Immerse yourself in Alaskan experiences by combining a stay at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge with a visit to one of our remote cabins in the Gates of the Arctic National Park.

Located 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin overlooks a lake that is ice-free only ten weeks out of the year, although daytime temperatures average in the mid 60's during July and August.

The sleeping cabin is a three-room bunkhouse built out of cedar logs with a panoramic view of the Alatna Valley. It accommodates two per room with a separate cookhouse, bathhouse and privy out back. A wood stove and thermostat-controlled heating system warms cool August nights, while a wind-powered generator brings light into each room. Situated far above timberline, even firewood must make a 100-mile journey.
While it is possible to make a day's hike of 8-10 miles, the openness of the tundra region allows for incredible wildlife viewing right off the front porch.

Destination: Tundra Comfort

Two-night, all inclusive stay at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge, two nights at the Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin features lodging, meals, and naturalist-guide with your group for the duration of your stay. Round-trip air transportation from Fairbanks to Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge and Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin included.

$6,995.00 per person

Destination: Tundra Comfort with a Wild & Scenic Float Trip

Two-night, all-inclusive stay at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge, two nights at the Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin plus a Wild and Scenic Float Trip features lodging, meals, and naturalist-guide with your group for the duration of your stay. Round-trip air transportation from Fairbanks to Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge, the Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin and Wild and Scenic Float Whirlwind Adventure included.

$7,495.00 per person

Destination: Tundra Comfort Ultimate Whirlwind Adventure Combination Tour

This is the ultimate combination of experiences in lodging, wildlife viewing, fishing and flight seeing.Spend six days and five nights enjoying the best the Brooks Range and Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge has to offer.

Day One: Arrival

Fly in from Fairbanks and arrive at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge shortly after noon. Unpack, relax, meet your guide and soak in the surroundings. Go canoeing, take a walk or wet a line.

Day Two: Kobuk River Shee Fishing Whirlwind Adventure, Overnight at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge

Begin the day with a 45-minute flight to the Kobuk River, slow-moving and 100 yards across in most places, it is home of the mighty Sheefish. Your privately-chartered floatplane flight covers 80 miles of sparkling rivers, lakes and rugged mountains before landing within a few feet of the fishing hole. You will gear up on the gravel bar while your guide inflates a small raft and describes how to tackle the "Tarpon of the North." This nickname comes from the fish's propensity to leap in the air once hooked in the meandering waters of the Kobuk River. Sheefish, also known as Inconnu, range from 20-50 pounds and are caught on heavy, sinking flies and large, flashy spinners. They begin spawning in mid to late July in the Kobuk River, so best fishing times are early August to mid-September. This is one of the best kept sport fish secrets of the north, combining superb fishing, clean water and stunning scenery. The day ends with your return flight to Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge where hot showers and cold drinks await.

Day Three: Wild and Scenic Float Trip Whirlwind Adventure, Overnight at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge

Float down the outlet of Iniakuk Lake for the day. We'll stop for lunch along the way and enjoy the peace and quiet of river travel. At the end of the trip a floatplane awaits to fly you back to Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge in time for dinner.

Day Four: Fly to Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin and Overnight

Shortly after breakfast a privately-chartered floatplane will arrive to take you and your guide 100 miles north to the Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin where you will stay the next two nights. Spend the rest of the day hiking or relaxing on the porch enjoying open tundra life above tree line.

Day Five: Overnight at Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin

More hiking, canoeing, birding or fishing for grayling and lake trout. As always the covered porch is available for those simply too overwhelmed by the beauty of it all to move. This will be your last night in the Brooks Range, so soak up the wood stove heat and keep an eye out for Northern Lights.

Day Six: Departure

Pack up after breakfast and wait for the floatplane to arrive and fly you back to Bettles and your connection to Fairbanks.

Three-night, all-inclusive stay at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge, two nights at Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin plus Wild and Scenic Float and Kobuk River Shee Fishing Whirlwind Adventure features lodging, meals, and naturalist-guide with your group for the duration of your stay. Round-trip air transportation from Fairbanks to Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge, Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin and Whirlwind Adventures included.

$9,995.00 per person

Large windows and classic Alaskan styling accent this cabin 85 miles above the Arctic Circle.

The Arrigetch Peaks Wilderness Cabin is a cozy, cheery, natural log cabin nestled alongside the National Wild and Scenic Alatna River, 85 miles above the Arctic Circle in the Gates of the Arctic National Park.

Fall asleep to the murmuring of the Alatna River as a fire crackles in the wood stove after a day's hike into the surrounding five-thousand foot peaks. A double bed and twin bunks make this one-room cabin perfect for a couple or a family of four.

There are no indoor plumbing facilities- a nice privy is out back and wash water is heated in the cabin. Separate accommodations for your guide ensure your space and privacy while allowing us to cater to your needs.

Each night your guide prepares delicious home-cooked meals served family-style at the dining table beneath a large picture window offering a spectacular view of the river and mountains. No freeze-dried food at this table and no chance that the telephone will interrupt your meal.

Bring you camera, plenty of film, watercolors and sketchbook. Black and grizzly bears, wolves, caribou and moose roam the land. If you don't spot them from the dinner table, you will see their tracks along the riverbanks and sandbars.

This location is perfect for hiking, canoeing and exploring. Your guide will take you high into the surrounding mountains, deep into lush forests, or merely keep the fire stoked as you relax with a good book and a glass of wine in the unbroken silence of the Gates fo the Arctic National Park. Reservations here are increasingly popular among couples wanting to combine comfort and privacy with their wilderness trip.

Destination: Arrigetch Peaks Wilderness Cabin
with Gates of the Arctic Wild & Scenic Float

We are offering an exciting new trip for 2008 that allows our guests to land with their guide ten miles upriver of the Arrigetch Peaks Wilderness Cabin, float down to the cabin in inflatable rafts, spend two nights at the cabin, then float downriver another five miles and get scooped up by a privately-chartered floatplane for the return flight to The Lodge. The Wild & Scenic Alatna River is calm and peaceful and requires no paddling experience. Our guests relax in inflatable canoes and let the current do the work. The surrounding peaks take 2-3 hours to summit but offer stunning views once tree line is cleared within 20-30 minutes.

Two-night, all-inclusive stay at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge, two nights at the Arrigetch Peaks Wilderness Cabin with Gates of the Arctic Wild & Scenic Float features lodging, meals, and naturalist-guide with your group for the duration of your stay. Round-trip air transportation from Fairbanks to Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge, the Arrigetch Peaks Wilderness Cabin and Gates of the Arctic Wild & Scenic Float included.

Rates based on double-occupancy, four person minimum.

$7,495.00 per person