Full-Day Matanuska Glacier Hike & Tour from Anchorage

This full-day guided adventure begins early in the morning with pick-up from Anchorage lodgings, then drives you along the scenic Glenn Highway northeast toward the Matanuska Valley. En route, enjoy panoramic views of high peaks, river valleys, and wild Alaskan landscapes. Upon arrival, expert glacier guides outfit you with helmets, crampons, ice-axes, and safety gear, then lead you onto the glacier itself.

Over the course of the hike (typically 2–3 hours on ice), you traverse blue crevasses, ice falls, meltwater pools, and seracs while your guide explains the geology, glaciology, and climate dynamics that shape this immense river of ice. After exploring the glacier’s features, the group enjoys a warm lunch (often at a nearby lodge overlooking the glacier) before returning to Anchorage.

This tour delivers both physical immersion in Alaska’s icy terrain and rich storytelling about ice, land, and transformation. According to listings, this tour runs about 8 hours roundtrip.