Matanuska Glacier Tour
Description
It’s not every day you get to hike along the base of a 26-mile-long active glacier! Join the original guiding company on Matanuska, founded over 30 years ago, and experience the awe-inspiring beauty of one of Alaska’s most accessible natural wonders on foot with NOVA’s popular Glacier Tour! This unique adventure offers an up-close look at a dynamic, ever-evolving landscape. Our expert guides will lead you through the rugged terminal moraine, sharing their knowledge of the region’s formation, natural features, and the forces that have shaped it over thousands of years. Along the way, you’ll encounter stunning ice formations, jagged seracs, deep crevasses, and flowing moulins. You’ll be outfitted with all the necessary gear and transported to the glacier’s terminus at the park. From there, you’ll hike across the moraine and into the breathtaking 'Ice Falls' area, where towering ice cascades over the rocky landscape—truly a memorable experience.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Shoe size limit: US Men 5, Women 6
- Not recommended for travelers under 10 yrs, over 73 yrs
Reviews(21)
Experience was amazing. I’ll be doing this one again. Our tour guild Jackson was so nice and helpful throughout the whole hike.
Jackson is the man! Thanks for the nice review and we hope to see you again soon! Cheers.
The guides were experienced, knowledgeable and funny as well. Overall experience is very good, highly recommended.
We are stoked you had an amazing time out on the glacier tour with our guides! Thanks for the great review! Cheers.
Anna was an amazing, knowledgeable, friendly and fun guide. We booked through glacier-tour.com. It was educational and very adventurous! I highly recommend this tour.
Thank you so much!!
Great excursion need to prepare for all types of weather. We wore layered clothing however it was a warm day and had to remove the thermals we had on. Tour guides were very knowledgeable and made us feel comfortable.
We are thrilled you guys had an awesome time out on the glacier with us! Thank you Raul! Safe travels.
It is awesome experience for us first time walking on glacier. The tour leader Karsyn is very knowledgeable and she made the tour is a great memorial event. Jackson the sweeper is very kind and helpful.
Karsyn and Jackson are two of the best! We are happy you guys had a blast out on the ice with them! Thank you so much.
Incredible experience for those looking to explore the Glaciers in Alaska! Will was our guide and he was so patient and knowledgeable about the area which was great to learn more about. The glacier is beautiful and you get to walk through it and actually experience it. Absolutely love it! Highly recommend it!
We are thrilled you had an amazing time out on the Matanuska Glacier with us! Thank you for such a nice review! Safe travels.
We went on a Glacier Hike trip today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Booking was easy and great communications upto the day of trip. Our guides Will and David were excellent - they took time to explain everything and accommodated everyone in the group. A must do activity in Palmer area and Nova Alaska would be the number 1 choice to do this activity
We love to hear such great feedback! We are pumped you had a great time out on the ice with Will and David! Thank you so much.
We took a short ride over from the meetup point to the glacier. After a short bridge walk we equipped our spikes on our boots and started roaming on top of the glacier! The guides were both very knowledgeable and attentive for our safety. On the walk back it started to drizzle, so be sure to be prepared!
Thank you for the nice review and for choosing NOVA for your Matanuska Glacier Tour experience! Cheers!
Great experience. Guide was excellent and the equipment and expertise provided were critical for a safe and trek on the glacier.
Thank you so much for this nice review! We are pumped you had a blast out on the Matanuska Glacier Tour with us. Cheers!
Hubby and I have planned our Alaska for the past year. A friend did a glacier hike and raved about it. So why not. We chose MICA from a referral from Alaska.org. It was incredible. I would do it again. Our guide was Sam. He is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The experience of a life time. Loved every moment.
