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Juneau private helicopter tours: a glacier just for your party

Juneau private helicopter tours keep the helicopter, the pilot and the landing for your own group. Here is what the private glacier landing includes, what it costs and when it beats a shared seat.

Check availabilityfrom $429 · no cancellation fee

Editorial team, juneau-helicopter-tours.comUpdated October 17, 2026read in 6 minutes9 sources

The tour this guide is about Private Juneau Helicopter Glacier Landing Tour 2.5 hours from$3,140 Check availabilityFree cancellation until 3 days before start

In short

01The private landing: Herbert Glacier for your party only, 2.5 hours, from $3,140.
02On the ice: 25 minutes on Herbert Glacier, 15 minutes of flying each way.
03Door to door: A private transfer from your ship or hotel and back.
04Shared alternative: The same glacier on a shared flight, from $429.
05Cancelling: Free cancellation up to 3 days ahead.

What a private flight changes

On a shared glacier tour you fly with whoever else booked that departure, and the operator seats the helicopter by weight. A private tour removes that: the helicopter, the pilot and the time on the ice are for your group alone. You set the pace of the walk, you choose who sits by which window, and nobody else is waiting for you at the landing zone.

On GetYourGuide, Juneau private helicopter tours mean the Private Juneau Helicopter Glacier Landing Tour. It is marked as a private group, includes pickup and a live guide in English, and is listed as wheelchair accessible. The whole outing takes 2.5 hours and starts from $3,140.

The tour itself mirrors the shared landing on Herbert Glacier. You get about 55 minutes of touring, with 15 minutes of flightseeing each way and 25 minutes on the ice, plus about 1.5 hours for transport and preparation. The difference lies in who is on board and in the private transfer from your ship or hotel and back.

Your private outing

From your door to the ice and back

Pickup

Private transfer

From your cruise ship or hotel to the helicopter base.
At the base

Bottles and briefing

A new Nalgene bottle for glacier water, then the safety briefing.
Flight up

Over the forest

15 minutes of flightseeing to Herbert Glacier.
On the ice

Your group only

25 minutes on the glacier with your pilot.
Return

Back to your door

15 minutes flying back, then the private transfer.

What is included

The private listing includes a private transfer from your cruise ship or hotel in Juneau to the helicopter base and back. At the base each guest gets a new Nalgene bottle to fill with glacier water, a small souvenir of the walk that you carry home.

Your pilot is your guide from start to finish. The listed route runs from the airport toward Auke Bay and over the Tongass National Forest to Herbert Glacier, then back. Weight and balance requirements may still limit how many passengers can fly, so give accurate weights for everyone in your party when you book.

There is no review score yet, so the listing cannot show you what past guests thought. For a sense of the operator's day-to-day standard, look at the shared landing tour to the same glacier, rated 4.90 from 49 reviews.

Where the time goes

The private tour in minutes

minutes

From the private listing; transport and preparation add about 1.5 hours.

Side by side

Private and shared landing compared

Feature	Private landing	Shared landing
Glacier	Herbert	Herbert
Time on the ice	25 min	25 min
Who flies	Your party only	Up to 12 per departure
Transfer	Private	Pickup included
Price	from $3,140	from $429
Reviews	None yet	4.90 from 49

From the two GetYourGuide listings.

Three ways to fly

Private, shared or small group

Private

Private landing

Your party only

Price: from $3,140
Length: 2.5 hrs
On the ice: 25 min

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Lower price

Shared landing

Same glacier, shared cabin

Price: from $429
Length: 2.5 hrs
Rating: 4.90

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Juneau Dog Sledding and Helicopter Tour with Glacier Landing

Small group

Dog camp and walk

At most 6 guests

Price: from $839
Length: 3.5 hrs
Group: at most 6

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Decision helper

Private or shared?

Let your group decide

Shared landing

Same glacier and time on the ice, from $429 each.

Private landing

Your party alone on Herbert Glacier.

Compare both

Check how the private price applies to your party, then compare it with shared seats.

Dog camp and walk

Limited to 6 participants.

Ask about the private flight

The listing is marked wheelchair accessible.

Flightseeing companies offer aerial tours of the Icefield, and helicopter companies can land you right on the ice for a short walk or two-hour hike.

