The Denali Mount from the air

Flightseeing & Glacier Landing

DENALI EXPERIENCE

This route is the foundation for all of our Denali flightseeing tours. Fly up to six miles (10 km) from Denali’s summit, then descend into the awe-inspiring Ruth Amphitheater and Great Gorge. View the Tokositna and Ruth Glaciers, the sharp ridges of Mount Huntington, hanging glaciers clinging to Mount Hunter, and the famous Moose’s Tooth.

Highlights

• South Face of Denali
• Don Sheldon Amphitheater
• The Sheldon Mountain House
• The Great Gorge
• Moose’s Tooth, Broken Tooth
• Mount Dickey
• Ruth Icefall
• Mount Hunter
• Mount Huntington
• Susitna Valley

DENALI FLYER

With our Denali Flyer flight tour you’ll view everything in the Denali Experience tour, as well as the stunning views of the 45-mile-long Kahiltna Glacier. Pass by Little Switzerland, Kahiltna Base Camp, and the formidable east face of Mount Foraker.

Highlights

• Kahiltna Glacier
• Kahiltna Base Camp
• Mount Foraker
• Little Switzerland
• Pika Glacier
• Avalanche Spire
• South Hunter Icefall
• Don Sheldon Mountain House
• Tokositna Glacier
• Ruth Glacier

DENALI GRAND

This route includes the Denali Experience and Flyer routes, letting you see all sides of “The Great One”. You’ll get an in-depth look at the routes used by Denali’s first pioneers, including the nearly 14,000 ft (4000 m) Wickersham Wall. Gaze down on Kahiltna Pass, and the Peters, Muldrow, and Traleika Glaciers far below. This tour is not recommended for children under 8 years old.

Highlights

• Kahiltna Base Camp
• Denali’s West Buttress
• Denali’s North Face
• Wickersham Wall
• Pioneer Ridge
• Mount Tatum, Carpe, and Karstens
• Peters, Muldrow, and Traleika Glaciers
• Expansive views into Interior Alaska

TOP OF THE WORLD TOUR

This flight offers an amazing perspective of Denali National Park and North America’s tallest mountain, Denali. The Top of the World Tour is a high-altitude flight; your trip may take you up to 20,310 feet. The Top of the World Tour airplane is not pressurized like a commercial airline flight. You will have an oxygen mask, which you may wear for up to 30 minutes of this flight.

Highlights

• Denali
• Mount Foraker
• Mount Hunter
• Ruth Glacier
• The Great Gorge
• Kahiltna Glacier
• Wickersham Wall
• Denali’s West Buttress
• Denali Pass
• Harper Icefall

The 4 excursions offer a glacier landing experience  

This is your opportunity for a once in a lifetime experience to stand on a glacier in the heart of Denali National Park. Depending on the weather conditions, as part of your flight tour, your pilot will touch down on the Ruth Glacier in the Sheldon Amphitheater for a truly awesome view of Denali and the sister peaks. Enjoy the stillness of the mountains and lay your tracks in the pristine snow. As you stand surrounded by the glacier draped granite peaks, you’ll understand the immense scale of this special place.

The experience includes :

• Headset
• Loaner sunglasses if you forget
• Glacier Boots (Glacier Landing Tour Only)