Tours 0901 and 0902 are mirror images of each other. 0901 begins in Anchorage and concludes in Fairbanks. 0902 begins in Fairbanks and ends in Anchorage. They both travel the same highways, spend the same amount of time at each venue, and participate in the same activities.

The price per person for either 2009 Wildlife of Alaska tour is $8945.00. There is a 5% discount if a reservation is paid in full by:

• Tour 0901: 22 February 2009
• Tour 0902: 7 March 2009

To reserve a tour: We need the following information for both travelers either e-mailed or faxed (e-mail to: or fax to 907.336.2865. Names Addresses e-mail addresses With the above information, we will hold places for you. The reservations will be confirmed upon receipt of your $500 per person deposit and a signed copy of the Necessary Disclaimers listed below. We will send you a copy of the disclaimers for signing with the receipt of the above information indicating your intention to book one of the tours. Some necessary disclaimers:

• It’s assumed that in signing up for a Wildlife of Alaska Tour, you understand that you will be out in remote, natural settings where absolute control of conditions is not possible. While Laughing Raven Touring Co. conducts operations and maintains and operates its equipment in as safe a manner as possible, and contracts with vendors who do the same, events can happen that none of us can possibly be responsible for. Laughing Raven Touring Co. will ask that you sign a waiver that states you understand this and realize that there is a modicum of risk associated with travel in undeveloped regions.
• We also want you to understand that we are taking you to see the realms where Alaskan wildlife dwell and that, while opportunities to see animals are excellent, they are by no means guaranteed. We are at the mercy of their schedules and cannot be held responsible for their failure to put in an appearance during the brief time we have to view them.
• Although we stay in comfortable hotels and eat excellent cuisine, we spend the days outside experiencing various regions of this incredible state. It’s assumed that if you sign up for one of our tours and send in your deposit you’re expecting to hike several miles in a day, paddle a sea kayak in protected waters, and generally enjoy the chance to be out in wilderness-like areas with a day pack on your back ready to deal with the terrain and weather that that day’s travels have to offer. For our part, we guarantee that we aren’t going to intentionally put you into situations that a person of average physical ability can’t handle.
• When we fly to view bears, we become very aware of the laws of physics that are involved in keeping a small aircraft airborne. Modern jetliners have excess power and are able to accommodate passengers and pieces of luggage of any size or weight. Bush aircraft do not. Safe pilots know this and won’t allow anything to go into their plane that will prevent the plane from flying safely. Do not expect things to be otherwise. If one passenger is significantly heavier than average, then another will have to be lighter, and oversized bags simply cannot be taken.
• The Wildlife of Alaska Tour will be taking its participants into regions and wildlife-encountering circumstances that are not part of daily life for the vast majority of us. It is therefore expected that all those who participate in a Wildlife of Alaska Tour will listen to instructions and directions given to them, and will, to the best of their abilities, abide by them.