We went on the heli explorer tour, approx. $1000 for two of us. We were taken several miles up the glacier with a guide. The guide talked about the glacier and led us to several interesting features. You can also do just a helicopter tour, air only, or you can do an overnight trip on the glacier, there a whole day on the glacier and an ice climbing trip. No idea what those cost, but I think they would be interesting. The helicopter only seats the pilot and three passengers so every tour is a private trip. Hope that helps.

We did the morning tour with Marissa (in early June). Fabulous! We stayed at the Matanuska Lodge just over the road, the hostess there is wonderful! The Sheep Mountain lodge has a fantastic restaurant. We also did a half day quad bike tour with Tommy at Glacier View atvs .... brilliant fun! Have a great trip x

Hi, I don't think they offer a pick-up service. And if it's a week day you might want to give yourself 2.5 hours to drive. But it's so worth the effort!!! It was great to be far away from all the tourist and see something kind of remote and very special.

Ice caves are a hard one! We had planned a trip because a friend had gone a week prior and was able to see the cave. 6 days later when we went....melted and gone! To see a cave you’d have to go further out which is only possible on the helicopter tour. Regardless, plenty of epic stuff to see. It does take about a 2 mile walk to get on the glacier though.

We did the ice climbing - went out around 9:00 and came back around 4:30. There was between 5 and 10 deg temp swing coolest to warmest. Bring a sweater or sweatshirt you can add or remove as needed. I don't think time of day will make much difference except for whether the sun is in your face or on your back for pictures. Pictures will be take from different directions so I don't think it is worth worrying about. The parking lot looked big enough to hold 15-20 cars. Only a few cars there when we got there and was half full when we left. I doubt if you will have a mob of people on your tour but Mica would be able to give you a better idea about tour size.

We only went to the restaurant and we drove there from Anchorage. Really liked the restaurant there

Hello If you have the proper experience in traveling on glaciers it is possible to explore by yourself. But we do not rent any equipment.

One will need to drive to the glacier from Anchorage.....about 3 hours. There are bus lines that provide transport but I’m not sure of the schedules. The time at MICA for the ice fall trek is about 3 hours from start to finish.

You can carry the material you want, although in MICA they are very kind and have enough material to lend. Anorak, helmet, boots crampons, including a cane for my wife uqe has knee problems. I hope you enjoy the tour as we did, with 62 and 63 years we have each, greetings