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Iditarod Annual Starting Line Event - Willow

$199.00 per person
Location: Anchorage Offered by Salmon Berry Tours
Iditarod Annual Starting Line Event - Willow

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Last updated: 18 Nov 2025

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Duration: 8 hr

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What We Will Do

Join the local VIPs to watch the beginning of the Last Great Race!

Every year we make the trip out to Willow, Alaska, for the Official Start of the Iditarod - The Last Great Race on Earth! This event is full service beginning with transportation, storytelling by our professional tour guides, and a light breakfast of freshly baked scones and hot chocolate in transit to Willow.

Our private hospitality tent is right at the Starting Line, a great spot for watching the mushers take off! We also provide extra activities like hula hooping and snowshoeing! Enjoy an Alaska-style camp lunch all day on the lake. Make sure to bring your camera to capture the mushers and their teams as they sprint off on their approximately 1,000-mile race!

What To Expect

*Duration: 8 hours

*What's included:
- Breakfast scones and hot chocolate en route
- Access to a hospitality tent with personal bag storage available
- Activities on the lake (guided and self-guided)
- Complimentary snacks and water
- BBQ trailside lunch includes: reindeer sausage, beef chili, veggie dogs, roasted red pepper and tomato soup (GF), cornbread, salmon dip with baguette, brownies, and coffee/hot cocoa/water

*Hotel Pick Up (three hotels per tour)
-Pick up available from major hotels located in Anchorage
-Please note that we do limit pick-ups to 3 hotels per tour. BOOK NOW TO CONFIRM YOUR PICK UP

*Meet Us At Our Office
-Conveniently located in downtown Anchorage
-Please write “Meet at Salmon Berry Tours Office” at the time of checkout to confirm

About Us

Salmon Berry Travel & Tours was founded on the idea that life in Alaska should be fun!

Throughout our history, this idea has delighted countless guests of all ages from around the world and delivered appreciation and awards. In a world of big box tours and commercialized Alaska experiences, we continue to deliver genuine and authentic Alaska hospitality, day tours, and tailor-made multi-day travel packages. It’s a small tour philosophy and a customized experience that provides lifelong memories every season of the year.

SAFETY FIRST

Salmon Berry Travel & Tours is fully insured, well above what is required for our business, and our drivers carry the proper training and licenses to guide you through Alaska! This standard is very important to us and we hope it is to you, too!

SUSTAINABILITY

Salmon Berry has made a commitment to the environment in an effort to keep Alaska pristine for future generations. We have designed our tours to have minimal impact on the communities that we visit; from our reusable water bottle initiative to our rechargeable hand warmer initiative, to our naturalist-led Anchorage Eco Tour, we empower our team and our guests to join us in a sustainable tourism mindset. As stewards, our team has donated personal time to partake in local trail building/restoration projects and city-wide clean-ups. We have partnered with the Renewable Energy Alaska Project on their Tour Green Program and the Beluga Whale Alliance as a part of their collaborative research to support local organizations striving to make a difference.

Cancellation Policy

Full refund with cancellations up to 24 hours before tour departure. 50% refunds up to 12 hours before tour departure. No-shows will be charged the full price.

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Salmon Berry Tours

Salmon Berry Travel & Tours was founded on the idea that life in Alaska should be fun! In a world of big box tours and commercialized Alaska experiences, we continue to deliver genuine and authentic Alaska hospitality, day tours and tailor made multi-day travel packages. It’s a small tour philosophy and a customized experience that delivers life long memories every season of the year.

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