DAY TREKS
Alaska Photography Day Tours
SPECIALTY TREKS
Alaska Photography Specialty Tours
MULTI-DAY TREKS
Alaska Multi-Day Photo Treks
PRIVATE TREKS
Private Alaska Photo Tour and Guiding
Private Alaska Photo Tour and Guiding offers a unique and customizable experience with local, longstanding expertise, endless photo opportunities, and professional guidance for photographers of all levels.
Alaska’s photo-rich environment is expertly captured with Private Alaska Photo Tour.
Private Alaska Photo Tour provides unique opportunities to photograph diverse land and marine wildlife of Alaska.
Private Alaska Photo Tour caters to all-level photographers with customized tours and high-quality equipment.
Alaska is a land of remote environments, ever-changing conditions, and unpredictable wildlife and elements. We provide local, longstanding expertise to help you safely get your Alaska dream shot. Our private photo trek option caters to all levels of photographers, novice to pro. Based on your wishes, style, and budget, our private photo trek services can be all-inclusive, or partially inclusive; guided by a professional photographer with extensive experience in guiding and photographic instruction.
We can design a full-day or multi-day private photo trek based on your particular needs at any time of the year . But, over the years, we have had guests come to us with some common interests. These inquiries have produced itineraries that we have used successfully time and time again. So, we thought we would present some single-day and multi-day itinerary options that you could consider.
These itineraries can simply provide you some ideas, or you can request these itineraries as-is. We want to make sure that you are provided an experience that meets your photographic interests and helps you accomplish your goals of a photo trip to Alaska. These samples are meant to give you ideas not only of itineraries but costs of these types of trips.
You will note some differences in costs. Traveling the road system in Alaska is the least-expensive way of getting around, as compared to travel by air or boat (those are almost exclusively private charters, which by their very nature can be expensive). Final prices will be based on time of year, type of charter transportation, nature of accommodations, location, or other aspects unique to your itinerary. A precise, detailed quote will be provided after we have received your request. Â
Welcome to our Private Aurora Tour! Much like our Anchorage Aurora Quest, this tour is designed to maximize your opportunity to see the northern lights at scenic locations.
For this full day tour, we head up into the Talkeetna Mountains and explore the diversity of the Hatcher Pass State Management Area. Photo opportunities will include mountains, streams, wildflowers (seasonal), and a variety of potential wildlife from collared pika to hoary marmot. Additionally, we photograph the historic buildings of the Independence Mine State Historical Park. This itinerary is only available June through September.
For this full day tour, we explore the Knik River and Matanuska River valleys north of Anchorage. We follow the winding Glenn Highway to photograph stunning mountain and valley landscapes and take a guided hike on the Matanuska Glacier. This itinerary is available year-round.
During your Private Alaska photo tour with Private Alaska Photo Tour and Guiding, you can expect to receive expert guidance from professional photographers with extensive knowledge of Alaska’s unique environment, a customizable itinerary tailored to your preferences, safe and comfortable travel by helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, or ground transportation, high-quality photography equipment provided by the company, endless photo opportunities of Alaska’s diverse landscapes and wildlife, and a memorable experience of experiencing the natural beauty and wilderness of Alaska, creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Once you submit a custom itinerary or a request based on the above sample itineraries, we will contact vendors to get final rates. We will provide you that final rate along with an invoice. A 50% deposit on the invoice will be required to secure the booking.
Remember that once your itinerary has been accepted and payment is made, you are confirming your acceptance of Alaska Photo Treks Booking Policies and Liability Waiver. Please read carefully.
Founded in 2013, Alaska Photo Treks [APT] is the premier operator providing Alaska photography tours in the Southcentral region. We are fully licensed and permitted, Adventure Green Certified, and 2016 – 2019 Certificate of Excellence award winners on TripAdvisor.
We also provide an invaluable service for advanced and professional photographers by knowing where to be and when to be there for the best scenic and wildlife photo ops, with expert guides to remote locations.
Once you have agreed upon a custom itinerary, or you have submitted a request based on one of our above package itineraries and paid a deposit, a final price will be provided. We cannot quote prices in advance due to seasonality of some costs as well as availability of additional transportation services.
Remember that once your itinerary has been accepted and payment is made, you are confirming your acceptance of Alaska Photo Treks Booking Policies and Liability Waiver. Please read carefully.
Day One: Day flight to Lake Clark National Park to photograph bears and aerial landscapes, overnight at a classic Alaskan lodge north of Anchorage
Day Two: Knik helicopter excursion (upgrade to private charter with doors off), drive up to Talkeetna with overnight
Day Three: Denali National Park flightseeing with glacier landing, return to Anchorage in the evening.
Starting at $8,350 for solo travelers. Per-person costs are reduced with more members in the party, assuming double occupancy.
This specific itinerary is only available July through September. In other months, the Lake Clark trip is replaced with a fixed winged flight seeing trip involving mountains and glaciers near Anchorage.
