Alaskan Fishing Village

Icebergs & Glacier Calving

Harbor Seals & More Wildlife

LeConte Glacier

Visit Icebergs and Enjoy a Self-guided Stop at a Fishing Town on this Uniquely Alaskan Experience

Join Muddy Water Adventures as we explore southeastern Alaska on this sightseeing tour from Wrangell! Ride in comfort in the Island Cat, which has a large cabin that fits up to 21 passengers, an onboard bathroom, and is custom-built to provide the smoothest and most stable ride in Wrangell. It even has multiple viewing decks so you won’t miss a thing! On this tour we’ll visit glaciers, watch ice calving, and see wildlife! We’ll also make a stop to visit the neighboring town of Petersburg, Alaska.

Excited to visit LeConte Glacier but short on time? We also offer the LeConte Glacier half-day tour which includes the same wildlife viewing and iceberg-filled landscapes but skips the Petersburg stop. Please click the LeConte Half-Day tab for more details!

Why Take This Tour?

Join us in viewing ice calving up close, the process by which large masses of ice break off from a glacier or iceberg

Observe the hundreds of harbor seals and their pups perched on the icebergs filling the bay

Enjoy a two-hour stop in the picturesque island community of Petersburg, a fishing town known for its Norwegian heritage and abundant surrounding marine life

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Trip Details

Pricing & Details

Price

$300 per person


Departure time

Varies, depending on daily tides


Meeting point

City Dock, unless otherwise notified


Availability

This tour is offered year round

*Daily availability varies, please click the Book Now button to check availability for specific days


Duration

7 hours


Group size

1-21 guests

*We welcome individuals and smaller groups, however we do require a combined minimum of 4 guests for the tour to depart*


Included

  • Bottled water
  • Coffee
  • Snacks
  • Bathroom

What to bring

  • Camera
  • Jacket
  • Any additional drinks or snacks you’d like

Tour staff

  • Local captain and guide
  • Deckhand

What You'll See and Do

This full day adventure starts when we depart Wrangell for an approximately one to two hour ride to LeConte glacier. When tides don’t allow us to travel through Dry Straight, a shallow channel between Wrangell and LeConte, we’ll take the long way through the Wrangell Narrows. This allows us to stop in the neighboring town of Petersburg for lunch and to stretch our legs.

After a two hour stop, we make our way to the glacier! We will navigate through the icebergs to get as close to the face as possible, giving you hours of close up ice views before we return to port. Depending on the tides, we may go to Petersburg before or after the glacier.

The Stikine Icefield is one of the few remnants of the once-vast ice sheets that covered much of North America during the Pleistocene age. It covers 2,900 square miles along the crest of the Coastal Mountains that separate Canada and the U.S., extending 120 miles from the Whiting River to the Stikine River.

Near the south end of the Stikine Icefield, LeConte Glacier is the southernmost active tidewater glacier in the northern hemisphere. Since first charted in 1887, it has retreated almost 2.5 miles. Today, LeConte is considered in a stable position. Due to the deep water (810 feet) of the bay, LeConte calves instead of advancing.

Harbor seals choose LeConte’s protected water and abundant icebergs as a breeding, birthing, and rearing area. Remember not to disturb these little ones. Abandonment of a young pup by its mother is a common occurrence, particularly if they are disturbed by hunting or other activities by humans.

Note: Petersburg is included, but not required! If your party would like to skip the Petersburg stop, please let us know.

LeConte Glacier by Jet Boat

For guests who are looking for a half-day tour of LeConte Glacier, we also offer a 4-hour tour of LeConte by Jet Boat. This includes all the epic glacial views and wildlife watching but skips the Petersburg stop. Please find the pricing and details for this option below.

Pricing & Details

Price

$260 per person


Departure time

Varies, depending on daily tides


Meeting point

City Dock, unless otherwise notified


Availability

This tour is offered from June through August

*Daily availability varies, please click the Book Now button to check availability for specific days


Duration

4 hours


Group size

Maximum of 21 guests

*We welcome individuals, however we do require a combined minimum of 4 guests for the tour to depart*


Included

  • Bottled water

Not included

  • Bathroom

What to bring

  • Camera
  • Jacket
  • Any additional drinks or snacks you’d like

Tour staff

  • Local captain and guide
  • Deckhand

What You Need to Know

This tour itinerary is tide-dependent. The route path will be adjusted depending on the tides of the day

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