Denali Grand Tour
Denali Grand Tour with Glacier Landing
2 hour tour - $385 per person
"Our best vacation ever!" Local Alaskans and visitors tell us every day that landing on a glacier in Denali National Park was a highlight of their trip to Alaska or their summer. Adding a glacier landing to your tour provides you with additional insight into the vastness of Denali National Park's wilderness landscape. Seeing the Park from the air gives you an idea of the sheer size and scale of the towering pinnacles of granite. Standing on a glacier amongst the peaks is quite a different perspective and you understand the immensity of the Alaska Range and its scale.
No other glacier like it in the world! You could search the world over and not find glaciers like the ones in Denali National Park. By standing beneath the towering mountains, you will understand their immense scale and get a sense of the place that draws people from all over the globe. Imagine standing in a quiet world of snow and ice, hearing an airplane approach and watching as it lands on the slopes beneath you and taxis on up the snow strip. Your perspective on the size and grandeur of our planet will expand with this experience.
Watch the tour from our guest's perspective:
A few words from our guests:
“Absolutely perfect! As magnificent of an experience as I could ever dream of! (Summit Tour)”
Joe, Becky and Annie Brandt – Pittsburg, PA
“Bright & Sunny, BLOWN AWAY! Thanks”
Hahn
“I absolutely loved the beautiful glaciers and mountains and have never seen anything like it. Coming from Texas you don’t see this every day. Thanks for a wonderful trip!”
Cathryn Wang & Julia Zhou
“Awesome, interesting & phenomenal flight & glacial landing with Chuck. Thanks for a unique adventure.”
Carla & Wolfgang Conrad –Bonita Springs, FL
“The flight to see Mt. McKinley was the most fantastic experience ever & we have traveled throughout the world.”
Barbara & Elvira Ulimmer – Seattle, WA
What to Bring
Temperatures vary during the summer months. We provide glacier boots. You will want to layer your clothing so you can add or take off layers. Make sure your camera/video camera is charged and has lots of memory. This will help you get all those great pictures for holiday cards and photo albums. We suggest you bring sunglasses, a light jacket and wear long pants.
Summer tour times and hours of operation
We have many departures throughout the day for both glacier and non glacier landings. We are open 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Our Rates
These rates are guaranteed from May 1 through September 15. For smaller parties outside of these dates, please contact our office.
Deposits
Deposits for all trips are 100 percent refundable if cancellation is due to weather. If cancellation is received more than 48 hours prior to departure, a 10 percent cancellation fee will be charged. Cancellations within 48 hours will result in forfeiture of deposit.
GREEN ROUTE
$ 310 per person - 1 1/2 hours. Flight times may vary.
$ 385 per person - 2 hours with Glacier Landing.
Denali Grand Tour - A complete tour all the way around Denali
The Denali Grand Tour takes you completely around the mountain. You'll see the highlights of both the McKinley Experience (our basic tour route) and the McKinley Flyer (our extended south side tour) before crossing the divide over to the north side and a completely different landscape. Our passengers claim that flightseeing Denali in this way is the highlight of their trip.
See Mt. McKinley from all sides during your flight - North, South, East & West. Soar over Kahiltna Pass after seeing the Climber’s Base Camp at the 7,200 foot level of the Kahiltna Glacier. Discover McKinley’s famous West Buttress Climbing Route.Cross over the divide of the Alaska Range into a different world filled with alpine tundra and fewer glaciers. View the immense Wickersham Wall - approximately 14,000 feet of continuous rise of rock and ice. You will talk about this tour of Denali and Denali National Park forever!
Staff Comments
"The Denali Grand Tour gives you a sense of immensity of the mountain; on the north side the Wickersham Wall rises from an interior desert plane and goes straight up into the sky rising 14,000 feet from the Peter's Glacier; a spectacular landmark that can b seen 150 miles away." -- Randy Kilbourn, Station Chief Pilot
Denali Grand Tour Highlights: The Green Route
- Tokosha Mountains and the winding Tokositna Glacier
- The famous Don Sheldon Amphitheater
- Great Gorge - the world's deepest
- Terminus of the Ruth Glacier and the bubbling spring
- South Hunter Ice Fall (about 2 thousand feet of ice fall)
- The mighty and stunning Kahiltna Glacier (2 miles wide and 45 miles long)
- Climber’s Base Camp - at the 7,200 foot level of the Kahiltna Glacier
- McKinley’s famous West Buttress Climbing Route
- “The Great One” (A.K.A. Mt. Denali and Mt. McKinley (20,320 ft.), and her two sister peaks Mt. Foraker (17,400 ft.) and Mt. Mount Hunter (14,573 ft.)
- The breathtaking north side of Denali
- Wickersham Wall - 14,000 feet of continuous rise of rock and ice
