Juneau icefield helicopter tours are the best possible way to experience the breadth and beauty of this awe-inspiring region, as they provide the opportunity to see forty large glaciers and around one hundred smaller ones! The Icefield Helicopter Excursion is the most popular of the helicopter tours in Juneau and features a full hour of unforgettable flightseeing. Your helicopter heads for the Herbert Glacier, where your pilot guide will gently touch down on the glacier itself, shut down the engines, and conduct you on a fascinating and informative walk in this other-worldly, frozen environment. The remote beauty of frozen rivers of ice backed by rugged, ice-capped mountain peaks is truly spell-binding, and with helicopter tours in Juneau like this one, you get to experience a 360-degree aerial view, take a walk on a glacier, experience the thrill of a helicopter ride, and encounter a heart-stopping landing right on one of the largest glaciers in the Juneau Icefield!
For a helicopter adventure combined with glacier dogsledding, you might consider our Helicopter & Dogsled Glacier Excursion.
2 ½ Hours Duration
:30 flight time, :30 on the glacier
Helicopter Flight
Over the stunning Juneau Icefield
Land on Remote Glacier
With time for guided exploration
Limited Seats Available
Book early for this popular heli tour
Elaine Franz
Fantastic Experience!I think of all of the trips, cruises, and excursions we've been on, this was the best! I've never been in a helicopter (my husband has) and I wasn't 't afraid or worried at all. It was a very smooth ride. Rob, was an excellent pilot and tour guide. It was kind of a rainy day, and the ice was slippery, but he made sure we were all safe and no one fell on the ice. Seeing Mendenhall Glacier from close in the air and actually standing on it was fantastic! It was a great experience and well worth it!
Jordan, from Alaska Shore Tours, was very helpful in booking this tour for us. When we got to the airfield, everyone there was very courteous and helpful. They made sure weight was distributed evenly on the helicopters. Helped with the glacier boots, made sure our belongings were locked up and we were all in the right places until we boarded the helicopters. They were all very efficient!
Julie J
An exciting and unusual perspective...Worth every penny. The pilot was wonderful and the trip was exciting and unique. To see the blue ice up close and personal is incredible. Just as amazing - this tour allows one to get a true sense for just how incredibly large the glaciers are. Even if you think you've got an accurate assessment going in, you may be wonderfully surprised. Thank you for this priceless experience for my son, my husband and I, as well as a lovely couple and their wheelchair-bound elderly mother.
Barbara Hilton
Awesome ExperienceOne of the ten best things I've done!
Ann Barbagallo
Totally worth it!The weather was iffy the day we arrived in Juneau but the trip was not canceled. We had a super pilot named Mitch with loads of experience and he made us feel safe. The glacier was amazing and slippery but we had fun and I drank the glacier water. Bring a small plastic bottle with you to gather water. Then you can share! Also, you will get ice boots to cover whatever footwear you have on.
Richard Fiser
August 6, 2018We were the last tour allowed out that day. The weather was foul with low clouds and rain. We were concerned the trip would be disappointing because of lowered visibility. We could not have been more wrong. The clouds and drizzle made for an eerie experience and it was terrific! Well worth the money! Do yourself a favor, take the tour regardless of the conditions!