See Tongass National Forest from the air — the green wall around Juneau, rock and icefalls as the forest gives way to the icefield, a 15-minute flight each way on these tickets. From the harbour Tongass is the trees behind town. From the helicopter it is the country you have to cross to land on Herbert. Landings on the glacier inside the forest sit on a Forest Service permit.
Both Juneau flights list Tongass as the sightseeing on the way out and back. The shared glacier landing and the private landing fly the same forest, then Herbert Glacier. You do not land in the trees. You do not hike Tongass on this product. The walk is on ice.
You do not get a forest trail. You get a window, then a glacier. The icefalls and rock formations are the view from the air, named on the way to the pad, not a second stop.
The extra of private is not more forest. It is the same Tongass with your own ship. The extra over staying in town is that the forest becomes a map, then ice. There is no Tongass-only helicopter on this location.
Juneau Icefield sits above the trees. The glacier landing is after the forest. Crevasses are on the ice, not in the timber. Herbert is the named pad.
About 15 minutes out, 15 minutes home. Transport from the tram building or the hangar is part of the 2.5 hours. Weather in the forest and on the icefield is the same clock: if the operator cannot fly, you do not go. Live dates when you book. Shared or private, Tongass is the green you cross before the ice — not a second landing in the trees. The permit is for the glacier walk inside the forest, not a trail.
Book the Helicopter Glacier Landing and see Tongass National Forest from the air.
See Tongass National Forest from a helicopter over Juneau. Book the Juneau Helicopter Glacier Landing Tour.