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Alaska Adventure Travel
Guidebook for Alaska Adventure Travel
Alaska Helicopter Tours
Since such a large part of Alaska is not
accessible by road, often the best way to really see Alaska is by
air. Helicopter flightseeing tours are a great way to do just that.
Helicopters are used across the state for oil exploration, fighting
fires, logging, and of course flightseeing tours. Cruise ship
passengers in southeast towns like Juneau tour by helicopter often
landing on glaciers, and some tours even combine helicopter flights
and glacier dog sled rides. Heading north, Alaska helicopter tours
are popular in Seward on the Kenai Peninsula and near Denali
National Park. A number of helicopter tours are available including
tours with glacier landings and heli hiking.
Flying is a way of life in Alaska and a trip to Alaska would not be
complete without a helicopter tour. From one end of the state to the
other, there's never a shortage of colorful helicopter pilots to
take you for a bird's eye view of this great land. Circle majestic
Mt. McKinley, land on a glacier and go exploring, access backcountry
wilderness, tour a remote village or fly past bears as they feast on
summer salmon. You'll find your helicopter aviator and guide well
versed on the history, culture, geography and wildlife of the area.
Whether your pleasure is a one-hour scenic overview of the area, a
fly-in fishing foray, a full day of wildlife viewing or the chance
to get intimate with a glacier, you'll find a flightseeing scenario
to fit your agenda.
There is nothing like viewing the ancient ice, the vast emerald
ocean, and the huge stands of lush spruce and hemlock from a
helicopter. You will be able to see and experience details in the
landscape that would escape you in any other form of travel. It will
seem as if you could touch the peaks or the jewel-like glacier
ponds... It will be an unforgettable journey.
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