Sled Dog Adventure and Pan for Gold in the Yukon
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Skagway, USA
- 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore White Pass and take a dog sled ride on a tour from Skagway. Head up to 3,292 feet (1,003 meters) of elevation at White Pass and take in views that extend all the way to the Yukon. See towering waterfalls, glaciers, alpine valleys, huge lakes, and snow-capped mountains. Then ride in a dog sled, meet the puppies, and learn about a musher's life in a remote part of Canada. You also pan for gold, hear stories from your guide about the gold rush in Alaska, and have a chance to spot wildlife. Includes activities, transportation, guide, and pickup and drop-off at the ship dock in Skagway.
- White Pass tour from Skagway, Alaska
- See native wildlife in their natural environment
- Enjoy a dogsledding activity and pan for gold
- Admire the alpine scenery, glaciers, and waterfalls
What's Included
- Local guide
- Clean well maintained mini bus
- Breathtaking views
- Good time for all
- Food and drinks available upon request
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
PASSPORTS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL TOURS LEAVING SKAGWAY. Thank you for joining Klondike Tours for your adventure in Skagway, Alaska! Skagway has multiple docks in operation. We will pick up guests at the docks in our tour busses. Please look for the bus marked Klondike Tours, or our representative who will have a sign saying the same at each dock. Please remember your Passports
What To Expect
Make your own way to the meeting point in town prior to departure, then board the 15- to 25-passenger minibus for your tour.
Your guide shares informative commentary as you head to White Pass, stopping when possible to see any wildlife along the way. If you're lucky, you might see bears, sheep, goats, marmots, or other native Alaskan animals. You also pull over to take in thundering waterfalls, historic landmarks, glaciers, alpine valleys, and the 'Welcome to Alaska' sign and the Yukon sign, and visit the gold rush town of Liarsville to pan for gold in their goldfields.
Your sled dog experience includes a ride in a 4-wheeler sled pulled by the dogs. So as not to overtax the dogs, going uphill and downhill the hardworking dogs receive help from the musher. Learn about the art of dogsledding from a Yukon mushing expert, and meet the puppies in the petting yard. Bring your passport for this experience just over the border in a remote part of Canada.
Your tour ends with your choice of drop-off at the original departure point.
Your guide shares informative commentary as you head to White Pass, stopping when possible to see any wildlife along the way. If you're lucky, you might see bears, sheep, goats, marmots, or other native Alaskan animals. You also pull over to take in thundering waterfalls, historic landmarks, glaciers, alpine valleys, and the 'Welcome to Alaska' sign and the Yukon sign, and visit the gold rush town of Liarsville to pan for gold in their goldfields.
Your sled dog experience includes a ride in a 4-wheeler sled pulled by the dogs. So as not to overtax the dogs, going uphill and downhill the hardworking dogs receive help from the musher. Learn about the art of dogsledding from a Yukon mushing expert, and meet the puppies in the petting yard. Bring your passport for this experience just over the border in a remote part of Canada.
Your tour ends with your choice of drop-off at the original departure point.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- At time of booking passengers must provide your ship name so we know which dock to pick you up.
- Wheelchair accessible
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Vehicles are collapsible wheelchair accessible, passengers must navigate three steps with hand rails on all bus, however the driver is unable to assist passengers boarding and disembarking due to insurance regulations
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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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
Brooke_J
We had an incredible time in Skagway with Chris as our guide! His friendly demeanor and engaging storytelling made the entire experience both fun and informative. He shared fascinating and relevant stories that brought the history of the area to life. The stop at the musher camp was a definite highlight—so unique and exciting! Core memory for sure!
We rode with Michelle and her sled dogs, (she has the coolest relationship with her dogs!) drank water straight from a glacier, and stopped to see a small black bear in nature!
All of this was set against the most breathtaking scenery you could ever imagine. Highly recommend this tour, and especially Chris—he made it unforgettable!
Reviews
4.7
based on 248 reviews
denise_p, May 2026
Our tour guide Chris was amazing. He was very informative and entertaining. We all had a great time.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your review! We appreciate it!
Julie_M, May 2026
Chris was a fantastic guide. He was very knowledgeable, as well as, engaging with the group. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to see the Yukon Territory. Puppies were precious.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thanks for your review! We are so glad you enjoyed your tour! Chris will be glad to know you had a great time!
Summer_L, May 2026
What an amazing experience! Our tour guide was Ty, or as my kids called him; Tyrannosaurus. He was friendly, knowledgeable and always laughing! We loved that this was a small, locally owned company, and will continue to book all our excursions with them! The drive up and back was amazing, and got to pull off for photo opportunities along the way.
