Although Alaska contains some of the largest wilderness on earth, most adventurers never get past the major hubs of Southeast and Denali.

The Wrangell Mountains are famously wild and difficult to navigate on foot, even in summer. The Chitina is a braided river, a network of intertwined currents and sandbars miles across.

There is only one way to truly experience this land...

Off the Beaten Path

It is a deep love of the wilderness that led the Claus family to pioneer the art of landing bush planes with tundra tires on ice glaciers.

With the Thule pilots' celebrated gift for landing gently in the wild, you can actually interact – actually touch a part of this vast wilderness.

These planes are the physical expression of our love of wilderness, and the best way to immerse yourself in it.

What is A Bush Pilot?

"This is what makes the Ultima Thule experience so seductive:
it is almost anti-tourism, at least of the managed version so many of us have come to expect.
There are no set itineraries. The Super Cubs mean very little planning is required—as long as one is accompanied by a member of the Claus family."

-Sophie Roberts

Travel and Leisure Magazine

Planes of Ultima Thule

A few from our fleet

Alpha

Your pilot starts the propellor and the engine roars to life. The moment you climb into this zippy 2-seater you can feel it: Alpha wants to be in the sky. “It is the closest thing,” Paul says, “to a pair of wings that you strap on.”

Tango

Tango, the yellow Super Cub, has traveled across the northern world from Alaska to Siberia, and appeared in a Charlton Heston film. It’s brilliant at landing on mountaintops.