Where WILD still exists in wilderness! Experience the midnight sun, northern lights, landscapes carpeted in wildflowers, crystal palaces of icebergs, snow covered peaks, caribou roaming through camp, bears fishing for salmon, eagles soaring, and sunsets that last for hours. Alaska is so vast and beautiful that its magic can only be discovered through direct experience.
ALASKA DISCOVERY
Alaska's oldest wilderness guiding company! To reach remote wilderness, Alaska Discovery has pioneered trips in Alaska by kayak, raft, and canoe for 30 years. Because of the many guiding permits we have been awarded over the years, we hold the key to unlock unique Alaska wilderness.

The best wilderness experience possible.
Our guides are the finest with a wealth of experience and local knowledge. Our Alaskan office staff has intimate knowledge of the trips we run. Small group sizes (8-12) make the trips personal. All gear and supplies are top quality. Our commitment to conservation has made us a leader in the field of eco-tourism.

Explore the heart of true wilderness.
Sea kayak quietly with whales and marine life of Southeast Alaska's islands and fjords. Raft on great ribbons of glacial waters through the world's highest coastal mountains. Canoe silently along rivers where caribou, bear, and musk ox gather. Hike the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on raft supported hiking trips. Photograph grizzly bears in the wild at Pack Creek Bear Viewing Sanctuary. Combine adventures on our multi-sport trips.

The Alaska Marine Highway System, a Proud Tradition
The mission of the Alaska Marine Highway System is to provide safe, reliable, and efficient transportation of people, goods, and vehicles among Alaska communities, Canada, and the "Lower 48," while providing opportunities to develop and maintain a reasonable standard of living and high quality of life, including social, education, and health needs.

The Alaska Marine Highway System has been operating year-round since 1963, with regularly scheduled passenger and vehicle service to 30 communities in Alaska, plus Bellingham, Washington, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. There are currently ten vessels in the AMHS fleet, with additional other ferries either under construction or planned. For more information about the new ferries, including the Fast Vehicle Ferries, see the New Waves website.

During the past ten years the Alaska Marine Highway System has carried an average of 400,000 passengers and 100,000 vehicles per year

Take our “PILOT’S CHOICE” Glacier Explorer Tour, for a second-to-none journey to see the best Alaska has to offer.

Your pilot will give you an eagle’s eye view of high alpine lakes, “icefalls” hanging from sheer cliffs and some of the most remote peaks and glaciers in the Juneau Icefield -- places like Wonderland, Glacier King, the Mendenhall Towers, and Devil’s Paw. The itinerary is flexible; your pilot is free to create the best possible tour under the current weather and glacier conditions.

For an up-close opportunity to appreciate this ancient landscape, your pilot will land in two different locations, where you will continue the tour on foot! During these two landings you will learn about the geological and environmental processes at work creating moraines, crevasses, seracs, and the glaciers themselves.

The “Pilot’s Choice” tour is an incomparable journey of discovery, a once-in-a-lifetime experience sure to provide enduring memories of Southeast Alaska’s beautiful wilderness

Trekking offers three levels of glacier trekking experiences on the glaciers of the Juneau Icefield. The treks are designed for people with no mountaineering experience and to provide small groups of clients an informative and in-depth glacier experience.

A broad range of physical abilities can be accommodated on the three levels of treks offered. Appropriate mountaineering gear is provided for each level of trekking experience. All trips are conducted in small groups, normally no more than 12 clients, and provide personalized service

Explore Southeast Alaska by Air

Air Excursions would like to welcome you to Southeast Alaska. There is definitely no other place on earth like it. A place where glaciers and mountains collide, rivers and forests abound, sea and wild life flourish.


With over ten years experience as a small air taxi operator, we specialize in customizing flights to meet the needs of our passengers, whether it is airport to airport or total seclusion you desire, we have a variety of aircraft available.


Our offices are conveniently located in Gustavus and Juneau.


Give us a call. We are here to accommodate you.

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Wings Airways in Juneau, Alaska, specializes in two unique floatplane tours crafted to reveal to our guests the best this region has to offer. We provide safe, professional, "once in a life time" adventures for any age.
Join us and experience the Southeast Alaska spirit by air.

