Summer Glacier Dogsledding Tour from Girdwood

Overview

Experience the pure enthusiasm of Alaskan Huskies while mushing on an alpine glacier! Your tour begins with a helicopter flight to a remote glacier camp. Next, you'll ride a dog sled on beautiful journey around an alpine snowfield! This is the dogsledding tour of a lifetime. (This tour departs from the town of Girdwood, located just 35 miles south of Anchorage).

City: Anchorage

Tue 19 Nov

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Starting at $612.00

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Tue 19 Nov

Starting at $612.00

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What's Included

Round-trip shared transfer from any Girdwood hotel or B&B (if required)

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Small infants (prior to walking) may ride on an adult’s lap free
Operates on a snow-covered glacier, possible cool temperatures and occasional rain, please dress appropriately
Please arrive 30 minutes before your tour time.
Weight limit is 290 pounds per guest. Additional fee for
Must be able to walk unassisted on uneven snow, and hold on to the sled
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Alpine Air Alaska

From the Girdwood airport, you’ll enjoy a short, scenic flight to a remote camp on Punchbowl Glacier. Guides from Iditarod legend Mich Seavey’s Ididaride Sled Dog Tours will introduce you to the lovable dogs and teach you about the musher's lifestyle before your dogsledding adventure. Take in spectacular views of glaciers and peaks as you ride on the sled, you'll even get a chance to drive the dog team yourself. This is a unique Alaska experience you’ll always remember. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: • Scenic 15-minute flight to and from a remote camp on Punchbowl Glacier • The camp is managed by the Seavey family, renown for raising teams of Iditarod champions • Meet the friendly Alaskan Huskies; learn about the musher’s lifestyle and historic Iditarod race • Plenty of photo opportunities of you on the glacier, driving the dog team, playing with the dogs! • We provide light weight rain jacket and pants, fleece gloves, and outer boots that slip over your shoes We offer a complimentary round-trip transfer from any hotel or B&B in Girdwood. Driving to Girdwood? Park at our hangar. • We ask all guests to arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled flight time so you can take part in a short safety briefing before your tour.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (117)

jmw245

Jul 2022

Our much anticipated Alaska trip included the Girdwood dog sledding on day three of our trip. We checked in and waited till five minutes before the flight time to be told the flight is cancelled due to weather. The four girls working there tried to sell everyone other packages, we had some flexibility on the last day of our trip so we rescheduled it. Today we called ahead of time and comforted that all three tours in the morning went off fine. We checked in and got outfitted with the gears, being read heli rules and even being paired with other tourists. On the minute, the word came that the flight was cancelled, due to weather. Like last time, a few girls in the office trying to up-sell you on other sightseeing packages or reschedule this one, little empathy offered. Yes we got our refund, but it is the opportunity cost that came with a lost day of other alternative arrangements we could have made. Why wait till last minute to cancel such that we drove all the way out here? Incredibly unreliable. Wouldn't recommend to anyone who doesn't have an extra day to do little about.

Response from Host

Jul 2022

Thank you for your review. I can understand your frustration with last minute changes related to weather. As a helicopter operator in Alaska, where weather can change suddenly, we must fly responsibly and only when conditions are safe. So yes, weather cancellations do occur, but it's incredibly uncommon for the same guest to be faced with two weather cancellations, as you did, and you do have our sincere empathy. The glacier dogsledding tour takes place on Punchbowl Glacier, surrounded by mountains, so when it gets socked in with low visibility we can't fly. For our flightseeing tours if there's low visibility up the valley, we can still typically fly to other areas that are clear, so any attempt our team made to suggest another tour was purely to provide you with an alternative and make you happy, not to "up-sell" you, (dogsledding tour is our most expensive tour, so anything else would have been at a lower price). Our team was as surprised as you were to have to cancel the second time, and we were glad we could at least provide a full refund. We are so sorry it didn't work out to experience the tour, and hope the rest of your travels were wonderful. - Christina

E7444WMshirleyk

Jul 2022

The dog sledding tour was amazing. Learned a lot about the Iditarod race and will be following it next year. Amazing stories from participants.

Yvonne_S

Jul 2022

We traveled with a 10 month old and a 78 year old. Guides went out of their way to ensure everyone was safe and had a great time!