SKAGWAY'S ONLY PRIVATE TOUR COMPANY OWNED AND OPERATED BY a born and raised alaskan.
TOUR WITH a year round local!
With a 48 year history in Skagway, resident Sherry Corrington and seasoned year round LOCAL guides will share the history and scenery from a genuine LOCAL perspective. Explore this breathtaking region at your own pace and in the comfort of your own private vehicle with Skagway Private Tours™. We have been providing exceptional customized guided experiences for our visitors since 2014.
You came all this way so you should explore with a year round Skagwegian!
SKAGWAY PRIVATE TOURS™ operates on the traditional land of the Tlingit and Tagish peoples and it is with respect and reverence that we journey together in gratitude for this privilege.
For more on this please read the Tribal Land Acknowledgement at the bottom of this page.
You came all this way so you should explore with a year round Skagwegian!
SKAGWAY PRIVATE TOURS™ operates on the traditional land of the Tlingit and Tagish peoples and it is with respect and reverence that we journey together in gratitude for this privilege.
For more on this please read the Tribal Land Acknowledgement at the bottom of this page.
CUSTOMIZED TOURS. TRAVEL IN COMFORT. ESCAPE THE HERD.
PRIVATE GROUPS OF 6-7 PASSENGERS--
TWO VANS TO CHOOSE FROM: MINIVAN OR LIMOVAN.
4 HOUR MINIMUM TO BOOK.
Tours are offered at private hourly rates to explore the sights at your own pace. Hourly rates begin with a minimum booking of 4 hours. We offer a vehicle rate (not a per person rate) of $150 per hour by Dodge Grand Caravan minivan or upgrade to our full size Ford Dabryan LUXURY LIMO VAN for $225 per hour (plus 5% city tax).
EACH TOUR IS PERSONALIZED FOR YOUR GROUP. All Skagway Private Tour™ options are unique and tailored to your group's pace and interests. Your driver will do their best to keep you away from the crowds and will find pull outs with fewer buses and cars so you can savor a herd-free experience. We do our very best to give you a more authentic experience for a tour you will never forget! ESCAPE THE HERD!
SEARCH FOR WILDLIFE WITH AN ACTUAL LOCAL. The deeper you drive into the interior, the greater the opportunity to spot wildlife. Traveling in a smaller vehicle allows for stops in places the big buses cannot, and allows for tight u-turns to go back and check out wildlife along the way. As a true local, your guide is an excellent spotter of wildlife and knows the area like the back of their hand, which means we won't get fooled by that stump or culvert that looks like a bear; that happened ages ago! Now, you can focus on real wildlife sightings like a pro.
If Sherry is not available you will be in great hands with other hand picked Skagwegians full of local color and perspectives not possible from out of town guides or from someone who has never spent a winter in Skagway. Sherry is incredibly picky and would rather turn away business than send you out with just any ol' guide; my clients deserve the best!
SKAGWAY PRIVATE TOURS™ is your best option for an authentic local experience.
YOU CAME ALL THE WAY TO ALASKA. YOU DESERVE A LOCAL GUIDE.
TWO VANS TO CHOOSE FROM: MINIVAN OR LIMOVAN.
4 HOUR MINIMUM TO BOOK.
Tours are offered at private hourly rates to explore the sights at your own pace. Hourly rates begin with a minimum booking of 4 hours. We offer a vehicle rate (not a per person rate) of $150 per hour by Dodge Grand Caravan minivan or upgrade to our full size Ford Dabryan LUXURY LIMO VAN for $225 per hour (plus 5% city tax).
EACH TOUR IS PERSONALIZED FOR YOUR GROUP. All Skagway Private Tour™ options are unique and tailored to your group's pace and interests. Your driver will do their best to keep you away from the crowds and will find pull outs with fewer buses and cars so you can savor a herd-free experience. We do our very best to give you a more authentic experience for a tour you will never forget! ESCAPE THE HERD!
