Juneau Helicopter and Dogsledding with Added Glacier Landing
Description
The only way to experience the best of both tours! If you’re having trouble picking between a landing at the lower level of the glacier to view crevasses and beautiful features of glacial movement, and an authentic dog sled tour on an amazing expanse of glacial snow, look no further. This tour combines the best of both options, providing the full experience at the dog camp with an incredible walkabout at the lower level of the glacier.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Check-In, Safety Briefing, Bag Check & Outfitted for tour with glacier boots
Enjoy 60-70 minutes at our Dog Sled Camp located on the Herbert Glacier. Adventure on a 1.5 mile dog sled track, mushing roughly 40 minutes in groups of 4.
Once you are done with your dog sled ride, meeting the dogs and puppies the helicopter will come back and fly you to the lower portion of the glacier where there is exposed glacier ice. During this stop you can take in amazing views, drink the fresh cold glacier water and explore around the surrounding area. Your pilot will be your guide for this stop.
Helicopter tour over the wild and beautiful Juneau coast on your way back to the Coastal heliport!
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The times listed on our tours are the pickup and drop-off times. To ensure guests can arrive on time for their tour we require a 45 minute window between a ship's arrival time and a tour's pickup time. Likewise, we require 45 minutes between the drop-off time and the ship's departure to make sure guests will be back before their all-aboard time. If you are arriving on a ship or staying at a hotel in downtown Juneau, you will meet outside, under the cables of the Goldbelt Mt. Roberts Tram (490 S Franklin St) at your pick-up time. Find a Coastal Representative dressed in bright orange holding a yellow sign that reads 'Coastal Helicopters' to be checked in. If you are staying at a hotel near the airport, you will be met by a Coastal Representative outside the main doors of the lobby. For guests who dock at AJ dock, you can call to request pickup at your dock - this will be scheduled automatically for the first tour after a ship's arrival. We will be contacting you regarding your pick-up details.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A maximum of 16 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
Reviews(110)
WOW! You get a Helicopter tour to a dog sled camp. The flight/scenery was beautiful. Once at camp the staff was so friendly and nice. You got to meet (and pet) the dog sled team, go for a ride. Team was so knowledgeable and seemed happy to be there! Then on the way back another helicopter ride stop top of a glacier, got to see a beautiful mini glacier lake, walk around, then ride the copter back to town. So much fun. They provided anti slip boots to which was nice, we didnt think to pack that! Thank you guys!!
Wonderful experience, especially dog kisses ! Knowledgeable pilot & musher Entirely different perspective of a glacier
This was an experience of a lifetime that my grandson and I shared. All the staff and helicopter pilot were great and friendly. Loved it!!
We booked the Juneau Helicopter and Dog sledding with added glacier landing tour thru Viator with Coastal Helicopters. They picked us up in town near the Goldbelt Tram, drove us to the airport where they fitted us with snow boots to go over our own shoes and stored any items we had in a locked box. We had our own private helicopter with 3 of us (one toddler) plus the pilot. We had the most amazing weather that day, once we got on the sleds at the dog camp it was sunny & blue skies! The dog mushing was so much fun and then we got to visit some of the dogs while waiting for our helicopter to return. We then took a short trip to land on the glacier, just us and got to spend around 15 minutes or so. Truly something to experience at least once! It's not inexpensive but it was incredible and absolutely worth it! Felt very safe with our Pilot and the staff at the dog camp were great as well. My only feedback would be that the pick up could have been a tad bit more organized in the early AM at the tram but they are very easy to spot in their bright jackets. We took a free shuttle from our cruise to the pick up spot and they picked us up from there with a driver to and from the airport and he was very friendly as well. This tour was well worth the money and I would consider doing again!
We booked the Juneau Helicopter and Dogsledding with added glacier landing with Coastal Helicopters. They picked us up in town near the Goldbelt Tram, drove us to the airport where they fitted us with snow boots to go over our own shoes and stored any items we had in a locked box. We had our own private helicopter with 3 of us (one toddler) plus the pilot. We had the most amazing weather that day, once we got on the sleps at the dog camp it was sunny & blue skies! The dog mushing was so much fun and then we got to visit some of the dogs while waiting for our helicopter to return. We then took a short trip to land on the glacier, just us and got to spend around 15 minutes or so. Truly something to experience at least once! It's not inexpensive but it was incredible and absolutely worth it!
Such an awesome experience. The helicopter ride was so cool and the dog sledding was a blast. I was a little sad there weren’t any puppies to pet, but that was not part of the description, just wishful thinking on my part. I would recommend a ski jacket, waterproof boots, and ski gloves for sure. Everyone was so nice and welcoming! It is expensive, but definitely a bucket list must!
Unfortunately we didn’t get to do this experience due to bad weather. We fully understand this happens. However - communication was poor. It was fairly obvious from the weather and the forecast that this trip would not proceed but we were told to still check in at allotted time - to stand in the rain - no cover provided. An earlier decision and better communication is needed - especially at the price paid!
Our pilot going up was okay, but not spectacular. The mushers camp and dogsledding were awesome. Ayanna(sp), our musher, was a sweetheart. All the kids at the camp were informative and friendly. A special treat was meeting a retired Iditarod sled dog. The return pilot, from Denmark or Sweden maybe, I think Tim was his name, was awesome as well. Informative and personable.
Awesome it was great from starting to finish. The glacier was especially awesome. All we very helpful dogs were awesome
Is it worth the money? Yes, yes and yes! So fun to fly to the dog camp, ride the dog sled around the glacier for about 1 1/2 miles, pet the dogs and then land on a different part of the Hubbard glacier!
