Custom ADVENTURES

in Denali, Anchorage and throughout Alaska.

Custom adventures generally fall into two categories:
Custom itineraries: primarily lodge-based adventures where we plan daily activities and coordinate lodging. Explore all that Alaska has to offer and come home to a warm bed each night.
Custom backcountry, multi-day trips: primarily tent-based adventures where we plan a variety of backcountry activities based on your interests and desired activity level.

Custom, Multi-day Adventure

  • PRIMARILY TENT-BASED

Are you looking for an extended and challenging adventure in the backcountry? Custom, backcountry multi-day trips can incorporate a variety of backcountry travel methods including but not limited to: backpacking, rafting and bush plane service to a remote location. Our backcountry multi-day trips are generally tent-based adventures. Visitors will be exposed to the Alaskan elements for the duration of their trip. Our backcountry trips include all camp gear (tents, tarp, cook stove) and food.

Clicking the request info will redirect you to our brief custom, backcountry multi-day questionnaire. 

Custom Itinerary Building

  • PRIMARILY LODGE-BASED

Let Traverse Alaska plan your entire Alaska trip (or a portion of your Alaska trip) from start to finish. All itineraries are personalized to meet yourCustom itinerary building at local cafe. needs and interests whether you want a week off the grid in a remote lodge or a sample of Alaska’s best coastal towns. Our team works with you to build your dream getaway. Our itineraries can include a Traverse Alaska guide for the duration of your visit or be a mix of guided and independent adventures.

Clicking the request info will redirect you to our brief custom itinerary questionnaire. 

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…