I found Alaska Backcountry while searching the web for something to do for our group while in Anchorage. Andy from Alaska Backcounrty quickly responded to my email and provided all of the info I needed to make a decision. We made a reservation and Andy volunteered a discount for the size of our group (8 people). Andy let us know... More

I echo the experience of ThomasS763...... I called the owner, Andy, on Jan 20, 2012 wanting to make a reservation for the Twentymile River jetboat tour on August 11, 2012. He mentioned that I was the first person to want to make a reservation for the upcoming summer tourist season. I mentioned that my wife and I wished to use... More

We just got back from Alaska, and our very last adventure was one of our favorite ones! My husband booked a jet boat trip down the 20 mile river to Carmen lake for kayaking with Andy the day before we wanted to go. He picked us up right on time and had a big selection of rain gear for us... More

We tried to go on this trip, but the guy would never answer his phone or return a call. I think the fact the we said we had a 2 for 1 coupon from both Northern Lights and TourSaver may have affected his response. We found a friend of his who called for us and he answered his phone right... More

While staying at the Alyeska Resort, my family booked Andy to take us on a jet boat trip up the Twenty Mile River and kayaking on Lake Carmen. I loved the pictures on his website and just knew it would be a great addition to our Alaskan vacation. I was right! My dad (65), sister-in-law (34 and pregnant), husband and... More

My 18 year old son and I spent and entire afternoon with Andy. Andy was wonderful. Not your typical "tour." My son was so reluctant when he heard the word "tour." At the age of 18 they want to make their own way, so to speak. Andy accommodated that and then some. Our son had a trip of a lifetime... More

After a 2 week trip of a lifetime riding motorcycles to Prudhoe Bay and then down into the Yukon and back, we took the 3 hour Jet boat tour of a lifetime before we returned to England, this is serious stuff no touristy gimmics here, Iv'e done the Shotover Jet in New Zealand and it was brilliant, but the 20... More

My wife and I took a trip down the Twenty Mile River on the Jetboat owned by this company. The trip was literally the two of us with the owner, Andy, and we weaved down the river all the way to Carmen Lake. Once at the lake, Andy pulled a few kayaks out of the bushes and we were off... More

This was the best recommended tour of our entire Alaska cruise vacation. Owner Andy took us up river on the jet boat and we were overwhelmed when we came up close to the blue icebergs and the face of the glaciers. His company is one of the only ones that have permits to enter that area. Our entire extended family... More