True North Expeditions is pleased to offer team building and leadership development opportunities for organizations...in the great outdoors here in Alaska!

Bowling and sitting in boring lecture halls listening to a speaker talk about "team work" just isn't captivating and inspiring business teams anymore. Lecturers can have excellent content, however, unless the intended audience is attentive, writes down everything, reviews continually after the seminar, and applies it in their daily lives, change and growth will not occur.

TNX recognizes the extreme value and need of real, experiential team building adventures that will catapult people and teams into real life change and growth. And where better to do this than in the outdoors here in our own backyard!

TNX offers a multitude of options for businesses who desire to get their employees out on a rewarding day on our many great river/stream systems around the Anchorage-area. Depending on the management objectives, TNX offers day trip packrafting and whitewater rafting that will add great and long-lasting value to the team in the following ways:

experiencing true teamwork
serving each other
building trust amongst team members
developing effiecient and effective communication
and purely having fun and being challenged as an individual and as a team

Team Initiatives, on and off river, will be built into the day's program that are dependant upon management objectives.

Below are a suite of exciting trip options for businesses to choose from:

Packrafting using Alpacka Rafts is taking Alaska by storm! These extremely durable, incredibly light-weight personal rafts are amazing easy to learn and are very forgiving. And they are perfect for utilizing as tools for teaching teamwork and just having fun!

Campbell Creek, Anchorage

Description: Campbell Creek is an outstanding creek system located here in the heart of Anchorage that is idea for local packrafting trips.

Participant Capacity: 12

Cost: $59 per participant; $69 per participant for Fridays. Reservations months in advance are strongly recomended.

Time Requirement: 6 hours, which includes time for on-land team initiatives and lunch in the park. 6-7.5 hours if you include a stop at the Peanut Farm. 4-5 hours for just a fun day of packrafting down Campbell Creek (no team initiatives, and a quick snack halfway down the creek).

What's Included?: Transportation to and from your business, two qualified guides, packrafting lessons, packrafts and associated gear (packrafts, personal floatation device (PFD), kayak paddle, and dry bag for personal gear), programming for team initiatives, and team excursion photographs. Add in an outstanding river lunch for an additional $12 per participant.

Eagle River Packrafting

Description: This classic float involves a 45 minute walk along the river, team initiatives on the gravel bar before the paddle, and 45 minutes of paddling on the slow and meandering waters of Eagle River, with breathtaking views of the Chugach Mountains above!

Participant Capacity: 12

Cost: $59 per participant

Time Requirement: 5 hours including transportation time to and from Anchorage.

Eagle River - Campground Rapids

Description: This stretch of Eagle River is a ton of fun and is perfect for teams who desire the camaraderie of working together and leaning on each other to pursue a common goal. We run "paddle boats" down this section of river, which means each participant has a paddle and is playing a part in getting the entire team down the river effectively and efficiently. Teams will learn how to listen to their guide and put into action what they have learned...NO SLACKERS!

Participant Capacity: 12

Cost: $69 per participant

Time Requirement: 4 hours including transportation time to and from Anchorage.

What's Included?: Transportation to and from your business, qualified and experienced whitewater rafting guides, and associated personal equipment (personal floatation device (PFD), paddle, and dry bag for personal gear), programming for team initiatives, and team excursion photographs. Add in an outstanding river lunch for an additional $12 per participant.

Matanuska River

Description: This is an exciting option for teams who seek to spend a full day enjoying the excitement of Class II-III whitewater coupled with incredible views in every direction of the rugged Talkeetna and Chugach mountains. Enjoy 4 hours of paddle time down this incredible river, with a lunch stop along the way!

Participant Capacity: 12

Cost: $129/person

Time requirement: 11 hours - early departure in the morning around 7 AM and returning about 6 PM

What is provided?: Transportation to and from Anchorage, morning snacks, an incredible river lunch, experienced and qualified whitewater rafting guides, rafts and associated equipement, including PFDs, and team initiative programming.

Corporate Team Building Trip Options - Quick Look

Name

Location

Time Commitment

Price

Campbell Creek Packrafting

Anchorage

4-7 hours

$59/$69(Fridays)

Eagle River Packrafting
Eagle River

5 hours

$59

Eagle River Whitewater Rafting
Eagle River

4 hours

$69

Matanuska River Rafting Chickaloon
11 hours

$129

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