For a rugged outdoor Alaska vacation consider the Anaktuvuk Pass in the John River

For a fun native Alaska vacation consider the Nanamiut Village in the Far North.

Is what you are seeking for is a genuine outdoors Alaska vacations you may want to consider going to Nunamiut Village right on the edge of the Gates of Arctic National Park and Preserve. There you will find people that are children of those that have lived in the area since before 500 BC. They survived on caribou, which they still hunt, eat, and make clothing and more from, exactly like their ancestors.

The small village is one that should be respected for its heritage of life. When visitors come to the village and disrupt the natural flow of the community it is both harmful and unappreciated. For this fact the village has designated a camping area that tourist must camp in. This campground is situated among the willows along the east side of the runway opposite the village. Be sure to register with the store, ranger station or community center for more details on the requirements for camping here. Do NOT camp within sight of the village, it is disrespectful toward the local people. Respect them, they have lived here a lot longer than you have been here and have a right to be honored in their home.

The Anaktuvuk Pass consists of just two-hundred-fifty people. The village is described as a bush community thus supplies are in short supply. The natives residents still rely on caribou herds for alll of their meat, although they also hunt Dall sheep and catch trout and grayling, ptarmigan, and waterfowl.

The weather in the area varies from the fifties during the summer months to an average of minus fourteen degrees in January. Of course, since its Alaska, and the far north of Alaska, there are recorded cold spells of between -56 and -91 degrees. The area receives an average of eleven inches of rainfall with an average snowfall of 63 inches each year.

When touring the area be sure to carry along those things that you will want (and remember you will be packing the items so only pack the necessary things to avoid having to carry the weight). The village does not have the facilities that you may be used to in other locations so you will not be able to run to the store to pick the items up. Remember, it is a absolutely rugged Alaska vacation you are enjoying, one that will be a great memory for decades to come.

If you don't need the comfort of traditional Alaska tours, and want a true Far North Alaska vacation then this is the area that you absolutely must want to consider. Although you won't just spend your vacation in Nanamiut Village, but go on to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, a visit and perhaps an overnight in the village will give you a experience of what it would be like to live this far from the rest of the state and in the manner that their ancestors lived years ago. Come, enjoy and respect the area so others will have the opportunity to appreciate this wonderland of the north too.