Juneau Shore Excursions: Helicopter Dogsledding Experience and Additional Glacier Landing in Juneau booking from $769.00

Juneau Shore Excursions: Helicopter Dogsledding Experience and Additional Glacier Landing

Overview

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.

Cruise ship passengers please note that the shuttle will pick up one hour before listed flight time.

City: Juneau

Sun 23 Feb

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What's Included

Rain Jacket & Pants

Glacier Boots

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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!
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
WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS – Persons weighing 260 pounds (clothed weight) or more must pay an additional $150.00 to secure extra space in the aircraft. Not claiming the comfort seat or providing inaccurate weights may cause tour delays and cancellations without refunds. You must PRE RESERVE your comfort seat. If you require one, contact Coastal Helicopters.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff

What To Expect

Coastal Helicopters

Flight departs from the airport and will take you up to the Herbert Glacier Dog Sled camp.

Herbert Glacier

Our Dog Camp Crew will meet you at the helicopter and take you over to the orientation area. Once you meet your mushers and dogs you'll take off on the ultimate thrill of riding with the dog sled team. If you're feeling extra adventurous you can try your hand at driving the team. You will be on the trail for roughly 40mins.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (14)

Exploration428247

Jul 2022

We booked directly (not through our cruise ship) and the excursion was overall seamless and enjoyable. Our party of six occupied all the seats in the helicopter. The views from the flight were amazing! We lucked out with beautiful sunny weather which I don’t believe is the norm. Our kids loved the dog sledding, taking turns as the secondary musher, and loving on the sled dogs. One downside to our experience was our family size, requiring us to be split (for the dog sledding) into one party of 4, with the remaining two combined in with another family. We would have preferred two groups of 3, since the photos will now have strangers in them. Still, we give a consensus thumbs up for this company and the adventure they provide.

Michelle B

Jun 2022

This was by far the highlight of our cruise to Alaska. We lucked out with perfect weather, it was sunny and surprisingly warm even up on the glacier for the dog sledding portion. You’re not allowed to take anything up in the helicopter with you besides your phone and a water bottle (don’t forget this so you can fill it with fresh glacier water!). They have lockers to lock your personal items in to keep them secure. Our helicopter pilot was an extremely great pilot. I unfortunately can’t remember her name. The ride was smooth and the scenery was unmatched. You see these massive snow topped mountains everywhere in Alaska but there’s nothing like seeing them up close and personal from the air. I was placed in the front seat next to the pilot so I had a great view and got to watch her use the controls which was awesome. Once we got to Hubert glacier the whole experience just kept getting better. We were met by a really cool guy who gave us an overview of general information about the dog camp. Then our family group was led to our musher. We were with Josie. She was amazing. She introduced us to her dogs, explained the sled and let us take our places and then hooked up the dogs. They were barking and pulling at their ties so bad you could tell they were ready to go and run. There’s no way that anyone can think that these animals don’t love this when you see how excited they get as they’re being hitched up. Finally it was time to go and Josie said the magic word and the dogs took off, literally smiling and yipping in excitement. I can tell you that there is nothing in my life that I have experienced as phenomenal as gliding over the top of a glacier being pulled by a team of sled dogs. It was amazing. We did a large loop on the glacier and she stopped multiple times so we could switch places in the sled, get photos, pet the dogs and ask questions. They have a professional photographer that takes photos of you during the ride and you can purchase them before you leave the glacier. They prefer cash so bring up to $50 or a credit card. Then it was time to get back in the helicopter and head to the ice part of the glacier for the ice walk. This was cool (literally) it was freezing on this part of the glacier. The views were so majestic. There’s no other blue like glacier blue water, which is so clean and refreshing (don’t forget your water bottle). After our ice walk we headed back to town in the helicopter getting outstanding views of Mendenhall glacier from the air on the return. We got our stuff, gave them back theirs (shoe covers) and boarded the bus to head back to the port. Everyone with this company was personable, professional, nice and fun. You can tell everyone loves working here and they run a really exceptional operation. We felt safe the whole time, and it really was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done. I can’t recommend them enough. It’s pricy but 200% worth it.

Kafreena

May 2022

Be prepared to wait. They do not respect their customers’ time or schedules. They book too many people and are only interested in money. They do not mind making you wait over an hour for a helicopter.

Response from Host

Jun 2022

I'm sorry your experience was not acceptable. We do not over book any of our tours however we are extremely short staffed. Our flights were delayed due to passengers providing inaccurate weights and having to make last minute accommodations due to this. It is unfortunate cruise ship passengers try to cram in back to back excursions since they are only in port for a few hours. I would not recommend this due to factors out of your control. Again, sorry your experience was not pleasurable.

Juneau Shore Excursions: Helicopter Dogsledding Experience and Additional Glacier Landing

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