Juneau Shore Excursion Pass 8 Self Guided Audio Tours Glacier
- 0.3–9.2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 6 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
One pass, eight Juneau audio tours — Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Falls, Mount Roberts, the Perseverance Trail, the 70-mile scenic drive, and downtown — plus a quick 90-minute glacier-drive edition for short port days. One purchase plays from one phone for everyone with you. Written by a born-and-raised Southeast Alaskan; GPS triggers each story automatically, hands-free. To be clear: this is a self-guided app experience — no live guide, no paper ticket, no bus schedule. Download before you sail — everything works with zero cell service. This is the Juneau the crowded bus tours skip — rainforest trails, gold-rush ruins, the bears at Steep Creek — for less than one seat on a bus tour. No date, no time limit, no expiry. Driving audio plays through Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; transcripts in six languages. Setup takes about 2 minutes — full steps are on your Viator ticket and in your confirmation email (check spam). In the app, your pass appears as "The Ultimate Juneau Experience."
Inclusions
What's included
- Unlimited lifetime access — no expiry, free updates, use it on every future trip
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support on the driving tours
- GPS-triggered audio that plays automatically and hands-free as you walk, hike, or drive
- Access to all 8 self-guided audio tours of Juneau (130+ GPS story stops), plus the shortened drive
- In-app maps showing parking, restrooms, Wi-Fi, and landmarks
- Written transcripts for every stop, plus multilingual translations
- Fully offline — audio and maps work with zero cell service once downloaded
What's not
- Optional attraction admissions, such as the Glacier trail fee (only applies to specific trails, most are fee-free, other areas are $5) and the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery visitor area. Paid on site
- Transportation to and between the tour starting points
- Smartphone — you use your own device
- Headphones or earphones
- In-person or live guide — this is a self-guided audio tour
- Cellular data or Wi-Fi
Itinerary
Juneau's most famous sight, a glacier you can see right from the parking lot. As you arrive, a GPS-triggered audio story plays automatically through your phone, covering the ice's dramatic retreat, the lake it carved, John Muir's 1879 visit, and the rock flour that turns the water that milky blue. Hands-free, at your own pace, fully offline.
A short loop near Mendenhall where, from July to October, black bears fish for salmon and eagles gather overhead. GPS-triggered audio plays as you walk, explaining the salmon run and the food web in motion. Free to access, explored at your own pace.
A short walk leads to Nugget Falls, where water plunges hundreds of feet from a river that is near the Mendenhall Glacier. GPS-triggered audio plays as you walk along the path to and from the falls, telling the story of the glacier's retreat, the icebergs on the lake, and the Arctic terns overhead. No guide, no schedule — just press play and walk.
Trailhead hub for the East Glacier Loop hike (16 stops, incl. the granite power tunnel) and the Trail of Time walk (9 stops — stand where the ice reached in 1937).
The hike locals actually do, climbing through rainforest above downtown Juneau. As you ascend, GPS-triggered audio shares the trail's gold-rush history, its rare ecosystem, and the priest who built the path. The tramway ride down is a separate paid ticket, not included in this audio tour.
A Juneau institution and a stop on the downtown walking tour. As you reach it, GPS-triggered audio plays the saloon's colorful history and the tale of the Wyatt Earp revolver that can't quite be Wyatt Earp's revolver. Listen on the street, hands-free — entry and any purchases inside are your own.
A wooden Russian Orthodox church an Indigenous community paid for themselves in 1894 — and the reason why isn't the one you'd assume. GPS-triggered audio plays as you reach it, telling the real story. Viewed from the street as part of the self-guided downtown tour; any interior visit is separate.
A stop on the downtown walking tour. GPS-triggered audio plays as you arrive, covering Juneau's improbable status as a capital no road can reach and the repeated failed attempts to move the government. Viewed from the public street, hands-free.
Perseverance trail tour (20 stops): the Glory Hole, the mine ruins, and the climb miners made before every shift.
Extended driving tour (42 stops): one of the area's most beautiful places, built one stone at a time.
A stop on the Juneau glacier driving tour where salmon return upstream. GPS-triggered audio explains the salmon cycle that powers all of Southeast Alaska. The hatchery's visitor area charges its own admission, which is not included in this audio tour.
The largest temperate rainforest on the planet, surrounding the Juneau-to-Mendenhall corridor. GPS-triggered audio plays as you drive through, covering the forest, the wetlands, and the wildlife along the route.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Self-guided audio tour you play on your own phone — no host meets you here. This is just a recommended start; there is no set start time. Includes 8 tours, each starting at its own location in the app. Download before you go (much of Juneau has no cell signal); explore at your own pace.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Alaska Audio Guide
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Juneau
- Its from-price is 77% below the median of the 95 experiences we list in Juneau.
- It is longer than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Juneau
Juneau is Alaska's capital, a small harbour city beneath steep forested mountains, reachable only by air or sea and close to glaciers.
Juneau sits on the Gastineau Channel in the Alaska Panhandle, squeezed between the water and the steep slopes of Mount Juneau and Mount Roberts, with the Juneau Icefield behind. No road connects it to the rest of North America. The city grew after gold was found in 1880, and the Alaska State Capitol, a columned building of the 1930s, the octagonal Russian Orthodox church of St Nicholas and the old downtown streets recall that past.
Top-ranked sights in Juneau: Mt. Roberts Tramway (Goldbelt Tram), Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Falls.
