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For Immediate Release
WILDLAND ADVENTURES OFFERS NEW ALASKA PROGRAM,
TRACKING GLACIERS AND GRIZZLIES
November 5,
2003
Seattle, WA > Relatively few travelers
experience the Alaskan
wilderness in solitude:
in the company of a few fellow travelers,
staying at small inns and wilderness lodges,
exploring atop an ice field, viewing wildlife
up close and accessing remote backcountry
areas, all the while accompanied by an expert
naturalist guide who provides insight into
the flora and fauna of the Last Frontier.
Instead, most tourists experience Alaska
from the deck of a large cruise ship, sharing
the passing scenery with 2,000 fellow passengers.
From
glacier trekking on the Juneau Ice Field
to viewing marine life in and around Glacier
Bay to exploring the backcountry of Denali,
Wildland Adventures’ new
12-day Glaciers and Grizzlies provides visitors a chance
to experience Alaska up close, away from
the crowds, with access to premier national
parks and wilderness areas.
After arriving in Juneau, Alaska’s
capital city, the adventure begins with a
heli-trek on the Juneau Ice Field. Outfitted
with mountaineering gear, guests enjoy an
easy hike along the ice field accompanied
by professional guides. Also included, are
whale watching excursions through Point Adolphus
and Glacier Bay National Park, prime feeding
waters for the humpback whale, as well as
great viewing for orca, sea lions, bald eagles
and puffins. In lower Glacier Bay, black
bears forage along the shore and further
up bay, brown bears (also known as grizzlies)
search for salmon along the water’s
edge.
From the Southeast coast, guests venture
north to Alaska’s vast Interior. A
scenic bush flight out of Anchorage around
North America’s highest peak, Mt. McKinley,
transports guests to the Kantishna Roadhouse,
a remote backcountry lodge in the heart of
Denali National Park. Day hikes, fishing,
gold panning, mountain biking and horseback
riding are all part of the wilderness experience
at this historic enclave at the base of the
Alaska Range. On the final leg of the journey,
guests search for grizzly bears, moose, caribou
and wolves on the 90-mile wildlife excursion
through the Park. The Glaciers and Grizzlies
program is available during prime wildlife
viewing from July 14 to 25, 2004 and July
31 to August 11, 2004. The all-inclusive
tour is $5,095 for adults and $2,995 for
children 12 and under, with an age limit
of eight years old.
For reservations or more information
call 1-800-345-4453, email info@wildland.com,
write to 3516 NE 155th Street, Seattle,
WA 98155 or visit www.wildland.com.
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Since its inception in 1986, ecotourism
has been the cornerstone of Wildland Adventures’
trips, offering cultural and natural history
explorations as a means to protect natural
environments, preserve cultural heritage
and bring direct economic benefits to
local communities through projects such
as the company’s non-profit Travelers
Conservation Trust. Always practicing
what it preaches, Wildland Adventures
keeps its trips to very small groups in
order to limit any impact on the environment.
Owner Kurt Kutay is a founding member
of the Board of Directors of The Ecotourism
Society and the International Galapagos
Tour Operators Association. The company
is also a member of the Center for Responsible
Tourism, a worldwide network of individuals
and organizations working for more socially
and environmentally responsible tourism
and supports the work of Cultural Survival,
which serves to inform the general public
and policy makers about self-determination
of tribal people and ethnic minorities.
Other destinations offered by Wildland
Adventures include Costa Rica, Belize,
the Andes and the Amazon, Patagonia, Alaska,
British Columbia, Africa, New Zealand
and more. For reservations or more information
call 1-800-345-4453, email info@wildland.com,
write to 3516 NE 155th Street, Seattle,
WA 98155 or visit www.wildland.com.
Media Contact:
info@wildland.com
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