DIY Yukon Tour
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Skagway, USA
- 1 to 10 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Why travelers loved this
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Overview
Calling all independently-minded travelers for a DIY Jeep tour into the Yukon. This tour, which includes a full-day Jeep rental and a narrated mile-by-mile audio guide, is a great way to venture along the Klondike Highway into the Yukon Territory. Pick up your Jeep at your convenience and travel at your own pace to Emerald Lake and back.
- Travel at your own pace along the Klondike Highway to Emerald Lake and back
- See Bridal Veils Falls, Carcross Desert, and Emerald Lake
- Narrated mile-by-mile audio guide makes navigation easy
- Have lunch in Carcross, home of a tiny desert (own expense)
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Private tour
- GPS Coordinated Ipad, Alaska Murrays Guide Binder, Narrated Tour
- Passports Required
- Driver's License Required for All Drivers
- Food and drinks (available in the town of Skagway and Carcross Yukon)
- Lunch (available upon request)
- Fuel surcharge
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- DIY Jeep ToursState St &, 2nd Ave, Skagway, AK 99840, USA
We are located on the corner of 2nd & State St which is a 10-20 minute walk from the cruise ship docks. There is public transportation available from the docks for a minimal fee if you do not want to walk.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Skagway
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Yukon
4 hours • Admission Ticket Free
3
Carcross
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
4
Carcross Desert
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Emerald Lake
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- The price is for the Vehicle, not per passenger.
- Stroller accessible
- Each Jeep Wrangler has seating for 5
- Valid Driver's license is required.
- Driver must provide drivers license & a copy of US or Canadian auto insurance that includes coverage of rented vehicles.
- Near public transportation
- If no insurance is available, driver must purchase insurance policy for additional $50.00
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Neil_D
Great tour. Easy to find meeting point and fabulous customer service. We loved the sites, scenery and saw mountain goats and 2 bald eagles. I highly recommend this tour. Audio narration added interesting tidbits of info too
Reviews
4.5
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Brian_F, Jul 2026
Easy to find location from cruise dock. Check-in was quick and people were very helpful. The guided narration was informative and easy to use. Best part was being in charge of where we went and how long we spent doing it.
Erin_I, Jul 2026
Excellent alternative to the cruise crowds. Picking up jeep was quick, easy, and a short walk from dock. We spent 6 hours driving the most beautiful landscapes with stops along the way including Carcross and the Yukon suspension bridge. The guided virtual tour was entertaining and helped us keep our bearings.
Jennifer_K, Jul 2026
The car was in good condition, but the iPad did not work for us. I don’t feel like we really had a lot of assistance with using the navigation.
Crystal_M, Jun 2026
Other than the lengthy process to check in and return the vehicle everything was great. They definitely took their time getting people cars with a very large line of people annoyed. The jeep was fine. The inside was not very clean. The information provided was great! Not being able to charge your phone and have the device working was kind of annoying. Other than that the scenery was unmatched. When we returned the vehicle the worker immediately stepped into the bathroom after seeing us and taking about another 15 minutes with customers trying to figure out how to return the vehicle. Just kind of annoying. Would I rent again? Absolutely!
Helen_P, Jun 2026
The Jeep was beautiful. The iPad part was messed up before I left. I followed instructions, but it did not go past first screen. I manually advanced it, but it was not as convenient as autopsy.
Loved the experience.
If you do not know the vehicle, take a minute in the parking lot. The window buttons were in center console. Took me forever to find them. Also, felt the lights should be auto on, it was zero visibility on summit and was not sure I had headlights 😳
There than that, seamless.
Thankful for the service!
davcmo, Jun 2026
easy check in and check out. Friendly service. Great drive, lots to see. good way to avoid port hassle. Fun driving a jeep
Rebecca_P, Jun 2026
We arrived at the meeting point & were directed to a very long line. I assumed since we had prepaid for our reserved vehicle that we would check in quickly & be on our way. It took an hour to finally get assigned a car. Then we found out we had to pay for fuel on top of the $500. Our GPS tablet didn’t work so we were on our own. We were extremely disappointed overall.
Barry_W, Jun 2026
Jeeps are in excellent condition. A lot of amazing countryside to see. Saw black bear porcupine and lots of waterfalls.
CHARLES_L, Jun 2026
This trip was awesome! Jeep was super clean and just as advertised. Scenery was literally breathtaking!
David_C, Jun 2026
Well worth the money. Nice clean Jeeps. Great self guided trip. Don't forget to bring your passport to go into the Yukon/ Canada.
The_M, Jun 2026
We absolutely loved our DIY Yukon tour! It gave us the freedom and flexibility to explore at our own pace, and we even saw a bear, which made it unforgettable. I’d definitely recommend it!
Please just be sure to check weather and road conditions, since there’s only one main road back and you’ll want plenty of time to return before your cruise departs!
