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Skagway Excursion: Experience Alaska Dog Sledding and Yukon Sightseeing
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70 Ratings
Skagway
Experience the thrill of dog sledding in Skagway, Alaska, with premier racing huskies. Enjoy a scenic Yukon sightseeing ride, educational presentations, and a visit to a puppy camp. Book now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Southeast Tours - • 6 Hour tour that departs Yukon Heath’s Popcorn Emporium at 480 Broadway in Skagway at 9am. The tour returns to Skagway at 4:30 pm (please confirm that your ship leaves at least 1 hour after the tour returns)
• Features everything you will see with our Yukon Discovery Tour PLUS then a 15 minute Dog Mushing Adventure!
• Small tour buses that hold up to 32 people
• Please arrive at least 30 minutes ahead of departure time
• Do NOT forget your passports!
Stops include:
• Capt Moore’s Suspension Bridge, with stunning views of the fjord below.
• Tutshi (pronounced TOO SHY) High
• Caribou Crossing Caribou Crossing Iditarod Training Camp, approx 1 hour, giving you time for lunch, the wildlife museum, petting farm and PUPPIES!
• Emerald Lake - one of the most photographed lake in the Yukon
• Yukon sign - stop for a picture as you enter into Canada’s Yukon territory
• The “Welcome to Alaska” sign - located at the top of the White Pass overlooking the border between the USA and Canada.
• Wildlife spotting possible; including bears, sheep, caribou, elk, lynx, fox, eagles, and moose.
What's Included
- Expert Driver/Guide
- Lunch with Options
- Explore Wildlife Museum
- Live On-Board Commentary
- Experience Petting Farm
- Comfortable Buses for Groups
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Snacks (available to purchase)
- Bottled water (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Experience the thrill of dog sledding with some of Alaska’s top racing Huskies! Our offer also includes an insightful Q & A session on Mushing led by our mushing gurus, plus a visit to our Puppy Camp at no extra charge. Discover the thrill of zooming through Yukon’s wilderness on well-trodden trails, steered by a seasoned musher!
Depart from Yukon Heath’s Popcorn Emporium at 9 a.m. for this 6-hour journey featuring stops at landmarks like Capt Moore’s Bridge and Tutshi. Then, spend an hour at Caribou Crossing Iditarod Training Camp. Here, you can have lunch, check out the wildlife museum, visit the petting farm, and meet PUPPIES! Further on, the tour takes you to Emerald Lake, The Yukon sign, and the Welcome to Alaska sign. You might even spot wildlife such as bears, sheep, caribou, elk, lynx, fox, eagles, and moose. A 24-seater air porter bus provides transport, and a driver/guide is present.
Travellers need to have a valid passport on the day of the trip. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
- Please note: A valid passport or passport card is REQUIRED on ALL tours! If you do not have either of those please contact Canadian Customs for additional information on other documentation that may be used
- Tours depart from Yukon Heath’s Popcorn Emporium, located at 2nd & Broadway. Please plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your tour is set to depart. Please DO NOT forget your passports! If you have any questions, please call us
- Vegetarian option is available, your tour guide/professional driver will inquire of your choice before tour departs
- U.S and Canadian Citizens: Must bring a government issued photo ID and proof of citizenship (U.S birth certificate or naturalization certificate) or a passport for re-entry to the United States. Children, ages 18 and under only require a birth certificate.
- Non-U.S. Citizens: Either a Passport, I-94, Multiple Entry Visa or Resident Alien Card is required for re-entry to the United States
- Every tour operates in all weather conditions - our weather can vary greatly, so we recommend that you dress in layers
- Specific tour stops can be modified based on road conditions and weather.
Location
216 Broadway
Broadway
8:00am departures meet at port, just beyond the dock. All other tours meet at our office inside Yukon Heath's Popcorn Emporium, a 10-20 minute walk from the docks. If you do not wish to walk, there are city shuttle buses to pick you up at the dock and bring you into town.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(70 Ratings)
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Amy_m
May 19, 2024
Meeting the dogs and ... - Meeting the dogs and the sledding.
The staff were so nice and answered questions. The tour was amazing.
Only bad thing was , we didn't have enough time at the dog sledding camp.
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Margaret_k
Sep 27, 2023
Great visit - The BBQ was ok, but not the reason for the visit. The dogsled experience was short but thrilling. The dogs were in training and there was no snow on the ground since we visited in September, but so much fun! I could have stayed there for hours petting and playing with the very friendly team.
