Alaska Iditarod Tours - Mc Grath, AK |
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Alaska Iditarod Tours was the 1st company to offer tours of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race and still offers one of the most highly rated tours of “ The Last Great Race”. Our clients attend the Iditarod Race starts in Anchorage and Willow with options to visit remote checkpoints along the trail and the finish in Nome. Another option, our Northern Lights / Ice Art tour combines the excitement of the Iditarod Race with the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks and northern lights viewing from Chena Hot Springs. We specialize in small group tours that exceed expectations.
Company Highlights, Specialties & Features:
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| Serviced areas: | Northen, Interior and Southwest Alaska |
| Payment options: | Money Orders, Personal Checks, Electronic transfer |
| Website address: | www.iditarodtours.com |
Richard Montagna
Owner
Rich Montagna is a professional photographer and tour guide with over 30 years exploring and photographing the Alaska frontier. He has a degree in Natural Resource Management from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and later studied commercial photography at several institutions.
For a number of years Rich was involved with Alaska Native Land Claim issues and resource management, working with Native groups from the Alaskan interior. He spent much of the last 25 years living in the village of McGrath, one of the remote checkpoints along the Iditarod Trail, and started one of the 1st companies to offer tours of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
Reviews and Ratings | write a review |
| Cathey Shaw "When my youngest daughter graduated from college I wanted to give her a special treat and take her on a tour to Alaska. Since she wants to be a photographer, I looked for a photo tour and found Alaska Iditarod Tours on the web. After telling Rich what I wanted, he was able to put together a wonderful custom trip for us. The trip was 1st rate. Rich was very a professional guide and a great source of information about Alaska. Leighann learned lots about photography from him and I would highly recommend his tours." |  |
| Judy Salter "The tour was great fun with lots of adventures and a few thrills. The Iditarod starts were excitement filled. We were able to mingle with the mushers and dog teams without barriers. Rich, our guide, tailored activities to ensure that we had great photo opportunities, entertained us with wild stories and dispensed valuable photo tips. If you take the tour, be sure to read Libby Riddles book. It will orient you to the race and give you an idea of what is the lure of the trail." |  |
| Wayne Hazel "Going to the see the Iditarod was the fulfillment of a lifetime dream for me. Ever since reading "Call of the Wild" in grade school I have dreamed of braving the last frontier. After reading a review of Montagna's trip in Outdoor Photographer magazine, I signed up for the adventure of a lifetime. Montagna's tour was the perfect blend of guided tour and individualism, attentive enough to guide us to the key things we needed to see, without creating an overbearing tour where every second is planned out. |  |
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Mc Grath, AK