Alaska Helicopter and Glacier Dogsled Tour - ANCHORAGE AREA in Alaska booking from $596.37

Alaska Helicopter and Glacier Dogsled Tour - ANCHORAGE AREA

Overview

The most popular tour! Drive your own sled-dog team with 4 time Iditarod winner Dallas Seavey's team of mushers, handlers and champion dogs on real snow in the middle of summer surrounded by amazing scenery. Start this adventure with a helicopter ride over glaciers and icebergs. We often see moose, black bears, Dall sheep and goats. Land on a huge snow eld high on a glacier and enjoy a whole hour with champion sled dogs and their mushers that live here all summer. Take the dog team for an exhilarating ride through real snow. You can stand on the runners and mush your own dog team or just sit on the sled and let the mushers run the team. After your dogsled tour meet the canine athletes that pulled your sled, listen to stories about running sled dog races of over a 1,000 miles long, and of course take pictures with your favorite dogs. After the tour the helicopter takes you back to the lodge and you’ll fly over the lower glaciers where you can see the blue melt pools and the crevasses.

City: Alaska

Fri 20 Sep

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What's Included

Guided Sled dog Tour on Snow

Landing and facility fees

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
TRANSFERS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM ANCHORAGE FOR THE 10:15AM, 12:30PM, 4:30PM and 6:30PM TOUR TIMES
Operates in all safe weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Due to comfort and weight / balance of the aircraft, passengers weighing over 250 pounds including clothing and luggage will be required to pay a surcharge This is payable directly to the tour operator.
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
CHECK IN is 30 minutes prior to your scheduled departure time. If you arrive late, your tour
SERVICE ANIMALS are permitted if they are secured in a crate only. Call for specifications
Restaurant Service is available on site May 17 - September 20. Snacks are available year round for purchase.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (216)

963marshan

Sep 2022

First let me say there were 6 people in our party and we were all very excited about going. The transfer company picked us up at our hotel (this Gentleman was top notch) at 4 got there around 5 and trip was supposed to take off at 6:30 so we had to sit and weight over an hour with helicopters coming and going. Now our party were large adults that had to give weight sizes at least a month prior when excursion was booked. One even had to pay the extra $150.00 they charge for over weight. They weighed us all gain when we got there because they have a computer model that tells them the weight limit in the helicopter. After an hour of waiting you can imagine we were getting a little upset, A person came and told us they would have to split the group up because of the weight. Another half hour passes which is now our time slot and two group of also large adults goes out in our spot! Now we are upset! Now a lady(supposedly the owner comes and puts a paper in front of us that shows 2 of our people over the weight limit that we re just now hearing about (and one of them has already paid the extra money! Now it is passed the last trip time of the day and they give us a story about how the last group (in our time slot and copters) was unable to land do to wind so they didn't want to risk it. But guess what! The ones that couldn't land didn't come back for over an hour....the time of the trip. Guess they thought we were stupid. Well needless to say we got to drive back an hour to the hotel! The transfer driver heard and saw the whole thing and even he said he was going to report it to his boss because it was handled so unprofessionally. Well they did give us a full refund but that doesn't wash away the wasted day of our vacation or the rude experience

Response from Host

Sep 2022

Marsha, thank you so much for your honest review. We apologize for the inconvenience but we would like to use your situation to help educate future guests reading this as to how to avoid some of the issues you were proposed with. The first is the way your group booked - you were not a group of 6, you booked 3 individual 2 person bookings. There was no communication with us directly letting us know you were traveling together so you were actually set to fly in 3 separate smaller 3 seater helicopters. The transfer van picked you up at 4:30pm and your exact arrival was 5:45pm..not 5pm as stated, at which time the half hour check in process was started. (so hopefully you didn't have a "wasted day", but just a disappointing evening) The other group did not go "in your spot", they had reported their weights accurately when booking and due to being larger were required and pre-assigned to fly in the larger helicopter which is rated to handle oversize guests, which left at their assigned time. Because of the size of your group and the wind gusts being greater than what our smaller helicopters could fly, we sent the larger helicopter to drop the other guests in hopes to return to pick your party up and ferry you to the location of our dogsled camp. The pilot did not do this due to the winds increasing after take off (this would not be known until the helicopter is flying). They did not land at the dogsled camp where they were scheduled to go, but they went to a low glacier for a standard glacier landing. Safety was his #1 priority. Second, the weights you reported when booking were 50lbs less then what you actually weighed in as. This GREATLY effects the configuration of how we can fly people. We state the importance of reporting accurate weights at the time of booking as the helicopters we fly are extremely weight dependent and the weight and balance will be effected preventing flight due to safety issues. The wind was beyond the limit to fly the smaller R44 helicopters that you were assigned to fly in safely, therefor we did refund you in this unfortunate circumstance. For all reading this, please be honest about your weights. When putting your weight down, please add 5lbs to account for the clothing. Be understanding that we never want to cancel a flight, however safety is our only priority when weather isn't playing nice. We would rather have guests who write unhappy reviews such as this, then put anyone in a situation that they may result in a crash just to appease them. We are the only operator in the state of Alaska with a 100% perfect safety record and plan on keeping that. Marsha, we hope the rest of your Alaskan vacation was amazing and again apologize for the inconvenience of that evening.

jenniferjY1120FO

Sep 2022

I loved everything about our trip to Alaska, but this tour was a very special day. The crew and pilot are top-notch and very professional. You can also tell they love what they do. The views from the helicopter are breathtaking and dog sledding on a glacier, hard to top that! I know it’s expensive, but worth every penny. You won’t be disappointed.

524shawnnas

Sep 2022

This experience was excellent from start to finish. Well managed tour compnay with friendly and knowledgeable staff and every stage. The scenery was stunning with views of blue ice glaciers, rivers wildlife and snow capped mountains. The pilots are handsome, charming, competent, and knowledgeable. And they're talents include photography. Props to the support staff keeping everyone safe. The dogs and mushers could not be more impressive. What a lifestyle! The most impressive, memorable tour I've ever experienced.

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Alaska Helicopter and Glacier Dogsled Tour - ANCHORAGE AREA

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