Paradise lies deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Immersed in nature, a hundred miles from paved roads, you’ll discover a lodge steeped in luxury and centered on adventure. Sunlight streams in through a wall of glass. You stretch out on a bearskin rug, breathe deep the smell of wood smoke, and gaze out at the vast expanse of water, the mountains towering over Alaska's Chitina river.
With 5 private cabins built using local timber and designed to maximize privacy, your luxurious cabin is nestled on a hillside alive with flowers and the Alaskan lodge's abundant vegetable garden. Leading up from the runway, a river-rock path winds along the hillside to the next cabin, and up the slope to the main lodge.
The main lodge sits at the top of the hill and houses the dining room, open kitchen, and sitting room with floor to ceiling windows looking out over the mighty Chitina River and mountains to the South. After a long afternoon of exploring, hiking, skiing, fishing or flying, you make your way up to the wilderness lodge's wood-fired sauna. The tendrils of fragrant smoke billowing out of the chimney tell you the staff has lit the fire and luxurious comfort awaits you inside.
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Ultima Thule's daily Alaska Adventure Tours have no itinerary. When you wake and make your way to the grand room at the main lodge, the Claus family is already studying the skies. The Clauses and their experienced Alaskan wilderness guides will help you discover the perfect activity each day to match your mood, experience level and your interests.
You wake each morning immersed in nature’s exuberance. The unnaturally long, brilliant days of an Alaskan summer are bursting with life. Here in the heart of the wilderness, one hundred miles from the end of the road, bears roam glittering sandbars. Moose feast on wild vegetation. Dall sheep tread their ancient mountain paths and eagles soar from cliff to spruce.
Although Alaska contains the largest protected wilderness on earth, most adventurers never get past over-crowded Denali or, at best, McCarthy. The Wrangell Mountains are notoriously dangerous and difficult to navigate on foot, even in summer. But, with the Claus family’s celebrated gift for landing gently in wild places, you can touch this wilderness.
A plane assisted ski touring adventure that's way beyond the beaten heli path. Leave tracks inside the largest National Park in N. America. Tour directly from the lodge or fly-out to neighboring peaks for maximum adventure.
Your group dines at the main lodge, in a spacious, sunlit room. A long banquet table is surrounded by tall chairs. Outside, the evening mountain peaks are already gilded in pink. Donna and the cooking crew create their dishes from the bounty of the wilderness around you. Every meal features fresh Alaskan game and fish, the harvest of fresh vegetables from the Claus family garden, fresh-baked bread and pastries from the ovens.
