Hovercraft Tour: Unique Amphibious Adventure

Experience Talkeetna’s breathtaking landscapes on a unique hovercraft tour. Glide over glacial outwash plains, spot wildlife, and enjoy expert narrations.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Denali National Park - When the weather is right, Denali, North America’s largest mountain can be seen.
  • Chulitna River - Chulitna River is a braided glacial outwash plain with abundant wildlife including bears, eagles, and moose.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
What's Not Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Additional Information

Hovercrafts are an incredibly unique mode of transportation and an engineering marvel that are amphibious. No other tour can provide what we can do with this vessel.

Very few individuals have ridden on a vessel that literally floats on a 20” pocket of air that makes beach landings from a marine environment.

This 24’ x 11’ vessel is enclosed with sliding windows and a “Back to the Future” DeLorean-styled hatch door with plenty of cabin space.

Tours are kept to 6 people max to be more personable with the captain and crew giving the tours.

The tour will never be the same 2x! Explore the braided glacial outwash planes while searching for wildlife and adventure!

The Scenery is incredibly breathtaking with narrations about glaciology, geomorphology, and local ecology.

Location
22228 Talkeetna Spur Rd
Talkeetna Spur Road
Product under construction for new location.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Chriscf36fh
Aug 1, 2024
Hovercraft in Talkeetna - Perfect tour for our group of 6 seniors or almost seniors. Very unique experience and Jarrid was a very professional and informative guide.
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Julia_g
Jul 31, 2024
Wildlife and nature on a hovercraft! - A great experience on a hovercraft! If you're looking for a new experience, this is it! We even saw a coyote! The team will tailor the trip for you and check in for your comfort!
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Patricka309
Jul 12, 2024
A fantastic adventure. Don’t miss it! - What an adventure! This trip with Jerrid and team is a must while in Talkneeta. The hovercraft can go places that other vessels can’t, so you get a truly unique view of the rivers and vantage points for spotting wildlife. The team are incredibly knowledgeable on the local flora and fauna. So not only did we have a lot of fun, we learnt a lot too. My daughter and I loved this experience. Don’t miss it. Highly recommended!
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Richard_h
Jul 5, 2024
Happiness in a hovercraft - One of the most excellent tours I've ever been on. These guys are super thoughtful and will take care of you the moment you make contact with them. They give you lots of options based on your desires. Including wildlife viewing (moose bear, eagles and everything else that pops up)... Gold panning at the sand bars just down river from a large deposit of gold... plus many other options as well. And don't forget the thrill of riding in the unique and exciting hovercraft! Full viewing, comfortable seats, plenty of legroom and a first mate that would give you the shirt off his back to meet your needs. As a local Alaskan, I've done most every tour available, This one is a must!
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Northstar31025886758
Jun 29, 2024
Book the Trip - We had an absolute blast on this hover rider! Jared and his team were courteous, responsive and so knowledgeable. It was a highlight of our trip! We’d go again in a heartbeat! Genuinely nice people!
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Max_h
Jun 22, 2024
10/10 would recommend!! - Captain Jared was great!! Real fun trip and such a unique experience in such a beautiful place!! Jared was super knowledgeable about the landscape and wildlife!
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Sandrall6931hl
Jun 21, 2024
A fun and very unique experience! - We greatly enjoyed this trip. It was a very unique experience riding in an amphibious vehicle and was more fun than I expected. We saw 3 bald eagles and pulled off onto sand bars several times to get better looks at the birds. Jarid and Phil are very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the area and Emmitt sharing that knowledge with their guests.
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Jonathankg5572gb
Aug 30, 2023
Great time. - Jared was a great guide. He was very kind and pleasant to our 3 children who we took on the tour. We saw many eagles and towards the end of the trip we saw a bear which was the most amazing thing. Jared was great and turned us around so we can get better views.
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Mlsims
Aug 23, 2023
Best Alaskan Cruise - This was the best excursion we took while on our Alaskan cruise. It was fun doing a few donuts at the beginning and end of the tour. We then went along the coast hunting for eagles and we weren’t disappointed. The best part of the tour was riding up onto the beach and being able to wander around getting a beautiful view of a meadow and waterfall. The scenery was very different than any we have seen on our other excursions. Very few Alaskan tours let you actually get out of the craft to take a closer look at things. The scenery was beautiful. The Owner/Captain allowed us to take our time. He was very interesting and knowledgeable about the area and allowed us to ask as many questions as we wanted. He had an easy way about him that made you feel more like you were just spending time with friends. There was plenty of time to take some beautiful photos. Then we boarded the craft again and went up the river. We were surprised to see two eagles sitting on a log and because of the type of craft we were in, the Captain was able to get around to the front and get even better up close pictures. The tour was a little short for the cost, I think 2 hours would have been better. I also wish there was just a tiny bit more of the fun fast donut driving. I will definitely book this tour again!
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Amber
Aug 15, 2023
Great Experience! - We had the best time on our excursion with Jarrid as our guide. We saw lots of eagles, and they hovercraft was such a neat experience, it’s a once in a lifetime thing, and we can’t wait to do it again next year.
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