Black Diamond Treasure Hunt Excursion with Backcountry Dining
from $173.50
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Overview
Journey into the wilds of Alaska on a unique family-friendly treasure hunt aboard an off-road vehicle driven by our trained guide. Set out from Healy for this 3-hour guided adventure and work together searching for hidden clues, seeking out quartz and granite rocks, and exchanging geocache treasures, which results in a take-home souvenir. Learn about local history, flora, and fauna and refuel with a traditional back country meal.
Please let us know when booking if you are driving yourself or if you need to be picked up at your hotel choice. The pick up time at your hotel is the listed booking time. If you are driving yourself to our location plase arrive 15 minutes later. We are located at 1.2 Mile Otto Lake Road, turn onto Otto Lake Raod at Mile 247 off the George Parks Highway.
3 hours
Pickup or meet at start point
Drive to mile 247 off the george parks highway, turn onto Otto Lake Road (you will see some blue and gold train cars) drive past the Denali Park hotel on Otto Lake Road and park anywhere in our parking lot…
Itinerary
- 1Black Diamond Resort Company
Enjoy complimentary transport from your Healy hotel to Black Diamond Resort Co, where you’ll embark on a family-friendly backcountry treasure hunt. After a short safety briefing, you'll hop aboard your own Polaris Ranger, outfitted with seat belts, a windshield and cover. It’s similar to a small open-air Jeep but sports the exciting flair of an ATV. Then, head out into the wilds of Alaska with your professional guide. Navigate the back country trails, searching for hidden secrets, granite rocks, and additional clues that bring you closer and closer to finding your treasure: a rustic pavilion in the woods where a camp-style meal awaits. Traverse old mining paths that spill out onto the Dry Creek River Bed, stop on a whim to take in the surrounding scenery, or walk along the tundra and travel up the side of Black Diamond Peak for spectacular views of the Healy Valley — all the while working together to strategize and plan your next moves.
- 2Stop
Your guide also fills you in on local history, culture, flora, and fauna throughout. Soon, it’s time to reap the benefits of your treasure hunt: a delicious and hearty meal. Morning tours include a lumberjack breakfast with fresh-baked biscuits and gravy, reindeer sausage, flapjacks and more, while afternoon and evening tours feature mouthwatering ribs, steak, chicken and even fresh-caught Alaska salmon. Juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and adult beverages are also available. Your tour concludes with hotel drop-off.
What's included
- Professional guide
- Round-trip transport from Healy lodgings (if option selected)
- Snacks
- Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
Not included
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic Beverages
Good to know
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant seats are available; please request when booking
- No experience necessary.
- Drinking age is 21 and older
- Vegetarian food option is available; please request when booking
- The tour is wheelchair accessible, though please let us know beforehand so we can plan accordingly
- Operates rain or shine; please dress for the weather
