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Juneau Helicopter Tour and Guided Icefield Walk
2h30
With guide
By walk
About this activity
If you select hotel pickup, you’ll kick off your Alaskan experience with an informative and entertaining van ride from your Juneau hotel to the heliport to begin your amazing helicopter tour. Board a state-of-the-art helicopter and savor the excitement as you take to the skies!
Fly over the amazing rock formations and icefalls of the Juneau Icefield as you head toward Herbert Glacier, Taku Glacier, Lemon Glacier or Norris Glacier. Your helicopter flight will be narrated by your knowledgeable pilot so you can relax and soak in your natural surroundings. Your pilot will act as your guide for your entire tour, including the time you'll spend on your walkabout on the glacier.
When you land on the glacier, you’ll be escorted on a walk along the icefield nestled among mountain peaks that are blanketed in ice and show. Learn about the area that surrounds you and feel free to ask any questions you have about Alaska’s natural history, geology, meteorology and more. Be sure to dress warmly, as it can be quite cold on the glacier.
After your time on the glacier, savor more aerial views on your helicopter flight back to Juneau. Upon landing you’ll have the opportunity for final photos and time to warm up before enjoying a return van trip back to your hotel.
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Fly over the amazing rock formations and icefalls of the Juneau Icefield as you head toward Herbert Glacier, Taku Glacier, Lemon Glacier or Norris Glacier. Your helicopter flight will be narrated by your knowledgeable pilot so you can relax and soak in your natural surroundings. Your pilot will act as your guide for your entire tour, including the time you'll spend on your walkabout on the glacier.
When you land on the glacier, you’ll be escorted on a walk along the icefield nestled among mountain peaks that are blanketed in ice and show. Learn about the area that surrounds you and feel free to ask any questions you have about Alaska’s natural history, geology, meteorology and more. Be sure to dress warmly, as it can be quite cold on the glacier.
After your time on the glacier, savor more aerial views on your helicopter flight back to Juneau. Upon landing you’ll have the opportunity for final photos and time to warm up before enjoying a return van trip back to your hotel.
Included
- Round-trip helicopter flight
- Pilot/guide
- Guided glacier walk
- Boots and raincoats, if needed
- Hotel pickup and drop-off; Please add an additional 30 minutes in each direction
- Pick Up from All Cruise Ship Ports
Not included
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- A maximum of 6 people per booking
- Please note: All passenger names and weights MUST be advised at time of booking, as they are required by the FAA for weight and balance calculations and flight manifesting. To ensure the comfort of all travelers, passengers weighing 280 lbs (127 kg) or more must pay an additional USD$100 to secure extra space in the aircraft. This is payable directly to the tour operator on the day of the tour
- No-bag policy. If you have medical needs that require a carry on, please note at time of booking. All bags brought to base will be stored in the tour office until you return from your flight
- Dress warmly and in layers, and wear rubber-soled shoes such as a light hiking boot or athletic shoes. The tour company will provide overshoes and can supply raincoats as needed. Remember to bring your camera, film and binoculars!
- If you require hotel pickup, please provide hotel name and location at time of booking
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative time or full refund
- Cancellation policy: 100% non-refundable
- Please ensure your weight is in the correct format (kgs/lbs) when you include your weight at checkout
Features
Original
90%
Adrenaline
90%
Tourism
75%
Cultural
20%
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This is my favorite excursion that I have ever done. The Staff and the pilot are very organized, professional and friendly. I enjoy it so much that this was my second time in two years. I took a friend of mine who has never done this before and she was in awe of the entire experience.
First time in our life to Glacier, what a experience of life time. My wife and I enjoyed so much that I can't explain by writing
I think Jamie was our pilot. Outstanding tour.. Totally awesome. Jamie was awesome. This excursion was the highlight of our tour. The flight was the best ever. I would also like to thank the staff. They were fantastic also. Thanks, looking forward to doing this again.
This was a very fun experience, but a little short for the cost. The flight was less than 10 minutes in each direction, and we spent maybe 20-25 minutes on the glacier. The views were awesome and our pilot (Josh) was great! The logistics of the operation were seamless, and all of the staff was very friendly and helpful!
This was the best excursion we ever took. Mitch was a great tour guide/helicopter pilot. The weather was fantastic the views were perfect. This was a once in a lifetime event. It was amazing landing on the glacier. Bring a collapsible cup with you so you can drink the clear, cold water from the glacier. Highly recommend this tour.
Oh my gosh! Words cannot properly describe the view from the helicopter or the feeling of setting foot on a glacier ice field. This trip was unbelievable! You MUST do this!
Coastal Helicopters was very well organized. They met us outside the cruise ship, picked us up in a small passenger van. At their HQ at the Juneau airport, they fitted us all with boots suitable to walk on ice and had us watch a safety video. The helicopter ride was smooth and the view is beautiful. On the glacier, you have 20 minutes to walk around but they will keep an eye on you to make sure you don't wander far and heaven forbid fall into a crevasse. Highly recommend you bring nice cameras along with something to catch the freezing cold, pure glacier water to drink. Also highly recommend using Travel Guard or some other insurance agency to insure this trip, since there are no refunds. Definitely a once in a lifetime experience if you live in the desert, as we do!
Breathtaking! This tour opened my eyes to the true beauty of glaciers, and I am so glad my friend convinced me to go. We drank ancient water trickling down the glaciers surface and tried to capture the magic of the moment with panning photos and videos. I had never ridden in a helicopter, and that was exciting too, but the glacier itself stole the show. We also witnessed bighorn sheep on the mountainside nearby.