The Bering Sea is a unique environment and March is a wonderful time to experience it. Flying along the coastline as we visit the Unalakleet checkpoint gives us wonderful views of this frozen expanse. We then travel along the frozen coastline and surrounding snow covered hills by helicopter to the Safety checkpoint, an experience you won't want to miss. In the village of Unalakleet we will get a taste of the Inupiaq Eskimo culture and lifestyle. Plus, being at the finish line when the Iditarod Champion comes up the chute is a perfect finish to this fantastic tour.
Cost and Details:
March 4 - March 18, 2024. $8400 shared
accommodation.
Single supplement: If staying in the Hotel McGrath: $2500 If staying in the Hotel McGrath Apartments: $1900.
Tour Includes : All lunches, dinners and continental breakfasts in McGrath, dinners and continental breakfast in Nome; lunch at Unalakleet, fourteen nights lodging; flights between Anchorage, McGrath and Nikolai; flights from Nome to White Mountain; helicopter ride to Safety, admission tickets to all listed activities.
Tour does not included airfare between Anchorage and Nome, alcoholic beverages, gratuities for your guides or optional activities.
4 time returning client Deb Martin
"As a fan of the Iditarod for many years, I never realized I could actually GO to see it until 2016 when, during the race, someone mentioned on a message board that he had done it. I responded and he recommended Alaska Iditarod Tours. I investigated, corresponded with Rich and decided to just do parts 1 and 2 in case. When it came time to leave, I wanted to stay longer and returned the next year to do all 3 parts. I am going back again now in 2020 and can't wait. In 2017, they moved the start and Rich was faced with making last minute plans to assure his clients had the promised experience. He really stepped up and took care of us and the experience was in no way compromised. Meeting the group for the first time in 2017, I quickly realized how many return clients there were and now I know why. In scheduling my 2018 and 2020 trips, I never considered looking further. I just returned to Alaska Iditarod Tours!" Deb Martin, NYC
"Alaska Iditarod Tours gave me the ULTIMATE Iditarod experience (2016) from the start in Anchorage to the finish in Nome. I chose the 21 Day Iditarod Total Race Package as the description and package highlights fitted all the activities I wanted to cover for my first visit to the Iditarod. I travelled to Alaska on my own but quickly made friends with the others on the trip. Some of them had been on tour with Richard Montagna before and the fact that they kept returning year after year reassured me I had made an excellent choice with my booking. Highlights of my tour were dog handling at the start in Anchorage and the re-start in Willow, dog mushing in McGrath and speaking with my favourite mushers at checkpoints along the trail. I also loved the helicopter ride to Safety Checkpoint and the trip in the snow-cat to see musk oxen, it made me appreciate how wild and vast Alaska is. I have kept in touch with one of the mushers that I dog handled for and sponsor a dog annually from his kennels. This tour gave me the opportunity to walk through remote villages, waiting in anticipation for dog teams to arrive, speaking with natives as they share their community and culture. It's a vast melting pot of experiences (history, wildlife, culture and dogs - definitely the dogs). I also booked a return trip with Alaska Iditarod Tours in 2017. The friends I made are certainly friends for life. All things come in threes, so I'll definitely return for a third trip at some point. Chrissie Davies, Cornwall, UK.