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(33)
It was really cool to see the glacier up close and actually walk through it - so much more impactful than just seeing it from afar! The guides were great and I learned a lot. And we lucked out with a warm sunny day (in August) and several people in our group were in short sleeves!
We love such great feedback! Thank you so much, Kim!
Fantastic tour! Military reduced rate with 2 sponsored folks. Tour guide was excellent and was patient with the slower folks as we took the 2.5 walking tour of the glacier. The website states one can walk without a guide but that’s no longer available due to folks littering and glacier destruction.
We are thrilled you guys had a blast out on the ice with us! Thank you for the review!
We had a great time. Be prepared to pay a park fee when you sign your waiver. Also, allow for about 3 1/2 hours to get equipment, ride to the glacier, time on the glacier and return. We had two great guides who made our experience fun, safe and educational. We highly recommend.
Thank you so much for the review! Safe travels!
Tour guides were excellent. they were knowledgeable and helped out my family with a more accommodating path on glacier.
Glad to hear it, Jon! Thank you!
We had a great time. The glacier was so cool. The information was great and the experience was fun, unique, engaging, and just neat! So happy with the engagement and information from the guides and overall just so cool. Will and Nord were great.
We are very happy you had such a great time out there with Will and Nord! Thank you for the great review!
Carson(sp?) was great and very informative A bit longer walk than told but incredible beauty and even a sighting of a cow moose on return to offices
Awesome! Thanks Dan!
The tour was wonderful, our guide Carson was amazing, she was very knowledgeable and made the tour superb!
We love hearing this! Thank you Karen!
This tour felt other-worldly for this Florida girl. It was so surreal to traverse the glacier with our very knowledgeable guide, Maya. We loved every minute. Seeing the blue color in the ice layers and the different formations was incredible. It started out cloudy but that was perfect to see the colors in the ice. I give this tour 5+++ stars. Go do it!
Right on! We are stoked you loved the tour out there with Maya. Thank you for the nice review!
What an incredible experience! Maya and Drew did a fantastic job of taking us around the glacier. They're very knowledgeable and safety conscious. There is so much more to a glacier than just snow and ice. Definitely check out Nova Alaska Guides!
Awesome! We are pumped you had a great experience with us out on the ice. Thank you!
It was amazing experience and strongly recommend. NOVA has good guides and they were very friendly and knowledgeable. We had great time learning about different features and activities that happens in the glacier and we loved the hike.
Love to hear this! Thank you so much!
