Multi-Sport Adventures

A unique and remote wilderness adventure, the Nizina River Rafting & Hiking Fly-In Adventure features not one, but TWO bush plane flights, exploration of a glacial lake filled with icebergs, hiking opportunities to the base of thunderous waterfalls, hiking and wildlife viewing in the vast Chitistone Valley, and the fun class III rapids of Nizina Canyon.

Combine our favorite backpacking trip with our favorite rafting trip in the ultimate combination of Alaska wilderness adventure! Hike through the remote Alaska wilderness ending at the beautiful iceberg-filled Nizina Lake, before rafting out the Nizina River.

Copper Oar's Source to the Sea Expedition is the ultimate Alaska wilderness experience. Bears, eagles, salmon. Rafting, hiking, flightseeing. Waterfalls, towering peaks, glaciers. Alpine meadows, endless vistas, midnight sun. Isolation, solitude, peace and quiet. Great company, great food, hassle-free logistics. All of these and so much more are wrapped up into this unforgettable and unmatched Alaska backcountry journey.

This package combines our most popular activities into two full days of adventure! If you sign up for a Half-Day Root Glacier Hike and Nizina Canyon Raft and Flightsee Day Trip, we’ll give you the Kennecott Mill Tour for free!

St. Elias Alpine Guides and Pangaea Adventures have teamed up to create the most spectacular, off-the-beaten-path wilderness adventure in Alaska.

For someone looking for an epic historical adventure, this trip would start with a flight, progress by foot, and end in a packraft, having covered nearly a hundred miles, starting in the United States and ending across the border in Canada.