SEARCH FOR WILDLIFE WITH AN ACTUAL LOCAL. The deeper you drive into the interior, the greater the opportunity to spot wildlife. Traveling in a smaller vehicle allows for stops in places the big buses cannot, and allows for tight u-turns to go back and check out wildlife along the way. As a true local, your guide is an excellent spotter of wildlife and knows the area like the back of their hand, which means we won't get fooled by that stump or culvert that looks like a bear; that happened ages ago! Now, you can focus on real wildlife sightings like a pro.
If Sherry is not available you will be in great hands with other hand picked Skagwegians full of local color and perspectives not possible from out of town guides or from someone who has never spent a winter in Skagway. Sherry is incredibly picky and would rather turn away business than send you out with just any ol' guide; my clients deserve the best!
SKAGWAY PRIVATE TOURS™ is your best option for an authentic local experience.
YOU CAME ALL THE WAY TO ALASKA. YOU DESERVE A LOCAL GUIDE.
CHOOSE YOUR VEHICLE
Skagway Private Tours™ offers a low mileage 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan that can seat up to 6 guests for a vehicle rate of $150 per hour. This is the van that started it all in 2014!
The back bench seat gets a bit tight with 6 full sized adults so consider upgrading to the full sized limo van and spread out in style. You deserve the upgrade!
The back bench seat gets a bit tight with 6 full sized adults so consider upgrading to the full sized limo van and spread out in style. You deserve the upgrade!
UPGRADE YOUR TOUR!!!
Skagway's FIRST AND ONLY first class upgrade option, a DaBryan Limo Van, can hold 7 guests; 6 in back and one up front helping your guide spot wildlife. Upgrade your SKAGWAY PRIVATE TOURS™ experience with our LUXURY LIMO VAN OPTION for $225 per hour. Treat yourself to a full sized van with leather captains chairs and plenty of legroom. The limo is wired for touring so you can hear your driver as they narrate your tour through speakers in the back. Your driver can hear you thanks to microphones on the table and a speaker up front so you can converse freely. Weddings, anniversary, birthday and reunion cruises are classed up in our limo van which is also a local favorite for events! With a divider in between driver and guests this van is Skagway's only social distancing vehicle option. Tour in your own bubble!
DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
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UPGRADE TO A LUXURY LIMO VAN FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE!
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TOURS PICK UP/DROP OFF NEAR YOUR SHIP'S PIER OR ANYWHERE IN TOWN.
DEPARTURE TIME
Skagway Private Tours™ can help you plan your day to take advantage of windows of less traffic and avoidable delays. Morning tours depart at 7:30 to get us out ahead of the mass exodus of tour vans, buses, freight traffic, and rental cars. 8-9:30 is a major excursion departure time and the road can become quite busy and leaving during that time frame could cost 45+ minutes of driving and stopping time due to road traffic and customs delays. Your driver keeps in mind outside elements that can easily be avoided to ensure more time at stops. Morning departures are 7:30am for 5-7 hour tours and afternoon departures typically are at 2:30 for the 3 & 4 hour options. We never run tours right up to a ship's all aboard time and always try to allow at least 1.5 hrs buffer before sailing.
Skagway Private Tours™ can help you plan your day to take advantage of windows of less traffic and avoidable delays. Morning tours depart at 7:30 to get us out ahead of the mass exodus of tour vans, buses, freight traffic, and rental cars. 8-9:30 is a major excursion departure time and the road can become quite busy and leaving during that time frame could cost 45+ minutes of driving and stopping time due to road traffic and customs delays. Your driver keeps in mind outside elements that can easily be avoided to ensure more time at stops. Morning departures are 7:30am for 5-7 hour tours and afternoon departures typically are at 2:30 for the 3 & 4 hour options. We never run tours right up to a ship's all aboard time and always try to allow at least 1.5 hrs buffer before sailing.
Our departure times are set up to help us make the most out of our short tour season so we can run two tours in one day. If your tour departure needs to be adjusted just let us know what your needs are, and we will see if we can make it work. SKAGWAY PRIVATE TOURS is here to give you the best bang for your buck by avoiding heavy traffic times.
