Winter Dog Sledding in Fairbanks
Overview
This tour is powered by dogs and their dog power! Get ready for a ride/drive on a tag sled which is attached to the front sled with 10-12 huskies ready to go! Get ready for your great journey through the wild and beautiful landscape in Alaska!
The guide on the first sled will control the team so you have plenty of time to enjoy your trip petting the dogs and make great pictures on the trail. While you are standing on the runners or sitting in the sled you feel that you are a part of the team. You have to control your own sled with braking, leaning and going around corners. Learn to mush with help of your guide. On the second sled fits two adults and a child. Welcome to a great outdoor adventure in the safeties way in dog mushing! Welcome to our team!!
What's Included
- Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
- We provide Boots, Overalls and Mittens
- Cookies and water
- Please bring your own gloves, hats ,buffs, goggles
Meeting Location
Old Murphy Dome Road
Fairbanks, AK 99712, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
You will mush on a tag sled- a sled attached to the rear of the main sled in dog mushing. The tag sled allows you to practice steering and staying upright without having responsibility to control the dog team. You and your guide the Alaskan Huskies from our Race kennel in our dog yard will take you out for a couple of hours With our Iditarod and Yukon Quest mushers or our outdoor guides you are taking off. The tag sled allows two people on it. So you switch place between you and your partner halfways if there are more people than you.
You have the possibility to take some pictures with you and the dogs. Enjoy the solitude of Alaska and experience the connection with the Dogs .Learn how to use the brake and how to lean in the turns on sometimes tricky trails. Feel the dog power.Secure the sled and helping breaking down the speed of the dog team when it is going downhill.
The tour starts at 10 am in our dog yard with the presentation and it ends around 2 pm with a warm beverage and cookies i our cozy yurt.
You will get a great insights in the art of mushing and maybe you even get the taste for longer Trips on your own sled with your own team with the skills you already learned.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for travelers over 220 lbs
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Frequently Asked Questions
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Cancellation Policy
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Activity code: C-435660P2
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Average 5.00 out of 5 stars based on 8 traveler reviews collected by City Boat Tours and partner sites such as Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor
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