"Forbes Traveler" magazine named Era Helicopters tours one of the "10 best helicopter tours in the world." This company is Alaska's most experienced helicopter tour company and offers six different tours. Choose from Juneau Glacier Adventure, Juneau Glacier Dog Sled Tour, Denali Glacier Landing Expedition, Denali Heli-Hiking Adventure, Denali Excursion and Denali National Park Discovery Tour. Each tour varies in time and price. Despite the differences, each tours offers a different view of the glaciers around Juneau. For example, the Juneau Glacier Dog Sled Tour flies you across the glacier-filled water to the Norris Glacier where you learn how to use a dog sled to travel across the large sheets of ice.
Era Flightseeing
6160 Carl Brady Dr.
Anchorage, Alaska 99502
800-843-1947
eraflightseeing.com
TEMSCO Helicopters, Inc. is Alaska's oldest helicopter tour company, flying since 1958 and offering public tours since 1983. This company offers three tours, including: Medenhall Glacier by Helicopter and Guided Walk, Pilot's Choice Tour or Dog Sledding/Helicopter Tour. Fly over Mendenhall Glacier to view the large ice formations and its meltwater pools as well as the 7,000-foot tall Mendenhall Towers. TEMSCO boasts the most in-depth tours in comparison to the other companies with additional parts of the tour other than just flying above them.
TEMSCO Helicopters--Juneau
1650 Maplesden Way
Juneau, Alaska 99801
temscoair.com/tours/juneau.html
Coastal Helicopters offers a variety of tours to visit Juneau's icefields, rock formations and ice falls. If you prefer to try out dog sledding, Coastal Tours also offers tours that fly you into a dog camp. Professional filmmakers and photographers can fly into the natural state to capture nature in its fragile state. The one-hour Iceland Excursion flies over Herbert, Taku, Lemon or Norris Glaciers. You then walk across the glacier with a tour guide.
Coastal Helicopters, Inc.
8995 Yandukin Dr.
Juneau, Alaska 99801
800-789-5610
coastalhelicopters.com
