Skagway Shore Excursion: Yukon Dog Sledding and Sightseeing Tour
Skagway, USA
Skagway Shore Excursion: Yukon Dog Sledding and Sightseeing Tour
Skagway, USA
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Discover the best of Skagway on a popular day trip for visitors docked at the cruise port. In addition to navigating for you, your guide provides context about landmarks and natural landscapes along the way. Included on the day’s itinerary is a dog-sledding session with free time to play with the Iditarod training camp puppies. No need to plan logistics: Lunch, entrance fees, and admission tickets are all included.
- Learn about Alaskan racing huskies on a shore excursion from Skagway
- Visit a petting farm, wildlife museum, and enjoy a dog-sledding session
- Lunch is included—vegetarian option is available
- Learn about Skagway from your driver-guide
What's Included
Meeting and Pickup
Itinerary
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.2
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Very comprehensive, you truly see a lot. Did not do the dogs because they had a problem. In retrospect it worked out for us because we had already done the dog before on this trip Lunch was good. In all a pleasant day. MAKE dure you bring your passports. They DO check them.
We came to Alaska looking very forward to this dog-sledding adventure, only to find out we would not be getting a dog-sled ride at all. The bus tour, with our guide, Kenton, was fantastic. He was super knowledgeable and personable. But, when we got to the dogs, we were told they wouldn't be running that day. We were instead driven around a small track in an open air vehicle (basically a Jeep Wrangler). The entire trail was less than a mile. A complete disappointment. If you're just looking for a nice bus tour, then I would recommend (ask for Kenton; he's great), but if you're actually looking for a dog-sledding excursion, don't pick this one.
We went on an amazing excursion to see the Yukon, and it was an unforgettable experience. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and took us to so many beautiful places along the way. We learned a lot, saw some breathtaking scenery, and truly enjoyed every moment of the adventure. Highly recommend!
Our guide, Andrew, took about 25 of us on a bouncy and noisy bus ride from Scagway to the mountains and stunning lakes of the the Yukon. The commentary, information and scenery more than made up for the bumps and thumps on the bus. The stops were just the right amount--time for viewing and pictures but not lingering. The stop for the dog-sledding was perfect for the kids (8-13 yrs) with the petting zoo and museum more popular than the actual dog-sled/ATV ride. Lunch was so-so but the donuts were fabulous! Can't wait to look at my photos!
I love dogs and I loved hearing the trainers speak about how they work with the sled dogs. The trip up the mountain was beautiful and I think better than the train bc our guide stopped and let us take pictures. The only think I would say that wasn’t “awesome” was the lunch,..not great, but I wasn’t mad about it
We should have been told beforehand that the dogs would not be running that day. Not happy that I paid for an excursion we did not get.
Disappointing, dog sledding was not at all realistic…used a motorized vehicle, dogs were not huskies but were very friendly. Could not interact with puppies. Was part of our lunch stop, so was a very limited time…it was raining and that didn’t help…very muddy and messy. The rest of the tour was fine!
The lunch stop was VERY RUSHED for those of us who were doing dog mushing. Our lunch including the slaw was kept in a warm oven. No iced tea left and asked but tank was never refilled so drank water.
Dogs were housed on concrete slabs and all of them were wet and muddy along with trail they mushed on. Puppies two or three were in enclosed separately fenced off from anything but viewing...no contact. You could pet the musher dogs if you were good with walking thru mud to reach them and okay with wet muddy hand after touching.
Didn't get to see the museum of taxidermy or gift shop as I would have had to forfit lunch.
The lunch and being with the puppies was definitely a plus. But the ride was too long and the driver didn’t know how to turn off the heater which made the ride very uncomfortable.
Horrible customer service and follow up-
Rude agents and poor communication.
There are lots of other operators with similar itineraries.
Please don't make the same mistake we did.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
We are sorry your experience was not satisfactory. However, we spoke with you on the phone a week before your tour and then multiple times the day of your tour. We gave you instructions and tried our best to connect with you. You did not follow our instructions and because of that the tour left late and everyone who did follow instructions were forced to depart for the tour late.
