Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Skagway, Alaska (AK)

Frontier Excursions & Adventures is the longest operating independent tour company in Skagway, Alaska. We offer a variety of great tour options ranging from White Pass Summit, Yukon Territory, Emerald Lake, WP&YR Train & Bus Combos, and Private Charters! Come along for the ride!

Private Skagway Tours and Excursions with Trail of '98 Tours. Enjoy the comfort and privacy of your own van / mini-bus on you Skagway Alaska Private Tours. You have the owner/guide and private bus on your Skagway Alaska Private Excursions sightseeing tour. Follow the historic trail of the 1898 Gold Rush over White Pass Summit into Canada's Yukon Territory. Enjoy the majestic scenery and search for goats, bears, and other wildlife while travelling the Klondike, one of North America's most scenic highways en route to the historic town of Carcross. Options include a visit to a wildlife gallery museum with Iditarod dog musher camp, dog cart rides, gold panning, a stop for lunch, and even explore the world's smallest desert. Approximately 150 miles roundtrip for your Skagway Private Tour.

We offer private, customized sightseeing tours for friends or family groups of 2-14 people. Your local and personal guide shares stories of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush and their present day lives here in Skagway. Join us for sightseeing and adventurous fun for all ages! You may choose to add activities to your tour such as a visit to Michelle Phillip's dog mushing camp where you pet husky puppies or take a dog cart ride with Iditarod racing dogs, pan for gold from a lake or creek, cross the Yukon Suspension Bridge, an engaging scavenger hunt for the kids, take a hike and/or enjoy a wilderness picnic. Ask about our new escape room game experience with Skagway Alaska Escapes!

Fast, fun, and exhilarating, this adventure is sure to excite nature lovers and thrill seekers alike! Get a running start on solid ground and take flight into the treetops of the Alaskan rainforest, and over glacially fed waterfalls!The fun begins with an entertaining historic tour through downtown Skagway, then along 9 miles of stunning coastline. When you arrive at our base in Dyea, you will climb into our customized unimog—an all-wheel drive vehicle necessary for getting up our rugged mountain road. During your adventurous ride up the mountain, look out at the impressive rainforest and glacially fed waterfalls. Get psyched—you’re about to fly over this wild landscape!At the top of the mountain, you will suit up in gear that meets the most rigorous standards of safety while your highly trained guide tells you what to expect and how to safely navigate the course. You will then be led to the take-off zone, where you’ll be clipped in and fly away! You’ll soar through a course of 11 ziplines, the longest measuring 750ft—that’s longer than 2 football fields combined! This is more than just any zip course, though. Our lines will bring you directly above glacially fed waterfalls! For the more cautious adventurers, rest assured that you can always control your own speed with a brake system—but we “double-dog” dare you to let go and zoom up to 45 miles per hour! Of course, that’s a little too fast to take those perfect pictures of the Alaskan wilderness. That’s why we added 4 state of the art suspension bridges to our course. From these bridges, you’ll be able to capture stunning photos of you and your loved ones in the heart of Alaska’s wild beauty. This is bound to be an “E.X.C.U.R.S.I.O.N. of a lifetime,” one you will surely remember for years to come!

Join us on the Chilkoot Trail Hike and Float as you retrace the steps of the gold seekers of 1898 on the Historic Chilkoot Trail. You will begin your journey in Skagway with a 20min drive out to the Chilkoot Trail head. From there you will embark on a 2 mile hike (350 ft elevation gain) lead by our very knowledgeable guides, as they tell you stories of the gold rush, point out flora and fauna along the trail, and look for signs of wildlife. Once your hike is complete, you will enjoy a scenic float on our 18ft ore framed rafts down the Taiya river (no white water). Once at the take out, enjoy warm beverages and a snack before heading back to town.

We are the premier shore excursion tour operators in Skagway and Haines, Alaska. Locally owned and operated for over 25 years, we offer over 25 incredible tours and adventures in Skagway and Haines. From an active strenuous hike to the top of a mountain, to a gentle float trip through the Bald Eagle Preserve, we have a tour for everyone. Whether zip-lining through the treetops of the Alaskan rainforest, hiking on the historic Chilkoot Trail then floating down a river with eagles and salmon, or canoeing on an aquamarine alpine lake at White Pass, you’ll be sure to have the experience of a lifetime. We specialize in guided trips that immerse you in the vast natural beauty of Alaska.

Enjoy exploring our beautiful town nestled deep in a valley, surrounded by pristine snow-capped mountains, plentiful wildlife and raw untouched beauty. Let the wind blow through your hair on an exhilarating scooter ride along a beautiful mountain road with spectacular views of the Taiya Inlet and endless sights that can’t be found anywhere else in the world. Travel back in time to the 1898 Gold Rush, where we will stop at several historical landmarks including the head of the Chilkoot Trail. Visit a breathtaking waterfall and laugh with our friendly and knowledgeable tour guides as they recount stories from the days when “there were strange things done in the midnight sun” as well as tales about Skagway’s notorious outlaw, Soapy Smith, and other “Gold Rush Celebrities”. Whether you are exploring on your own or joining us on a fully narrated tour, Skagway Scooters offers an exciting adventure for both new and seasoned riders alike. With no motorcycle experience necessary, our tours are perfect for anyone with a valid drivers’ license. Experience first hand why people say it’s “the most fun they’ve had on their entire cruise.” We look forward to welcoming you for a scooter adventure like no other!

Come and see a National Geographic photographers perspective of Alaska. Barrett Hedges' gallery, Nature's Wildest Moments, has images printed from his travels all over the state of Alaska, and the western U.S. All images are for sell, but you can come and just view and see how beautiful the wild places of Alaska are. We also offer free shipping to most places world wide!

Housed within the family friendly Alaska 360 at Dredge Town, along the banks of the picturesque Skagway River, lies the uniquely Alaskan 40 Below Experience and Alaska Sled Dog Demonstration. Visitors of all ages and abilities are welcomed throughout the Klondike Goldfields and are encouraged to join the Gold Rush Staff for an hour of laughter, petting dogs and and holding puppies. Designed and developed by the Gold Rush Team, championed by 7-time Iditarod Finisher Matt Hayashida, the Alaska Sled Dog Demonstration introduces you to the rigors of modern day racing and the demands of the trail through dryland training techniques and demonstrations. Learn about our state sport of dog mushing, pet some real Iditarod sled dogs, watch them in action and hold some puppies. The ultimate Alaskan experience!