Summer Sled Dog Remote Yukon Camp & Summit Tour
Description
We are 100% Alaskan owned & operated - Our focus is on giving you an amazing experience in Skagway on your trip to The Yukon and British Columbia. Unlike the other attractions in Skagway, we stop along the way and explain what you are looking at and its history to Skagway, Alaska, and the Yukon. Along the way, we'll see plenty of valleys, rivers, waterfalls, and Alaskan wildlife. The tour will continue up the Klondike Highway to a remote sled dog camp in the Canadian tundra, where you'll get to play with sled dog puppies & meet their trainers & handlers. You won't be rushed or limited to play time here! Our "Yukon Husky Puppy Playtime" and "Summer Sled Dog Remote Yukon Camp" tours offer nearly identical experiences, with the only difference being that the Summer Sled Dog tour includes an exciting ride on a summer sled dog cart pulled by our huskies, while the Yukon Husky Puppy Playtime tour does not feature the cart ride.
Tour Options
Itinerary
This amazing photostop is at the summit of the White Pass and Klondike Highway
Tour of downtown Skagway before or after the sled dog experience at Lake Tutshi
Pitchfork Falls is a 2,000-foot cascade into the Skagway River, viewable from the Klondike Highway between Skagway, Alaska and the border with British Columbia. The falls goes underneath a railroad bridge of the White Pass and Yukon Railway
We stop by various buildings and scenic points of the Klondike Gold Rush, including the White Pass and points along the Klondike Highway as we go to Canada (British Columbia and The Yukon)
At the Tutshi Sled Dog camp, you'll get to meet a real life musher and their team of canine athletes! TLK has a very large gated play area to meet her winning Alaskan Huskies and their puppies, educational area with seating, and then a staging area for those going on the mushing trek thru the Yukon Tundra. TLK has a small gift shop, snacks for purchase, and restroom. We absolutely love this camp and think you will too!
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Pickup Locations & Times
TOUR PROVIDER: Skagway Tours CHECK-IN TIME: 15 minutes before your tour’s start time MEETING LOCATION: Bus loading area near your ship Your cruise ship will arrive at one of three locations in the Port of Skagway: the ORE Dock, BROADWAY Dock, or the RAILROAD Dock. 15 minutes before your tour, a Skagway Tours representative holding a red “Skagway Tours” sign will meet you at your dock’s bus loading area. Map: https://skagway.tours/map-pick-up/ IMPORTANT: Please do not use Google or Apple Maps, or the map link provided by Viator. These will send you to our office in town or the Harbor Master’s office. We pick you up at the bus loading area near your ship. PASSPORTS REQUIRED: This tour crosses the USA-Canada border twice. Passports are required. Guests without proper documentation will be denied participation with no refunds. For USA or Canadian citizens a government-issued ID and original birth certificate (no photocopies) are also valid for entry. VISAS. If you come from a country that needs a visa for Canada or the USA you will need to bring those in addition to your passport. IMPORTANT: Cruise line staff may incorrectly say passports are not needed in Skagway, AK. You MUST bring your passport or valid ID/birth certificate due to the border crossing.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(316)
Grace, our travel guide, was AMAZING. She did a great job as a tour guide. I felt safe with her driving, and loved her stories about her adventures in Alaska, and her dog, Gail. However, I would give the sled dog camp one star. It felt like they wanted our money, but did NOT want us to pick up the puppies. Super unfriendly, watching us like hawks, and my family felt barked at during our time with them, and were scared to hold the puppies. The rules for holding the puppies were not posted in a clear area, and “the rules” were confusing. I have visited two other sled dog camps in Alaska prior to this one, and the employees were MUCH friendlier. For a wonderful sled dog experience, I’d recommend “Happy Trails,” owned by Martin Buser, a four time Iditarod champion. The camp appeared run down, and I felt bad for the dogs. There wasn’t enough seats for the informational talk, and we had to cram in for that part. The sled dog ATV tour was fun. All in all, Grace = 5 stars, the dog camp=1 star at best.
This excursion was much more than I had anticipated! Our guide Drake was very informative and was great with timing and he made sure everybody had an opportunity to get good pictures. The coach was comfortable. The sled dog farm was a tail wagging fun adventure. Even with heavy fog we saw an eagle, several tall waterfalls, and a couple of Dahl sheep. 10/10. - Arkansas Travelers
Very cool trip! Easy pickup location right off the pier and a great sightseeing drive to the sled dog camp. Our driver Grace was very knowledgeable and entertaining!
It was a great experience. Our tour guide was amazing and knew many things about Alaska/Skagway. He made stops along the way so we could enjoy the views and offered to take family photos. He gave us a lot of history about Skagway but also some personal experiences he has had, which we enjoyed. The sled dog camp was a lot of fun. My kids got to hold puppies and we enjoyed the musher experience!
Great experience. It was cold and raining but the vehicle ride was really awesome
Drake was great 10/10 would recommend. Beautiful Day with great sights. Musher camp was a great time as well
Beautiful views on the way to dog camp. Travel guide was very knowledgeable and a lot of fun. The dogs were great and fun way to experience without being in the snow. Wish we would’ve had more time with the dogs and puppies. But overall a great experience
Enjoyed our day with our guide Mariah. Saw a bear by the side of the road! Mushing was a fun experience
Friday 6/12/26 A wonderful experience with Trey. The tour itself is well worth the price, but Trey made the experience one of the best. Very knowledgeable about Alaska, humorous and very entertaining. Also extremely safe driver. Playing with the puppies was great and the dog sled ride made some great memories. If we make our way back to Skagway - would book again. 100% recommend be sure to ask for Trey!
This is the second year we’ve done this same excursion and it never disappoints. Our driver (Jake? Jacob? Sorry dude I forgot) had a lot of great info, and mediocre jokes (just kidding. He was pretty funny). Everyone at the mushers camp was very knowledgable and clearly love what they do. They care a great deal for those dogs and it shows.
