MATANUSKA GLACIER EXCURSION

The Matanuska Glacier Excursion will be the Highlight of your time in Alaska!  27 miles long, four miles wide, covering more area than the city of Los Angeles, the Matanuska Glacier is the largest glacier in the world with road access.  You'll spend about two hours on the glacier with your professional guide.  Explore the crevasses, seracs, moulins and more amazing glacial features.  You'll learn about "walking rocks", glacier spiders, basal ice, glacial erratics and other unique aspects of the glacial environment.  This will be an adventure you'll never forget!

A Tent City Tours guide will pick you and your group up at your hotel by 8am the day of your Matanuska Glacier tour.  We'll drive about two hours north of Anchorage, with a rest stop about half-way, where we'll pick up fresh deli sandwiches for lunch.  Coffee and other snacks are available for purchase at this stop as well.  We'll arrive at the glacier and check in by about 10:30am.  After a few minutes meeting our guide and getting our spikes on, we'll depart the guide cabin at about 11am.  We'll be on the glacier from about 11am to 1pm.  Tour times vary, as glacier and trail conditions can change daily.  After leaving the glacier, we'll have sandwiches for lunch while heading back to Anchorage.  We'll make stops for pictures and a stretch along the return trip.  You can expect to be back at your hotel between 4 & 5pm.  

• Especially in Spring (April and May), melting snow causes wet and somewhat muddy conditions.  Reasonably waterproof footwear that you don't mind getting dirty is recommended. 
• You can check the weather for the Matanuska Glacier area HERE.  
• Dress in layers.  When the weather turns out a little different than forecast, the sun comes out, or wind picks up, the ability to adjust to the conditions can make your time at the glacier much more enjoyable.
• Bring a small backpack or other means of carrying the few things you may want to keep available while we're out; a hat, gloves, and water bottle for example.
• Bring your shades.  It can be surprisingly bright on the glacier, with the sun's rays reflecting from every direction.  A hat with a bill in summer months, when the sun is at its peak, can also be helpful.
• The Matanuska Glacier hike is rated as "moderate" and as such, is not recommended for guests with significant health concerns.   Please talk with your guide in advance if this applies to you.  We want to help you get on the glacier if at all possible. 
• Feel free to give us a call if you have additional questions or concerns.