Travelers who want to tour Alaska with a tour organizer that adheres to the principles of environmental responsibility can book an eco-tour. In addition to seeing the beauty of Alaska’s natural wildlife and wilderness, eco-tourists can use the opportunity to learn more about the Alaska’s environment and appreciate what may disappear unless everyone works together to preserve our environment. Eco-tours take participants to sites throughout Alaska, educating travelers.
Seaside Adventure takes eco-tourists on a tour of Kachemak Bay, showing them the wildlife and scenery of the area. Kachemak Bay, located on the edge of the Chugach National Forest south of Anchorage, has a wide variety of archaeological sites and geological formations that visitors can explore with Seaside Adventure guides. Visitors can book a one- or two-day tour that includes hiking, kayaking and, for travelers who decide to stay overnight, cabin rental.
Alaska Wildland Adventures brings visitors to the Denali National Park, north of Anchorage and to the Kenai Peninsula, south of Anchorage. Alaska Wildlife Adventures operates tours that follow the tour operator’s commmitment to ecotourism values as expressed by their guiding principles. As they guide visitors for anywhere from two hours to two weeks, hiking, kayaking, rafting or relaxing at wilderness lodges, Alaska Wildland Adventures aims to reduce the environmental impacts of its tours. The guides present travelers with information about the environmental issues of the areas visited so the tour participants understand the choices, issues and challenges Alaska faces in protecting its wild areas.
Travelers who want to backpack and hike in the wilderness of Alaska’s Arctic region may book an eco-tour with Arctic Trek Adventures, a guiding company that takes visitors through the far northern part of the state. Arctic Trek Adventures holds the World Wildlife Fund Arctic Award for Excellence in Linking Tourism and Conservation. Arctic Trek Adventures sets out from Fairbanks, taking visitors by air to the region they choose to tour. Arctic Trek Adventures books tours to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Kobuk Valley National Park, Noatak National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and the Western Arctic.
Togiak Outfitters offers day or overnight trips to Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, the Walrus Islands, Hagemeister Island, Cape Peirce, Asigyukpak Spit and other areas along the southwest coast of Alaska. The tour allows visitors to take a boat to one of the various islands or remote points along the coast or hike the trails of the Togiak region. Visitors can walk along the beach or engage in bird-watching, photography or fishing. The eco-tours include overnights at camping areas in the region. In addition to migrating birds and whales, tour participants may see some of the region’s wildlife including walruses, sea lions, seals, puffins, cormorants and black-legged kittiwakes.
