Apr 1, 2025
Fun Day on our Fat Truck Tour! - We did the full day tour. My son and I had a great time. Our driver, Tim, was friendly and did a nice job of telling history and personal stories. He also used a drone to capture parts of our excursion from the air. Britney was our Sherpa operator. She was also friendly and knowledgeable. She was great helping my 14 year old have lots of fun. The Sherpa portion included moose sightings, donuts and snow angels on lake Otto, driving on a river bed, and lots more. Highly recommend!
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Mar 21, 2025
Awesome experience! - We didn’t know what to expect from this excursion. What happened was just incredible! Joel (owner and tour guide) is a super nice guy and very knowledgeable of the area and terrain. He took lots of drone video footage of our tour and shared them with us free of charge. No upselling. Unusual for these types of excursions.
We saw several moose, one up close and personal!! The ride over the frozen Lake Otto and the making of a snow angel
over the ice was something these city kids never expected to experience. This is a tour for the entire family and something to be done over and over.
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Mar 20, 2025
Fat truck fun!! - I highly recommend this tour! Tim and Joel were great guides and really engaging with the group. Funny as well!! My sister and I were with a great group of people. We laughed so much and the ride in the Sherpa was unique and exciting. Do this!!!
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Mar 16, 2025
Best Excursion on our Trip - It was so much fun. The ride was exciting but not scary. We saw moose, beautiful formations and ice. Each stop was unique. The two guides were great and treated us like family.
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Mar 13, 2025
This was such a great experience for me and my girlfriend. There were so many beautiful views and just a great time. - This was such a great experience for me and my girlfriend. There were so many beautiful views and just a great time.
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Feb 24, 2025
We were in Britany's... - We were in Britany's truck and she was an absolute joy. Fun, very knowledgeable guide with lots of funny and interesting information. Highly recommend !
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Feb 13, 2025
Well worth the trip - What a great way to Danali in thee go anywhere vehicle with an excellent guide. Local knowledge was exceptional
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Feb 13, 2025
Awesome Tour and Guide - Joel was great, he told us stories of the area and made sure we all had a great time. We highly recomend.
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Mar 29, 2025
Great tour - Fun times , informative and courteous tour guides. They really made sure everyone was safe and comfortable. The vehicle comfortable as well
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Mar 28, 2025
Good experience - Could have been better! - The Fat Truck portion of the tour was great. Riding on such a huge vehicle on snow and ice was definetely a unique experience, especially on the frozen lake! Our guide was fun, pics turned out amazing and the drone video was a real treat! We didn't see any wild life, but it's nature, nobody can control that.
The reason for not giving a 5 star review was the ride from Fairbank to the meeting point. Essentially we paid $250 for a van to drive us from point A to point B while the driver talked our ears off about his personal life. He answered some questions about the area, we stopped at a gas station, then at Denali Visitor Center, which was a tease because we didn't even see the first 11 miles of the park, which are open to the public. Our guide explained that commercial vehicles are not allowed in the park so why even stop there? Taking a pic in front of the Denali Nationl Park sign seemed stupid since we didn't get in. Lastly we stopped for lunch, which wasn't included and on the way back we stopped at a small town gift shop.
Frankly, I wish I would have known that was the case. We would have driven our own rental car to the meeting point, saved $250 each and would have gotten on the Fat Truck tour happy. It should be specified that the ride is primarely for people that don't have a way to get there on their own, because that's all that was. It wasn't a tour, it was simply an expensive 'Uber' ride. I would have justified it if road were snowy and challenging, but being the end of March, roads were clear, so I'd advise anyone to drive their own vehicle to meet up with Fat Truck portion of the tour and allow time to stop in Denali on the way so you can actually drive the first 11 miles of the park, which according to locals are the most picturesque and offer more chances to see wild life.
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