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS
By choosing SKAGWAY PRIVATE TOURS™ you are supporting a LOCAL business and year round residents so you are actively contributing to the ability of your drivers to live and thrive in the land they love. Whether or not you choose Skagway Private Tours™ as your excursion option while in Skagway, please choose from one of Skagway's local independent operators while in our port. On-board Alaskan shore excursion purchases enrich the coffers of large cruise line corporations leaving only a small percentage in the hands of local operators. Independent tour purchases keep the bulk of the money flowing in the local community and help boost the economy of grateful Alaskans, enabling them to make a living in a place with limited opportunities. If Skagway Private Tours is booked on the day you request, we will provide you with contact information for other independent operators here in Skagway; we are all friends and support each other's success. You too can support TEAM SKAGWAY. Thank you for thinking outside of the box and supporting local Alaskan entrepreneurs.
please fill out the contact information below for tour inquiries. feel free to call or text 907-612-0291.
NOTE: THE TRIBAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU SHOULD READ ON THIS ENTIRE WEBSITE.
ON EVERY TOUR, GREAT FOCUS IS GIVEN TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF ALASKA AND YUKON. IT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO THIS COMPANY AND ITS GUIDES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS STATEMENT BELOW:
ON EVERY TOUR, GREAT FOCUS IS GIVEN TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF ALASKA AND YUKON. IT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO THIS COMPANY AND ITS GUIDES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS STATEMENT BELOW:
*******TRIBAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT******
Skagway Private Tours™ operates on the stolen and stampeded lands of the Tlingit and Tagish peoples and acknowledges the members of the Skagway Traditional Council with gratitude and respect. It is a privilege to share the beauty and history of this great region with guests from all over the world. As we climb out of Shgagwei, Lkoot Kw'aan, Lingít Aaní we enter the lands of the Taku River Tlingit peoples and move into Carcross/Tagish First Nation tribal territory. We gratefully acknowledge this use and are dedicated to presenting visitors with an authentic and honest representation of the area's rich history, in alignment with the wishes of the tribal governing bodies.
The Gold Rush is overly romanticized — particularly in the day trips operating out of Skagway — with little focus on what it actually was: a forceful seizure of land and the displacement of its Original peoples. The Klondike Gold Rush left devastating environmental impacts on the land and generational impacts on the Idigenous people who have called it home since time immemorial. It is our intention to honor this history by presenting history without softening or obscuring the tragedies that unfolded when missionaries and stampeders arrived — uninvited — at the expense of the land and its inhabitants.
As a 49-year resident of this region, owner Sherry Corrington vows to represent this land honorably — because too much of the narrative here fixates on two years of Gold Rush history while thousands of years of Indigenous culture, wisdom, and stewardship go untold. Skagway Private Tours commits to changing that, with guides who share this same intention.
We will do our best to share Lingít and Tagish words for the animals and places as we learn them, adding more each year. Born and raised Skagwegian Du Aaní Kawdinook Xh'unei (aka Lance Twitchell) said to the first ever Lingít language class in Skagway: "I don't care what your background or heritage — for every word in Tlingit you learn, you help undo what was done and put back what was taken." Let us join that mission — one word at a time, one tour at a time. Gunalcheesh!
The Gold Rush is overly romanticized — particularly in the day trips operating out of Skagway — with little focus on what it actually was: a forceful seizure of land and the displacement of its Original peoples. The Klondike Gold Rush left devastating environmental impacts on the land and generational impacts on the Idigenous people who have called it home since time immemorial. It is our intention to honor this history by presenting history without softening or obscuring the tragedies that unfolded when missionaries and stampeders arrived — uninvited — at the expense of the land and its inhabitants.
As a 49-year resident of this region, owner Sherry Corrington vows to represent this land honorably — because too much of the narrative here fixates on two years of Gold Rush history while thousands of years of Indigenous culture, wisdom, and stewardship go untold. Skagway Private Tours commits to changing that, with guides who share this same intention.
We will do our best to share Lingít and Tagish words for the animals and places as we learn them, adding more each year. Born and raised Skagwegian Du Aaní Kawdinook Xh'unei (aka Lance Twitchell) said to the first ever Lingít language class in Skagway: "I don't care what your background or heritage — for every word in Tlingit you learn, you help undo what was done and put back what was taken." Let us join that mission — one word at a time, one tour at a time. Gunalcheesh!
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