This is one of the most adventurous things we have ever done. Hiking a glacier can be a very dangerous activity, but our guide was extremely knowledgeable and took great care in seeing we were safe. The hike was a few hours long and the weather that day was perfect. We would recommend that if you own a pair of... More

So the first thing that you need to know is that I am from Alaska. I was born there and lived there for 16 years. Yes, we used to be able to see Portage from the visitor's center. Wow, it is so different now! Now when I was a teenager, we used to play in the icefields below Byron Glacier.... More

We hired two guides from Mica guides for our family ice climbing adventure, and have to say, they exceeded expectations in accomodating us on our first climbing adventure. They were experienced, knowledgeable, personable and portrayed great pride in their profession. Our children, 16, 12, and 9 at the time were totally inthralled and felt safe with the two guides. It... More

This is one of many glaciers you can walk on in Alaska without a guide. There is a hefty entrance fee which is not true for some of the others. You could hire a guide from the company that owns the property which allows access, but it's not really necessary if you do a little reading about glaciers ahead of... More

Beautiful Glacier. You can the pay the entrance fee or go with MICA or NOVA. But don't get a guide from the entrance station, they are poorly trained and unprofessional. Also the owner of that company is kind of a fool in my experience dealing with him. Otherwise it is a amazing glacier and well worth the visit. MICA and... More

Went with Salmonberry Tours and picke dup Matanuska Glacier Adventure guide Brandy at the glacier. She was AWESOME! She grew up on the glacier - it was her playground - so we got to go places most people don't get to go! There was an ice climbing festival going on the day we were there. It was absolutely awesome -... More

Fun to walk on ice, but not that adventurous, probably wouldn't recommend to my family/friends considering price for what you get to do on the ice which is not much. More

Family of 2 adults and 2 teen boys booked trip with Nova Adventures and trekked 90 miles from Anchorage to their outpost in Chickaloon. After signing all the appropriate legal documents waiving our rights for everything, we drove an additional 20 miles up the road to meet our guide and get our equipment. Upon arriving at the meeting spot, we... More

We went ice climbing with MICA guides on the Matanuska Glacier and it was the highlight of our Alaskan vacation. Richard was our guide and he was an absolute joy to work with. He was patient, fun, and kind. MICA provided us with top of the line equipment to make our ice climbing adventure as excellent as possible. We can't... More