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Matanuska Glacier


Matanuska Glacier
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Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Castle Mountain Bed and Breakfast £46 52.3 mi 84.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Thompson Pass Mountain Chalet N/A 65.7 mi 105.8 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Matanuska Lodge N/A 71.4 mi 114.8 km 4 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
Traveller Description: A glacier on which visitors can walk.
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Attraction type: Geological formation

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( 1-8 of 8 )
“Liked Our Ice Falls Trek With MICA Guides”
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4 of 5 stars
fluffnfold
Pennsylvania
16 Sep 2008

MICA Guides Ice Falls Trek on the Matanuska Glacier We chose the 3-hour tour, which may have been a bit too long/repetitive, but the alternate 1.5 hour tour would have been too short, I think. We paid $70 per person, plus a $15 per person glacier access fee (all paid right to MICA using a credit card). They outfitted us... more

“MICA Guides- Bad Experience”
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1 of 5 stars
Frankpa
usa
29 Aug 2008
0/2 found this review helpful

August22 2008 Had a fabulous vacation in Alaska. The only sour note was a glacier trek with MICA Guides. I believe the ice trek has great potential but our experience was not good. The day of our trek had light rain and it was only my wife and I on the trek. The guide started by telling us the ice... more

Management response from
AKDon761, Owner

Managing the risks to our guests traveling on a glacier is our top priority. Our guides are highly trained, experienced, and qualified to adjust the route as needed to suit the capabilities of our clients and/or current conditions. Glaciers have many risks that our guests do not have the experience and training to recognize. Our ability to make these critical...

“Great experience - MICA Guides”
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5 of 5 stars
msnate
Illinois
7 Aug 2008

If you are planning a trip to Alaska the matanuska glacier is an experience not to be missed. MICA guides is about two and half hours drive from Anchorage but the drive is well worth it. Our trip - When we reached there it was raining and overcast and we were debating on whether to do the climb or not.... more

“A highlight of our trip”
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5 of 5 stars
Alaska2008
Lower48
25 Jul 2008

Our group which included 3 adults and 3 children (6, 10, and 11) did the 1.5 hour ice trek with a MICA guide. This was an awesome experience. The guide was very knowledgeable and engaging, especially with the kids. The setting is just unbelievably beautiful and the glacier is massive. The 1.5 hours is the time actually at (and on)... more

“Great experience on the glacier and water”
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5 of 5 stars
worldmusician
Wauconda, Illinois
8 Jul 2008

The Matanuska Glacier provides a wide variety of possible experiences for experiencing this easily accessible glacier. Unlike most Alaskan glaciers, which are either set well off of the road, end with dangerously steep termini, or are tide water glaciers jutting into frigid water. While the glacier is free to visit and is part of an Alaskan state preserve, there is... more

“Cabin Fever Break”
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5 of 5 stars
Ginacbird
wasilla, ak
24 Feb 2008

My husband and I needed to get out and enjoy the outdoors. It was a beautiful sunny February day, so we headed out to the Matsu Glacier for a hike. It was a beautiful drive on the way out. I haven't traveled the highway since I arrived almost three years ago. Too many other places to visit I guess. If... more

“one of the coolest experiences of my life”
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5 of 5 stars
smithjen78
Minneapolis, MN
4 Oct 2006
6/6 found this review helpful

This was an amazing experience. You head NE out of Palmer for about an hour and a half of breathtaking scenery to get to this glacier, that's pretty much in the middle of nowhere. You can see the glacier spilling into the valley from a far distance. We used a tour company called MICA guides that will take you out... more

“Ice, Ice Baby”
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5 of 5 stars
Stepjarsteve
Florida, Daytona
4 Jun 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

What a great time we had on our own. Definately need boots if you are going there. My family had a ball. It was relatively safe as long as you don't play around too much. Great views and definatly an original experience. might of got more out of it if we had a guide but we like to do things... more

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Tel: 907-745-2534