Grand Denali Flightseeing Tour: Explore the Majestic Landscapes of Alaska Range
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199 Ratings
Talkeetna
Experience the breathtaking beauty of the Alaska Range on the Grand Denali Flightseeing Tour. Explore glaciers, icefalls, and snowy peaks, and add a glacier landing for an unforgettable adventure.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Talkeetna Air Taxi - Begin your adventure by arriving at our rustic log cabin office located at Talkeetna State Airport 45 minutes before your scheduled flight. Remember to bring sunglasses, a light jacket for summer weather, and ensure you have ample storage on your camera.

Embark on our ski-equipped plane and listen to your pilot’s informative narration on the area’s geological history and the wildlife through your personal headset.

Your journey will take you above the town of Talkeetna, across the river networks of the Susitna Valley, and into a breathtaking realm of icefalls, glaciers, and snowy summits. Marvel at the Ruth Glacier’s Great Gorge, with its 4,000-foot-thick ice river, ranking it among the world’s deepest gorges. Venture deeper into the mountain range to witness the seven principal glaciers that drape the southern face of the Alaska Range.

Consider enhancing your excursion with a glacier landing, a memorable addition to your Alaskan holiday. This experience will extend your tour by 30 minutes, offering you a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the magnificent landscape.

What's Included
  • Local Taxes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (select Talkeetna hotels only; excludes Denali National Park hotels)
  • Live narration by expert pilot
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fees to Denali National Park (only if Glacier Landing option selected; USD$ 15 per person)
Additional Information

This is the most comprehensive tour of Denali, covering a greater portion of the Alaska Range than any other tourist offer. Traverse the river systems of Talkeetna, pass through the Susitna Valley, and marvel at a striking panorama of icefalls, glaciers, and snow-clad peaks. Immerse yourself deeper into the Alaska range including the Kahiltna Glacier, the longest within Denali National Park, which spans 45 miles and features striking ridges of earth and ice. You’ll crossover the Alaska Range and view the Arctic alpine tundra in the North side of the remote inner area of Denali National Park. Additional option to land on a glacier during your flightseeing tour, which adds an additional 30 minutes to your tour time, is available for an unforgettable experience.

