The cooler & less touristy circuit

Michael Smith - (Michaelsmith.AK)
Itinerary created by
Michael Smith
What you’ll do

Most people just go to Denali or the Kenai peninsula. This offers an equally (if not more) sick road trip route. You'll get to see lesser known areas and have them all to yourself.

This is awesome loop with great hiking, and opportunities to ice climb, glacier hike, whitewater raft, sea kayak, fish, see whales, and sight see from a bush plane.

If I were to tell a friend what to do, this is the trip I'd send them.

------------PLEASE NOTE------------

This trip heavily relies on the ferry from Valdez to Whittier. You need to book this ferry multiple months (Like 3-6) in advance otherwise it will be totally booked during peak season.

I'd like to note that all the itineraries I create can be done paying for hotels or camping for entirely free.

If you do want to add on Denali or more of the Kenai, I'd add Denali before and the Kenai after. This makes the most logistical sense.

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