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True North Alaska
Duration
18 Days
Ride Grade
4
Ride / Rest day
13 / 5
Sealed / Dirt
70% / 30%
Distance
4,700 km / 2,900 mi
Alaska, USA: Ride the "last frontier"wilderness that is Alaska, the scenic wonderland high above the Arctic Circle
Alaska still remains one of the true "last frontier" destinations and offers a scenic overload for bikers, but with a few creature comforts. This 17 day ride begins by exploring the utterly stunning coastal fishing villages of Alaska before riding into the vast remote interior and riding the legendary Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay, a ride on every bikers bucket list. North Americas highest mountain, massive glaciers, wildlife, wild Alaskan rivers, abandoned mining towns, endless tundra and "only in Alaska" back country lodges all feature in this the Northern Hemispheres answer to Patagonia.
Dates and Pricing
Tour Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1:: Your Anchorage airport transfer will take you directly to our joining hotel, ready for an early start tomorrow. Today you will meet your crew for your tour briefing and welcome dinner.
Day 2: A beautiful ride along the Turnagain Arm through the Chugach Mountains to spectacular Homer.
Day 3: A free day in the stunning fishing village of Homer. Maybe a fishing trip or bear viewing trip (optional) .
Day 4: Another stunning ride day onto the Kenai Peninsular to Seward
Day 5: Today we turn north via Hatchers Pass before reaching Talkeetna spectacularly located in the shadow of Mt McKinley, North Americas highest mountain
Day 6: Free day today allowing us time to enjoy a flight over Mt McKinley (included).
Day 7: Further north the landscapes opens out as we reach the Alaskan interior over-nighting in Fairbanks.
Day 8: We cross the Yukon River & Arctic Circle and following the legendary Dalton Highway over-nighting at the famous Coldfoot truck-stop
Day 9: Continuing due north on the "Haul Road" we cross the Atigun Pass before descending onto the Arctic Tundra and the end of the road at Deadhorse, true Alaska!!
Day 10: After a tour of the oil fields at Prudhoe Bay we turn south along the "haul Road" for a completely different view, over-nighting at Coldfoot.
Day 11: Back into the mountains we reach Chena Hotsprings where we can wash off the dirt from the Dalton and relax in the hot spring resort.
Day 12: A free day today at Chena Hotsprings where we can visit the Aurora Museum, go dog mushing, horse riding or quad biking (all optional).
Day 13: We hit the renown Alaskan Highway and ride south to the wonderful true Alaskan lodge of Tangle River Inn.
Day 14: We ride into the stunning Wrangell / St Elias National Park over-nighting at a superb lodge scenically located near the old copper mining town of McCarthy.
Day 15: Today we reach spectacular Valdez surrounded by the tallest coastal mountains on earth.
Day 16: A free day where we can enjoy a full day boat trip out to Colombia Glacier (included)
Day 17: We leave Valdez for more spectacular riding to our overnight stop at Majestic Valley.
Day 18: Our final day will see us visit the Matanuska Glacier en-route to Anchorage.
Departure day: Spend some time in Anchorage or fly home, the choice is yours.
Included
- Airport Transfers
- Motorcycle rental as per your selection.
- Fuel
- Tolls
- Support vehicle with passenger carrying ability
- 18 nights accommodation in excellent small hotels
- 17 breakfasts
- 13 Lunches
- 7 Dinners
- Services of ride leader and support vehicle driver
- Pre-departure material and route maps
- Access to satellite phone, pay per minute
- Compass Expeditions polo shirt
- Entrances to all national parks mentioned in the itinerary
- Colombia Glacier boat cruise
- Flight over Mt McKinley
Not Included
- International Flights
- Visas (if required)
- Personal health/ travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
Upgrades
All accommodation is twin or double share, if you would like a single room there will be a single supplement: US$ 2805
(please note, you may be required to share a bathroom at least once on this trip).
Our motorcycles are insured and have a damage excess of US$ 4000, you can reduce the excess by taking advantage of our Excess Reduction Policy: US$ 25 per day
Ride Details
Ride Profile
On the more difficult sections pillions can travel in the support vehicle.
Tour Start/End
Climate
We can expect temperatures of around 15 - 25 Celsius / 60 - 80 Fahrenheit during the day, very cold at night.
Important Information
- All riders must have a valid motorcycle license and at least two years riding experience.
- It is a requirement that all clients have appropriate insurance for this type of expedition.
Ride Distance
4,700 km / 2,900 mi
Sealed / Dirt
70% / 30%
Accommodation
- 18 nights of accommodation.
- Our accommodations range from small family run Alaskan Lodges & even a remote truckstop through to 4 star hotels.
- A flexible attitude is needed as standards are not always what we are accustomed to.
- All accommodation is on a twin share basis. If you are traveling alone we will pair you up with another solo traveler. However, if you prefer single accommodation a single supplement is available: US$ 2805.00 (please note that you may be required to share a bathroom at least once on this trip)...
Dining
- On every day of the tour we include breakfast: 17 Breakfasts
- On mentioned ride days we provide a picnic lunch that we prepare ourselves from our mobile kitchen: 13 Lunches
- We include mentioned dinners in excellent restaurants: 7 Dinners
Bikes
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BMW R1200GS
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BMW F800GS
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BMW F700GS
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Suzuki Vstrom 650
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Insurance
Accidents happen, luggage is lost and tour or flight cancellations can occur, so it is our policy that all participants of Compass Expeditions tours have an appropriate level of travel insurance to cover the unforeseen. This is not only compulsory when joining our tours, but it makes sense.
If choosing your own insurance – for motorcycle tours it is crucial the insurance policy you choose will offer a policy for riding a motorcycle OVER 250cc (including our bikes). This is a critical point to ensure when purchasing a policy.
Our experienced In-house travel team are happy to help with getting you the right insurance for your tour and for any other travel you might be doing before or after. Contact our in-house travel team.