Anchorage Summer Glacier Dogsledding Tour
Alpine Air Alaska
4.9
Jan_H
80 days ago
Absolutely hands down one of the best experiences we have had during our trip to Alaska! Every single person we encountered on this trip was friendly and helpful. The helicopter trip was fun (our first) and riding with Calvin on his sled and listening to the knowledge he’s gained working with the dogs and actually running the Iditarod last March was unforgettable! 100% recommend this tour!! Well worth the money! Thank you for the memories!
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).
Departure Point
- Departs from Girdwood Airport.Transportation from Anchorage or Girdwood to our base is available for an additional fee.Please contact our office to schedule your shuttle pick up.
- Departs from Girdwood Airport.Transportation from Anchorage or Girdwood to our base is available for an additional fee.Please contact our office to schedule your shuttle pick up.
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Alpine Air Alaska599 Mt Hood Dr, , Girdwood, AlaskaFrom 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.Duration: 2 hoursAdditional Information
- 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
- Guided dogsled experience
- 90-minute Helicopter Dogsledding Tour
- Helicopter flight to glacier
- All taxes and fees
- Comfort surcharge applied to guests over 250lbs
- Transportation from Anchorage to Girdwood available. Please call our office for more information
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).
Departure Point
- Departs from Girdwood Airport.Transportation from Anchorage or Girdwood to our base is available for an additional fee.Please contact our office to schedule your shuttle pick up.
- Departs from Girdwood Airport.Transportation from Anchorage or Girdwood to our base is available for an additional fee.Please contact our office to schedule your shuttle pick up.
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Alpine Air Alaska599 Mt Hood Dr, , Girdwood, AlaskaFrom 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.Duration: 2 hoursAdditional Information
- 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
- Guided dogsled experience
- 90-minute Helicopter Dogsledding Tour
- Helicopter flight to glacier
- All taxes and fees
- Comfort surcharge applied to guests over 250lbs
- Transportation from Anchorage to Girdwood available. Please call our office for more information
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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Jan_H
Absolutely hands down one of the best experiences we have had during our trip to Alaska! Every single person we encountered on this trip was friendly and helpful. The helicopter trip was fun (our first) and riding with Calvin on his sled and listening to the knowledge he’s gained working with the dogs and actually running the Iditarod last March was unforgettable! 100% recommend this tour!! Well worth the money! Thank you for the memories!
PeggyW515
If I could give this ten stars, I would. My husband, two girls (ages 5 and 8), and I did the summer dogsled tour. This was hands-down our favorite thing we did on any trip we’ve ever been on. Everyone was so friendly and professional, from people on the ground, helicopter pilots to dog mushers. Our musher Zion was especially great! We loved meeting all of the dogs and learning a lot about the dogs and the Iditarod. I would go back to Alaska just to do this again!
marckW339ZV
Absolutely phenomenal experience from start to finish! Every team member was super friendly, uber safe, and very knowledgeable. The helicopter ride itself is pretty breathtaking and the dogs / mushers / sled ride were just top notch. Shout out to Jess (excellent pilot-ing) and Calvin (super knowledgeable, engaging, and made the sled ride a total blast...who also just happened to compete in the Iditarod). Two thumbs up!!
I1120TYjoshuaa
Incredible experience! If you ever in your lifetime have the chance to take this trip DO IT! Our morning started with a beautiful drive along the Chugach Mountains, Kris our shuttle drive shared with us his family’s history of the area and answered many of our questions we had about the Turnagain Arm and the city of Anchorage. Kris, thank you for that dinner recommendation, truly fabulous food. I wont let your secret be known. As the fog clears our helicopter lifts off from a small mountain airstrip. The view instantly becomes breathtaking. With clear mountain streams, snow in the background and steep slopes surrounding the area. And then it happens, a glacier appears in the front view of the helicopter. Our pilot Jess, slowly reduces elevation and we land on glacier. The dogs instantly know what the arrival of the helicopter means, time to work. After introductions with all the dogs, and getting to learn all their names. We mount the sled. I just had know idea, absolutely incredible. The power, the speed, the stamina. Thank you all for this amazing experience. Truly outstanding.
MAMLL5
Wow! Amazing experience!
We took a helicopter to the glacier (and it wasn’t scary!). Got to meet actual Iditarod racers, dogs, and puppies, and did a 2 mile ‘run’ with the dogs. Learned so much. Would do it again in a heartbeat! Wonderful group of folks from front desk to top of glacier and back!