Mahay’s Jetboat Adventures offers opportunities to explore Alaska like no other. Your entire trip is narrated by our Coast Guard approved Captains and trained naturalists. During your time on the water, you will be within 60 miles of Mt McKinley and experiencing one of the best views of the mountain in the state. Each of the trips offers a ¼ mile leisurely nature walk at our Adventure Site. This site will teach you about the area’s earliest inhabitants�"the Dena’ina Indians. Our guides will explain how these early settlers lived and survived all while giving you the opportunity to view our Native Indian Encampment designed after a true community. Also along this walk, you will see how trappers lived at the turn of the century and visit an authentic trapper’s cabin with it’s rustic furnishings. Your guide will display raw furs from the local area and demonstrate trapping methods. In addition, naturalists will acquaint you with the wild flowers and plants that grow in abundance along the river system. This land portion is included on all of the trips.
McKinley Queen on the Talkeetna River in front of Denali (enlarge)