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Matanuska Glacier Hike: Explore Ice Formations
4.3
9 Ratings
Anchorage
Embark on a 7-hour Matanuska Glacier trek from Anchorage. Walk on ice, explore crevasses, and witness stunning ice formations with a professional guide.
Embark on a 7-hour Matanuska Glacier trek from Anchorage. Walk on ice, explore crevasses, and witness stunning ice formations with a professional guide.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Matanuska Glacier - You’ll have plenty of time to explore the wonders of the glacier in this three-hour trek. Strap on your crampons and get ready to discover incredible features of the glacier, including beautiful crevasses and startingly blue ice. The glacier is constantly changing, so your route will depend on conditions of the day, as well as…
- Matanuska Glacier - You’ll have plenty of time to explore the wonders of the glacier in this three-hour trek. Strap on your crampons and get ready to discover incredible features of the glacier, including beautiful crevasses and startingly blue ice. The glacier is constantly changing, so your route will depend on conditions of the day, as well as the abilities of your group. You’ll come away with stunning photos and a deeper knowledge of glaciers and how they form.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (airport drop-off also available at the conclusion of the tour)
- Helmet
- Light snacks and bottled water
- Crampons (for walking on ice)
- Trekking pole (optional)
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (airport drop-off also available at the conclusion of the tour)
- Helmet
- Light snacks and bottled water
- Crampons (for walking on ice)
- Trekking pole (optional)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks (this tour does not stop for lunch)
- Pickup from private homes, apartments, or B&Bs; if this is your case, please contact the tour operator for the nearest pickup location
- Food and drinks (this tour does not stop for lunch)
- Pickup from private homes, apartments, or B&Bs; if this is your case, please contact the tour operator for the nearest pickup location
Additional Information
Glacier hiking is a fun activity for virtually anyone with the proper equipment and an experienced guide. Explore the hidden treasures of the Matanuska glacier on this 7-hour day trip from Anchorage. Use mountaineering crampons to actually “walk on water” as you hike the glacier with a professional guide. See close-up views of the best accessible…
Glacier hiking is a fun activity for virtually anyone with the proper equipment and an experienced guide. Explore the hidden treasures of the Matanuska glacier on this 7-hour day trip from Anchorage. Use mountaineering crampons to actually “walk on water” as you hike the glacier with a professional guide. See close-up views of the best accessible features of the glacier including crevasses, seracs, unique ice formations as well as the high point with views of a beautiful ice fall. With round trip transportation, proper instructions, and the equipment necessary you will have a fantastic experience on an actual glacier.
- Minimum age is 10 years old; children may not be carried in arms, backpacks, strollers, or anything else. For children under the age of 10, you can book a private trek. Minimum Age for private trek is 8 years old. Please contact us for more information.
- Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately; if canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
- No Refunds under 72 hours. This activity is operated in partnership with MICA guides.
Location
William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center
West 5th Avenue
Please look for our silver Mercedes Sprinter van along the curb in front of the Egan Center.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(9 Ratings)
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Yun_s
Aug 16, 2021
A unforgettable trip - We were lucky to have a sunny day and the hike was a fantastic experience. Our guide, Morgan, is a very nice and professional young lady. We really enjoyed her company and her knowledge about the glacier. I highly recommend this trip to anyone visiting Alaska.
Review provided by Viator
Pioneer02535856496
Jul 4, 2021
The go-to expert for Alaska - We chose this tour from several options that Albert recommended. The outfitter was absolutely first class compared to others we saw on the glacier.
Albert was very very helpful with our planning offerings activity suggestions, restaurant recommendations and general information that we found helpful.
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Adrianne_k
May 24, 2021
Great tour - Arthur was a great tour guide and driver. He is very knowledgeable about all things Alaska. The handoff of mica tours for the ice trek was seamless. Highly recommend.
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Adrianne_k
May 23, 2021
Awesome experience - Albert was a great guide and driver. He is extremely knowledgeable about the area and all things Alaska. the transition to Mica for the glacier trek was extremely smooth. The glacier trek was truly incredible.
Review provided by Viator
Kasuresh
Jul 11, 2019
Glacier trekking for novices - This is my first trip to Alaska and I love Glaciers ever since I learned about them at school.
Planet Earth arranged a pick up from my Hotel to the trekking spot. Albert the person who helped me book the trip is so customer centric that he followed up once the trekking time has been changed and then the day before the trekking.
They would provide all the gears like helmet, crampons etc. Seeing the Glacier for the first time and then trekking on it was an awesome experience. If you love nature, don't miss this trip
Overall very satisfied with the trip and Planet Earth.
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Cjmorris2009
Aug 8, 2018
Planet Earth Adventures Tours Were All Amazing! - We booked the Turnagain Arm Tour, Matanuska Glacier Ice Fall Trek, Dog Sledding, and Prince William Sound Kayaking Tour through Planet Earth Adventures and they were amazing! We had never been to Alaska before and had no idea what we were getting into. They made sure every detail on every tour was taken care of. I will book all our future tours through Planet Earth Adventures. They made our trip everything we wanted it to be.
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Salem27rkss
Jul 18, 2018
Spectacular - Our tour and hike today with Plant Earth was awesome. Scott did a superb job. They set this up with Mica guides. Scott provided a lot of history about the area on our journey to the Glacier. We will use them again if we find ourselves in Alaska again.
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Sjwiwj
Jun 15, 2024
Not very good. The hike itself is great but the company doing the transportation is a mess. A mess of nice people but a mess reg - Nice people, and the hike itself is great (done by Mica Guides though, not the same company) but their organization is really bad. The website doesn't let people book for just one person, which led to having a on have the company make the booking on my behalf but I could never get them to confirm the pickup location despite many messages and voicemails. Then last minute they asked me to redo the booking, which again didn't work and I had to spend a lot of time on the phone with them while already on another trip. And then when sending the final confirmation they changed the time and pick up location even though they confirmed a different time and location literally less than 24 hours before, and after getting that corrected again, they changed the pickup time literally the morning of, again! The very significant lack of organization pretty much ruined the experience with all the stress it added beforehands. I've never seen that...
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Deanna
Jul 14, 2019
Deceived by the company, know what you are getting into - I booked this tour through viator for "Matanuska Glacier Ice Fall Trek from Anchorage". I was completely deceived by this company. All they do is provide a transfer from your hotel in anchorage to an actual tour company who does the glacier walk.
In their actual services, providing transportation, they do just that. There is no tour or learning from a tour guide, the person is just a driver. So basically if you have a car available, you could have driven along the highway to the tour company yourself. There is no added benefit of this company.
I wish there had been more reviews so that I could have known better. It is a complete waste of money. If you are interested in this tour, please know that you can book it directly for a significantly lower price directly with MICA guides who provides the real tour.
Furthermore, if you are booking a tour with this company, you should look into whether or not they provide the tour themselves (something I did not even think to ask) or if they just take you to another tour.
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