Additionally, in the non-summer months, opportunities to photograph the aurora borealis may be available.
Order of activities will be dependent upon availability of various vendors.
This package includes all meals, lodging, and a video documenting your trip.
Day One: Stay the night in Anchorage and explore aurora borealis opportunities along the Turnagain Arm and in the Chugach National Forest.
Day Two: Photograph Turnagain Arm during daylight hours with a visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, then head north to stay at a classic Alaskan lodge near Palmer to photograph the aurora borealis in the vicinity of Matanuska Valley and Hatcher Pass
Day Three: Photograph the Knik River and Matanuska Valleys during daylight hours. Optional helicopter trip to glacier with ice canyon or substitute of snowmobile or ATV trip to glacier. After dinner we head out for aurora chasing and photography.
Day Four: Drive up to Talkeetna, staying at a classic Alaskan lodge. Optional Denali flight seeing with glacier landing in the afternoon. Dinner and chasing the northern lights in the vicinity.
Day Five: Return to Anchorage
Starting at $6,300 for solo travelers. Per-person costs are reduced with more members in the party, assuming double occupancy.
This itinerary is only available August 21 to April 24.
Order of activities will be dependent upon availability of various vendors.
This package includes all meals, lodging, and a video documenting your trip.
Day One: Meet in Fairbanks, with an evening aurora presentation and first night chasing the northern lights.
Day Two: Daytime activities will depend on location, aurora chasing after dinner. Optional for Fairbanks, a daytime snowmobile tour. If in Wiseman, we will explore photo opportunities in the Brooks Range along the Dalton Highway and chase the aurora after dinner.
Day Three: If in Fairbanks, optional evening trip to Chena Hot Springs and Ice Museum with aurora chasing. If in Wiseman, we will explore photo opportunities in the Brooks Range along the Dalton Highway and chase the aurora after dinner.
Day Four: Activities will depend on location and conditions. Optional for Fairbanks, a daytime ice fishing trip, optional nighttime dog mushing trip. If in Wiseman, we will explore photo opportunities in the Brooks Range along the Dalton Highway and chase the aurora after dinner.
Day Five: Conclusion of tour
Starting at $6,395 for solo travelers. Per-person costs are reduced with more members in the party, assuming double occupancy.
This itinerary is only available August 21 to April 24. In February and March, this itinerary will include a nighttime visit to the World Ice Art Championships.
Order of activities will be dependent upon availability of various vendors.
This package includes all meals, lodging, and a video documenting your trip.
Day One: Turnagain Arm, overnight in Whittier. Morning departure, with photo opportunities to include mountain streams, waterfalls, coastal and mountain landscapes, wildflowers, and wildlife opportunities including moose and Dall sheep. Sunset landscape photography in Whittier.
Day Two: Prince William Sound cruise for glacier and marine wildlife opportunities (upgrade option to private boat charter)
Day Three: Sunrise in Whittier, photograph small boat harbor, transit to Valdez via ferry, evening light around Valdez
Day Four: Explore the stunning landscapes of Keystone Canyon and Thompson Pass (optional add-on of kayaking experience)
Day Five: Transit back to Anchorage via the Richardson and Glenn Highways, stopping along the way for photo opportunities
Starting at $10,200 for solo travelers. Per-person costs are reduced with more members in the party, assuming double occupancy.Â
This itinerary is only available July through September.
Order of activities will be dependent upon availability of various vendors.
This package includes all meals, lodging, and a video documenting your trip.
Day One: Explore the mountains, coastal landscape and waterfalls of Turnagain Arm. We start in Anchorage in the morning and then overnight at traditional Alaskan lodge near Palmer.
Day Two: We explore the mountains and stress of Hatcher Pass, with an overnight at traditional Alaskan mountain lodge.
Day Three: Explore Matanuska valley, including a guided hike out on Matanuska Glacier, returning to Anchorage in the evening.
Starting at $5,400 for solo travelers. Per-person costs are reduced with more members in the party, assuming double occupancy.
This itinerary is available year-round.
For the non-summer months, time in Hatcher Pass will be limited and photo opportunities may also include photographing the northern lights.
Order of activities will be dependent upon availability of various vendors.
This package includes all meals, lodging, and a video documenting your trip.
Day One: Flight to Lake Clark National Park for brown bears and aerial scenic
Day Two: Explore coastal and mountain landscapes of Turnagain Arm, visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, with overnight in Whittier
Day Three: Sunrise and small boat harbor in Whittier, small boat cruise in Prince William Sound for wildlife and glaciers, return to Anchorage (upgrade to private boat charter)
Starting at $7,100 for solo travelers. Per-person costs are reduced with more members in the party, assuming double occupancy.
This itinerary is only available July through September.
Order of activities will be dependent upon availability of various vendors.
This package includes all meals, lodging, and a video documenting your trip.