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Debbie_s
Sep 5, 2023
Witnessing how excited... - Witnessing how excited the dogs were to pull the “sled “ was very gratifying. My group really wasn’t sure what we would see when we planned this excursion. The ride behind that dog team was a great experience, and our driver was extremely knowledgeable about each dog in the team. Afterwards, in the petting zoo, the puppies were very playful with my grandson. We were slightly disappointed however, that we couldn’t adopt the last puppy available, and take him with us to the cruise ship!
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Jacqueline_l
Sep 3, 2023
Amazing and so many cute dogs ! - This tour was amazing, Eric our tour guide was knowledgeable and showed us cool sites on the way to the dog sled experience. It is their training camp, and it was very interesting to learn how they train and to take a ride with the dogs . Puppies where available for adoption and I wish I could of brought one home !
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Michaelhl5578uw
Sep 3, 2023
Fun outing - great trip - This was a highlight for our Alaska cruise, the bus drive was great, the driver was fun and knowledgeable, the food was good, the whole experience was awesome. The only thing that I would have wanted was a better sled experience that didn't just go in circles - Still very glad that we did it though - and I definitely suggest it for other visitors!
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879karlym
Sep 2, 2023
Carrot top! - My family had the most amazing trip! Carrot Top (Chris) was amazing! He made this excursion spectacular!! He was so full of information and wonderful stories about the history of Whitehall, Alaska, local tips…everything we wanted! He was so wonderful and caring and really made us feel like we getting a local tour with a dear friend. 10/10 would recommend!
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Suebl659ba
Aug 31, 2023
Sightseeing was FANTASTIC! Dog Sledding was good, could be better. - We participated in the "Yukon Discovery & Sled Dog" adventure booked through Southeast Tours. Clay Harper was an awesome guide! He was clear spoken, had interesting facts and stories, was quick to offer his assistance with photos and is just an all-around really nice guy!
The bus ride up and back was one of our best Alaskan experiences! So very glad we did it! Didn't hurt that our weather was perfect once we entered Canada!!
The dog sledding was ok. It was fun, but we think it should be twice as long a route as it was. It was a simple 10 min ride on a well worn path. The young lady who took us out was upbeat and gave some fun facts and details; but we were left wanting to know some of the mushing commands (i.e. how did the dogs know whether to go right or left at the fork) and more time on the ride.
We wish there had been better interaction, maybe some amazing Iditarod stories, an "ambassador" husky, just more to the sled dog experience. For the cost, it felt skimpy.
Keep in mind that this is only open in the summer months as a dog training and fitness activity, so there are no sleds. The dogs pulled an open 12 passenger ATV type vehicle.
The little wildlife museum was pretty cool. The lunch was quite good. 👍
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220paula220
Aug 8, 2023
Excellent day tour of the Yukon - We did this tour off of our cruise but booked it separately. The minibus was easy to find, just at the end of the pier, and it was immediately evident that the tour people were friendly and engaging. Kenton, our driver for the five-minute ride into the company's office in town (where we had to fill in passport details etc - don't forget to take these on the trip as you need them for the crossing into Canada) also turned out to be our driver/guide for the day and he was brilliant throughout - amenable, funny and extremely knowledgeable. We made loads of stops at incredible points of scenery, the dog sledding was nice experience (and the puppies so cute!) and we were lucky enough to see a brown bear right at the side of the road on our way back and Kenton got us close enough, whilst of course remaining safe inside the bus, to get some great pics - a definite highlight of the day and of our whole time in Alaska. After our 6-hour adventure, we were dropped in town and still had loads of time to explore the charm of Skagway before getting back on the boat. I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending this excursion and this company.
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Carrie_d
Sep 6, 2023
Noah was very... - Noah was very informative. Beautiful scenery. Loved the dog sled...would have liked it to be a little longer ride
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Elandin1969
Sep 6, 2023
Good tour, extraordinary guide but it is not what they sold me, I feel scammed - The tour I bought verbatim says the following:
Skagway Shore Excursion: Yukon Dog Sleigh and Boat Tour
It is indeed an excursion along the coast of Skagway, but beware, this is a fraud, please TripAdvisor agents, check with your tour operators what they sell I have never gotten on a boat and I have never gotten on a sleigh, instead of a sleigh They put me on a CanAm with around 8 dogs “pulling” the CanAm, nothing to do with a sled, and Boat, well, there is no boat.
I felt cheated.
Apart from that, the guide was very friendly and we enjoyed the ride. But nothing to do with the title of the ride you bought.
I hope you can return my money
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