About the Iditarod Trail and guided tour packages

Winter is Alaska’s secret season and the Iditarod Dog Sled Race is Alaska’s most famous annual event. Often called "The Last Great Race", the Iditarod is steeped in rich and passionate history. Racers and spectators come from around the world to participate and watch.

Beginning in Anchorage, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race follows over 1,000 miles of historic trade paths through ghost towns and isolated Native villages to the legendary city of Nome. The Race is one of the few world-class sporting events where you can get consistently close to the action and even interact with the competitors.

Leaders of Iditarod Trail tours since 1993, Sky Trekking Alaska pilot/guides use ski planes to fly small groups of guests over and along the Iditarod trail, going from checkpoint-to-checkpoint, observing the race up close and as it happens. The map at right shows only a few of the many checkpoints we will visit.

These Treks are expeditions in the classic sense. The focus and pace is upon the sled dog race, but the overall experience gives a person a rich and detailed look at Alaska and its people. By early March, the long, dark nights are gone from Alaska, and temperatures in Anchorage are often milder than those in Minnesota.

While on an Iditarod Sky Trek you will have the opportunity to participate in numerous activities, including hands-on experience handling and mushing a dog team, fishing through the ice, driving a snowmobile, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. You will meet the interesting residents of rural Alaska including Eskimo village residents and artisans while witnessing a vanishing way of life. Daily flight seeing is a matter of course, and the Expedition and Start Treks include a grand tour around the highest peak in North America, Mount McKinley

While other Sky Treks are designed for the participation of private groups, the Iditarod Sky Treks are designed for the participation of mixed groups within small, guided parties.

To review the Iditarod Trail Treks, please select from the navigation bar above or click on the text below:

4 day/3 night Start Trek (Based in Anchorage, Wasilla, and Trapper Creek)

12 day/12 night Expedition Trek (Anchorage to Nome)

3 day/3 night Winner's Trek (based in Nome)