2026 editionNo. 28
Ultima Thule Lodge
Wrangell–St. Elias, United States
Why Ultima Thule Lodge is one of The World’s Best 100 Lodges 2026.
Ultima Thule uses bush planes as keys to Wrangell–St. Elias, shaping each day around glaciers, rivers, wildlife and weather rather than a fixed programme. The lodge is family-run, deeply knowledgeable and exceptionally remote; its luxury lies in confident access to an Alaskan wilderness few visitors ever see.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Wrangell–St. Elias, United States
- Property
- Fly-in wilderness lodge
- Operator
- Ultima Thule Lodge
- Opened
- 1982
AddressUltima Thule Lodge, Wrangell–St. Elias, United StatesOpen map ↗
Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 28
- Lodge type
- Fly-in wilderness lodge
- Destination
- Wrangell–St. Elias
- Country or region
- United States
- Management in 2026
- Ultima Thule Lodge
- Opening year
- 1982