All tours juneau whale watching tours and excursions. We specialize in the finest juneau whale watching and hiking. From juneau, experience alaskan wilderness with this glacier and whalewatching combo tour. Whale watch and mendenhall glacier combo tour 2020 juneau. Paddle across mendenhall lake watching for birds, eagles, goats, salmon and bears. The mendenhall glacier is found only fifteen minutes drive from downtown juneau, which makes it an easily accessible day trip out. But dont let that title mislead you, this family operation is all about the customer experience. Enjoy the best of juneau s nature and wildlife on this unforgettable halfday tour. At the core of our juneau tours and excursions is a passionate guide who opens a doorway to the wild places that will stir your soul. All content is free and downloadable to any device. The mendenhall glacier is juneau s biggest attraction and a humbling sight. Daily departures for the whale watching and glacier cruises, guided kayaking, hiking and fishing from gustavus.
Or, if youd rather learn more about the city than the wildlife, consider the mendenhall glacier and juneau city combo tour. The 7yearold was disappointed that she was not able to walk on the glacier as we had done on athabasca in the canadian rockies but that is the exception for glacier visits. Since its just outside of downtown, we boarded a bus to make the short drive and got a little history lesson about juneau along the way from our jovial driver. The juneau icefield research program has monitored the outlet glaciers of the juneau icefield since 1942, including mendenhall glacier. Be amazed by the mile 21kilometer mendenhall glacier, and take to the water on a whalewatching cruise. This juneau day trip by helicopter and trek is the ultimate alaskan adventure on ice. Between seeing the mendenhall glacier, to leisurely exploring downtown juneau and discovering a few great eats along the way, our day in juneau was simply perfect. This post was created for away we go with carnival, the destination for getting in the getaway state of mind. Then off to the mendenhall glacier to spend some time hiking, watching fish spawn at steep creek or enjoy an outstanding view from the. Multiple tour companies plus public buses run to this mountain glacier. Whale watching and mendenhall glacier tour juneau, alaska. In fact, the dog camp is located on the glacier, making this adventure a great way to experience alaskas unique landscape and lifestyle. The whale watching and mendenhall glacier tour was an excellent option for juneau for our family of four.
Go on a whale watching excursion and then visit the famous mendenhall glacier. There are many helicopter tours providing spectacular aerial views of ice. Too much whale watching, too little mendenhall glacier. This tour combines two of the best attractions in the juneau area the mendenhall glacier and whale watching. Chelsea and her amazing team took us out on their boat for whale watching first. Guests are not able to stay on the helicopter on the tour as the helicopter will drop them off and return to pick them up. Forest service mendenhall glacier visitor center, juneau, alaska. As you follow your guide through the dense vegetation, around beaver ponds, and up rock scrambles, the wilderness trail becomes less defined. Its just so beautiful being around all that nature. Mendenhall glacier shuttle juneau tours, juneau traveller. The face of the south sawyer glacier stretches sixtenths of a mile across. Juneaus most popular attraction and the most easily accessible alaska glacier is the mighty, magnificent mendenhall glacier, located just miles from downtown juneau and only a few minutes from the airport.
Mendenhall glacier welcomes more than 400,000 visitors each year, and its easy to see why. This combo is the best way to make the most of your day in juneau. We had looked into dolphin jet boat tours because they have a guarantee. Alaska shore experts mendenhall glacier helicopter tour. This tour is for those looking to mark two of juneau s signature highlights off their bucket list. My friend and i want to take a whale watching tour while in juneau the week of may 25th. Enjoy a tram ride, whale watching, salmon fishing, ziplining and much more. Enjoy a walk on the glacier lead by an expert glacier guide. Informative professional driver guide during transfers. Mush like iditarod greats, or relax, surrounded by the still, vast beauty of the mendenhall glacier and juneau icefield. Glacier bay cruises glacier bay tours from juneau go. On this combo package you get two of our most popular tours, one at each of your cruise stops.
Your experience will be indepth, authentic, genuine and personalized. Dec 08, 2017 experience the best juneau has to offer with this whale watching and mendenhall glacier tour. Capture juneau s top attractions and abundant marine wildlife on a single excursion. Juneau whale watching tours alaska shore excursions. Amazingly the weather was in the top 70s degrees the. This fun alaska kayaking tour takes you as close as the u. I have enjoyed your posts for alaska i am going in may 2018 i want to know with the mendenhall glacier excursion was that booked locally or princess and the same with the evening whale watching who did u book that tour through. Juneau s most popular attraction and the most easily accessible alaska glacier is the mighty, magnificent mendenhall glacier, located just miles from downtown juneau and only a few minutes from the airport.