Michelle_S, Jan 2026
Jeep experience was great, would definitely recommend. The audio iPad was a really cool and forest way to guide you. We enjoyed stopping at our leisure and taking our time to explore all the beautiful sights
Alicia_H, Oct 2025
This was one of our best experiences of our trip. The jeep was clean and nice - the recorded tour gave us lots of information, and it was especially nice to be able to stop and visit the sites without being rushed.
Neil_D, Oct 2025
Great tour. Easy to find meeting point and fabulous customer service. We loved the sites, scenery and saw mountain goats and 2 bald eagles. I highly recommend this tour. Audio narration added interesting tidbits of info too
Indira_B, Oct 2025
Highly Highly Recommend! Perfection all the way around.
The audio was perfect. We could play the videos and go back and listen again.
Carcross was such a cute and quaint town.
We went the last day of the season and it was closed, but I’m sure it would be great in the summer.
Yvonne_F, Sep 2025
Staff was great, jeep needed new tires, they were very bald, iPad tour didn’t work most of the tour. Probably wouldn’t use this company again unless we were given a better maintained Jeep.
Marci_H, Aug 2025
It was super easy to find the Jeep pick up point. The staff was super friendly. The audio guide did not work for us so we had to read the booklet they gave us. What little we got from the audio guide we enjoyed, so it was disappointing not to have it work. The first half of our trip up to the lake was complete fog and rain. We did eventually get some clearing and were able to enjoy the views at the top and on our way back. Lunch was limited to one restaurant in Carcross. It was pricey but decent food. Overall, we enjoyed our day. We did see a black bear on the side of the road and got some great video. We understand the weather is outside the control of the tour company, but it still put a damper on it.
Marlon_J, Aug 2025
Super easy process! Really enjoyed the private audio tour that allowed us to go at our own pace. Overall great experience.
Melissa_C, Aug 2025
Fantastic experience! Easy to get to from cruise ship. Staff was friendly. Narration of drive and history along the way with provided iPad was great touch!
John_S, Jul 2025
Really fun way to tour the area. We went well into the Yukon and made lots of stops for photos and lunch.
Joey_A, Jul 2025
We had a great time seeing the things we wanted on our own. Much better than being on a big bus. We went all the way to Emerald Lake which was amazing. Highly recommend.
Eugene_F, Jul 2025
You may want to bring snacks and water. You can stop at Carcross for food. We are on Bistro on Bennett. Food was good but it was crowded. Make sure you have a camera and binoculars. Would have been a 5 but the iPads had issues with connecting. Our friends’s iPad never connected to Bluetooth but they were able to hear the commentary through the iPad
Patrick_L, Jul 2025
Great experience would recommend! It was great going at our own pace. Enjoyed the self guided info and the views were breathtaking.
Douglas_W, Jul 2025
Excellent Experience! Exploring the beauty of Skagway on our own, driving around in the Jeep was so awesome. Stopping along the way, when we wanted to admire the beautiful scenery, majestic mountain view’s and waterfalls. I recommend taking your passports on the experience to drive into Canada to see more wildlife and beauty. So amazing! Such a great way to see more than the normal “tour excursions” and have more time to explore own your on. Highly recommend and would definitely do again.
Beverly_B, Jul 2025
Jeep was almost brand new & very clean. Self guided ipad tour was really informative. We liked it because we could stop where we wanted as long as we wanted to without a bus full of people! Great experience!
David_C, Jul 2025
Experience was expensive for basically a rental car
The drive is something else that’s special if you have a large group then maybe worth the expense
David_E, Jul 2025
It was overall a fairly good experience since we saw bears and eagles. However the iPad that was supposed to automatically connect with landmarks and narrate did not work. It never synch’d up and wouldn’t reset so we missed most of the highlights or manually heard them long after we had passed them. The supposed highlight of the trip was emerald lake but it was very underwhelming. The jeep was good but was overkill for a nice paved highway which we were warned not to go off of. Could’ve used a corolla for that trip and saved money on gas and rental. We could’ve rented an Avis car for almost $200 less, had it all day with no restrictions on where we could go and done just as well.
VIRGINIA_H, Jun 2025
The check in process was easy, the vehicle was clean & the iPad tour was informational & easy to follow. The scenery was breathtaking! Highly recommend the drive! Only 4 stars because we left our (expensive) binoculars in the Jeep & I’ve called twice to report this. I haven’t received a call back letting me know they’ve even looked for them. I’m sure they’re gone but a courtesy call advising they’ve looked would be nice.
Dwight_L, Jun 2025
traffic at the border food is scarce and expensive in the yukon
check in was slow and building was not setup for bad weather
office would absolutely not open till 8 am although people were there
many people were waiting in line jeep was like new and worked fine
staff was friendly and dropoff was easy you must refill gas tank before returning
Walker_H, Jun 2025
I was nervous to book outside my cruise line but am so glad I did. We got to go our own pace, see amazing views, make the stops we wanted and enjoy a day of peaceful touring.
The IPAD occasionally was a bit behind, but only by a few miles… we missed one pull out but we got the overlook on the way back!
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