Dog Sledding Tours In Alaska | Experience Mushing (2024)

Season: May 06 to Aug 31 Call for rates

Get great views with some hands-on fun — com­bine ascenic flight­see­ing heli­copter tour with the exhil­a­ra­tion of dog mush­ing on aglac­i­er with ateam of Alaskan Sleddogs!

Season: May - September$659+1.5 hrs

Hop on aTEM­SCO heli­copter for an Alaskan adven­ture com­bin­ing avi­a­tion, sled dogs and mas­sive glac­i­ers. Get an amaz­ing view of the gor­geous land­scape sur­round­ing Juneau, and then ride along as an ener­getic team of huskies tours you around the ancient, snow-packed Menden­hall glacier.

Season: May - September$359+2-3 hrs

Atour aboard aTEM­SCO heli­copter offers beau­ti­ful views of Alaska’s Cap­i­tal City, and up-close explo­ration of Menden­hall, one of the state’s most acces­si­ble glac­i­ers. Look out on alpine lakes, moraines, and crevass­es before you land and check out the Juneau Ice­field for yourself.

Season: Mid-May to Mid-September$99+1.5 to 6 hrs

Vis­it Idi­tar­od cham­pi­on Mitch Seavey’s home­stead, home to three gen­er­a­tions of Idi­tar­od mush­ers. Expe­ri­ence an excit­ing two-mile dog sled ride, tour the rac­ing ken­nel, meet the dogs, cud­dle adorable husky pup­pies, and lis­ten to sto­ries from the Idi­tar­od trail. Then climb aboard acus­tom-designed sled; an Idi­tar­od race fin­ish­er dri­ves you through rain­for­est to ariv­er-cut canyon sur­round­ed by mountains.

Season: Winter$169+1 - 8 hours

Expe­ri­ence the excite­ment of rac­ing cham­pi­on sled dogs at the Alas­ka Mush­ing School, just 75min­utes from Anchor­age. Get aprofessional’s insight into the mush­ing lifestyle as you ride behind ateam of ener­getic sled dogs on trails con­nect­ed to the famous Idi­tar­od route. Bun­dle up and ride in com­fort, or brave the cold and dri­ve the team yourself!

$599+1.5 - 2.25 hrs

Stun­ning scenery, athrilling ride and hap­py pup­pies: this tour out of the Anchor­age area offers an unbeat­able com­bi­na­tion of clas­sic Alas­ka expe­ri­ences that will delight fam­i­lies or — real­ly, any­body. Tak­ing atotal of about 90min­utes, and run­ning from mid-May to ear­ly Sep­tem­ber, this tour includes aFlight­see­ing round trip, asmall friend­ly group envi­ron­ment, and plen­ty of one-on-one time with the dogs and their mushers.

Season: Year Round$69+1-3.5 hrs

Sum­mer or win­ter, vis­it afam­i­ly-run cham­pi­on ken­nel, meet friend­ly dogs and an expe­ri­enced mush­er for aride along pri­vate trails with views of Denali. Opt to ride in the sled or mush your own. Or, for atru­ly authen­tic adven­ture, go on atrain­ing run for the Idi­tar­od! Large groups and spe­cial events wel­come when orga­nized in advance.

Season: Year Round$55 Summer | $179+ Winter

Get an insider’s look at the icon­ic Alaskan sport of dog mush­ing when you vis­it Hap­py Trails Ken­nel in Big Lake, oper­at­ed by four-time Idi­tar­od cham­pi­on (and mem­ber of the Alas­ka Sports Hall of Fame) Mar­tin Buser. You can vis­it year-round; come in win­ter and you can expe­ri­ence the thrill of dog mush­ing your­self on adog sledride!

Season: Year RoundSummer: $75+ | Winter: $150+2+ hrs

Win­ter or sum­mer, expe­ri­ence the thrill of run­ning Idi­tar­od sled dogs and even have achance to dri­ve! Meet the sled dogs and hear first-hand just what it’s like to run the Iditarod.

Season: Year Round$60+1-2 hrs

Find out what this icon­ic Alaskan sport is all about when you meet the dogs and learn about rac­ing them with Susit­na Dog Sled Adven­tures out of Tal­keet­na. Come in win­ter and you can also hop on asled to real­ly feel what dog mush­ing islike!

Season: November - March$329+8 - 9 hrs

Every­body loves sled dogs, and Salmon Berry Tours offers you the chance to get behind the sled year-round. In sum­mer and win­ter, you’ll head to the ken­nel of Idi­tar­od Cham­pi­on Dal­las Seavey, where you’ll see agear demon­stra­tion, meet the dogs, and ride on the sled behind them. They also have amul­ti-day adven­ture for Idi­tar­od enthusiasts.

