Travel Day! We will arrange a taxi to pick you up from your hotel in the morning between 10:30-11am and take you to Wright Air. Check in at the Fairbanks small plane airport for your 1 hour flight seeing tour to Coldfoot, Alaska, 60 miles North of the Arctic Circle. Be sure to read the Wright Air Baggage Guidelines -- there are strict weight limits and no more than 40lb is allowed.
Please check in at Wright Air Fairbanks by 11:30.
- Departing Flight 320:
- Departing Fairbanks (FAI) at 13:00 Wed 17 Apr 2024.
- Arriving Coldfoot (CXF) at 14:03 Wed 17 Apr 2024.
Your guides will meet you at Coldfoot and help you load your gear for the 100 mile drive North to Galbraith Lake, an ancient glacial lake on the North side of the Brooks Range. The drive to Galbraith Lake passes several incredible landmarks such as Sukakpak Mountain, past the furthest North spruce tree, and over the famous Atigun Pass of the Brooks Range. During April, the Central Arctic Caribou Herd is heading from the mountains to their calving grounds near the Arctic Coast. Keep an eye out for migrating caribou herds on the horizon, and the large predators that may follow them. Keep your eyes peeled for musk ox, caribou, dall sheep, wolves or even grizzlies.
Arrive at the Galbraith Lake trailhead by late afternoon, where we will be met by teams of sled dogs. We will issue you your Arctic Dog provided cold weather gear and give you a brief mushing lesson before we head off to camp, a couple of miles away. Once the dogs are parked, we will give you a tour of the camp and let you settle in a bit before dinner.
- Transport: Hotel to Wright Air. Flight from Fairbanks to Coldfoot. Ground transport from Coldfoot to Galbraith Lake. All included.
- Meals: Breakfast in Fairbanks (on your own), Lunch at Coldfoot Camp, and Dinner at Camp.
- Accommodations: Heated Arctic Oven (2 persons per tent)
* Parking for personal vehicles is not included. You can make arrangements with your pre-trip hotel or the Fairbanks International Airport offers overnight parking in the East Ramp Lot 1 & 2 across the street just south of Wright Air Service. The cost for both lots is about $3/day. These parking lots are lighted; however no plug-in parking is available. Credit cards and exact cash are accepted for payment. For more parking information contact Republic/Aurora Parking at (907)388-7524.