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Mendenhall Glacier Flightseeing

Mendenhall Glacier Flightseeing Tour

Description: High in the mountains behind Alaska's capital, the Mendenhall Glacier spills from the Juneau Icefield. Journey beyond the rain forest and alpine meadows to trace the flightseeing12-mile glacier as it flows from a 1,500-square-mile natural reservoir of snow and ice. Fly past aqua-colored crevasses, jagged ice spires, thousand-foot icefalls, dramatic peaks, and several types of glaciers. Then land on the glacier to explore its surface with our expert guides. There's no better way to experience this natural wonder!

Duration: 55 minutes, including flightseeing time and approximately 25-minute glacier landing.

Price:  $189.00 per person
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The Pilot's Choice Helicopter Tour - Glacier Explorer

Description: Let the pilot be your guide on the ultimate helicopter tour highlighting the most spectacular and awe-inspiring sites of the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield and surrounding glaciers. If our pilots could take their family or friends to their favorite remoteglacier walk spots, this would be the tour. You'll venture far from typical flightseeing routes and discover places of rare beauty that our pilots have discovered during 38 years of flying in Southeast Alaska. The precise tour itinerary remains flexible allowing the pilot to give the best possible tour under existing, seasonal glacier and weather conditions. Glaciers are major contributors to Alaska's dazzling scenery; two landings will enable you to investigate the icy gems' features more closely and learn about this unique geologic area.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes, including two landings totaling approximately 30 minutes. At the pilot's discretion, you may disembark from the helicopter during both landings or only one.

Price:  $269.00 per person
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The Icefield Flightseeing & Mushing Tour (From Skagway)

Description: Now you can combine your TEMSCO helicopter tour with a visit to the Juneau Icefield to experience the excitement of dog mushing. After a spectacular flight let a team of Alaskan Huskies whisk you away for the ride of your life.

dog musherIditarod Champions Libby Riddles and Joe May will introduce you to Alaska's State Sport and the friendly dogs that have made the Iditarod famous. In 1985, Riddles shocked Alaska and the world by becoming the first woman to win the grueling Iditarod Race in Alaska. Five years prior to Riddle's victory, May won the race in record time. May and Riddles, in conjunction with Alaska Icefield Expeditions , and TEMSCO HELICOPTERS, INC., invite you to participate in the Alaskan wilderness as many Alaskan residents experience it! Your tour includes an hour spent with the mushers on the Icefield and 30 minutes of flightseeing time.

Duration: 1 hours, 30 minutes, including 1 hour dogsled and flight time totaling approximately 30 minutes. Allow 2 hours and 30 minutes from the dock. This includes transport to heliport, outfitting with gear, safety briefing, etc.

Price: Call for pricing (from Skagway)
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Glacier Hiking Adventures
This Tour offered in Juneau and Skagway

Glacier WalkDescription: Experience the timelessness; the natural state of silence and untouched beauty. The active in mind and body will find themselves completely surrounded with the sounds and sites of the Alaska of their dreams. Many of our previous guests have asked for a tour with extended glacier time to allow for additional exploration and photo opportunities. The Hiking Adventure has been recently developed in response to their requests. Our Glacier Hiking combines a dramatic flightseeing tour with a two hour hike on one of the Icefield’s 36 glaciers. Guests will be outfitted to hike among glacial ice formations and beautiful aqua surface pools. OurGlacier Hike professional guides will choose their favorite, unique scenic spots. Designed to meet the expectations of the individual, each tour has a limited capacity and is fully adaptable to the desires of the group. This tour welcomes guests of ages 12 and older, and everyone must be able to comfortably hike 3 miles. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes, including 2 hours on the glacier and flight time totaling approximately 30 minutes. Allow 4 hours round-trip from the dock. This includes transport to heliport, outfitting with gear, safety briefing, etc.

Provided: Clothing and equipment for all weather and ice conditions (footwear, raingear, fleece jacket, and safety equipment)

Price:  $279.00 per person
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