Best Glacier Tours
With so many glaciers, many of Alaska’s prime playgrounds are made of ice.
Best Glacier Tours
With so many glaciers, many of Alaska’s prime playgrounds are made of ice.
Best Glacier Tours
With so many glaciers, many of Alaska’s prime playgrounds are made of ice.
Best Glacier Tours
With so many glaciers, many of Alaska’s prime playgrounds are made of ice.
Best Glacier Tours
With so many glaciers, many of Alaska’s prime playgrounds are made of ice.
Best Alaska Glacier Tours
For a remarkable glacier experience in Alaska, consider day cruising, flightseeing, kayaking, or guided ice trekking. Some unique options:
- Prince William Sound 26 Glacier Cruise
- Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier & Wildlife Cruise
- Denali National Park Glacier Landing
- Knik Glacier Helicopter Flightseeing
- Bear Glacier Iceberg Kayaking
- Matanuska Glacier Walk
Glacier Day Cruises
If you find yourself in Seward, day cruises into beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park are a wonderful way to experience the glaciers and wildlife of this park. Across Prince William Sound in the port town of Whittier, the 26 Glacier Cruise takes you among icy monoliths aboard the Klondike Express catamaran on a five-hour tour that includes lunch. In Valdez, the Columbia Glacier Cruise takes guests to one of the largest tidewater glaciers in Alaska. It's also one of the most active. It's not uncommon to see huge walls of ice calving of the glacier face as you cruise through Columbia Bay.
Glacier Flightseeing Tours
If you're visiting Talkeetna, take a flight to Denali, North America's highest peak, and land on an Alaska Range glacier for an unforgettable experience. Or you can fly to the top of a mountain for a hike along the ridge lines above cirque glaciers. A flightseeing tour combined with a day hike is the perfect way to become acquainted with the majestic ice of Alaska. For another options, visit a summer sled dog training camp atop a glacier and you've got yourself a quintessential Alaskan adventure.
Glacier Kayaking Tours
If paddling appeals to you, try a kayak trip that puts you up close to these massive glaciers. Paddle through bergy bits from Bear Glacier in its glacial lagoon, or in view of the Aialik Glacier in a quiet Kenai Fjords bay.
Glacier Ice Trekking Tours
And if you're looking for an up-close glacier adventure, head out on a guided ice trek. Both the Matanuska Glacier Walk and Kennicott Half Day Root Glacier Hike take you out on the ice to see unique glacier formations. For something a little tamer with great view, take the Seward Exit Glacier Naturalist Hike.
It is estimated that Alaska has more than 100,000 glaciers. No matter the form, be it tidewater, hanging, or cirque, they offer as much in awe as they do in ways to explore.
