Norris Adventure: Seaplane, Paddle and Glacier Hike
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Experience 3 iconic Alaskan adventures—flightseeing, glacier hiking, and packrafting—all in just 5 hours! This Packraft adventure begins with a scenic flight that will head towards the mouth of the Taku Inlet. After landing on the Norris Glacier fed lake, hike over the glacially carved terrain to a cove where your packraft awaits. From here, you will be outfitted in single person packrafts and introduced paddling techniques by your guides. Once you launch your packraft, your paddle to the glacier will take you past ice bergs to the Norris Glacier. As you approach the glacier, prepare to beach your boat right on the Norris Glacier. Trade out paddles for micro-spikes and explore the moonscape-like area of the glacier all by foot and get panoramic views of Norris and Taku glaciers. Look for crevasses, glacier pools, moulins, and other incredible ice features. Upon completion of your glacier hike, paddle back to shore. Your floatplane awaits to take you back to Juneau.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bottled water
- Roundtrip van and floatplane transportation
- Snacks
- Paddling and safety instructions
- Rain gear and rubber boots
- Forest Service Fees
- All necessary paddling and glacier equipment
What's not
- Guide Gratuities
Itinerary
Guests will be transported from pick up location to main office. At the main office guests will be outfitted in gear and have a chance to use the restrooms.
Transport to the floatplane pond, followed by a 25 minute scenic flight to the Norris Glacier.
During the Norris Glacier adventure, guests will hike, packraft, and trek on the glacier's surface. Following this experience, a floatplane will transport guests back to Juneau.
Guests will return to the main office to de-gear and be transported back to pick up location.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Located at the base of the Mt. Roberts Tramway, the C-Sign is ABAK’s primary downtown meeting location for cruise passengers and clients staying in the downtown area.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 6 travellers
- Operated by
- Above and Beyond Alaska
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
- Clients will be outfitted in single passenger packrafts.
- A specific amount of time on the ice cannot be guaranteed. The amount of time on the glacier is dependent on the group's pace and weather conditions.
- Visiting specific features such as ice caves, moulins, etc. cannot be guaranteed. Your guide will assess potential hazards on the trip to determine if a particular area is safe to trek upon or enter.
- Clients must be able and conditioned to paddle 1 hour roundtrip, know how to swim, and hike on uneven terrain up to 2 miles.
How it compares in Juneau
- Its from-price is 312% above the median of the 95 experiences we list in Juneau.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 57 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.
