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    Kantishna Wilderness Trails

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    #13 of 35 Tours in Denali National Park and Preserve
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    MIle 231.1 Parks Highway, Denali National Park and Preserve, AK 99755
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    Visit Denali National Park and travel in comfort through the most scenic road in North America – Alaska's Denali Park Road. We escort you into the heart of Denali on a full-day, round-trip guided adventure through Denali Park and into the Kantishna...more
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    Most Helpful Positive Review
    Reviewed November 20, 2016
    A Must Do!

    Folks, this full day excursion is a must do -- far better than the competition! Excellent customer service, great communication, easy to make reservation, excellent accommodation, best chances for seeing all that Denali has to offer. Things to consider when arranging your trip to Denali...More

    10  Thank Jill T
    Most Helpful Critical Review
    Reviewed October 7, 2014
    Company has become greedy

    Firstly, I thoroughly recommend the 13 hour trip all the way into the park, the scenery and wildlife is first-class. Kantishna Wilderness Trails is not the way to do it though. The bus was overbooked (and we now know that this is not uncommon) so...More

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    Reviewed September 25, 2018
    Record Bear Sightings!

    We had a great time on the Kantishna Wilderness Trails Tour. Our driver, Melanie was knowledgeable and had personality plus. Her driving skills were amazing as she navigates the hairpin turns on the gravel road with ease. The million dollar views were everywhere! We were...More

    Thank Debra D
    Reviewed September 24, 2018
    Fantastic Tour of Denali

    We took this tour because we wanted to see as much of Denali as we could in the short time we had. We started at 6:45 when Linda pulled up to our hotel. She was a fantastic tour guide. She could see animals from a...More

    Thank mddee
    Reviewed September 20, 2018
    Long but we enjoyed it very much

    Awesome views and we were very fortunate that the weather was great and Melanie was very knowledgeable about the history of the park, and overall a great tour guide.

    Thank Navigator815266
    Reviewed September 16, 2018
    Driver and narrator Linda was great, she was very informative and so much fun.

    Our driver and and narrator Linda was great. She spotted wildlife that we certainly would have missed. She was a lot of fun and made the trip very interesting and fun.

    Thank momfin
    Reviewed September 12, 2018
    Long Ride But Worth it!!

    As many have mentioned 14 hours on a bus is a long time - but it is one of the only ways to see all 92 miles of the roads in the park! Francie Cole was our driver and she was awesome! She knew about...More

    Thank Laura B
    Reviewed September 9, 2018
    Well worth the time

    This was one of the highlights of our Alaskan trip. It rained all day but it was still a wonderful experience. Melanie was so informative and a terrific person. She made the trip so enjoyable despite the weather. We saw moose, bears, caribou, eagles and...More

    Thank sharon h
    Reviewed September 4, 2018
    Exciting to see bears, moose and wildlife, but expectations of an articulate naturalist-educator on the bus were dashed!

    A long and beautiful ride in stunning country. However , our particular driver was not, in my opinion, a trained interpreter of natural history or a person schooled in how to effectively communicate with passengers, and thus the trip was not nearly as good as...More

    Thank puffpete
    Reviewed September 1, 2018
    Denali - We saw it!

    The Kantishna Wilderness Trails Tour is a must do if you are in the Denali area. It is a long trip; 92 miles and over a 12 hours day, but well worth it. The bus was comfortable and the driver, Linda Dingbaum, was fantastic! Linda...More

    Thank Ljpemb
    Reviewed August 30, 2018 via mobile
    Best driver / wildlife guide

    I would highly recommend this trip to everyone who only has one day in the park or as a first day to a multi day stay. The buses have much bigger windows than the park buses - I know because I was on an Eileson...More

    Thank theway02
    Reviewed August 28, 2018 via mobile
    Great way to see the park

    Our travel agency booked this trip for us and at first I was apprehensive and skeptical about it. A bus ride for 13 hours? Who voluntarily does this? I was very glad we went. Our weather was cold and drizzling for the most part. No...More

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    Response from Marie M | Property representative |
    Hello, Our guides carry bear spray on all of the hikes. If you decide to go off on your own, we can loan you a can, but very reluctantly as we do not promote the use of such an item.
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    December 25, 2016|
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    We were on a tour bus. There was no bathroom but stops were scheduled at various locations along the way. No one on the bus seemed to have any problem with stops being too far apart. There were also Park busses. I'm not sure... More
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    October 16, 2016|
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    Response from Darcie C | Reviewed this property |
    Hi! I was in the right side and saw everything people in the left saw. On the way there the views are off the left side and on the way back visa versa-!
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