All participants are eligible to enter the tour operators capture juneau photo contest and win cash prizes. Join us for whale watching in our cool alaskan waters and then view one of 38 glaciers from the juneau ice fields the spectacular mendenhall glacier. The juneau tour was relatively short but very interesting and very informative thanks to our knowledgeable driver. Enjoy the best of juneaus nature and wildlife on this unforgettable halfday tour. It includes three hours hiking and climbing over the rugged glacier terrain of the juneau icefield. After the excursion, i asked myself shall i come back to juneau another time just for mendenhall glacier. Things to do in juneau alaska mendenhall glacier kayak trip. The mendenhall is just one of the 38 major glaciers that flow from the juneau icefield, an expanse of interconnected glaciers that. Capture juneaus top attractions and abundant marine wildlife on a single excursion. While many people go to mendenhall glacier with a tour group or on a shore excursion, you can also get to the glacier on your own. Juneau s spectacular whales and the mendenhall glacier, all in a halfday program on a boat holding a maximum of only 40 guests. While out on the water, there is no doubt that youll see humpback whales this is the time of year they travel to alaska to feed on thousands of pounds of krill a day. Discover juneaus natural splendors as you board a waterjetpowered. Juneau city and mendenhall glacier tour october 15, 2019.
Experience the best juneau has to offer with this whale watching and mendenhall glacier tour. From sales agents and dock representatives to bus drivers guides, naturalistsdeck hands and boat captains. No visit to juneau is complete without a closeup look at the mendenhall glacier one of alaskas most popular attractions. The landscape was spectacular from the top of the boat and extremely exciting as this was our first whale watching experience. Upon landing your helicopter on mendenhall glacier, your guide teaches you the basics of glacier travel and then leads your group on an exploration of the most pristine and remote. Including all of the features of the popular whale watching tour, youll leave the waters of auke bay and continue with a transfer over to mendenhall glacier for a quick visit, allowing time for photographs and a peek inside the visitors center.
Be amazed by the mile 21kilometer mendenhall glacier, and take to the water on a whale watching cruise. Apart from the worlds largest concentration of tidewater glacier, glacier bay is the natural habitat for a variety of marine wildlife such as orca whales, porpoises, sea otters, seals as well as bald eagles and bears. Get to know juneau and discover the beauty of mendenhall glacier on this 2. First part of our tour was a short hike to see the mendenhall glacier and then we boarded a 45person catamaran for whale watching. Mendenhall glacier the mendenhall glacier is located in the valley in juneau and is possibly the easiest glacier on this list to see. Mendenhall glacier visitor center is located in juneau, alaska. Thoroughly enjoyed whale watching and the two young guided who narrated our trip were locals and very informative. Mendenhall glacier also sitaantaagu is a glacier about.
Take a whalewatching cruise to look for humpback whales in the wild. Mendenhall glacier hike juneau shore excursion alaska. Juneau city and glacier tour juneau tours and shore. Juneaus spectacular whales and the mendenhall glacier, all in a halfday program on a boat holding a maximum of only 40 guests. The glaciers ice calves into mendenhall lake, and from there into the mendenhall river, which in turn flows into fritz cove. Take a comfortable motorcoach tour of historic juneau and get up close to the majestic mendenhall glacier, all in one fun and relaxing halfday excursion. Getting there normally involves one of four options. Meet your professional photography coach who will take you to local photo h. Forest service allows to the face of mendenhall glacier. Emerald princess alaska would recommend it for anyone that likes to take pictures.
You can take a taxi from juneau, drive to the glacier with a rental car, or take the city bus to glacier spur road and walk the rest of the way 1. This exciting excursion combines two of alaskas most popular attractions. Sep 26, 2017 i have enjoyed your posts for alaska i am going in may 2018 i want to know with the mendenhall glacier excursion was that booked locally or princess and the same with the evening whale watching who did u book that tour through. Once youre back in town, enjoy juneau s original tracys king crab view tour details. In its 15 th year of operation, alaskanowned company juneau tours and whale watch weighs in as the largest independent tour provider in southeast alaska. Mendenhall glacier is easy accessible from juneau and one fo the most popular attractions among cruise travelers. A triple treat complete with whales, glaciers and an alaskan buffet. Thoroughly enjoyed whale watching and the two young guided. Experience alaskas premier attractions glaciers and wildlife, from two very different vantage points, by land and by sea. If you have limited time in juneau, then this mendenhall glacier hike tour is the perfect way to experience the area before continuing on your journey. Explore the mendenhall glacier visitor center, where you can visit with forest service. Mendenhall glacier rafting tour from juneau juneau, usa.
