Best Skagway Tours: 4 Worth Booking

1.Skagway Shore Excursion: Full-Day Tour of the Yukon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 799 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $173Our pick

Travel from your Skagway cruise pier into Canada aboard a small minibus with a professional guide. Stop at Tutshi and Tagish lakes, Carcross Desert, Emerald Lake, and Lake Bennett. At Wild Adventure Yukon, enjoy lunch, wildlife exhibits, and huskies. Guides such as Connor, Mike, Andrew, and Garrit are known for lively local stories.

“It was a wonderful day tour of the Yukon, with great commentary. A professional company with loads of buses, and they pick you up straight from the cruise ship which is always a plus . Our guide Garrit was fabulous.”

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2.Skagway Shore Excursion: Half-Day Tour to the Yukon Border and Suspension Bridge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 543 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $138

Travel from Skagway into British Columbia and the Yukon by small minibus with guides such as Connor, Andrew, Mike, or Garrett. Stop at waterfalls, White Pass, Tutshi Lake, the Yukon border, and the Yukon Suspension Bridge. Bring your original passport, and expect a scenic, history-filled four-hour outing.

“The tour guide was phenomenal and the views were amazing. However you had better like people because the ones we were with had no sense of courtesy and only thought of themselves. The bus was filled and these people kept talking while the guide was speaking. When the guide said ten minutes for photos, they took 15 etc. I’d rent a car next time and do it myself. The kicker was the student at the local school who gave the tour bus the middle finger as we passed by. I understand not liking tourists but if the cruise ships stop coming, that town would be in shambles. That’s just the…”

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3.Skagway Shore Excursion Chilkoot Trail Hike and Float Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 513 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $145

Travel from Skagway’s cruise pier along Dyea Road, hike 2 miles through temperate rainforest, then float the Taiya River in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Guides such as Dominic, Danny, Owen, Rachel, and Shaggy add local stories and sharp eyes for mushrooms, berries, eagles, and other wildlife. The tour lasts about four hours and caps groups at 11.

“Nice short hike. Guide was funny and informative (Dominic). Float was short but a nice experience with beautiful views. I would recommend this tour”

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4.Skagway Shore Excursion: White Pass Summit and Skagway City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 417 reviews · from $72Best value

Travel from Skagway’s cruise docks to White Pass Summit in a narrated mini-bus with up to 24 people. You’ll see Pitchfork and Bridal Veil Falls, the Gold Rush Cemetery, Captain William Moore Bridge, Summit Lake, Tormented Valley, and the Welcome to Alaska sign. Guides such as Beverly and Garrett add local stories and practical help.

“Garrett, our tour guide, was a great source of information! He picked us up on time and offered to drop us so we wouldn’t miss the fast ferry back to Haines.”

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