We participated in the "Yukon Discovery & Sled dog" adventure booked through Southeast Tours. Clay Harper was an awesome guide! He was clear spoken, had interesting facts and stories, was quick to offer his assistance with photos and is just an all-around really nice guy!
The bus ride up and back was one of our best Alaskan experiences! So very glad we did it! Didn't hurt that our weather was perfect once we entered Canada!!
The dog sledding was ok. It was fun, but we think it should be twice as long a route as it was. It was a simple 10 min ride on a well worn path. The young lady who took us out was upbeat and gave some fun facts and details; but we were left wanting to know some of the mushing commands (i.e. how did the dogs know whether to go right or left at the fork) and more time on the ride.
We wish there had been better interaction, maybe some amazing Iditarod stories, an "ambassador" husky, just more to the sled dog experience. For the cost, it felt skimpy.
Keep in mind that this is only open in the summer months as a dog training and fitness activity, so there are no sleds. The dogs pulled an open 12 passenger ATV type vehicle.
The little wildlife museum was pretty cool. The lunch was...
Read moreI wish I could give this tour more than five stars!
I took my dad on an Alaskan cruise earlier this month (June) and did not want to book excursions through the cruise line, as they were very expensive. After much research, I stumbled upon Southeast Tours. I read many previous TripAdvisor reviews of the company and one of their tour guides, Bryan. I was not disappointed!!
Bryan was super charismatic and funny. And my dad and I could not believe how patient he was with our group! We were fortunate to be part of a very small group (seven people). Bryan stopped the bus every time we saw any sign of wildlife so we could all get out and take photos. He even helped us with the photos!
When we came to Caribou Crossing, he gave us a guided tour of the area, dog mushing camp, and museum - something I noticed the other tour guides that had driven up to the location were not doing. Bryan was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about everything.
It's an understatement to say that this tour was the highlight of our trip! Thank you Bryan and Southeast Tours. Well worth every penny!
*FYI you see WAY MORE on the bus tour than you would with the (more expensive)...
Read moreI got stuck in a terrible situation with this unethical and greedy company. My partner and I booked a tour in the morning and when we came back with our tickets, we were told the tour was canceled because a large party going on the same tour as we were didn't show up. The person we spoke with then told us that Southeast Tours would not be refunding the people who didn't show up. So my partner and I argued that we should still get to go on the tour because the company would still get paid the same as if everyone were present (as they retained the money from the other people who didn't show). They still refused to take us on the tour, seemingly for no reason. After we left, it was too late to book a new tour with any other company and because we were only in town for one day, this effectively meant we couldn't do anything we had planned in Skagway. They are so greedy to have pocketed about $1000 for not even having given a tour. This is outrageous and also totally...
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