QUESTION: Mt. Roberts Tram - Juneau - TIMING

[tinkerme1]

We have a tour with Capt Larry at 9:00 AM, arriving back around 12:30 PM. We have also booked the Samon Bake and Mendenhal Glacier at 3:30 PM. Is there still time to do the tram in between? If we do have enough time, should we book this tram through the ship, or buy tickets when we get there? Since Juneau will be crowded with lots of folks, does the tram lines get backed up coming and going? Thanks for all your help!

[doularose]

We have a tour with Capt Larry at 9:00 AM, arriving back around 12:30 PM. We have also booked the Samon Bake and Mendenhal Glacier at 3:30 PM. Is there still time to do the tram in between? If we do have enough time, should we book this tram through the ship, or buy tickets when we get there? Since Juneau will be crowded with lots of folks, does the tram lines get backed up coming and going? Thanks for all your help!

 

Just got back and did the tram just before we got back on the ship. No lines at that time. its really a short type of thing if you want it to be. go up look around come back down. after Mendenhal A+ the tram seemed (to us) a little boring, but still beautiful. You can also ride it all day if you want. so you could buy your tickets there $26.50 pp then ride it when it's convenient for you. have a great time! don't forget to check your flight times before you go. alot of people including ourselves had our flights cancelled before we left.:)

[MilliesMom]

The tram ride is approximately 5 minutes. Each tram can hold up to 60 people but they typically have 45 people in the tram for a little more space for all passengers. (This was in a response I got from them last week).

 

So you definitely could go up, walk around a bit, and get back in time for the next excursion.

 

We go later this summer, can't wait.

[tinkerme1]

Thank you so kindly for your quick responses! This was the 'last' thing on my list, and even that is now checked off. We leave soon! Can't wait.:D

[Luckyladyh]

So what are you riding the tram for - to get to the top of a mountain? What is up there once you get there. I have read about a tram, but never really heard what is up there once you get there.

 

Thanks.

[sk84fungirl]

So what are you riding the tram for - to get to the top of a mountain? What is up there once you get there. I have read about a tram, but never really heard what is up there once you get there.

 

Thanks.

 

 

From everything I've read, you go up there for the view.

 

We have Capt Larry as well when we arrive. We are thinking about taking the tram up when we get back. We don't expect to have too much time left to do much of anything in Juneau as our ship leaves at 2:00.

[annski]

We have just got back from Alaska and out of all the possibiites of what you can do The 26.50 for a ride up and down in the tram is quite overpriced I realise you can go up and down many times but its sort of like riding in a glass elvator in a tall building. We had so many more brilliant spectacular views on the train from Skagway and the Yukon which went on and on etc than this 5 minute ride up the Hill/Mountain:confused:

[MilliesMom]

So what are you riding the tram for - to get to the top of a mountain? What is up there once you get there. I have read about a tram, but never really heard what is up there once you get there.

 

Thanks.

 

Here's the website for the tram:

http://www.goldbelttours.com/travel/day_trips/juneau/tram.html

 

Once at the top, enjoy the amenities of our multi-million dollar mountain complex. The Mountain House (Shaa Hit) is nestled among towering Sitka Spruce trees on the edge of the grasses and wildflowers of the sub-alpine. The complex houses the Chilkat Theater, Raven Eagle Gifts, the Timberline Bar & Grill (with optional outside dining) and offers access to The Nature Center, an eagle exhibit and the extensive Mount Roberts improved trail system. Visitors are introduced to the Tlingit culture through the award winning film Seeing Daylight, shown every half hour in the Chilkat Theater. There are also frequent theater performances by a local Tlingit actor sharing the story of his clan's origin. Native artists are often featured in the complex working on wood, fossilized ivory or silver carvings, making dolls, sewing garments, beading or creating large totem poles out of cedar logs

[ZigNKat]

So what are you riding the tram for - to get to the top of a mountain? What is up there once you get there. I have read about a tram, but never really heard what is up there once you get there.

 

Thanks.

 

 

The link given is great -- check out their site! They have a "Crab Feed" -- all you can eat fresh Alaskan crab!!! :D Fresh crab in Juneau, fresh salmon on Skagway -- we're eating our way through Alaska!!! :p