Tour guide was wonderful! Lunch was great. My friends went on the train ride and were jealous of our adventure when they heard about all of the stops we made.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you so much for giving us 5 stars. You made our day!
Our driver, Chad, was so awesome. They picked us up right outside the terminal and we drove up into Canada to see and play with some real life sled dogs. He was a plethora of information and stopped at all the beautiful sights to let us out to take pictures and just marvel at the wonders of the scenery. We drank water from a glacier waterfall, saw Emerald Lake, stopped at the Welcome to Alaska Sign and the Yukon sign among others. The Sled Dog stop was about an hour (too short for everyone, but who doesn't want to spend all day playing with sweet puppies, right). We got to be "pulled" on a jeep by actual sled dogs who compete in different races, play with their puppies, and have a quick and delicious lunch before heading back. 10 out of 10 stars!
Need to update the address on your website that the company has changed names and moved.
Great tour; Chad is an entertaining guide.
We left our passports thinking we won’t need them but once we got to the meeting pls e/ office of excitation company, the guy was so short tempered and even used cuss words when I got upset about having missed super expensive activity. We got put on another one which was fair.
Rebecca was an amazing tour guide. Smooth driving, funny stories, and stopped for all the best sites! Amazing and highly recommend.
My 15-year-old daughter and I took the tour from Skagway. We walked from the port to the little village of Skagway, which is charming and seemed like a scene from a movie. Rebekah was our coach driver for the 90 minute ride and she was very entertaining in her stories about the gold rush and the scenery. We learned a lot! We then went to see Sled dogs. We got to cuddle the puppies and ride behind a sled. They also served a barbecue lunch. I recommend the tour!
The puppies were the favorite but the ride was fun too and the food delicious. We didn’t have time to go into the little museum. I would have liked to do that.
Beautiful views! The pictures and sights were incredible! We loved being able to see so many things and it was nice to be driven around. Pick up was super easy at the dock and being dropped off in town. Our driver was not great, but it was still worth the experience for the amazing views. The stop for lunch and dogs are great. My son loved the dog sled ride.
Kenton was a great guide. Funny, got us amazing pictures, and knowledgeable. The drive was beautiful the stops were perfect. The staff at the sledding were very nice and informative.
It was a gorgeous bus ride! The guide did a great job stopping and allowing us to get photos. He had a lot of information about the area. Please know- if you sign up to do the “mushing”- you will be rushed at the activities. We barely had time to eat lunch. We did not get to see the museums or the gift shop. We had very little time to enjoy the destination. Also- did not get to hold puppies. Just look and sometimes pet them.
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.
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.
Noah was very informative. Beautiful scenery. Loved the dog sled...would have liked it to be a little longer ride
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!
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 !
The guide, dogs, scenery, and overall experience exceeded our expectations. This is a must do tour!!
It’s a 5-hour tour consisting of 1.5 hours each way and 2 hours there. The scenery is amazing on the trip and we had a fantastic tour guide! The dog portion, however, is a tourist trap/ripoff. The whole event consists of piling 10 tourists into and open motorized (!) Jeep-like car and having strapped dogs run in front of it. I understand why they do it and it would be incredibly taxing for the dogs to pull people all day, but don’t advertise as such. You do get a tasty lunch and play with puppies!
The weather was beautiful and let us take so many fabulous pictures! Our guide kept us going with his lively commentary over this 6.5 hour excursion. I only gave this a 3 because the sled dog “ride” was actually in a motorized buggy. That being said, the ride would likely be the highlight if this tour was taken in the wintertime. On the flip side, the weather would be terrible in the winter, so you can’t have everything. Also, we were supposed to be able to hold the puppies, but that didn’t happen either. Oh well. This price was at least $100 less than what the cruise line wanted to charge for a similar tour, and the cruise line tour didn’t offer a “ride.”
Easy to find. Excellent tour guide/driver (Kenton) with great information. Enough time at stops to see and take pictures.
Response from Host, Jul 2023
We are glad you enjoyed your tour with Kenton!
This excursion should be reworded. It’s 4 hrs of driving and looking at lakes and waterfalls with the best part being the shortest and not allowing for enough time, the Dog Sledding.
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