Let our skilled bush pilots introduce you to a world as seen from above.
View immense glaciers, vast wilderness, winding rivers, wildlife and the heart of an Alaskan town built from humble beginnings. Combine flight seeing with a landing at a remote lodge that whisks you back into the serenity of a time gone by, with the overwhelming feeling of rustic elegance.

Each guest will feel like an exclusive member of our Alaskan family with welcoming staff, friendly pilots, window seats, detailed narration, breathtaking scenery, unforgettable food and photo opportunities of our extended family…the black bears of the Taku Glacier

Our primary objective is to support local business and industry in Air Taxi / Charter flying. Coastal provides air support for the local Power Company with over 45 miles of remote power lines. This often requires hovering in close proximity to the power lines and towers in adverse weather conditions to aid in troubleshooting line problems. The Telephone Company also requires helicopter assistance for the maintenance and repair of mountain top repeaters throughout SE Alaska that provide telephones to most of the small villages and a myriad of small boats. COASTAL HELICOPTERS also provides logistical support for the mining community in the form of transporting crews and geologists to remote areas for research and development and to transport supplies. Additionally we conduct airborne geophysical and electronic survey work.

COASTAL HELICOPTERS does a wide assortment of other charter and contract work, including but not limited to; construction, search and rescue, logistic support for logging, helicopter skiing and glacier tour flights. COASTAL HELICOPTERS has become a favorite among amateur and professional photographers providing opportunities to photograph the unique and spectacular scenery in Juneau.

We continue to grow as the demand increases in the areas of tourism and heli-skiing. Our focus in the visitor industry is to provide professional and exciting tour opportunities to individuals or groups of independent travelers. Where we can supply that support in a safe environment without adversely impacting the local community, it is our intention to do so.

Era Helicopters offers a variety of spectacular flightseeing tours throughout Alaska. We specialize in providing an Alaskan style adventure like no one else.

When visiting Denali national Park in the Interior of Alaska, our Denali base offers tours of Mt. McKinley, guided Heli-hiking, or exclusive glacier landings and glacier trekking tours.

In Southeast Alaska, our Juneau base offers spectacular glacier landing tours of the massive Juneau Icefield or, for something uniquely Alaskan, try the original Helicopter Dog Sled Adventure!

No matter which location or tour you choose, Era is ready to take you on a trip of a lifetime!

Thank you for finding us! Gastineau Guiding is a small guiding company offering Juneau shore excursions and Alaskan wilderness tours for the active cruise ship passenger and the adventurous independent traveler.

Stepping into Alaska with a great guide is the best way to experience this wild place you came to see. Our guides are experts in the nature of Southeast Alaska, and love to share their passion for Alaska's Inside Passage. That's why our guides have won Princess Cruise Line's prestigious "Juneau Guide of the Year" time and again. You'll find our guides as memorable as Juneau's stunning scenery.

We invite you to find an adventure that's just right for you and your family. Choose between a wide range of tours from hikes overlooking a glacier, rainforest nature walks, specialized photography and wildlife tours by land & sea or perhaps a ride by Tramway to walk the alpine trails high over our home town of Juneau, Alaska.
We not only specialize in Juneau's best shore excursions, we also offer remote day hikes and private whale watching adventures. We can also arrange custom trips for groups seeking their own specialized tour.

Alaska Heli-Mush is a seasonal dog sled touring camp based on the Juneau Ice Field outside of Juneau, Alaska. We are remote and accessible only by helicopter. We provide dogsled tours from early May to early September.

The camp is owned and operated by 2001 2nd place Iditarod finisher Linwood Fiedler. Working with Linwood is a team of professional musher guides who share the love of mushing with every guest.

Time at the camp is about 1 hour. Your flight to us will be a flight-seeing wonder, flying over several glaciers and often seeing bears, bald eagles and mountain goats. Don't run out of film yet because once you land at our Norris Glacier camp, you're going mushing with a guide and your own team of Alaskan Huskies!. After your mush you will have time for close-up photos and to hear stories from your guide about their winter mushing life. Don't forget to ask if there are any newborn puppies to be seen and held!

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