Two. Big. Zips. The longest, fastest ziplines within 800 miles This is not a canopy tour! Riders reach 40-60 mph and fly over the tops of trees.
Fun for ages 8 to 80! We offer a wide range of tour options to fit your ideal Alaskan vacation. Offering glacier tours, helicopter adventures including glacier landings, ziplining and luxury camping, MICA Guides is the center for your Alaska Adventure.
We provide you with the necessary equipment you need to get the best Alaska glacier experience. Helmets and crampons are provided on all glacier tours, while harnesses and ice tools are supplied on each of our advanced trips.
Ice Fall Trek
Hike on an Alaska GlacierOur most popular tour.
This trip is great for families that want to experience a glacier instead of just look at it from a boat or plane.
- Small Group Size, no more than 8 participants
- Hiking Access to Glacier
- 3 Hours
- Minimum Age 10 years (6 years on Private Treks)
- $115 + Glacier Access Fee = $160/person
Matanuska Glacier Glamping Adventure
Glacier GlampingExperience luxury camping on a glacier.
Fly to our remote glacier camp for this unforgettable experience. Cozy tents, great meals and exploring or climbing adventures.
- Helicopter Access to Glacier
- Overnight
- Minimum Age 14 years (10 for private bookings)
- $500/person*
- *Based on two person occupancy
Helicopter Explorer
See the best of the GlacierFly into an Advanced Trek.
Take a helicopter to the “Backcountry” for an Advanced Trek using ropes to access the coolest features on the ice.
- Helicopter Access to Glacier
- 3 Hours
- Minimum Age 12 years
- $349/person
Explore an Alaskan Glacier!
We are open every day in Summer!
Our booking calendars are kept up to date, 24 hours a day, to make it easy for you to book your trip. Don’t see availability for the trip you want? Send an email and we’ll see what we can do.
Leave the car behind and come explore the spectacular Matanuska Glacier with our professional guides. Whether it’s our signature Ice Fall Trek, the unique opportunity to soar above blue pools on a Helicopter Adventure, or reaching new heights while Ice Climbing, you’ll be in good hands with the best guided tours in Glacier View, Alaska.
Why go with MICA Guides?
Our guides are out on the glacier every day, often even on their days off! We know the best features of the Matanuska Glacier and how to get you there while managing the risks of hiking on a glacier. We offer small group sizes on our tours and narration of the Matanuska Glacier and the surrounding valleys.
With the wide range of glacier tours available, whether this is your first time walking on a glacier or 10th, we are confident our professional guides are the right choice for you.
We have offered guided adventures on the Matanuska Glacier since 1999!
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On The Matanuska Glacier:
The Art of Mixed Climbing
Elemental Climbing The interest in rock climbing and ice climbing has been on the rise since it started gaining popularity in the 70’s and 80’s. Now, decades later, many travel to glacier ice to experience climbing on pristine ice walls. And anyone who has climbed, whether it be their first time or they are an…
First Responders in the Backcountry
MICA Guides working on their rescue skills after work Any activity in the outdoor industry can have lots of potential dangers, which is why MICA Guides takes their role as first responders so seriously, often taking extra time at the end of the day to work on these crucial skills. Accidents are unpredictable, sudden, and…
Alaska Teen Adventures
MICA Guides is partnering and supporting the Matanuska Outdoor Institute to offer adventures for teens this summer. Students can learn skills in backcountry navigation, backpacking, outdoors survival and ice climbing in addition to basic camping and outdoors life. In addition to the hard skills, our goal is to help these kids and young adults develop…