Glacier Overnight Adventure
Explore the Matanuska Glacier with MICA Guides
Starting price per tour:
$1,490.00
Starting Price includes 2 participants
*NO Glacier Access fee
Luxury Camping on a Glacier in Alaska
If you think you’ll like our daytime glacier tours, check out our amazing glacier camping experience.
This isn’t just camping—it’s landing by helicopter on a living glacier and spending the night deep in Alaska’s wildest landscape. From the moment you lift off, the ordinary disappears, replaced by endless ice, towering peaks, and true remoteness.
After touching down, head out with your guide for a short hike to explore your home on the ice before settling into camp for appetizers, drinks, a hot dinner, and an evening around the campfire. As the day winds down, crawl beneath fluffy down comforters in your cozy canvas tent and fall asleep surrounded by the quiet of the glacier.
Wake up in the playground.
Wake up to ice and mountains outside your tent and breakfast waiting at camp. If you’ve added an Adventure Add-On, you’re already in the heart of the action—ready to head straight onto the ice for even more time climbing, exploring, and discovering just how wild the Matanuska Glacier can get.
The Flight
You’ll board an R44 Helicopter for your flight to camp. This little flying hot-rod has 4 seats and everyone has a view. We can take up to three guests on each flight. Space is limited so what you bring to camp will need to be very minimal. Maximum passenger weight of 245 Pounds or an additional charge of $100 will apply.
“We did the glamping on the glacier. It was phenomenal! Our hosts Britney, Lucas, and Ford were incredible and attended to our every need! The food they prepared was amazing and their customer service was outstanding. The tent was warm and cozy. One of the best night’s sleep I’ve had in Alaska. Highly recommended for an unbelievable experience that you cannot get anywhere else!”
— Becky,
Google Review
The Tents
Step inside your Deluxe Canvas Tent, where comfort meets the glacier. Each tent has space to move, cozy chairs to relax, a queen-size bed and a twin-size bed with luxurious sheets and fluffy down comforters. After a day exploring ice walls, crevasses, and blue pools, sink into warmth and fall asleep to the quiet hum of the glacier under a star-filled Alaskan sky. Each tent accommodates up to three guests—no exceptions—providing a cozy base for an unforgettable night on the ice.
“We did the overnight glacier glamping and it was incredible. Unlike anything we’ve done here in Alaska and completely above and beyond. The whole time I felt like I was in another world, and the food was superb as well (who imagines eating charcuterie or s’mores on a glacier haha). 100% recommend the overnight experience!”
— Deborah & Tyler,
Google ReviewThe Guides
The Guides & The Adventure
Our expert MICA Guides have been leading adventures on the Matanuska Glacier since 1999, and they know how to turn this incredible landscape into a playground. Whether you’re climbing ice, exploring crevasses, scrambling through wild terrain, or hunting for the perfect photo, your guide will tailor the experience to your group’s abilities, pace, and interests.
Every overnight includes a guided hike around camp on Day 1. If you want to take the adventure farther, add one of our Day 2 Adventure Add-Ons and wake up ready to explore. Since you’re already out on the glacier, you can spend even more time climbing, exploring, and discovering the spectacular features hidden across the ice.
The glacier is a dynamic and hazardous environment, and your safety is always our top priority. While at camp, unguided travel is limited to our clearly marked safe zone. Travel beyond this area is only permitted with a MICA Guide.
Rates and Adventure Add-Ons
Base Price:
- $1490/tent (up to two people). You may add a third person to your tent for an additional $400.
- Minimum age 14 years; “Private Bookings” may accommodate kids as young as 10 years.
Included:
- Direct helicopter flights to and from camp
- Complimentary glacier hike on arrival (approximately 1 hour guided hike)
- One of our deluxe tents
- Camp drinks, appetizers, dinner and breakfast
About the Complimentary Glacier Hike
Shortly after arriving at camp, your host will take you on a short glacier hike to explore some of the features surrounding your home for the night. It’s a chance to stretch your legs, get oriented, snap some photos, and experience the glacier before returning to camp for appetizers, drinks, dinner, and the campfire.
Want more Adventure?
Everyone enjoys our complimentary glacier hike after arriving at camp. For guests who want to explore farther, climb higher, or spend more time discovering the glacier, add one of the adventures below for Day 2.
After breakfast, you’ll gear up and head directly from camp onto the ice with your guide. Because you’re already on the glacier, you’ll get even more exploration time than you would on the equivalent day trip.
Half Day Heli Explorer
The Heli Explorer allows you to experience our Advanced Trek without having to hike 2 miles on the moraine. Guests can expect to spend up to 3 hours on the white ice, utilizing ropes to scramble up walls, hike beside crevasses, and enjoy the beauty of moulins and blue pools. One of our highly trained guides will help you experience the most the glacier has to offer!
