From Anchorage: Matanuska Glacier Full-Day Tour – Anchorage, Alaska

EXPERIENCE

Experience the beauty and awe of the Matanuska Glacier on a full-day trip from Anchorage. Drive the Glenn Highway up the Matanuska Valley along the Matanuska River. The glacier is 100 miles from Anchorage, so there are vast open vistas to enjoy along the way when the weather is clear.
Check-in at the Glacier Park office and take advantage of the indoor restrooms before heading up to the trailhead. Drive to the initial view of the breathtaking glacier. Collect your safety equipment – ice spikes/crampons for your shoes year-round plus helmets in the summer.
Then head out with an experienced glacier guide. In winter (late November through April) you will load onto sleds and enjoy a slow, safe snow machine ride out to the magnificent blue ice. In summer (May through early November) experience a longer, more strenuous hike.
Go home with a suite of epic photos and fantastic memories. This tour is a full eight-plus hours and operates snow or shine. If the weather in Anchorage is poor, the area near the glacier is often better. Other tours may say they’ll deliver an experience of a lifetime, but this one truly does.

HIGHLIGHTS

Drive through wild Alaska on the spectacular Glenn Highway
Spend a day experiencing the unique glacier ecosystem
Walk on the 27-mile (43 kilometer) long Matanuska Glacier
Learn about one of the most studied glaciers on earth
In Winter, enjoy a gentler hike by riding in a snow machine sled to the glacier

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