Dog
Mushing Tours

Drive
your own Dog team (8 Hours)
Warm winter
gear provided. This tour is designed for the more adventurous
person who would like to drive his/her own dog team.
The tour
starts at your hotel or bed & breakfast with pick up around 9
am. A one hour drive through the beautiful Alaskan winter
world will bring you to Goldstream Kennel near Nenana.
Over a hot cup of coffee you will meet your musher and guide,
discuss all aspects of dog mushing and plan out your day.
Fitted with proper winter gear you tour the kennel, select your
dogs, hitch the sled and have your first try at dog mushing.
Over the next hour you learn the skills necessary to run your own
team, then you are ready for the big outing. With a four dog
team you hit the trail and quietly slip through 14 miles of snow
covered forest, frozen rivers and open tundra. Your guide and
musher will accompany you during your trail run. Hot drinks
will await you after you return to the kennel. around 4 pm you
will head back to Fairbanks where your day will end with drop off at
your hotel or bed & breakfast around 5 pm.
Price:
$200.00 per person
Ride
in a dog sled (5 Hours)
Warm winter
gear provided. This tour is designed for the person who wants
to enjoy a tranquil ride in a dog sled and experience the excitement
of dog mushing while having an experienced musher drive the team.
You will be
picked up at the hotel or bed& breakfast around 11 am and after
a one hour drive, you arrive at the Goldstream Kennel where you meet
your musher and guide. Equipped with warm winter gear you tour
the kennel, enjoy the dogs and learn some of the basics of dog
mushing. After harnessing a team of Alaskan Huskies you will
be comfortably seated in the sled. Over the next 14
miles you glide silently through snow covered forest, frozen rivers
and open tundra with only the sound of the runners and the breathing
of the dogs. Halfway you break to enjoy the surroundings, hot
chocolate and light snacks. Around 3 pm you will head back to
Fairbanks, where your day will end with a drop off at your hotel
around 4pm.
Price:
$150.00 per person