting and custom trips that focus on deep exploration and education across Alaska. Partnering with the highest quality local lodges and restaurants enables us to create seamless itineraries that inspire connections to our natural world and ignite the soul. Our custom-designed trips challenge guests while creating the opportunity to experience true, wild freedom at their own unique pace.

Our private and custom experiences mean it’s just you and your group, with our team of local, professional guides. We can guide your group on a single day adventure, multiple days in the Denali area, or build your entire Alaska itinerary. Our home is Denali, however we offer trips and provide services across Alaska by working with knowledgeable local experts, and the highest quality businesses in areas across the state.

Our services include:

Private and Custom adventures We have incredible access to hiking, rafting, backpacking, and packrafting right in our “Denali backyard,” but we can help you with any kind of adventure you’re looking for.
Private and Custom transportation From black car service, chartered flights, and domed rail cars to dog sleds and snowmachines (or “snowmobiles” as they’re called in the Lower 48).
Lodging services From the luxury of private cabins (Tonglen Lake Lodge), hotels, and lodges to the rustic charm and unforgettable experience of private yurts and tents on a backpacking adventure.
Private and Custom itinerary planning We can build a custom itinerary from start to finish, or just fill in the gaps where you need some help. Fully guided, or partially guided options available.
Wilderness preparedness courses including an introduction to backcountry travel in Alaska and introduction to packrafting.

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cross country skiing group

group watching how to pack for a trip

hikers on a ridge

rafting

crossing a bridge

rainbow over a campsite

parents playing with kids in a snowy landscape

woman next to a traverse Alaska car

cross country skiing group

group watching how to pack for a trip

What Our Clients Say

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Jenn and Chris W.

We were overwhelmed by the vastness of Alaska and were struggling to put together an itinerary. Luckily, we found Joe and Traverse Alaska… he asked questions about what was most important to us, what sort of experience we wanted and personalized the trip for us. It turned out to be everything we wanted, a few things we didn’t know we wanted but loved, and probably the best experience we have ever had.The diversity of our experience could not have been accomplished without Traverse Alaska. We began our adventure in Anchorage, spent several days in Denali, and then headed to Seward…

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Liz G.

Go visit Alaska on land and use an Alaskan guide. Not just any guide, use Traverse Alaska. They use Alaska residents as their guides, and are knowledgeable and skilled. We were fortunate enough to have Vicki as our guide when my husband, two adult daughters, and I visited Denali. I indicated when I first contacted Traverse Alaska that we wanted a hiking experience at Denali. I did my best to describe our skill level, and Vicki worked with that. They also highly recommended a rafting trip. I was dubious, but said okay. While we did parts of our trip in…

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Dan T.

We have backpacked in many places but never Alaska—we contacted Traverse Alaska to set up a backpack trip before taking our son off to college. With extremely short notice – literally a few days- Joe and Traverse sorted out a way to accommodate our short notice request – they quickly set up a 5 day trip that included a bush plane drop into a remote airstrip in the wilderness on the border of Denali Park – stunning! Joe guided us over gorgeous tundra and we eventually worked our way into a high cirque, hiked some amazing ridges and backpacked over…

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Helena L.

“We (mom, dad, 3 children between the ages of 7 and 11) went on a 4-day, 3-night backpacking adventure together with Joe. The kids had never backpacked before. Joe did an amazing job of picking a route, giving us options depending on how the kids would do, and also of judging how far to go and when to take breaks, which resulted in our kids totally loving the experience (they are asking when we can go backpacking again). The food and equipment that was provided for us was really great (such a treat not having to bring/plan anything except our…

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Troy M.

Epic. Amazing. Educational. Awesome. Traverse organized the whole trip for us, arriving in Fairbanks and leaving from Anchorage. We spent a few days in Denal with the best guide. He had us set up with hikes, rafting, etc. He also had a hike organized that was off the animal trail (literally no trail) which we loved. Full of information but more importantly had us feeling like long-term friends by the end of our stay in Denali. Our Traverse Alaska guide was just outstanding. Things go wrong in Alaska – weather, delays, etc. Traverse continually scrambled to find organizations that could…

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