4 Dog Sled Rides in Alaska, Ranked by What You Get

1.Dog Sledding and Mushing Experience in North Pole

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,394 reviews · 30 minutes (approx.) · from $105Our pick

At Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service in North Pole, you’ll meet an Alaskan Husky team, bundle up in provided winter gear, and ride about five miles of snowy trail with your private party. Your musher explains the dogs and gives voice commands while you glide through the woods. Guides may include Jimmy, Emily, Matt, Kristen, Lindsey, or Luther.

“Excellent experience!!!! Would recommend to any age. Guides were friendly and knowledgeable, bunny boots are a must.”

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2.Alaska Helicopter and Glacier Dogsled Tour – ANCHORAGE AREA

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 491 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $761

From Alaska Glacier Lodge in Palmer, fly over the Church Range and Knik Glacier to a high glacier camp. Spend about an hour with champion sled dogs, taking turns mushing or riding the sled, then fly back over blue melt pools and crevasses. Guides and pilots vary, with names including Ryan, Shad, Josh, and Isaac.

“Family of four. Excellent tour. Everyone was professional, business went over safety procedures, provided boots for walking on the glacier, a comfortable waiting area, timely in service, nice surroundings, and more. Helicopter flyer was epic, courteous, professional, safe, belted us into helicopter, helped us with headphones, adjusted seats for weight limits prior to flying, beautiful views, offered to snap photos of us, and where to step too in many areas. Dog sledding tour had champion dogs, dogs in training, and cute puppies. Dog sled person told us about championships won, records held, and more. Beautiful camp. Dogs were cute, playful, and looked well taken care of—wish we could take th...”

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3.Mush Your Own Sled Dog Team (Summer/Fall Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 404 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $199

From downtown Talkeetna, a shuttle takes you to AK Sled Dog Tours for a summer or fall dryland mush. Drive a team on a two-person rig or ride an ATV training setup, stop for photos and water, then meet puppies and retired athletes. The kennel also displays Dallas Seavey’s Iditarod trophies.

“The experience exceeded our expectations! The Alaskan Huskies were super friendly and well taken care of! They love to be people, I love that the staff love of what they do, caring and training these dogs.”

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4.Dog Sledding Adventure in Willow, Alaska

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 398 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $175

Meet an Iditarod dog team at Alaskan Husky Adventures near Wasilla, help harness the dogs, and ride private snowy trails with a musher such as Dane. You will hear about the Iditarod, see Mount McKinley views, meet the friendly huskies, and warm up afterward with hot drinks and snacks.

“This is a wonderful experience that everyone should do who visits Alaska! The dogs are super sweet and really fun to meet”

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