Gold Panning in Skagway
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Yukon Sled Dog & Panning For Gold Adventure
Board our 15 to 25 passenger mini-coach to explore the White Pass elevation 3,292 feet all the way to the Yukon. With stops to get out and see amazing waterfalls up to 3,000 feet tall, glaciers, alpine valleys, snow-capped mountains, and huge mountain lakes. Your guide will tell you gold rush stories, lots of history, and information about the plants and animals in this wild and beautiful land. This is your best chance for wildlife viewing in Skagway. We’ll see the White Pass Trail of ‘98, the Fantail Trail, and Summit & Fraser Lakes before passing back into the boreal forest for Lakes Tutshi and Tagish. Enjoy lunch at Caribou Crossing (included) and the amazingly beautiful Emerald Lake. The sled dog adventure takes place in a remote portion of Canada. Play with the puppies while learning what a mushers life is all about. On this 20 minute/1.3 mile ride you will be amazed by the dogs' power, grace, and love for running as you fly up and down through this alpine wilderness. Enjoy the experience of panning for REAL gold and the thrill of finding those little shiny gold pieces.
Skagway Gold Panning Experience
We are excited to offer a new gold panning experience right in downtown Skagway! Come on down to Klondike Tours Gifts at 351 Broadway and get your arms moving to shake the gold loose. Everyone gets a choice of a Cheechaco pan where everyone finds gold or a Sourdough pan with pay dirt where you have a chance to strike it rich or go broke the way true Alaskan miners did it. The adventure takes 20 to 30 minutes and can be done any time of the day from 9 am to 5 pm seven days a week. Being in the center of the shopping district, it is easy to fit in around a busy schedule. We will weigh your gold for you. After having your new riches weighed for you have them put into a bezel and made into a necklace or keychain for a great souvenir from Alaska. Tour Details: As a family-run business, we do our very best to treat everyone as we would hope that our family would be treated. When you come to us to have fun get ready for fun! Get ready to be treated as one of the team. Klondike Tours has enjoyed over 20 years of showing off our small slice of heaven here in Southeast Alaska and enjoyed every moment of it! Join us on our new adventure!
Back Alley Gold Panning
We offer gold panning right on the premises. We have a large yard for this and more, including a rock and sculpture garden. Everyone is guaranteed to get real gold. We are located right in the center of town and offer this gold panning experience as a highlight to your day in Skagway.
Musher's Camp & Gold Panning
This authentic Alaskan tour begins with a bus ride through Skagway to our dog camp deep in the Tongass National Forest. Once you arrive, 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. Your journey begins with an entertaining historic tour from your knowledgeable guide through downtown Skagway and along nine miles of stunning coastline to our Adventure Camp in Dyea. Kick off your visit with what we like to call a “Musher Talk.” We have been sharing our passion for dog sledding for years, and in that time, we have gathered up the most frequently asked questions about the sport. In the Musher Talk, we will share fascinating information about this extreme Alaskan state sport and welcome any additional questions you may have. Of course, we make sure you have plenty of time to meet some of the actual athletes who do these amazing things, our sled dogs! Not to worry—we have litters of puppies too that are ready for cuddles and kisses. Human socialization is actually essential to their development and racing success. 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 while learning about the history of the gold rush that took off from this area. Then you will have time to take a short self-guided nature hike next to a beautiful waterfall 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. Tour Itinerary 35 minutes Narrated scenic drive from the dock to our Adventure Camp 30 minutes Restroom break followed by interactive presentation about dog mushing 20 minutes Time to meet the sled dogs and play with the puppies! 20 minutes Test your luck and pan for gold! 20 minutes Free time at camp to browse the gift shop, hike to a waterfall viewpoint, or use the restrooms 40 minutes Return drive back to town
Yukon Adventure and Suspension Bridge
Start in town or at your ship on this 4.5 hour adventure. Board a passenger mini coach to explore the White Pass (elevation 3292 feet) all the way to the Yukon. With stops to get out and see amazing Waterfalls up to 3000 feet tall, Azure Glaciers, Alpine Valleys, Snow Capped Mountains and huge Mountain Lakes. Your Guide will tell you gold rush stories, lots of history, and information about the plants and animals in this wild and beautiful land. Together we venture up the Yukon highway beyond the historic White Pass Route. Look in awe at the landscape that contains the precipitous cliffs, deep valleys, majestic granite mountains and dangerously deep valleys where wild bears and other wildlife live. Admission to the Yukon Suspension Bridge includes full access to the Bridge - including the exhibits, the cafe, the gift shop and the restroom facilities. A complimentary passport stamp is also included!
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