Day 1
Flight Anchorage – King Salmon – Brooks Falls in Katmai NP
Brooks Falls, where the bears catch salmon, is famous for bear viewing. Pitch Tent in the nearby campground. View bears from the viewing platforms.
Day 2
Ride the bus into Valley of 10,000 Smokes enjoying the great views of the desert like valley. Start hiking down the valley. After crossing Windy River we hike a little further into the valley and set camp.
Day 3
Following and finally crossing Lethe River, a river that cuts deep into volcanic ashes, we hike deep into the Valley of 10,000 Smokes. After reaching the crater of Novarupta, we understand how this valley got its name (having hot ashes under our feet, smelling the sulfur, seeing the fumes rising) Camp above the craters which produced the eruption of 1912, which was bigger than that of Mt St Helens.
Day 4
Hike up to Katmai Pass where we can see the Pacific ocean in the east. Rising above the pass is volcano Mount Mageik, a volcano that is covered by a glacier, with hot fumes still rising from it. We see the huge pyramid of Mt Griggs. To get a better view of Mt Katmai and the volcanoes we climb to the active Trident volcano. Camp in Katmai Pass.
Day 5
Hike the road back through the valley. Camp at the end of the road with great views.
Day 6
Ride the bus back to Brooks Camp and camp at the campground in the NP.
Day 7
Dedicated to watching the bears catch salmon. In the rotation with other visitors, we can watch the bears from close range.
Day 8
We fly back over King Salmon to Anchorage.

 Requirements: This route is recommended to trekkers, which are well trained and can, with a backpack, carry 20 kilograms for several hours (4-6) go. We carry all camping equipment and food with us and in the Valley of the 10,000 Smokes there is little water, we must carry enough water for 2 days and for the remainder of the trip we depend on melting snow.

Booking code: KMNP

Dates: Wednesday, July 1. - Wednesday, July 7. 2009

Time: 8 days Number of participants: min 5 pax, max 9 pax Price Includes: - flight: Anchorage - King Salmon - Anchorage - floatplane: King Salmon - Brooks Camp - King Salmon - bus travel in Katmai National Park - guide - cooking equipment - food - all national park fees

Price: $2685.00

surcharge minus 1 participant: $190.00, surcharge minus 2 participant: $490.00, surcharge minus 3 participant: $1095.00, surcharge minus 4 participant: $2925.00