Denali Flyer Flightseeing Tour from Talkeetna
Description
Denali National Park has skyscrapers of granite and ice instead of steel. Denali, Mt. Hunter and Mt. Foraker tower above the other peaks of the Alaska Range, forming our northern horizon. Cruise up the Kahiltna glacier, right over the climbers’ base camp at 7,200 ft., and wind between these giant peaks catching breathtaking views of Denali and Denali's most popular climbing route, the West Buttress. • The mighty Kahiltna Glacier • West Ridge of Mount Hunter • Beginning of the West Buttress Route, the most climbed route on Denali • “The Great One”, Denali (20,320 ft.), Mt. Foraker (17,400 ft.) and Mt. Hunter (14,573 ft.) • Mount Frances • The North Buttress of Mount Hunter - a 4,000-foot granite technical showpiece and world class climbing objective
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Itinerary
Explore the wonders of Denali! Please check in for your flight 30 minutes before scheduled departure time or schedule a complimentary transfer from your local hotel, inn, B&B, or rail depot. Before taking flight, take part in a short safety briefing. You’ll then be off on your 1.25 hour scenic flight of Denali or 1.75 hour flight and glacier landing.
View the vertical rise of Denali starting at its base of around 2000 feet to over 20,320 feet. Explore the most-climbed, western face of Denali and an additional massive glacier system, the Kahiltna. Then fly East and take in the flowing river of the Ruth Glacier, the renowned Sheldon Amphitheater (glacier landings often done here), the Great Gorge with its mile high granite walls - the world's deepest, and the intense blue melt water pools that dot the glaciers. With a guaranteed window seat, you can sit back and relax as you enjoy the incredible views. A two way headset is provided so you can communicate with your expert pilot as he/she shares incredible commentary along the way.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Check in for Tour is 30 minutes before flight.
Reviews(371)
We had a great experience with K2! We were supposed to have a glacial landing, but unfortunately the weather wasn’t cooperative, so we “just” flew (K2 refunded the difference). We did, however, get to see Denali — our pilot, Finn, did an awesome job with that. We also got to see Moose’s Tooth, glaciers, and more, and Finn explained everything we were seeing. My entire family of 4 loved it!
It was an exceptional experience. K2 operates with impressive efficiency and professionalism throughout. The views were truly stunning. My pilot, Dani, was outstanding—I cannot speak highly enough of her expertise and skill. She is extremely knowledgeable and, without a doubt, one of the best pilots I have had the pleasure of flying with. I was particularly impressed by the smoothness of her landings, both on the glacier and on the paved runway. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone considering it.
Best part of the whole trip. Unbelievable views and glacier landing!
Very professional and safe. Matt was a great guide and pilot Plane was easy to access. They made sure everyone saw all the sites
In order to enjoy the full experience, I would recommend play with google earth before the flight, the reason is to familiarize with the geography of the Denali national park, especially with the peak and glaciers also understanding their relative locations. Otherwise yhe pilot will talk about all these names it will be extremely difficult to follow, since you are in the air, the perspective view will be different from ground, it is relatively easy to follow the highest peak until you are on the back side, but once the pilot starts talking about other peaks, glaciers, I got lost really quickly. I think it is worthwhile experience but need to do a lot of homework first, also it would a good for the pilot to brief the flight path to everyone before the flight would be much more helpful
Great day so it was fabulous! Pilot was great, sights were spectacular, landing and takeoff from glacier was awesome.
The views were out of this world gorgeous..... The best flight I have ever been on. If you are in the area I recommend.
Flight of a lifetime! Cannot recommend K2 Aviation highly enough - from adjusting our reservation to keeping us informed on the changing weather that day so we were able to be on 1 of the 2 flights that day that were able to land on the glacier - they were great!
A totally unexpected day. Had reservations for the day before, but it was bad weather - they easily put us into a flight the next day, and the weather was crystal clear, sunny, and you could see for miles. Our pilot, guide Chad, was uber fantastic. Told us so much. And the flight itself. You are not circling the mountain or looking from afar - you are flying right beside and up and down the valleys. Remarkable, scary, breathtaking, awesome, and a bunch of other adjectives to describe the trip. And an appreciated fact: sometimes these small planes and tours have very poor PA systems, a mumbled garble when the guide is speaking. Our plane was crystal clear. Wonderful people and event. GO!!
The pilot and ground crew were awesome! Seeing Denali at 10,000 feet from a K2 plane made us speechless! We saw incredible views!
