#10 of 17 top-rated excursions

Helicopter Flight and Glacier Walk

A short helicopter flight carries you over the ice to Herbert Glacier, where you land and spend about 20 to 25 minutes walking on the ice with your pilot.

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By Greg Peters, editor · Updated October 2026 · Ratings checked October 18, 2026

#10 Highly rated · ranked 10 of 17 Juneau excursions

A short helicopter flight carries you over the ice to Herbert Glacier, where you land and spend about 20 to 25 minutes walking on the ice with your pilot. Transport from the tram area downtown is part of the trip.

Tour details

OperatorCoastal Helicopters

TypeGlacier

How longAbout 2.5 hours, with 25 to 30 minutes of flying

SeasonApril 27 to October 1, 2026 per the operator; end date can change

Good forAnyone who wants to stand on a glacier in limited time. Fares go up by weight class; an ADA lift is offered, but lift users stay in the helicopter on the ice.

Rating4.8 / 5 from 160 reviewsViator (Viator and Tripadvisor reviews combined), checked October 18, 2026

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Times and policies from viator.com, tripadvisor.com, coastalhelicopters.com, checked October 18, 2026. They change; the booking page has the final word.

Helicopter trips are often scrubbed for low cloud. Book on a day early in your cruise if you can, since a weather cancellation gets a new time or a refund.

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Map: where this excursion meets

The 3D map shows the walk here from the Cruise Ship Terminal north berth. Expand it to pick your dock and explore.

3D walking map with times →

Map: USGS elevation; streets and buildings © OpenStreetMap contributors.

How we ranked it

On October 18, 2026, we looked up every Juneau excursion on Viator, Tripadvisor and GetYourGuide and noted its star rating and number of reviews. We used the numbers for the specific tour, not an operator's total across everything it sells. Because Tripadvisor reviews also show up in Viator's totals, each tour gets a single Viator or Tripadvisor figure, with GetYourGuide counted on its own. We sorted tours into rating bands first, then put the most-reviewed tours at the top of each band, so a new tour with a few five-star reviews doesn't jump ahead of one with thousands of strong ones. The Goldbelt Tram was closed on the day we checked, so it isn't ranked. Reviews stay on the sites that host them; the links take you there. Operators can't pay to be listed or to move up.

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