On our Alaska Adventures, your Trip Leader travels with your group for the entire journey. Get to know experienced naturalist guidesĮach of our lodges has trained and experienced guides to lead you on your daily adventures. From delicious Alaskan seafood to homemade breads to decadent desserts, you’ll be amazed at how well you can eat in the wilderness.ħ. Our highly skilled and imaginative cooks emphasize freshness and flavor. Meals are a highlight of every guest’s trip. Savor our delicious and fresh, cooked-from-scratch food This gives us an uncommon quality control advantage with regards to staffing, training, accommodations and our lodge locations.Ħ. In our pursuit of excellence, we own and operate many of the lodges where you’ll stay. The very best in wilderness lodge accommodations To ensure an intimate Alaska experience, our Alaska Adventures usually have 12-16 guests.ĥ. Our activities are generally organized in groups of six to ten people, depending on what’s appropriate for the terrain. With six national parks and forests in the Kenai and Denali regions, our destinations allow you to experience a wide spectrum of Alaska’s topography and geology, wildlife and wilderness without leaving the area.īy venturing into prime wildlife habitats and backcountry destinations, you’ll increase your chances of observing, hearing and photographing whales and otters, eagles, moose, grizzly and black bears, spawning salmon, caribou, and puffins, eagles and numerous migratory birds. Your trip may take you past coastal fjords and tidewater glaciers, through snow-capped peaks and forests, and on to vast tundra expanses. Visit Alaska’s wild lands and ecosystems while minimizing travel In the evening, join a fireside gathering, talk with a naturalist guide, or simply relax on your private cabin porch.Ģ. A wide variety of outdoor activities to choose fromĮnjoy hiking and nature walks, rafting, cruising on a small ship searching for wildlife, or exploring glaciers by boat or kayak.
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We take care of the details – from the food and transportation, to well-trained guides and equipment – so you don’t have to! Here are our top ten reasons to choose Alaska Wildland Adventures for your Alaska vacation:ġ. We offer trips that let you experience the true character of Alaska and provide you with the best of adventure by day and the most relaxing, comfortable Alaskan lodge experience by night. The quality of your trip is our unwavering focus.
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We continue to refine our trips based on what we learn this makes the difference between a vacation you quickly forget versus one you can remember with fondness, over a lifetime. Despite this, the iwi has maintained strong cultural ties to the river that continue today.We have been committed to providing the highest quality Alaska trips from the beginning, over 40 years ago. In 1863, the Crown set in motion events that dispossessed Waikato-Tainui of the land and the river by 1865. Until the 1860s, Waikato-Tainui possessed the river and the lands surrounding the river. Submission on Te Ture Whaimana, the Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River, Kaitumutumu Marae, Huntly, 2009, cited in the Waikato River Independent Scoping Study, p.19 Our tupuna awa is part of our life as our tupuna awa is the main blood vein of Waikato-Tainui, which encompasses all lakes, tributaries, puna and groundwater flows.
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It acknowledges the connection between the river and the people. Taniwha (a guardian) is used as a metaphor for a chief and recognises the many communities along the Waikato River. One of these is “Waikato taniwha rau, he piko he taniwha” or “Waikato of a hundred chiefs, at every bend a chief”.
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Waikato-Tainui have many pepeha or sayings that acknowledge the connection between the river and the people. It is likened to the blood running through our bodies and is seen as being part of the bloodline of the people. The river is seen as a living being that has supported the people of Waikato-Tainui. The iwi refers to ‘te mana o te awa’ – the spiritual authority, protective power and prestige of the river.