Mendenhall Glacier and Whale Watching Tour
- 4h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Although we are the original whale-watching company in Juneau (operating since 1994), we are still small and family-owned and operated! We want you to feel like part of the family, and we pride ourselves on prioritizing local hires in order to give back to our community and give you the best possible tour experience. We want our guides to love Juneau as much as you do! Our fleet consists of only mammal-friendly jet boats, and the small size and intimate setting will make you feel right at home with the whales. We pride ourselves on our quick transfers between vehicles! We don't want you to wait any longer than you absolutely have to!
Inclusions
What's included
- We offer a snack bag of various prepackaged snacks to hold you over until you get back to your ship!
- Coffee and/or Tea
What's not
- Audio and written guides are not included. Just in person!
Itinerary
You will be dropped off at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area for a self guided stop. You will be able to overlook the glacier from Photo Point Outlook, and stop by educational displays at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. If you walk down the board walk over the salmon streams, you might get a chance to see spawning salmon, or even a bear!
Take a mammal friendly jet boat out of Auke Bay Harbor, and explore the waters surrounding Juneau in search of the majestic humpback whale! This tour includes two hours on the water where an experienced captain will take you to where ever the whales are hanging out that day!
Take a bus ride from your cruise ship to the destination!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 246 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Amazing experience!!
Everyone and everything was exactly what we needed it to be! When we come back to Alaska I’ll book again most definitely! The snacks and hot chocolate were a bonus and a blessing!
3Excursion to Juneau whale watching and Mendenhall glacier
The whale watching was “ok”. The boat driver would not get closer to the whales as other tourists boats did. By the time we got to Mendenhall Glacier it was beginning to get dark so we didn’t feel safe walking the paths because of bears. Seeing the bears in daytime is one thing I was looking forward to but at night? I don’t think so!!
5Highly recommend this tour!
Due to flood conditions the glacier part of this tour was cancelled but the whale watching more than made up for that disappointment! Captain Sam and naturalist Kayleigh provided a great experience-saw a pair of bears on the shore, a whole bunch of sea lions, and alot of whales!!! The true highlight was seeing a large group of whales bubble-net feeding, which was amazing to see! They do a lot of tours with cruise ship passengers and are very aware of when people need to be back at their ships, which should give people peace of mind in that respect.
5Amazing
Very very good ,everything is amazing,thank you
5So Many Whales!
My husband and I enjoyed this outing very much. Our guide, was so fun, friendly, and funny. He took great care of the group. The whale watching was great. We saw 7 whales, and many birds. The two boat guides knew a lot! Very friendly. The walk to see Mendenhall Glacier was easy and fun. A stunning view. Thank you!
5Whale watching in Juneau
The Naturalists were great in giving us information on the whales we saw. But the Mendelhall Gkacier tour was a disappointment since the restrooms were closed early and there wasn’t enough time to see the glacier .
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet directly below the cables of the Mount Robert's Tram. Look for a representative with a blue sign with yellow letters. Please do not go inside the Tramway building to inquire about this tour, or try to board any buses without first speaking to a representative.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 60 travellers
- Operated by
- Dolphin Jet Boat Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Juneau
- Its from-price is 14% below the median of the 95 experiences we list in Juneau.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 25 of 95.
- 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.