Season: May 15 - Aug 31$5792 hrs

Ratch­et up the adven­ture fac­tor and try your hand at dogsled­ding. Alpine Air Alas­ka flies to adog camp run by the old­est estab­lished dog-sled tour busi­ness in Alas­ka. With ashut­tle option avail­able from Anchor­age, you’ll trav­el by heli­copter from Girdwood’s green forests up over asmall sad­dle to land on aglac­i­er and be intro­duced to the dog team. ​“Dri­ve” the dogs your­self, or sit in the sled and enjoy hang­ing glac­i­ers that sur­roundyou....more

Vis­it and snug­gle real Idi­tar­od sled dogs with their mush­er on this unique sum­mer­time tour. After tour­ing their ken­nel, you’ll har­ness up and explore trails along Gird­wood’s moun­tains which offer spec­tac­u­lar views while your guide offers fas­ci­nat­ing gold min­ing his­to­ry in thearea.

Season: Year Round$125+ per person2-4 hrs

Expe­ri­ence the thrill of the icon­ic Alaskan sport of dogsled­ding from vet­er­ans of the Idi­tar­od and Yukon Quest races! Oper­at­ing in sum­mer and win­ter from Cantwell, about a30-minute dri­ve south of Denali Nation­al Park, the pri­vate tours will be just you and your group, led by expert guides. Win­ter tours can involve learn­ing to dri­ve your own dog team or rid­ing out to see the north­ern lights. In sum­mer, the excit­ed dogs pull aside-by-side on...more

Season: February 20 - April 10$9,895+ per person, all-inclusive3-5 nights

This fam­i­ly-owned, fly-in lux­u­ry wilder­ness lodge is 200miles north of Fair­banks and 60miles above the Arc­tic Cir­cle. Stays are all-inclu­sive and exclu­sive — they only accept one group at atime. Go dogsled­ding, snow­shoe­ing, or scan the skies for the north­ern lights. The lodge’s huge pic­ture win­dows make it easy to keep alook­out for the auro­ra from awarm, com­fort­able interior.

Season: February 20 - April 10$9,895+ per person, all-inclusive3-5 nights

This fam­i­ly-owned, fly-in lux­u­ry wilder­ness lodge is 200miles north of Fair­banks and 60miles above the Arc­tic Cir­cle. Stays are all-inclu­sive and exclu­sive — they only accept one group at atime. Go dogsled­ding, snow­shoe­ing, or scan the skies for the north­ern lights. The lodge’s huge pic­ture win­dows make it easy to keep alook­out for the auro­ra from awarm, com­fort­able interior.

Season: November–March (depending on snow conditions)$89+ per person1/2 - 4 hrs

Glide over the snow on asled that’s being pulled by ateam of dogs — many of whom have run the Idi­tar­od, Yukon Quest, or oth­er races. Go with Rod’s Alaskan Guide Ser­vice and expe­ri­ence the thrill of dog sled­ding with dogs that love to run and pas­sion­ate mush­ers who will offer adeep­er under­stand­ing of this unique sport.

Season: Year RoundSummer 2 hrs | Winter 2-7 days

Vis­it the world’s old­est Siber­ian Husky ken­nel any time of the year with tour options rang­ing from acou­ple of hours in the sum­mer to mul­ti-day win­ter adven­tures explor­ing Fairbanks.

Season: Year Round$145+ Dogsled Tours1-3 hrs

Plen­ty of peo­ple come to Fair­banks to look at the sky — for north­ern lights, or to bask in the mid­night sun. But this dog-mush­ing expe­ri­ence out­side of Fair­banks is proof that there’s plen­ty more of Fair­banks to be seen at eye — or even paw — lev­el. May through Octo­ber, take aa trail ride with 16 dogs hitched up to an ATV. Novem­ber through April, take amush­ing tour through thesnow!

Season: Winter & Fall$90+ per person30+ min - Multi-Day

Take part in the thrill of win­ter and fall dog sled­ding out of Fair­banks. You’ll expe­ri­ence the sport with one of Alaska’s longest-run­ning dog tour com­pa­nies. Go for aride, attend mush­ing school, or go on amul­ti-day adven­ture to the his­toric Tolo­vana Roadhouse.

Season: May - September$629+2 hrs

Dog sled­ding on aglac­i­er is the ulti­mate blend of Alaskan adven­ture, as you also get there by heli­copter! Board aTEM­SCO flight that whisks you thou­sands of feet above sea lev­el to the Den­ver glac­i­er and adog mush­ing camp hid­den away on asnow field, where Alaskan sled dogs will greet you ener­get­i­cal­ly, ready to take you on the ride of yourlife.

Season: Winter$169+1 - 8 hours

Expe­ri­ence the excite­ment of rac­ing cham­pi­on sled dogs at the Alas­ka Mush­ing School, just 75min­utes from Anchor­age. Get aprofessional’s insight into the mush­ing lifestyle as you ride behind ateam of ener­getic sled dogs on trails con­nect­ed to the famous Idi­tar­od route. Bun­dle up and ride in com­fort, or brave the cold and dri­ve the team yourself!

Season: Year Round$55 Summer | $179+ Winter

Get an insider’s look at the icon­ic Alaskan sport of dog mush­ing when you vis­it Hap­py Trails Ken­nel in Big Lake, oper­at­ed by four-time Idi­tar­od cham­pi­on (and mem­ber of the Alas­ka Sports Hall of Fame) Mar­tin Buser. You can vis­it year-round; come in win­ter and you can expe­ri­ence the thrill of dog mush­ing your­self on adog sledride!