For those with Alaska experience......I need help.

[tigger2002]

not interested in anything with dog sledding, helicopters, or hiking.

So not interested in a float plane? We did an independent company in Juneau and Ketchikan and they were the best.

 

[sdjen]

We did ziplining and dogsledding (on a dirt track) in Skagway. Loved it!!! Did a helicopter tour in Ketchikan and a whale watching tour in Juneau. It was just me and my 9 year old. Loved Alaska!! I booked all independently and we loved everything. Enjoy Vancouver also - great city.

 

[JenPinks]

So not interested in a float plane? We did an independent company in Juneau and Ketchikan and they were the best.

Who did you go with?

 

[JenPinks]

We did ziplining and dogsledding (on a dirt track) in Skagway. Loved it!!! Did a helicopter tour in Ketchikan and a whale watching tour in Juneau. It was just me and my 9 year old. Loved Alaska!! I booked all independently and we loved everything. Enjoy Vancouver also - great city.

Skagway I was thinking to rent a car and go off independently or do Chilkoot Tours.

 

[mommy2allyandaveri]

We did zip lining through skagwayshoretours. It was really fun! My 13 year old has asked to do it again.

 

[Geomom]

Skagway I was thinking to rent a car and go off independently or do Chilkoot Tours.

We used Chilkoot Tours last August and thought they were great! We loved our tour guide, Mike. We did the Yukon Rail and bus with dogcart experience. They do offer other tours if you're not interested in that combo. For us it was the perfect combo--as a 1 way scenic train ride is enough 'train' for us; the multiple stops to get out and take pics was perfect--Mike was able to time our stops so that we weren't there when the big buses were there, same with timing it for when we arrived at the Carcross Trading Post, to avoid the big lunch rush. My kids wanted to see husky dogs--so this was a good way to do that without paying lots of $ JUST to see dogs. The dogcart ride was a lot of fun as well.

 

[xlxo]

For those zip line junkies looking for the ultimate thrill..... do make time for a Whistler day trip when in your bonus port Vancouver. Ask for the Sasquatch!
https://whistler.ziptrek.com/tours/sasquatch/

 

[Oursweetworld]

We did ziplining and dogsledding (on a dirt track) in Skagway. Loved it!!! Did a helicopter tour in Ketchikan and a whale watching tour in Juneau. It was just me and my 9 year old. Loved Alaska!! I booked all independently and we loved everything. Enjoy Vancouver also - great city.

Who did you use for dogsledding? And who for ziplining? Did you feel you lost any of the experience not dogsledding on the snow?

 

[JenPinks]

Who did you use for dogsledding? And who for ziplining? Did you feel you lost any of the experience not dogsledding on the snow?

Im not sure about how I feel about dog sledding that is why it may not be on my list. I saw pictures of them chained up, so not sure if I want to see that.

 

[sdjen]

Who did you use for dogsledding? And who for ziplining? Did you feel you lost any of the experience not dogsledding on the snow?

We booked directly with alaskaexcursion dot com. Since we did both, we got a $50 discount each. My daughter is a huge animal lover and the dogs were really well taken care of. They are VERY expensive so they don't want anything to happen to them. Her favorite part was playing with the puppies at the base camp. It was a lot less expensive than a snow dogsled and since we loved the ziplining, it worked for us.

 

[tigger2002]

Who did you go with?

We went with Wings Airways and did the Taku Lodge Feast and 5 Glacier Discovery Tour http://www.wingsairways.com/taku-lodge-feast-and-five-glacier-discovery
The best salmon I have ever eaten.

 

[tigger2002]

In Ketchikan we did the Island Wings Misty Fjords tour.
http://www.islandwings.com/misty-fjords---glaciers-flightseeing-tours.html

 

[tigger2002]

We also did Icy Straits (Hoonah) whale watching with Glacier Wind Charters
http://www.g-wind.com/whales.html

 

[tigger2002]

We booked all of our excursions on our own, not thru Disney RC

 

[tigger2002]

We rented a jeep and drove to Carcross in Skagway.












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[JenPinks]

We went with Wings Airways and did the Taku Lodge Feast and 5 Glacier Discovery Tour http://www.wingsairways.com/taku-lodge-feast-and-five-glacier-discovery
The best salmon I have ever eaten.
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I would say that looks good, but we are vegetarians. lol

 

[JenPinks]

We rented a jeep and drove to Carcross in Skagway.

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How highly would you recommend renting a car and going off on your own?

 

[JenPinks]

In Ketchikan we did the Island Wings Misty Fjords tour.
http://www.islandwings.com/misty-fjords---glaciers-flightseeing-tours.html


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OMG!!! That looks awesome!!! Thank you for the recommendation!

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

My recomendations:

Vancouver tour with Victoria too. In Kethikkan, we did a train ride. In Juneau, dog sledding and a boat in Skagway

 

[tigger2002]

How highly would you recommend renting a car and going off on your own?

I would highly recommend the jeep rental. We went with
http://www.alaskagreenjeeps.com

We rented a two door jeep for $207. You can stop wherever you want or go wherever you want. We made it to Emerald Lake. I would recommend that you get the four door jeep.