Experience the thrill of flying on the water in the fully enclosed Jet boat or Airboat. We travel seven miles up the Knik River (approximately 1/2 hour) passing the occasional stray iceberg.
Keep your cameras ready as wildlife sightings are common.
As your captain approaches the Knik Glacier get ready to oooh! and ahhhh! as south central Alaska's most impressive icebergs will be there to greet you.
The Knik Glacier is located 50 miles north of Anchorage. Situated on the northern edge of Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, Knik Glacier is one of the biggest glaciers in south central Alaska. At 25 mile long and over 5 miles across, Knik Glacier is actually a small remnant of a past ice age. During the Pleistocene ice age 600.000 years ago the Chugach Mountains were covered in ice over 1/2 mile thick. Knik Glacier connected to a massive ice field that extended hundreds of miles into the ocean.
Knik Glacier is a master sculptor carving valleys and shaping rock into landscapes of exquisite natural beauty. Surrounded by 10,000 ft snow-covered peaks, hanging glaciers, and waterfalls, the Knik Glacier has carved out one of Alaska’s most spectacular natural amphitheaters. Knik Glacier is the centerpiece of the 17,000 acre Lake George National Natural Landmark. The National Natural Landmark Program recognizes over 500 sites in the United States. Established in 1962, the program aims to encourage voluntary preservation of sites that illustrate the geological and ecological history of the United States and to strengthen the public’s appreciation of America’s natural heritage. In order to be selected a site must of national significance and the best example of a regions biotic or geologic features.