Tagish Lake Kennels are a must see for us, this is our second time visiting, but was our first for taking a sled dog ride and panning for gold. I would absolutely recommend this for anyone any age!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your review! We loved having you on our tour, and we are so glad you enjoyed dog camp! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!
Liz_L, May 2026
An excellent trip , very much enjoyed.
Picked up from port, driver/guide made several stops and took pictures on our phones of us at various opportunities.
Musher Camp dog ride much longer than we anticipated. All good.
Response from Host, May 2026
We at Klondike Tours are so glad that you had a good time on the tour! Thank you for the feedback. - Castle
Samir_J, May 2026
The best way to summarize this experience in one word was……awesome! Chris, our tour guide, made the adventure incredible from the start and proceeded to make it better by the moment. He provided a very thorough understanding of Skagway on the way to our adventure. We also saw three (3) live Black Bears along the Alaska-Canada highway. We then made it to the first destination of our adventure, and proceeded to cuddle some of the cutest puppies before getting in an ATV with an experienced Iditarod musher and 16 of her finest dogs.
The majestic & scenic mountains along the highway were breath taking as Chris shared the historic nature of the lakes.
The final stop of the adventure was back in Skagway as we got to experience the magic of the gold rush.
Chris made the adventure spectacular! Thank you, Chris and Klondike Tours, for making the adventure a tremendous experience!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much for the wonderful review. We really appreciate our guests! Chris is very happy that you had a good adventure. - Castle
Beth_C, May 2026
Chris was so knowledgeable! The ride into Canada was so unexpected. Make sure you take your passports.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for the passport reminder! We are very happy that you had a good time! - Castle
Elaine_O, May 2026
This was an unusual experience! Our driver and guide, Kayla, was very friendly and knowledgeable. She told us lots of information that was very interesting about the area we travelled through. She stopped at some great places for photos and didn’t hurry us along.
The dog sledding was not what we expected but was interesting nonetheless. We were introduced to the dogs and the musher. The ‘sled’ was a motorised vehicle that was attached to the dogs so the dogs didn’t do all of the pulling. That wasn’t a problem, just different to what we thought.
After the ride the musher took us to a shed to explain about the 1000 mile dog sled competitions she competes in. That was very interesting, she is an inspirational woman!
We then went to meet the three week old puppies!
Toilets available, they were ‘rustic’ but did the job!
All the staff and dogs friendly. If you love great scenery and dogs, this is the trip for you. No frills and go prepared for mud and basic facilities. Strong shoes/boots and warm clothing that you are happy to get muddy but a good trip and something a little different!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for the kind review. We are so very glad that you had an authentic adventure with Klondike Tours and Taggish Lake Kennels! - Castle
Anne_C, May 2026
We booked with Skagway tours to support locals, somehow our tour ended with Viator!
Skagway was $580 and Viator $760
Tried to cancel double booking
Also Castle at Skagway ! Plus Viator wrong date May 6 we were not in Alaska. Now hassle with Capital one challenging the wrong expensive tour!! Call center are still important to correct Errors!!!
Response from Host, May 2026
Hello! I am working on the cancellation on our end. The reservation you have quoted me does not exist in our system. I'm so sorry about the problem cancelling. I've contacted Viator. We will get the refund figured out. I agree about the call center problem. AI does not replace humans! - Castle
Bruce_K, Mar 2026
Excellent tour. Had a great time with the sled dogs and the beautiful nature during the sled dog pull.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for your kind review!
Julien_J, Oct 2025
We loved this humble sledding camp and training center with their knowledgeable guides and sweet puppies! The land in the Yukon where the camp is was stunning and everyone we met was so kind and helpful. Our 9 year old loved it!
Sarah_M, Sep 2025
It was amazing. Our guide was full of great information on the area. I would absolutely do it again.
Lindsey_S, Sep 2025
My husband and I had the experience of a lifetime. Our driver Tyler was fantastic! We stopped several times for photo ops. Once at the camp we were greated with so many adorable puppies! You can tell that the sled dogs love what they do. Watching them jump and bark from excitement was contagious. The scenery was breathtaking. Even stopped at a lake to let the dogs drink and cool down! Panning for gold was neat, you're pretty much guaranteed to get gold flakes. A core memory for life!
Arlene_C, Sep 2025
We had a great time. We were the first group there (yea!) so no one there yet, but because of they the dogs were EXCITED. My 8 yo, who is used to large dogs, was completely engulfed by nipping, jumping dogs. I literally had to pull dogs off. He thought it was funny, but know that pups will be pups and it could be overwhelming for you get kids not used to dogs.