  • Local transfers are available within Talkeetna to the airport. Please call to arrange your pick up location and time. Passengers who are outside a 3 mile radius of Talkeetna must come to the Talkeetna airport where our office is located. Physical address is 14212 E. Second Street, Talkeetna AK, 99676
Location
14212 E 2nd St
East 2nd Street
We are located at the Talkeetna airport, 14212 East Second St. All of our flights depart from our office.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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430ws
Jun 19, 2024
Best ever - My adult daughter and I have done many trips and adventures, but as she said “This is the best special trip we’ve done “. My advice: Do it!
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Dream770147
Jun 19, 2024
Aerial view of glacie and peaks - We booked the Summit tour with glacie landing one day ahead. This was recommended by some posters, pending on weather condiction. The forecast was cloudy. for 6/16-19, with rain on 6/20. So we decided on 6/18. We looked into K2 and Seldon. But Air Taxi is the only one with our tour plan. The flight was much smoother than expected. The view is spectacular. We saw vast forest, lakes, rivers, hills, rocks, cloud, trails, tents, climbers, glacies and peaks. Our pilot, Tim, is humours, experienced and knowledgable. The landing is also smooth. After climbing down we were immersed in ice, wind, mountains and glacies. Unexpectedly our last tour member lives in a cliff house on the landing site. She hijacked a ride home inside a national park at over 5,000 feet! There are two minor issues. 1. Gasoline smell in the airport. It disappeard during flight. 2. My earphone sound quality is not good. Also it is not easy to adjust. It could be improved if they have plug in for our own sound. Overall it is a once-in-a-lifetime tour, with a price tag
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Rvlab
Jun 12, 2024
I’ll go again! - Incredible trip. Incredible pilot! We zipped around mountain peaks and clouds. Mother Nature had plans for us that did not include a glacier landing or seeing Denali up close. We got a refund before we landed!! Would definitely do another trip with TAT.
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825juliad
Jun 11, 2024
Amazing flight over the snow capped mountains! - Incredible experience! Well organized, everyone friendly. The flight was amazing! Such beauty! We didn’t get to land on a glacier due to the weather, and they actually refunded us a portion of the trip. Definitely recommend doing this!
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Stacey
Jun 6, 2024
Simply amazing! - Amazing! We also did the glacier landing. Truly a once in a lifetime experience. Breathtaking views and great information from the pilot. We highly recommend this!
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Gersty
May 30, 2024
Once in a lifetime Experience - Booked this tour as I thought landing a plane on a glacier was just something I had to see for myself. The tour was fantastic. 8:30 AM flight out of Talkeetna directly to the Alaskan Mountain Range. The morning was partly cloudy with the sun shining through and Denali standing out in all her glory. The flight over the mountains and around Denali was thrilling with breathtaking views. Our pilot, a young man from New Zealand, was professional and knowledgable providing lots of information about the region. We saw Base Camp 2 at 11,000ft with a group of climbers camping. We also had 2 climbers on board who were going to be dropped at Base Camp to begin their summit attempt. Te landing at Bases Camp, 7,000 ft, was incredible. Walking on the glacier and around the camp was a dream come true. One of the high points of our 3 weeks in Alaska. The price is steep, but to us the trip was worth the stretch. I highly recommend this excursion and would venture to say to should not be missed.
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Rosalynnm335
May 28, 2024
Beautiful Denali experience - This trip was incredible. The views are amazing and our pilot, Liam, gave an informative narration throughout the trip. Highly recommend.
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Sainbasha
May 28, 2024
Experience of a life time - What an experience. We took this flight seeing tour from Talkeetna. Our time was 8.30 AM and we reached as required, around 45 minutes before. We did some paper work and were given a briefing about plane and safety. We were also given some boots to wear on our shoes when we land on glacier on the snow. We were three plus a few other people, totally around 9 passenger and two crew. It was a bit scary when we started but the beautiful scenes made us forget our fear. we were soon soaring over the trees, rivers, mountains, clouds and a lot more. What a beautiful trip, it was just awesome. The views were unbelievable. We went around a lot of peaks including magnificent Denali. Then the climax of our trip—landing on a glacier. It was just too good to be true. The pilot, a young chap from New Zealand landed very professionally. We got down on a fresh coat of snow. It was deep. We stayed there for around 20 minutes walking around and watching the scenery and taking pictures. Then it was time to take off again. Take off was also smooth and soon we’re up and circling the mountains again enjoying the ride and the views. Soon it was time to return to base. Overall an awesome experience. Keep in mind this will be done if weather is clear. If not, then you get a full refund. We were lucky as last day it had snowed full day while our day was bright and sunny. This is an experience that is not to be missed.
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Cynthiacy4938dt
May 24, 2024
Fabulous - Great trip And fabulous way to see the mountains and glaciers. Highlight of our trip even the weather was beautiful! Would do again
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Zolal954
May 19, 2024
Grand Denali Flight Tour with Glacier Landing - 10/10 recommend Talkeetna Air Taxi! Seriously if you’re looking for a flight tour, this is the company to go through. We had an amazing time with breath taking views that made this trip absolutely magical. The mountains and landscapes were astonishing. So many glaciers, mountain peaks, ridgelines and of course Denali. Everyone at TAT was so friendly, professional, accommodating, knowledgeable and patient! Everyone in the office was great. Amanda was the one who got me and my group of 10 people booked and ready for our trip! I didn’t have a for sure amount of 10 people when I first called to schedule, but Amanda was patient and flexible with me until I could confirm my whole group. Her and another lady (I’m sorry I forgot your name) were so helpful with answering my multitude of questions and helping us to feel assured and ready for our trip. Our pilot Clay was excellent! He was cool, calm, fun and knowledgeable providing us with great information all throughout the trip. And most importantly he kept us safe! He checked on us throughout the flight making sure we were comfortable, updated us on when their might be some turbulence and was patient with our photo taking on the glacier and with our little kiddos we had with us. The office was clean, warming and had a true Alaskan feel to it. The plane ride was comfortable and even though I get nervous with turbulence (we had very little of it on our flight) I still felt very safe. I have 4 other friends that have used this company and they all have had the same positive, exhilarating and time of their life experience with this company. I will certainly be referring my friends and family here and if I get the second chance, I will be flying with them again. Thank you TAT crew!! 😎🙌🏼
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