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 Glacier Trek
 
  Trip Type:   Lake with moderate walk on a glacier
  Season:    
  Start Time:   9 am Daily
  Duration:   All Day
  Starts at:   Kayak Center, Wasilla Lake
  River Grade:    
  Age Limit:    10
  Skill Level:    Beginner
  Price:   $190.00/person
  Availability:   Call for availability (907) 746-6600 or (907) 232-1030
  Shuttle Service:   Anchorage Hotel Pickup Round Trip
$95 flat rate, 1 person or 12
We recommend you book a room with us, the Matanuska Valley is much prettier than Anchorage, sign up for two or more adventures, and get your shuttle for free.
  We Supply:   Ice Cleats, ski pole, lunch, kayak equipment, sandals. We have some hats and gloves if you don't.
  You Supply:   Wind jacket or rain jacket. Sweater or jacket for the glacier is advisable, hat, gloves, hiking boot, (running shoes work with our ice cleats, but boots are better, shorts, or pants (like sweats) that you can roll up for the kayaking adventure. We try to get you into your kayak without getting your feet wet, but some times you may have to step into ankle deep water.
  The experience of touching a glacier is unbelievable!

Experience an Alaskan glacier before global warming causes them to disapear forever.

The Matanuska Glacier is a breathtaking sight to experience.
 

 
  Stroll onto the ice of and Ancient Glacier. This is your chance to see, taste, touch and hear the splendor of Alaska. This quiet, relaxing trip begins on a mountain lake surrounded by 6,000 peaks. Hear the call of the loon, watch mergansers dive, marvel at the beauty of nature from your sea kayak. After a stop for lunch in the shadow of the 4 mile wide Matanuska Glacier, you continue your trip with a walk onto the ancient ice. Your experienced guide will provide you an informative, educational tour of the unique landscape of a glacier.
 
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