Juneau Self Guided Audio Tour Glaciers Trails and Gold
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Step off the cruise ship in Juneau with a self-guided audio tour built by a born-and-raised Alaskan, not a faceless tour company. The Ultimate Juneau Experience bundles eight offline GPS tours — from Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls to the Perseverance Trail, Mount Roberts, and a downtown walking tour past the Red Dog Saloon and St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church.
Here's how it works: you play the stories on your own phone. As you walk, GPS triggers each stop automatically and hands-free — phone in your pocket, glacier in your face. No live guide, no paper ticket, no rigid bus schedule. Because the Last Frontier runs on zero cell service, every tour works fully offline, no roaming required.
This is the Juneau the crowded bus tours skip: trails, gold-rush ruins, the bears working Steep Creek, the 2,000-year-old forest emerging from under retreating ice. You set the pace, and your money stays in the local economy.
Eight tours. Explore on your schedule, this trip and the next.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Mendenhall Glacier
Juneau's most famous sight, a glacier you can walk right up to. As you arrive, a GPS-triggered audio story plays automatically through your phone, covering the ice's dramatic retreat, the lake it carved, John Muir's 1879 visit, and the rock flour that turns the water that milky blue. Hands-free, at your own pace, fully offline.
Nugget Falls
A short walk leads to Nugget Falls, where water plunges hundreds of feet beside the face of Mendenhall Glacier. GPS-triggered audio plays as you reach the falls, telling the story of the glacier's retreat, the icebergs on the lake, and the Arctic terns overhead. No guide, no schedule — just press play and walk.
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Juneau Self Guided Audio Tour Glaciers Trails and Gold
What‘s Included
Access to all 8 self-guided audio tours of Juneau
Unlimited lifetime access — use it as many times as you like, on any trip or to replay at home
GPS-triggered audio that plays automatically and hands-free as you walk, hike, or drive
In-app maps showing parking, restrooms, Wi-Fi, and landmarks
Written transcripts for every stop, plus multilingual translations
Fully offline — audio and maps work with zero cell service once downloaded
Optional attraction admissions, such as the Glacier trail fee (only applies to specific trails, most are fee-free, other areas are $5) and the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery visitor area. Paid on site
Transportation to and between the tour starting points
Smartphone — you use your own device
Headphones or earphones
In-person or live guide — this is a self-guided audio tour
Cellular data or Wi-Fi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Operated by Alaska Audio Guide