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Glacier Overnight with Half Day Heli Explorer
Heli Explorer
For guests who want to make the most of their time on the glacier, the Heli Explorer transforms your overnight stay into a full day of exploration and discovery.
After a delicious breakfast in camp, you’ll set out right for 5–6 hours of exploration alongside one of our professional MICA Guides. With extended time on the ice, you’ll have the freedom to venture farther, discover hidden features, and fully immerse yourself in the glacier’s ever-changing landscape.
Wander through winding blue canyons, peer into deep crevasses, and experience the remarkable beauty of a place that few visitors ever get to see.
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Glacier Overnight with Heli Explorer
The Ultimate Heli
Take your glacier experience to the next level with the Ultimate option which includes:
- Personal adventure concierge to plan all the details of your experience.
- VIP Check in at our MICA Guides Base
- Priority helicopter loading
- 20 minutes of scenic flying
- A private guided experience with one of our top guides, tailored to your ability, pace, and interests!
This day could be your signature Ice Climbing day. Our professional guides will teach you the basic skills needed to climb on moderate ice slopes, and then help you refine your climbing techniques to move towards more challenging and spectacular terrain throughout the day.
Or plan your day to be more exploratory and photography centered. Or any combination. It’s your day and you’ve got 5-6 hours with a professional guide!
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Glacier Overnight with Ultimate Heli
The Food
Of course no camping adventure is complete without some delicious food.
After your complimentary glacier hike, settle into camp with welcome appetizers and camp drinks before enjoying a hot dinner and an evening around the campfire. Wake up the next morning to breakfast on the glacier, surrounded by ice and mountains. From homemade granola to reindeer sausage our menu has something for almost everyone.
If you’re heading out on an Adventure Add-On on Day 2, be sure to pack plenty of snacks and a lunch to fuel your day on the ice (this is not included in your trip)!
Please note that our remote camp is supplied only by helicopter. While we strive to provide delicious and healthy food for our guests, options are by necessity limited. Cross contamination of foods may be impossible to avoid and those with serious anaphylactic allergies should consider the risks. Emergency evacuation may be delayed or impossible.
Check In / Check Out Times
Adventure Add-On activities take place on the second day of your Overnight Adventure.
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Glacier Overnight
CHECK IN
3:00 PM RETURN
10:30 AM NEXT DAY |
Half Day Explorer
CHECK IN
3:00 PM RETURN
1:30 PM NEXT DAY |
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Explorer
CHECK IN
3:00 PM RETURN
4:30 PM NEXT DAY |
Ultimate
CHECK IN
2:45 PM RETURN
4:30 PM NEXT DAY |
Payment & Cancellation Policies
When you book online, you’ll be prompted to pay a $200 deposit to secure your reservation.
This deposit is non-refundable but may be transferred to another MICA activity within the same operating season, provided the change is made outside of the cancellation period.
Once your booking is confirmed, you’ll be invoiced for the remaining balance. Full payment is due 30 days prior to your trip. Non-payment within this time frame will result in your reservation being cancelled.
Cancellations made with at least 7 days’ notice will receive a full refund, less the $200 non-refundable deposit.
Our camp has a shared "outhouse" but one like you've never seen before with a high-tech toilet like you would find in tiny houses and RVs. Like this one: 
Our bathroom is Astronaut Approved:
"Your facilities are easier to use than on ISS!" - Dr. Leroy Chiao, Commander, International Space Station
- Direct round-trip helicopter to camp
- Complimentary short hike
- Glacier Cocktail, Appetizer, Dinner
- Deluxe Tent accommodation
- Breakfast on Day 2
- Waterproof boots
- Long pants. Ideally quick dry clothing (not cotton). Usually a good pair of hiking pants works great. Ski pants and jackets are not necessary
- Rain gear, even if it isn’t raining
- Liner gloves
- Extra warm layers, “puffy coat” and long underwear
- Extra socks (wool)
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Camera
- A sense of adventure! Although our glacier camp is comfortable, it’s not for everyone. The tent is very cozy and you’ll sleep warm and comfortable. There's a wood stove to knock the chill off before you go to bed.
- Long synthetic or wool socks
- A change of base layer clothing to put on at night. This must be wool or synthetic, top and bottom. No cotton.
- Hiking boots that cover your ankles if you have them, as they are needed for the approach to the climbing area or for the explorer (we have some available for loan).
- Lunch, snacks, and water bottle or a packed lunch
- More toiletries than a toothbrush.. it’s just one night!
- Bear Spray
- Fire Arms
Why explore the Matanuska Glacier with us?
Our Guides are out on the glacier every day, often on their days off! We know the best features and how to get you there while managing the risks of hiking on a glacier.
Guided adventures on the Matanuska Glacier since 1999. Go with the Pros!