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Herbert Glacier, the private landing site

The private flight lands on Herbert Glacier, one of the larger glaciers that flow from the Juneau Icefield near the Mendenhall.² The icefield behind it covers 1,500 square miles and lies 2,000 feet above downtown Juneau.³ From the landing zone you look up a long valley of ice toward that plateau, with dark rock walls on either side.

Glacier ice shows its most intense blue in crevasses and where it breaks away, and a calm private landing gives you time to look closely at the color instead of hurrying.⁴ Keep to the area your pilot shows you. The surface can be uneven and wet, and features change through the season, so what was safe ground in June may be a melt channel by August.

The stop on the ice is short, about 25 minutes. On a shared tour it can feel shorter when several people take turns at the best photo spot. With your party alone, the same time feels different: you can stand still, listen to the meltwater and let the scale of the place sink in before the rotor starts again and the valley drops away below you.

Checklist

Before booking privately

Have ready

Names of everyone in the party
Accurate dressed weights
Your ship or hotel for the pickup

Ask the operator

Help getting in and out of the helicopter
What happens if weather delays the flight
The cancellation deadline for your date

Cost calculator

Seats for your party

Enter your party size and compare the shared options.

Shared landing2.5 hrsfrom $429 Dog camp and walk3.5 hrsfrom $839 Floatplane loop40 minfrom $383

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Total from$858

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A glacier helicopter tour from Juneau, start to finish

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Private or shared: comparing the cost

The shared landing starts from $429 for one adult and takes up to 12 guests per departure, depending on availability and weight balance. The private landing shows a starting price of $3,140. Before you compare the two, open the private listing for your date and check how the price applies to your party, since that decides the whole comparison.

For a couple, the shared seats will almost always be the cheaper way onto the same glacier. For a bigger family or a few friends travelling together, the private tour's own transfer, your own schedule and a helicopter without strangers start to weigh more heavily against the cost. Coastal Helicopters says its helicopters hold up to 6 standard passengers, which gives you a sense of how big a group one aircraft takes.⁵

On a shared flight the operator seats each helicopter by weight, and a party can end up split between two aircraft. A private booking keeps your group together in the air, which matters to some families more than any difference in price. Put both figures side by side, add what the day means to you, and the answer is usually clear.

Who a private flight is for

A private flight makes sense for a celebration: an anniversary, a proposal, a milestone birthday. It suits families with very young children or with a member who needs more time and space getting in and out. It suits photographers who want to linger, and travelers who simply do not want to share a once-in-a-lifetime moment with strangers.

It also makes sense for guests with mobility needs. The private listing is marked wheelchair accessible, as is the shared landing. A private booking lets the crew plan around one party's needs, and you can raise them with the operator in advance. Ask what help is available getting in and out of the helicopter and whether a wheelchair user can leave the aircraft on the ice.

It makes less sense for a solo traveler or a couple on a budget. The shared flight lands on the same glacier and gives the same 25 minutes on the ice, and the money saved could pay for a second outing, such as a whale watching trip, on another day.

Other private and small-group options

If the dogs are part of the dream, the Juneau Dog Sledding and Helicopter Tour with Glacier Landing is not private, but it is limited to 6 participants. It spends about 1 hour at the dog camp and adds a second landing for a guided walkabout lower on Herbert Glacier. For a family of six that is close to having the tour to yourselves.

For wildlife, the Pack Creek bear viewing trip by floatplane offers private or small groups, runs 6 hours and starts from $1,600. The Norris Adventure by floatplane, packraft and glacier walk is limited to 6 participants and needs at least 4 to run.

Coastal Helicopters, which operates the shared landing tour sold here, began in 1988 flying for the Forest Service and runs a fleet of 13 helicopters for tours and charter work.⁶ ⁷ If your plans go beyond a standard landing, a direct enquiry can be worth it.

Booking a private flight well

Book early. A private flight ties up a helicopter and a pilot, and the peak summer days fill first. Free cancellation up to 3 days ahead gives you some room if plans change. Have the full names and accurate dressed weights of everyone ready when you book.

Plan the day around the weather. A private booking does not change what the pilot can fly in: flat light under overcast skies is still the hazard, and the FAA's advice to pilots is that in flat light it may be possible to depart a site but not to return.⁸ ⁹ Pick an early slot so a delay still leaves time for the rest of your day.

Finally, think about what will make the moment yours. A bottle of glacier water, a photograph of your group alone on the ice, a few minutes of quiet before the rotor starts again. Those are the things a private flight buys, and they are worth deciding on before you take off.

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