About Glacier City Tours
Glacier City Tours is a family-owned adventure company that has been operating out of Girdwood for over 20 years, making it one of Alaska's longest-running guide services. Named after Girdwood's original Gold Rush-era moniker — the town was called Glacier City due to the hanging glaciers visible from every direction — the company runs snowmobile tours in winter and rafting and hiking trips in summer.
Winter operations focus on eco-friendly snowmobile tours using modern four-stroke machines through the Chugach Mountains, with options including Blue Ice Glacier Tours to see glaciers, icebergs, and ice caves, plus scenic mountain tours on private trails. Summer programming shifts to guided rafting and hiking in Portage Valley, taking small groups to Portage Creek, Portage Lake, Portage Pass, and Portage Glacier. All tours are suitable for beginners through advanced adventurers.
Glacier City Tours meets guests at the Great Alaskan Tourist Trap in the Tesoro Mall at the Seward Highway and Alyeska Highway junction, making the logistics painless. Their guides are locals who grew up exploring these mountains, and the family operation means a personal, unhurried experience rather than a conveyor-belt tourist ride.
