Misty Fiords Flightseeing
Alaska's
Inside Passage or Southeast Alaska is home to some of the most
breathtaking scenery on earth. One of its jewels is the majestic
Misty Fjords National Monument. Completely roadless and consisting
of 2.3 million acres, an area larger than Yellowstone , makes
a seaplane tour the only way to comfortably experience the many
different levels within the deep, narrow fjords.
Carved
by glaciers long ago, snow capped, sheer granite cliffs rise
dramatically 3,500 out of the sea, ribbonned with waterfalls
plummeting sensationally thousands of feet. Nestled within the
steep walled canyons, lie pristine bowl-shaped alpine lakes
suspended at many different elevations above sealevel. Fed by
more than 150 inches of misty rain annually, the lush rainforest,
made of giant stands of spruce, hemlock and cedar, cling to
the rugged rising terrain. Wildlife abounds in the area, with
mountain goats and harbor seals being the most frequently sighted
animals.
Our
most popular tour, lasts 2 hours and takes you across Revillagegedo
Island over to the Alaska mainland where the fiords are located,
and into the heart of the monument. Headsets with voice communications
are provided to passengers so you can chat in flight and ask
questions as we fly. For the highlight of the tour, we will
land on an alpine lake or on a calm bay at sea level and let
passengers get out of the aircraft and onto land for a quiet
excursion. Relax, stretch your legs and take some photos as
you drink in the silence of the vast wilderness. Flying within
the Misty Fiords is truly an emotional experience you'll never
forget!!
Tour
Includes: 1:15 hour flight and 35 minute stopover
Island Wings Air Service is the only
air taxi offering a shore Stop and voice communications for
passengers
Price: $229 per person. Complimentary ground transportation
included.
One child under 5 flys free when accompanied by two adults.
Glacier
& Fiords Combination Tour
The
Glacier Fiords tour is an extension to our regular Misty Fiords
tour. The flight portion is an additional 30 to 40 minutes,
as we continue past the saltwater fjords up a lush river valley
to the hanging glaciers that remain from the last glacial age.
Adjacent to the Canadian border, we will fly over the face of
a glacier and on up a river of ice onto a massive icefield.
Deep blue crevasses and large overhanging cornices dominate
the area. From this vantage point, one can easily see the forces
that created the Misty Fjords and how the ice continues to sculpt
the land. This 2.5 hour tour will also include the same shore
stop excursion as described in the Misty Fiords tour. Occasionally
due to lower cloud heights, the glaciers are not visible, in
that event we would only fly the Misty Fiords portion of the
trip and the price would be charged accordingly.
Tour
Includes: 1:45 hour flight and
35 minute stopover
Price: $360 per person