Mendenhall Ice Caves Tour 2018

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Mendenhall ice caves tour 2018.

From the end of skater s cabin road parking lot start on the west glacier trail and follow the trail 4 5 miles to the glacier. Arrival time is 9 am and departing at 9 pm. Mendenhall ice caves so what exactly are the mendenhall ice caves and why do people s eyes seem to light up with an enchanting glow when they hear those words. This is a long trek and the trail is difficult can be dangerous in areas and is mostly unmarked though there usually is some surveyors tape every so often marking the way.

We offer two tours that conditions permitting prominently feature visits to mendenhall glacier ice caves. If you are looking for a well rounded experience for visiting the ice caves we recommend a combination tour option that involves paddling across the lake in a canoe hiking up the west side of the glacier a visit to the mendenhall ice caves followed by a hike up onto the glacier. The mendenhall glacier trek tour gets you up close and personal with the glacier on this challenging full day hiking tour that can culminate right on the ice. Juneau shore tours reservations 1 844 626 9600.

If you ve done any research into the mendenhall glacier tours juneau offers and seen any of the hundreds of pictures and videos posted about the mendenhall ice caves you ll. Trek to mendenhall glacier ice caves. We chose the tour that canoes across a lake and then hikes on the mendenhall glacier. Leslie l tripadvisor.

We had the most amazing experience and our guides matt and annie were superb. Above beyond alaska. The best part of our cruise to alaska was clearly the tour with liquid alaska in juneau. Both of these tours are fairly new and have limited spaces so make sure and sign up early to guarantee availability.

See more ideas about mendenhall ice caves alaska travel alaska cruise. Paddle out on the iceberg covered mendenhall lake for about an hour until you reach mendenhall glacier. We will be cruising the celebrity millennium on july 2018 to alaska and juneau is our third port jun 3. Every portion of this tour boasts stunning views and unforgettable environments.

Explore the 3 000 year old mendenhall glacier on this 5 5 hour adventure tour from alaska s capital city juneau. Then spend about an hour to an hour and a half on the glacier.