Mark_R, Sep 2025
Our guide Tyler was full of local knowledge and fun facts about Skagway and made the tour very interesting and entertaining throughout!
The tour itself was great too, the drive from town to the Sled Dog Kennel was beautiful and Tyler made sure to stop for plenty of pictures where possible.
The sled dogs were amazing and playing with the puppies was a personal highlight of ours.
Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Skagway.
Traci_F, Sep 2025
This was the BEST dog sledding tour! We really appreciated that Klondike tours offered a small bus with a max group of 15-20, as there were several large buses going other places. We talked to several others who went on different tours and this one was by and far the best. ❤️
Apparently there are 5 different “musher training camps” near Skagway, so tours go to different ones. At Iditarod training camp, we saw puppies, rode on a side by side pulled by the sled dog team, learned more about dog sledding, and panned for gold while meeting the owner and Iditarod racer, Michelle. It was incredible!
Our tour driver Tyler took us to a few scenic views and was full of great information on the drive. Would highly recommend this if you’re looking for a sled dog adventure!
Nicole_G, Sep 2025
Wonderful experience with the dogs. Tyler the tour guide great wealth of knowledge. And panned some gold to take home
Meghan_M, Sep 2025
Many Tours are large and only introduce you to the dogs that have competed in the Iditarod. This tour was small, and takes you to Michelle Phillips summer dog training facility. We met her and her trainers and dogs and it was amazing. Our driver, Tyler, was fun and safety was his first priority. Highly recommend.
Deborah_S, Sep 2025
The whole event was great!! Steve was the best driver with loads of information! Michelle Phillips and her award winning dogs provided us the best adventure of all times! We will definitely be following her in the Iditarod race in March!!
Elizabeth_B, Sep 2025
This was an amazing tour. We got to see lots of Alaskan sled dogs, including puppies! We rode an ATV that was hooked up to a team, and it was fun to have them run around the track. We stood on the back of the ATV, and it felt like we were actually dog sledding. Panning for "gold" was fun, and we each found 3-4 gold flakes. It would definitely be fun for kids to do. The drive itself was a tour! 1.5 hours from Skagway up into Canada with multiple picture stops up and back. We saw the most beautiful glacier lakes, mountains, and waterfalls. I would do this tour again on a future visit.
Steven_H, Sep 2025
Beautiful drive into Canada. Great adventure. The people and the dogs were amazing. Recommended highly.
David_S, Sep 2025
Watching the dogs in action was exciting and thrilling. The staff was very friendly and informative. Great adventure!
Joanne_S, Sep 2025
Our tour guide Chris was awesome 👏
Enjoyed his narration of Alaska & Canada, loved the dogs & puppies
Tiffany_M, Sep 2025
We had the best day ever with Chris as our tour guide. He was funny and informative and stopped at many scenic overlooks for us to take wonderful pictures. Getting to meet the dogs was so exciting and we had a blast going on an ATV ride pulled by them. They are very well loved and cared for and I have a new respect for the whole Iditarod experience.
Biplab_k, Aug 2025
It is knowledgable. Compare to train it is better as because bus driver stops at various places unlike that of trains. Cost wise reasonable.
Heather_H, Aug 2025
Twin toddlers enjoyed this, probably their favorite part of the trip. The loved the ride and petting the puppies. The drive to the camp was beautiful, as well!
Patrick_P, Aug 2025
Our driver was late so it cut back on our picture taking but overall a great trip. You drive up the White Pass (very scenic) to a remote dog sledding camp from a real Iditarod musher. You get to play with the puppies, learn about mushing and take a ride in an atv that is pulled by the dogs. The atv is in gear so its under control and can assist the dogs up hills. Really great trip!
Robin_S, Aug 2025
The guide was very knowledgeable and full of stories. The time with the dogs was good although the ride could have been longer.
Bryan_W, Aug 2025
Tyler was awesome, had great experience. The ride there was enjoyable and he was entertaining. The kids loved the dogs, and the sled dogs were great. Kids even really enjoyed the gold panning! Thanks
MayMay_C, Aug 2025
Traveled with family - 5 adults, 1 teenager and 2 children (3 and 5).
Our Tour Guide was the BEST! He was very knowledgeable and shared many stories of his experiences. This was an AMAZING Tour!
Thank You!
Amy_S, Aug 2025
The tour guide, Tyler, was informative and funny. We got to pet the dogs and cuddle 3 week old puppies. The highlight for my 7 yo was the summer run with the dogs which was very fun. The guide made multiple stops for picture opportunities. We will definitely book Klondike tours again in the future!
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