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Musher's Camp® and Gold Panning Adventure

4.211 reviews

  • 2h 45m
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation
  • Mobile ticket

Highlights

Learn about dog mushing and gold panning in this fun, family-friendly Alaskan experience! After arriving to our base camp, begin your tour with a Musher Talk, where the mushers share fascinating information about the Alaskan state sport of mushing. Of course, we make sure you have plenty of time to meet some of our professional athletes---our sled dogs and puppies! After that, take a chance to pan for gold in our riverside sluice. Once your guide shows you the art of gold panning, you can test your luck to see what you can find. Then you will have time to take a self-guided nature hike next to beautiful waterfalls and dense Alaskan forest or browse the gift shop and relax in our saloon with a deck overlooking the picturesque stream. All of this in a spectacular Alaskan setting! This is a tour full of Alaskan adventure, history, and awe-inspiring wilderness. As a small, locally owned company we take pride in sharing our passion for mushing and for Alaska.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • Gold Panning equipment

What's not

  • Gratuities
  • Rain gear
  • Lunch
  • (available for purchase)

Itinerary

  1. Our knowledgable guides will begin your tour driving through historic downtown Skagway, educating you on the nature, history, and culture of this unique place.

    Passes by

  2. Once you arrive to our Musher's Camp in Dyea, you will attend a presentation from our mushers where you will learn all there is to know about the sport, as well as meet these professional athletes and their pups! After this, get ready to feel like an early explorer by panning for gold in our riverside sluice. Top it off by traversing our scenic grounds and visiting our gift shop before returning to town.

    2 h

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

4.2

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Ratings come from 11 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

Meeting point
Meet your driver at the NPS Visitor Center at 2nd & Broadway in town
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 12 travellers
Operated by
AlaskaX
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Skagway

  • Its from-price is close to the median of the 49 experiences we list in Skagway.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 31 of 49.

About Skagway

Skagway is a former Klondike gold rush town at the head of Alaska's Lynn Canal, with wooden boardwalks, a mountain railway and the Chilkoot Trail.

Skagway lies at the northern end of the Inside Passage, in a narrow valley of steep mountains at the head of Lynn Canal. In 1897 and 1898 it was the main entry point for tens of thousands of gold seekers heading to the Klondike, who struggled over the mountains to the goldfields of the Yukon. Its historic main street, preserved as part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, keeps its wooden false-front buildings and boardwalks.

Top-ranked sights in Skagway: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Skagway Overlook, Gold Rush Cemetery.

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