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Touch Down on the Ice: A Helicopter Walk Across Herbert Glacier
A 2.5-hour Coastal Helicopters flightseeing tour from Juneau that lands on the Herbert Glacier so you can walk amid icefalls, crevasses and glacial ponds—useful for planning timing and expectations.
Touch Down on the Ice: A Helicopter Walk Across Herbert Glacier.
Soar above the Juneau Icefield and step onto the living ice: this helicopter flightseeing tour carries you over a tracked network of rock and blue ice before landing on the Herbert Glacier for a narrated, on-glacier walk. Your pilot doubles as a glacier guide, describing moulins, crevasses, icefalls, ponds and streams as you look across Alaska’s rugged frozen landscape.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Aerial Passage Over the Juneau Icefield
The tour begins with a helicopter flight across the Juneau Icefield, offering sweeping views of rock formations and dramatic icefalls that frame the glacier system.
Walk on Herbert Glacier
After landing on the Herbert Glacier, the pilot-guide shuts down the helicopter and leads a relaxed, informative walk that brings passengers up close to crevasses, moulins and icy ponds.
Pilot as Narrator and Guide
The experienced pilot serves as your interpreter of the landscape, narrating the flightseeing portion and then escorting the group on the glacier walk to explain the surrounding features.
What the day feels like
What the Excursion Feels Like
The trip is a compact sequence of high points: lift from Juneau, travel over an expanse of ice and rock, a touchdown on Herbert Glacier, then a paced on-ice walk led by the pilot-guide. Expect narrated flightseeing followed by close-up exploration of glacial features while the helicopter is shut down nearby.
THE FLIGHT
Aerial Passage Over the Juneau Icefield
The tour begins with a helicopter flight across the Juneau Icefield, offering sweeping views of rock formations and dramatic icefalls that frame the glacier system.
THE GLACIER
Walk on Herbert Glacier
After landing on the Herbert Glacier, the pilot-guide shuts down the helicopter and leads a relaxed, informative walk that brings passengers up close to crevasses, moulins and icy ponds.
THE GUIDE
Pilot as Narrator and Guide
The experienced pilot serves as your interpreter of the landscape, narrating the flightseeing portion and then escorting the group on the glacier walk to explain the surrounding features.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this excursion suits—and who should consider alternatives.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
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Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the Icefield Excursion?
The tour duration is 2.5 hours.
Where do we meet for the tour?
The meeting location is Juneau, Alaska.
Will we land on a glacier?
Yes—the helicopter lands on the Herbert Glacier and the pilot-guide leads a walk on the ice.
Who operates the Icefield Excursion?
The tour is operated by Coastal Helicopters.
Is the tour suitable for children or older visitors?
The verified information lists the experience as suitable for all ages.