Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comSkagway Spectacular: Klondike Gold Rush and the White Pass Trail
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Combine a tour of historic Skagway with a tour of the scenic White Pass Summit Area following the Klondike Highway. Highlights of the tour include the Gold Rush Cemetary, Lower Reid Falls and the "Welcome to Alaska" sign.
Your first stop is the Skagway City Overlook where you can enjoy breathtaking views. Next stop is the Klondike Gold Rush Cemetery. Hear the tale of Frank Reid and "Soapy" Smith and the gunfight which changed the future of Skagway. For the adventurous, you can hike up to Lower Reid Falls!
Leaving Skagway for the White Pass Summit Area, journey along the Klondike Highway which parallels the White Pass Railroad train ride. In between visiting historic points of interest, azure glaciers, thundering waterfalls and majestic mountain vistas, you can relive the Klondike Gold Rush. A highlight of this part of the tour is drinking icy-cold glacier water from Bridal Veil Falls.
Continue traveling parallel to the historic White Pass Trail and White Pass Railroad train ride, climb 3,292 feet to the Summit before descending into the upper portion of the daunting Tormented Valley. The Tormented Valley contains large areas with an almost lunar appearance, making this one of the most unique eco-systems in North America. Explore a forest-tundra ecotone with a stunted forest of 300-year old trees and alpine tundra.
The final leg will be through the Tormented Valley with optional stops at the Upper and Lower Tormented Valley Overlooks, Summit Lake and Fraser Lake. As you survey the landscape of the White Pass Summit Area, admire unforgiving wilderness which inspired such classic authors as Jack London and Robert Service. Returning to Skagway, stop at the "Welcome to Alaska" sign, the most popular photo stop on the tour. The journey back to Skagway will be equally entertaining as your guide recites a few of his favorite Robert Service poems.
Skagway, Alaska
May 1 to September 30, 2008
Daily, except Saturday Departure Point: Tour departs from Skagway's Historic District Departure Time:
- Monday to Friday - 1:00pm
- Sunday - 12:00pm (noon)
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- Skagway's best historic gold rush narration
- Skagway City Overlook and Klondike Gold Rush Cemetary
- Robert Service poetry recited
- Drop off in Skagway or at cruise ship port
- Hotel/Port pickup
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 3 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
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This was a mini-bus tour which ran parallel to the train tour up White Pass Trail. Our tour guide was ... Read more ›
Jim W, United States, July 2008
We had a fantastic tour guide who was very informational. What a beautiful area! Read more ›
William R, United States, June 2008
