JOIN TAMRON IN ALASKA!
Get ready to check Alaska off your Top 10 list! THIS is the tour for you. Year after year, participants have said it themselves - "This is just SO magical!" and thus it inspired the name for this tour.
Tamron USA, Inc. and Langell Photography, LLC have teamed up to bring you something uniquely magical and memorable!
Prepare to have a truly magical, private, small-group experience! You will explore the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska with us as your Tamron Instructors along with Tamron Ambassador, Lisa Langell, take you to spectacular locations each day. This unique region is often called "Alaska in Miniature" because virtually every Alaskan wildlife habitat type except Arctic tundra is represented here. This tour will provide any nature-loving individual with an experience of a lifetime! The crowd-free atmosphere gives you the peace, flexibility, mental and physical space to photograph Alaska from your own unique point of view. In addition, your caring leader(s) are also experienced and skilled photographers who can help provide advice, instruction and guidance that enables you to capture incredible images of Alaska through your (Tamron) lens! This truly is a world-class experience.
Our beautiful and private lodge sits along the world-famous Kenai River and offers ample photography opportunities throughout the property--including wildlife, wildflowers, riverscapes and more. Each day, you will be treated to incredibly delicious meals crafted by our private chef that feature a variety of fresh and local ingredients. These dishes are highly rated by our guests and we have been told they are worth the trip itself! Interested in catching one of the millions of salmon that pass by your front door? We will even teach you how to fish right from our dock! This incredibly unique experience sets the Magic of Alaska tour far apart from the competition and it is truly unlike any other photography tour offered in Alaska.
Suggested Physical Fitness level: Level 3 – Moderate Appropriate for those who are in good health. Involves half to full day activities that may include light to moderate intensity walking or light hiking on mild terrain for periods of 5-30 minutes), or standing for 1+ hour at a time on location. Elevations range from 0-3,000 feet. May involve off-road travel in SUVs, multi-terrain vehicles, small planes or boats, any of which can make riding a bit bumpy. Must also be able to get in and out of small boats with assistance and board/deplane bush planes with assistance. May also involve varying weather conditions from about 40°F (4°C) to 90°F (32°C) with sun, rain, sleet or wind. Modern restroom facilities and/or vault (pit) toilets available at or near most destinations.
Elevation: 0 to 3000 feet, with most excursions below 500' elevation.
Photography Skill Level: All levels. Hands-on instruction provided by your instructor(s) as-needed to help solidify certain photography skills, tailored to you. Knowledge of manual settings and your camera body is strongly recommended.
The following is an excerpt from the full terms and conditions provided at the time of registration.
Langell Photography understands that unexpected situations arise that result in your inability to join us on this event. We will definitely miss you and realize this is a difficult decision for you.
If you do not have travel insurance, which is very strongly recommended, here is what to expect:
Your initial deposit is non-refundable. No exceptions or credits provided. Payments due are scheduled approximately as follows, based on the start date of your event. Once paid, they become non-refundable:
Deposit: Due at registration
1st Installment: February 15th
2nd Installment: March 15th
3rd Installment: April 15th
Final installment: May 15th
If you need to cancel your reservation, all payments you have made up until the date of cancelation are non-refundable. Payments not made on-time will have a 5-day grace period for you to complete payment. If your payment is not completed by that time, your seat may be cancelled and no refund issued. For your convenience, we offer auto-billing to your credit card so that you never miss a payment.
If you choose to pay for the entire event up front in one lump sum, should you need to cancel, your refund will be pro-rated according to the due dates for each installment, compared to your cancelation date. (For example, if you canceled after the 3rd installment was due—but prior to the final installment due date, the amount equal to the portion calculated for the final installment will be refunded to you.)
No refunds, credit, certificates, etc. will be issued for cancelations as a large percentage of your payments are directed toward non-refundable fees we pay to secure your excursions, lodging, meals, transportation, staffing and more.
Langell Photography, LLC reserves the right to resell, gift or otherwise utilize your canceled reservation for any purpose at the discretion of Langell Photography, LLC without further obligation or consideration to you.
Substitutions/transfers: If you wish to substitute another individual in your place, we will gladly transfer your reservation to another individual providing you notify us in writing via email and include their name, address, phone number and email address. Langell Photography, LLC. will credit the new buyer as follows:
The individual to be transferred/substituted in your seat must be approved by Langell Photography, must be over 18 years of age, confirm he/she is mentally and physically able to participate, agree to all terms, and pay Langell Photography in full for any amounts remaining by the due dates provided in your reservation.
Includes your own bedroom, bathroom, 3 meals per day, ground transportation, airport transfers to/from Kenai, AK Airport (ENA) and lodge. Also includes all scheduled excursions and ground transportation to/from excursion. Includes bush flights.
Arrive at the lodge, settle in, capture images of wildlife along the Cook Inlet, and get acquainted with your fellow travelers.
We will also provide a "Camera Clinic" before we set out for our first excursion. This event helps everyone get further acquainted, share photography tips, techniques, ask questions of the leader and fellow participants, learn more about settings and get in the right mindset for our first excursion.
Find your Eagle paradise at Eagle Beach
Get up close and personal with eagles! We will visit Eagle beach -- a special spot near the lodge where we will find an abundance of bald eagles canvasing the coast for fish, sparring with one another, and courting behaviors in mind-air.
This beautiful, uncrowded beach is the ideal spot to capture images of Alaska's most iconic bird. It will not take long to have 1000s of images of these beloved birds as they do their acrobatics and feast on the fish from the waters nearby. If you're lucky, you'll also stumble across "wishing rocks," fossils and large pieces of raw coal that floated in from the floor of the inlet.