Article: Cruising News - Destinations North America.

Jul 5, 2009

Alaska

Travelers can take a walk on the wild side with WarbelowOs Air Ventures Inc. and view AlaskaOs most treasured Arctic mammal, the polar bear. The two-day journey takes guests on a scenic flight from Fairbanks to the Inupiat Eskimo village of Kaktovik, located 260 miles above the Arctic Circle. Accessible only by air, Kaktovik is the only village located within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The scheduled departures of Sept. 5, 12 and Oct. 3 correspond with the annual subsistence whale hunt. Polar bears arrive to forage on the remains of the hunt and are so frequently seen, bear sightings are guaranteed or travelers receive a full ...

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