What can I say about this tour! When my husband planned this trip, I was not very excited since I feared dogs having heard of various stories. When we drove to the tour company's main cabin, where we register and take our stuff for the tour, we were welcomed by 4 big alaskan huskers and I was terrified. They were sniffing and keeping their paws on us etc. I froze. I did not look at them even though I felt that they seemed to be very well behaved and did nothing but came around us and also seemed to like our presence, to my surprise.
I opted not to drive my own sled, so I went with Elliott ( I hope I got the name right! ) and my son drove his own sled. My sled was controlled by Elliott but actually the drivers were the 4 awesome dogs - Jig, Danner, Nova and Moonshine !! Since it started, until the time it ended, it was such a fascinating experience and an eye opener for me. I came to know how the dogs were bred, taken care of, many stories about the dog mushing races held, etc etc. My son did a great job driving his own team and his sled dog team had some champions leading - Paxson, Fox and Rapid. He was so thrilled by the experience.
It did not end here, we were taken around the field where all the dogs' kennels existed, I was only patting them, hugging them, and just enjoyed being there. There were also one day old puppies and 3 month old puppies. When I cuddled one of the puppies, it was such a unique experience. I must thank the entire team of people who run the place and take great efforts to breed such awesome dogs and take excellent care of them. How these dogs have been trained is just unbelievable.
Now, I am not scared of dogs anymore, i only adore them. Thanks a lot AK Sled Dog tours, for this experience. I recommend 100% every tourist MUST visit this place.