Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter & Guided Hike
Description
Juneau 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 Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter & Guided Hike is among the most popular helicopter tours in Juneau and features a full hour of unforgettable flightseeing and walking on the glacier. Your helicopter heads for the Mendenhall Glacier, where your pilot guide will gently touch down on the glacier itself. Here, you’ll meet your expert glacier guides who will lead 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. 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!
Dock-to-dock transportation is included, and just a short ride from the cruise docks takes you to the helicopter base, where you’ll be greeted by your pilot and taken through some brief safety instructions. If this is your first helicopter flight, any butterflies will soon be settled as you take off and become absorbed in the breathtaking beauty of the landscape below. Juneau helicopter tours are on the bucket list for most travelers to Alaska, and the Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter & Guided Hike is perfect for those who want to experience the thrill of a helicopter flight and glacier landing without additional activities such as dogsledding or airboat rides.
For a helicopter adventure combined with glacier dogsledding, you might consider our Helicopter & Dogsled Glacier Excursion.
What's Included
Frequently Asked Questions
How many passengers per helicopter?
What if my tour group is larger than 6 people?
Will we see wildlife on the tour?
Can children come on the tour?
Absolutely! We are more than happy to accommodate children of all ages. Children 2 years or older must purchase a seat.
What happens if the weather is unsafe to fly?
If the weather is not cooperating and the pilots determine that it's unsafe to fly, we'll do our best to reschedule you to a later time of day that works for you. If you choose not to reschedule and we can't find a time that works for you, we will refund you.
What if I need extra help on the tour?
Moderate guest activity is required for this tour. Guests must navigate sizeable steps — approximately 18 inches in height — while getting in and out of the aircraft. Staff will be there to lend a helping hand, but for liability reasons, guests must be able to manage these steps on their own.
Why don't I see any tours available for my travel dates?
If you’ve entered your travel date and group size and do not see any tours available, the tours are most likely sold out, not operating that day, or the schedule has not yet been released for booking. If the specific helicopter tour you wanted is missing from the results, that usually means it is not available for your selected date, time, or group size.
Helicopter tours are among the most popular Alaska shore excursions and can sell out months in advance, especially during peak cruise season. If you’re visiting by cruise ship, many tours also require a 45–60 minute buffer to ensure you make it to and from your ship on time, so departures too close to your arrival or all-aboard time won’t appear. For the best chance of securing your preferred tour, date, and departure time, we recommend booking as soon as your travel itinerary is confirmed.
Our live availability calendar is the most accurate and up-to-date source for open departures. If no helicopter options appear after you enter your details, we recommend checking other available tour types for your port or adjusting your group size if your party can split across separate departures or activities.
For future-season travel, schedules are released gradually, most often in the fall as cruise schedules are finalized. If you’re searching for next season and do not see availability yet, that usually means those departures have not been released, not that they are already sold out. We recommend checking back later as more schedules become available.