Skagway Shore Excursion: Half-Day Tour to the Yukon Border and Suspension Bridge
Description
This Skagway shore excursion shows you a glimpse of Canada's legendary north country. On this half-day tour by mini-bus, you'll travel up to the White Pass, cross the border into Canada and travel the Klondike Highway in British Columbia. You'll see incredible scenery and maybe even spot native wildlife roaming the spectacular scenery. The turnaround point is the Yukon border and Welcome to the Yukon sign for a great photo. As a bonus, we include a stop at the Yukon Suspension Bridge! View the Tutshi river canyon while crossing the bridge and see educational displays. Also available are clean, flush restrooms (the only ones available on the tour route), snack bar to purchase food, and Yukon gift shop. Going to the Yukon border makes this tour unique among tour options that do similar itinerary. We go farther! All passengers must bring a current valid passport (and/or USA/Canada Visa if required by your nationality). No copies of documents allowed.
Tour Options
Itinerary
View of waterfall
Roadside waterfall (will stop if time)
Overlook north of the Bridge to see views of mountain peaks and historic Captain William Moore Bridge.
Welcome to the Yukon sign at BC/Yukon border. Stop for photo opportunity.
Summit Lake just north of Alaska/Canada border and White Pass Summit. Views of "Tormented Valley"
View and cross Suspension Bridge
Panoramic photo stop at Lake Tutshi.
Scenic view at White Pass Summit 3292 Feet elevation with photo opportunity with the Welcome to Alaska sign.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We meet you at YOUR cruise ship pier tour meeting area. DO NOT GO TO A DIFFERENT SHIP PIER THAN YOUR OWN. DO NOT FOLLOW ANY MAP LINKS. Look for representative with FRONTIER EXCURSIONS sign. Be at least 15 minutes early. We pickup at all ship piers and will find you at your specific ship pier. PLEASE BRING YOUR PASSPORTS. Bring all documents needed for border crossing-Passports (and USA and/or Canada Visas if required for your citizenship). No copies of documents accepted. Alternatively, you may meet at our office downtown at 3rd and Broadway in the Golden North Hotel Lobby. Look for the Large Golden Dome on the top of the building. Please check in with the office staff so we know you are meeting there instead of your ship pier.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- An original valid passport is required to bring on the day of travel (no copies). If your ship holds your Passport, you can request to have it back for the day of the tour.
- For non-USA/Canadian citizens a USA and/or Canadian Visa may be required (no copies). You MUST confirm and obtain any Visa requirements prior to the tour. All Visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler
- Children 15 or younger must bring a Passport (or if USA or Canadian citizen can bring an original/certified birth certificate-no copies). Children 16 and older and all adults must have a valid Passport. If one or both parents are not traveling with the child, a notarized letter of authorization from the absent parent(s) is also necessary to enter Canada.
- Pick up location: Look for a representative holding a FRONTIER EXCURSIONS sign. Please be 15 minutes early. Please bring your Passports. For Broadway and Ore dock, meet off the pier where the dock meets land just outside the security gate next to a large parking area. For the Railroad dock, there are two docking positions. For ships tendering to the small boat harbor, walk up the ramp after disembarking the tender and look to your left for Zone B meeting area. If you are taking a shuttle bus off the pier from your ship, once you get off the shuttle bus look to your right for Zone B. Zone B is near Skagway Fish Co.
- Not scooter accessible. No battery operated equipment can be loaded onto buses. Collapsible wheelchairs or Walkers can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them to board and disembark. Passenger must be able to walk some and boarding bus requires a few steps. YOU MUST INFORM OPERATOR IF ARE BRINGING A COLLAPSIBLE WHEELCHAIR OR WALKER.
- At the time of booking, traveler must provide their cruise ship name. If not on a cruise ship please contact operator for meeting instructions.
Reviews(620)
This was a very nice excursion on our day in Skagway. The trip length was just right given what we saw along the way. More than half a dozen stops for photos of magnificent scenery and sites. The best part was the guide ... Connor. Extremely knowledgeable and entertaining narrative as we went along. Highly recommend.
This is absolutely the tour you want to do from Skagway. It was by far the best tour we did on our Alaska trip. What I liked was the historical information our guide shared and the many stops that we made along the way to take photos.
Mike was a great tour guide, he knows the area well and stopped at some of the most beautiful points of interest to take photos. The suspension bridge was awesome too! I have done the train ride years ago and I liked the option to stop for photos along the way.
We had a beautiful weather day to explore the scenery. The tour guide, Andrew, was very knowledgeable and was entertaining in his descriptions of the sites we were seeing, stories from the gold rush and the past. We enjoyed the fact that we were able to get out to take pictures and see the sites rather than just drive past quickly. Great day overall!
Garrett our driver / guide was nothing short of amazing. He was so knowledgeable about Alaska and we learned so much. The weather was perfect as well. We got lucky to see Alaska the Yukon in all its beauty, dry!
This tour was outstanding! The communication was excellent from the beginning to end. Pick up off the ship was easy. Our tour guide Connor was the best guide we have ever had and we have done a lot of tours. He was very professional, extremely knowledgeable, great personally, and made the tour very enjoyable for everyone the entire time. He provided assistance if needed to some of the elderly. Related to the teens with personal experiences and shared stories that made the trip memorable for all. I would highly recommend this tour if you want to see the Yukon and get away from all the cruise passengers in town. Kiddo to a job well down by the entire team.
We had a fantastic time on this tour. Our guide, Andrew, was very funny, charismatic, knowledgeable, and passionate about Skagway and the whole tour. Fantastic guide, would do another tour with Andrew anytime!
It was a nice ride on the small size bus, but it’s not much to see besides the suspension bridge and a sign of a Yukon border. Nature along the way was beautiful and magnificent which Alaska is known for.
We Loved it. Conner was the guide/bus driver and he was GREAT!!!. Learned a lot about Skagway and he even shared some personal experiences. I would do this tour again when my husband and I do an Alaska cruise. The suspension bridge was super cool and it had a snack shop and bar. Get the Bison chili it comes with a sourdough roll...yummy. We had great weather. Along the tour it had a few photo opportunities and Conner was the photographer.
Great way to see the Yukon and history of the gold rush. Great opportunity for pictures! Patrick was awesome as our driver and guide exploring the beautiful lakes and waterfalls along the way. The stop at the Suspension Bridge in Canada was amazing and informative! So glad we did this!
