Denali Photo Excursion

Overview

Take home awe-inspiring photographs of Alaska! With a maximum of 4 participants per tour, you will receive a personalized photography experience featuring panoramic landscapes, majestic mountains, and reflection ponds. Our photo guides are professional photographers and expert light-wranglers; they will be your location scout, driver, and instructor – seeking out the best locations and the most dramatic lighting in real time. Guides provide individualized instruction so you can hone your skills as you capture beautiful images that will last a lifetime. This guided excursion offers one-on-one attention and allows you to feel like you have the locations all to yourself for a truly immersive experience.

City: Denali National Park

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $200.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $200.00

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What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Professional tripods and filters are provided. Digital cameras with long zoom lens are available to rent, and guests keep the memory card.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Traveler Photos

Reviews (29)

rhodeygem

Aug 2022

After many years, I finally learned what all the buttons on my SLR do, and how to use them! My tour was with Todd, who was very encouraging and helpful. He also helped me and my friend to compose better photos with our IPhones. It was a fantastic easy to spend our first afternoon, after arriving by train from Fairbanks. We had stellar weather, sky’s was crystal clear, so Todd took just a little extra time at the end of the tour, to drive us to a site where we could take beautiful shots of Denali. I am so happy that I did this tour, and it helped me take much better pictures ever since. The photos I am posting are from my iPhone. I won’t be able to download the SLR until I get home!

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Woohoo! We are so thrilled to hear you had such a great experience! We would love to see more of your photos, please email them to us at [email protected], we can feature them on our channels!

Dwight_S

Aug 2022

This small group tour was in a truck with another couple. The driver never asked if the temperature in the vehicle was good, and it was hot. The driver never offered to store our extra gear in the back so our backpacks and extra camera gear bags we in our laps or under our feet also. The driver just drove us around looking for wildlife. It didn't appear that he had a destination in mind. We didn’t see anything. 4 hour ride in a packed warm space.

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Dear Dwight, Thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry that your photo tour experience did not live up to your expectations. We limit our tours to a group size of 4 and operate with luxury Toyota Tundra crew max trucks. We find this enables better opportunities for photographing wildlife and landscapes with a deeper connection to the nature of the Denali area. Our trucks are very spacious with extended leg room for all seats. We are sorry that your guide forgot to clearly offer to store your extra gear in the back of the truck, often our guests prefer to keep their gear with them so that it is accessible throughout the tour, but it is of course always an option to place gear in the back of the truck. We are also very sorry that you were uncomfortable with the temperature. Our guides of course want you to the enjoy the experience and feel at ease, and our guests are always welcome to speak up if they need anything at all during the tour. Denali Photo Excursions are designed to be very engaging and interactive between our guides and guests, this allows us to personalize the experience for everyone we take on tours. We always want our guests to feel comfortable to share their interests and needs so that we can do our best to exceed expectations. Please accept our apologies if there was miscommunication about the temperature and options for storing gear. Without knowing the date of this tour or the conditions, our guess is that the light may have been flat and the weather challenging, in which case, our guides do prioritize scouting for wildlife as we can tend to see more during such times and that does take our focus when landscape opportunities are lacking due to difficult weather. We operate in all weather conditions and part of the challenge of guiding with Denali Photo Guides is finding the best locations no matter the conditions. Some days it works, and some days are really tough. If only we could control the weather, light and wildlife activity, how wonderful that would be for all of us! We really appreciate your business and the fact that you chose us out of all the activities in Denali. If you would like to talk about this further, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Randall_L

Aug 2022

Todd did an outstanding and professional job reviewing basic manual and advanced photography skills and driving us clients to some wonderful spots near DeNali National Park where we were able to put our new skills to use and practice them. It would have been nearly impossible to find a more knowledgeable instructor than Todd. Tour money very well spent!

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Thank you so much for the wonderful review! Everyone at Denali Photo Guides was thrilled to hear you enjoyed yourself, especially Todd. We always try to make our Photo Tours as fun, engaging and informative as possible, and we are so glad you had a great time and were able to put new skills to use. Did you know we offer a Midnight Sun Photo Excursion? We would love for you to come back in the future and experience that with us! We hope to see you again and in the meantime, wish you all the best on your photography journey.