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That's good to know, thank you!

Hello, 

 Would anybody be able to give their views and experiences regarding our plans for trekking on Mendenhall glacier please. We are doing a back to back cruise so will be in Juneau twice. I'm thinking of doing the trek to the glacier with ABAK and then the following week doing the helicopter glacier trek with northstar or the pilot's choice excursion. I'm thinking that they will provide different experiences although both will involve 1-2 hrs trekking on the glacier.

I'm considering both as:

I would like to do the west glacier trek to the glacier.

I would also like to experience the helicopter ride.

I'm thinking that we would be exploring different areas of the glacier.

I believe there is a possibility of seeing ice caves with the trek to the glacier but not the heli trek.

Or should I just choose the one  excursion 😃

I would also like to know anyone's thoughts regarding taking both flights to Mendenhall glacier and one over glacier bay. Both are expensive excursions. Did anyone feel that they are visually similar or is the Glacier bay flight viewing far superior and therefore in their opinion worth doing both.

Sorry for the long post! 

Hi,

 Thank you for your advice. I have read similar reviews which has helped us to decide against this excursion now. I'm glad you have confirmed that this was the right choice. We will either attempt the deer mountain hike or use an independent kayak company to spend the day kayaking, hiking and bike riding.

Thank you again for pointing me in the right direction, this is so helpful 😀. I was begining to get overwhelmed with all the different options. 

Hello, 

 Thank you for your detailed reply. It's good to know that we don't need to book Mt Roberts in advance that way we can decide to give it a miss if the weather isn't the best. I have looked on a lot of sites and used trip advisor to find independant tours but have found almost all of them are the same tours offered by celebrity and at the same price. This includes links via lonley planet. I don't know if I'm just not finding the right searches.  We wanted to take a long hike in Juneau. The guided one I found from what I understand begin at the visitors centre and follows the east glacier trail. The company also offers private guided hikes for the

Perseverance Trail Hike, Mendenhall Glacier Overlook or Mount Robert Extended Trek. 

 The white pass RR tour is 7hrs and is described as including the train ride, then travelling to the white pass summit and into the Yukon, riding down the klondike highway to the suspension bridge at Tutshi canyon. Would you recommend that I continue to look at other options?

 Thank you so much for your advice!

Hello,

 I have a back to back cruise booked from Vancouver with celebrity commencing July 23rd next year. I have spent many hours researching itineraries to make the most of our time. I would appreciate any thoughts on my choices before I book. Many thanks in advance!

Ketchikan : I am on the wait list for a flight to Anan creek wildlife observatory for bear watching (there is an opportunity to add a flight over Misty fjords)

Icy point : Flight to Glacier bay

                  Kayak - ( I haven't decided upon which company yet)

Juneau: Trekking; probably the guided mendenhall glacier trek excursion as we tend to get lost every time we go hiking.  Possibly ziplining if not in Skagway.

Skagway: Yukon Adventure & White Pass Scenic Railway cruise excursion

Seward: Kenai Fjords cruise - cruise excursion

Juneau: Helicopter Glacier Trek - cruise excursion

               Mt Roberts tramway and hiking trails

Skagway: I can not decide!! - Haines Wilderness by Jet boat Chilkat river, Laughton Glacier hike, Kroschel wildlife refuge, grizzly falls ziplining, something else..

Icy Strait point: Wilderness Tour and brown bear search - independent tour (rather than the Spasski river valley bear search)

                            Whale watching - independent tour

Ketchikan: a boat tour to misty fjords or Neets bay bear cruise, rainforest bike ride or hiking tour