"Pilot's Choice" Glacier Helicopter Explorer
“Pilot’s Choice” Glacier Helicopter Explorer Tour Brochure (1.6MB) 
When you're Alaska's oldest and most experienced helicopter flightseeing operator, you know quite a bit about the area's spectacular sights! Take the "PILOT'S CHOICE" Glacier Explorer Tour, for a second-to-none journey to see the best Alaska has to offer.
Soaring high above the lush rain forest, incredibly deep valleys and awe-inspiring peaks, you'll marvel at vistas seen by few! Your pilot will give you an eagle's eye view of high alpine lakes, "icefalls" hanging from sheer cliffs and some of the most remote peaks and glaciers in the Juneau Icefield -- places like Wonderland, Glacier King, the Mendenhall Towers, or Mt. McGinnis. The itinerary is flexible; your pilot is free to create the best possible tour under the current weather and glacier conditions.
For an up-close opportunity to appreciate this ancient landscape, your pilot will land in two different locations, where you will continue the tour on foot! During these two landings you will learn about the geological and environmental processes at work creating moraines, crevasses, seracs, and the glaciers themselves.
The "Pilot's Choice" tour is an incomparable journey of discovery, a once-in-a-lifetime experience sure to provide enduring memories of Southeast Alaska's beautiful wilderness.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Duration includes 50 minutes of helicopter time and two separate landings totaling approximately 30 minutes on the Juneau Icefield within the Tongass National Forest; giving a total time of 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Please allow additional time for transportation to and from the dock, a safety briefing, and outfitting of glacier boots. From pick up to drop off it is approximately 2 ¾ hours.
- Due to increased security, no carry-on bags will be allowed on the helicopters. A secure location will be provided at the office for storing personal items.
- Glacier boots are provided.
- Due to weight and balance limitations, as well as passenger safety and comfort, the helicopter companies have advised that guests weighing 250 lbs or more (fully clothed) will be assessed the weight surcharge to reserve adequate space onboard the helicopter.
- Guests weighing 250lbs or more should reserve two tickets, and once onboard their ship, go to the Tour Office to have the extra ticket charge adjusted down to the surcharge amount.
- You cannot divide the excess weight among your party.
- Helicopter tours may have different cancellation policies to other tours. Please check with your cruiseline regarding these.
- If the tour is cancelled by the helicopter company due to weather, you will be refunded the full amount.
