Why Choose us?
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.
photo rich destination
Alaska’s photo-rich environment is expertly captured with Private Alaska Photo Tour.
Land & Marine Wildlife
Private Alaska Photo Tour provides unique opportunities to photograph diverse land and marine wildlife of Alaska.
Photographers Of All Levels
Private Alaska Photo Tour caters to all-level photographers with customized tours and high-quality equipment.
A Vast, Photo-Rich Destination
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
Open-Ended Custom Tours
- 5 hours
- Age: 12+
- 10 hours
- Age: 12+
Nighttime Private Tours
- 4 hours
- Age: 12+
- 8 hours
- Age: 12+
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.
Full Day Itineraries
Turnagain Arm - Full Day Tour
Hatcher Pass - Full Day Tour
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.
Matanuska Valley - Full Day Tour
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.
- DETAILS
Coastal Explorer - Four Nights, Five Days
- DETAILS
Mountains and Valleys - Two Nights, Three Days
- DETAILS
Taste of Alaska - Two Nights, Three Days
Multi-Day Itineraries
Alaska by Air - Two Nights, Three Days
Aurora South - Four Nights, Five Days
Aurora North - Four Nights, Five Days
Coastal Explorer - Four Nights, Five Days
Mountains and Valleys - Two Nights, Three Days
Taste of Alaska - Two Nights, Three Days
What to Expect
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.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Base Rates
- Up to a 10-hour, full day trek for 1-3 guests: $950
- Per 24-hour overnight trek for 1-3 guests: $1250
- Per 24-hour overnight trek for 4-6 guests: $1450
What Is Included in the Base Rate?
- Photo-guide and driver (you can choose among four potential guides when submitting your request)
- Ground transportation
- Photo instruction services
- Trip planning and logistics, including time spent on making reservations for accommodations and charters
- Guide meals
What is Additional to Base Rate?
- Lodging for both photo guide and client(s)
- Client meals
- Any additional or upgraded transportation services (air-taxi, boat charter, helicopter, other guiding services, etc.)
What makes Private Photo Tours expensive?
- Modes of transportation used; i.e., private boats and aircraft
- Types of lodging available, seasons, and locations
- Complexity of itineraries
- The fewer the number of travelers, the more the individual share of itinerary cost
- More time and individual attention
Next Steps After Booking
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.
Booking Policies & Liability Waiver
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.
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WHO WE ARE
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.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Up to a 10-hour, full day trek for 1-3 guests: $950
- Per 24-hour overnight trek for 1-3 guests: $1250
- Per 24-hour overnight trek for 4-6 guests: $1450
- Photo-guide and driver (you can choose among four potential guides when submitting your request)
- Ground transportation
- Photo instruction services
- Trip planning and logistics, including time spent on making reservations for accommodations and charters
- Guide meals
- Lodging for both photo guide and client(s)
- Client meals
- Any additional or upgraded transportation services (air-taxi, boat charter, helicopter, other guiding services, etc.)
- Modes of transportation used; i.e., private boats and aircraft
- Types of lodging available, seasons, and locations
- Complexity of itineraries
- The fewer the number of travelers, the more the individual share of itinerary cost
- More time and individual attention
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.
