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Norris Adventure: Seaplane, Paddle and Glacier Hike

Location Juneau, Alaska, USA
$920
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Norris Glacier beckons with three unforgettable Alaskan adventures: flightseeing, glacier hiking, and packrafting, all wrapped into a thrilling five-hour experience. Begin your journey with a breathtaking scenic flight that lands on a pristine glacier-fed lake.

  • ✈️ Norris Adventure: Seaplane, Paddle and Glacier Hike: This package includes a roundtrip floatplane ride and all necessary gear for an exhilarating day on the glacier.
  • 🚐 Pickup included from convenient locations, ensuring a seamless start to your adventure.
  • 🌍 Enjoy the guidance of an experienced tour guide fluent in English, enhancing your exploration with local insights.
  • 🕔 The tour lasts five hours, allowing ample time to immerse yourself in the stunning Alaskan wilderness.
  • 🥾 Hike over glacially carved terrain to reach your packraft, where you'll begin your unique paddling journey.
  • 🛶 After outfitting in single-person packrafts, receive expert paddling instructions to navigate the serene waters.
  • ❄️ Paddle past majestic icebergs toward the Norris Glacier, where you can beach your boat directly on the glacier itself.
  • 👣 Explore the glacier's moonscape with micro-spikes, searching for crevasses and other fascinating ice features.
  • 🚁 Conclude your adventure with a scenic paddle back to shore, where your floatplane awaits to return you to Juneau.

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Norris Adventure: Seaplane, Paddle and Glacier Hike
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 5 hours

  • All necessary paddling and glacier equipment
  • Forest Service Fees
  • Rain gear and rubber boots
  • Paddling and safety instructions
  • Snacks
  • Roundtrip van and floatplane transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Guide Gratuities

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.
Return details
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.

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Minimum age is 10 years old. There is a weight restriction of 250 pounds per participant due to plane carrying capacity.
  • Minimum requirement to operate this tour is 4 guests. With group departures we try to maximize our trip capacity and subsequently may need to alter the time to accommodate additional customers. If your trip's departure time changes we will notify you as soon as possible.
  • Due to the inherent risks involved in this type of tour, pregnant guests are not permitted to participate.
  • This trip operates in all weather conditions (barring unsafe conditions, to be determined by ABAK) – please dressing appropriately.
  • Clients must disclose information regarding pertinent medical conditions/history, allergies and any type of restriction or limitation that might introduce a higher degree of challenge on this trip.
  • RELEASE OF LIABILITY/ASSUMPTION OF RISK FORM: Every participant on the trip must sign a Release of Liability/Assumption of Risk form at the start of the trip. Alterations and/or deletions to the waiver are not permitted.
  • Safety harnesses fit up to 42 inch waist size and 28" inch leg size. Not able to accommodate larger waist/leg sizes.
  • You must include the following in the comments section when booking: raingear & shoe sizes for each passenger, (for adult men and women, S-XXL and youth, S-L) and any pertinent medical information. Smallest shoe size that can be accommodated is Youth 2 and largest is Adult 14.
  • Maximum weight is 250 lbs per person
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Norris Adventure: Seaplane, Paddle and Glacier Hike

    Location Juneau, Alaska, USA
    $920
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 — You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 — We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 — Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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