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Alaska Rafting and Adventure Travel Experts

Top 5 reasons to choose Copper Oar for your Alaska Rafting Trip or Alaska Adventure Tour:

We know that you are planning once-in-a-lifetime vacation. It is important that you choose the best possible outfitters for your adventures, and we are confident that we can provide with the exceptional experience you are looking for.

Here are just a few of the reasons to choose us for your Alaskan Adventure:

1. Copper Oar is the only rafting outfit based inside Wrangell St. Elias National Park, the largest national park in the country. We have been known for over a dozen years as the local experts on the Copper River and its inland tribuataries, the Kennicott, Nizina and Chitina Rivers. Because we have been running more trips for a longer period of time than our competitors, we know the very best campsites, hikes, and other local tidbits that make your trip exceptional.

2. We specialize in the local natural and human history, and we are proud to have expert guides that can share their extensive knowledge of the local area with their guests. Please see the "About Our Guides" page for details about the fabulous folks who could be leading your upcoming adventure! We seek out and keep the best guides in the business to make sure that your trip is fun, exciting, safe and rewarding in every possible way.

3. We are safety focused. We have at least two rafts on every trip so you always have two guides to look out for you (even if there are only enough guests to fill one boat). We carry state of the art communication equipment in case of an emergency. At least one guide per trip is trained as a Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness EMT, and all are trained in first aid and CPR. We care about your health safety above all else!

4. We provide FULLY OUTFITTED trips that include the best gear available for every aspect of your journey. This means that you do not have to bring anything beyond your personal clothing. We also provide hearty gourmet food made with fresh ingredients (sometimes as fresh as salmon pulled straight from the river). Our guides are not only river and wilderness experts, they are professional chefs as well!

5. We care about your trip from the first phone call or email all the way to the time we say goodbye. We always answer your calls and emails promptly and we are available to answer any questions you may have every step of the way. We pride ourselves on hassle-free logistics. We want your trip to be smooth from start to finish and we do everything in our power to make it happen.