Itll be the same with the other 2 cities, but juneau was where i enjoyed it the most. The mendenhall glacier tour begins with a 4mile hike through the tongass national forest the largest temperate rainforest in the world, dominated by towering sitka spruce and hemlock trees. Pair this tour with a whale watching adventure for a comprehensive juneau outing. The mendenhall glacier is juneaus biggest attraction and a humbling sight. Whale watch and mendenhall glacier combo tour provided by. On a sunny day the glacier is beautiful, with blue skies and snowcapped mountains in the background. Mendenhall glacier visitor center juneau all you need. Then off to the mendenhall glacier to spend some time hiking, watching fish spawn at steep creek or enjoy an outstanding view from the visitor center.
Whale watching and the mendenhall glacier audley travel. Oct, 2017 juneau was my favorite out of the 3 cities. Best whale watching tour in juneau juneau forum tripadvisor. Drive right up to the icy mass of mendenhall glacier, where you can hike, explore, and check out interactive exhibits at the visitor center. Juneau excursions and tours gastineau guiding company. The glacier extends from the juneau icefield to mendenhall lake. Tour includes narrated transfer to mendenhall glacier and selfguided tour. Wrap three popular juneau experiences into one hasslefree outing on this multipart tour. Sit back and have fun as your guide paddles you through class ii and iii rapids at the foot of the glacier. The mendenhall glacier has its origin in the juneau icefield. Deep blue crevasses and glacier carved peaks are highlighted as you ascend 4,000 feet by helicopter to our dog camp on the mendenhall glacier. Mendenhall glacier visitor center juneau all you need to. This tour is for those looking to mark two of juneaus signature highlights off their bucket list. The more challenging aspect of mendenhall glacier is getting close to it.
Dog sledding on the mendenhall glacier juneau true. On the day we docked we met the company rep at the port who directed us to our tour bus also at the port. We had time for the hike to nugget falls and the visitors center, both of which were excellent. While visiting juneau, get up close to alaskas impressive mendenhall glacier on this exciting 3. Tour includes approximately 30 minutes of flight time and approximately 20 25 minutes will be spent on national forest system lands mendenhall glacier, for a total time of 55 minutes.
The tour departure point was easy to locate and the pick up after viewing the glacier was on time. Alaska kayaking tour juneau day tours mendenhall glacier. Liability waiver required to be signed in the presence of the tour operator. Step into alaska with one of these dedicated and knowledgeable local guides. Wind through the city with a guide from the area, and hear about the origins of the haidatlingit tribe, the impact of russian, european and american influences, and the gold that shaped the regions past and present. We guide you on a 2 hour whale watching tour, spotting humpback whales and other wildlife. For a shorter and simpler adventure, check out our whale watching tour. After looking at the different ways to get to mendenhall glacier. Tour is not wheelchair accessible no canes, crutches, wheelchairs, etc. Consider a day cruise that combines a visit to the glacier with a whale watching tour of auke bay, for example. Tripadvisor whale watch and mendenhall glacier combo tour.
Consider a day cruise that combines a visit to the glacier with a whalewatching tour of auke bay, for example. The milelong 19 km glacier ends at mendenhall lake and is easily viewed from the historic mendenhall glacier visitor center. The glacier and surrounding landscape is protected as part of the 5,815 acres 2,353 ha mendenhall glacier recreation area, a federally designated unit of the. Heated cabin with wide viewing windows, spacious decks for whale watching, and bathrooms on board. Mendenhall glacier visitor center juneau 2020 all you. The mendenhall glacier has plenty of activities you can do yourself but there are a number of fun charter tours that help you get the most out of your visit. We started off our our morning in juneau enjoying coffee and breakfast on our stateroom balcony, then met our tour on the docks for the mendenhall glacier excursion. Glacier boots are provided neos overshoe brand glacier boots, ensuring a safe walk on the ice.
From juneau, experience alaskan wilderness with this glacier and whale watching combo tour. Begin with a scenic drive to mendenhall lake, where you will suit up with gear and board a stable 2person kayak. Juneau whale watching tours and excursions juneau tours. Your juneau excursion adventure begins with a short drive to a scenic harbor. A smaller group makes for a larger wilderness experience bob janes, dawn wolfe and family owners of gastineau guiding. These magnificent mammals spend the summer months in the. Itll be the same with the other 2 cities, but juneau was where i. Hop aboard to explore alaskas capital city, once the numberone mining town in the world, and take in its stunning place among mountain vistas and meandering waterways. The inside passage waters near juneau support a very healthy humpback whale population. Halfday tour to mendenhall glacier and king crab from juneau. The mendenhall glacier visitor center, administered by the u. Whale watching, mendenhall glacier, and tracys king crab shack combo tour. Once you order and receive the book or download the inside passage app or download the. The arm is filled by glaciers, icebergs and wildlife whales, bald eagles, and even the.
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