Artic Tours

by Sea Tour
Posted July 13th, 2010 at 10:44 pm

Take a tour of the Arctic North to fly from Fairbanks to Dead Horse, on the northern edge of the North Slope of Alaska. This unreserved wilderness, stretching, an indescribable horizon the Arctic Ocean, is home to caribou, grizzly bears, musk oxen, and many species of mammals. A good place to start is with an orientation to the region, and then a tour of the coasts of the Arctic Ocean, finishing with an overnight stay in Dead Horse at the ArcticCaribou Inn.

Start early, late morning of waterfowl and other tundra life. You will find the scenery is conquered by the rugged and majestic Brooks Range, the domain of traveling packs of wolves, Dall sheep, wolverines Lone, arctic hare, lemmings and other wild species-dependent. The rich procession of wildlife found in this region includes more than 160 species of birds, 36 species of land mammals, nine species of marine mammals and 36 species of fish.

Explorehistoric mining roads above the town of Wiseman tour inside the border of Gates of Arctic National Park and then enjoy a scenic float on the Hammond and Koyukuk rivers.

With the crossing of the Arctic Circle, some tour companies will give you an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate. Enjoy a picnic along the mighty Yukon River. Be in awe of the beauty of the most famous waterway and learn of Northland rivers past plans. Visit the Arctic Circle trading postlocated in the rural community of Joy, Alaska.

During the journey to the end of the Dalton Highway, the Brooks Mountain Range, the oilfield, Prudhoe Bay, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge AN Arctic Ocean, you will see tundra, an historic mining camp and have a good opportunity to see so many wild animals.

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