Our guide led three couples on a 2.5 hour hike on a new trail going into the Denali National Park. As the third couple in line, it was difficult to hear any of her conversation. Additionally, there were long periods where she said nothing. She pointed out some of the vegetation and when we came to a small lake, there was a family of ducks. We spent, what I felt was too much time sitting at the lake. We didn’t see any other wildlife during the hike.
The guide needs to have more conversation with the group about the area or stories. Most of the time was walking the path with no conversation and too much time was spent looking at the few examples of vegetation.
Honestly, we paid $250 for a walk through the woods which we could have done on our own. There are other self guided trails close by with more to see and better possibility of seeing wildlife.
I don’t typically leave negative reviews but feel this was an overpriced hike with little interaction with the guide.
Our guide was very nice but just not very interactive with the entire group.
Response from Host
Jul 2023
This is not our standard and apologize that you did not leave the tour with a better understanding of the Denali area & the special environment we have here. It is difficult to engage a group of 6 on a trail. We do aim to keep our group sizes small so each person has the opportunity to interact & engage with our guides. All of our tours are on public trails that anyone can access and Wildlife viewing is not guaranteed on our tours.