Musher's Camp and Gold Panning Adventure

Overview

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.

City: Skagway

Thu 12 Jun

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Starting at $174.39

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Thu 12 Jun

Starting at $174.39

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Accommodation as per itinerary

Gold Panning equipment

Additional Info

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

What To Expect

Skagway

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

Dyea

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.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (4)

Joy_S

Jul 2024

Great tour with Max with AlaskaX. A family of 11 ages 6 to 67 thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Learned about Alaskan sled dogs and had plenty of time to hold and pet the puppies. Then more fun with gold panning. Highly recommend this tour!

Sarah D

Jul 2024

Guide Max was great. The experience was as expected, there was a talk about the sled dogs and time spent with teenage dogs. Our family was in a private tour and we had about 10 minutes with the puppies and Max took out three puppies for us to play with during that time so that everyone had multiple chances to hold and pet the puppies. We went panning for gold and everyone was excited to find gold and Max was super helpful and informative. We were offered free hot chocolate, tea, etc at the end which was a wonderful addition along with a few minutes to browse the onsite shop. Would definitely recommend as we were a group of young kids to grandparents and all enjoyed.

W2170IPkimberlym

Jul 2024

I’ll agree with the commenter below that you barely got any time with the puppies. And I wasn’t really into the panning for gold personally but my husband had a good time. Eureka Joe was pretty awesome though!