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WHAT ABOUT US?

FINALLY A TOUR COMPANY THAT CATERS TO LOCALS AND CREW!  

book VADER

meet vader:  the newest skagwegian

See your home from an entirely new vantage point;  riding in the stylish luxury of VADER.  Crack a beer, pop a bottle of champagne and drink and ride!  Drink and drive legally!  WOO HOO!   You just sit back and chillax. Tour in the unparalleled comfort of plush leather seats with plenty of elbow room.  If you don't feel like being so cozy because of an awkward night at the Pizza Station, put down the arm rests and keep to yourself this time.

skagway private tours is bringing anonymity to skagway for the first time ever with tinted windows so no one can see in and privacy glass so the driver can't hear you!!!!! 

VADER VAN IS THE REMEDY FOR THE FISHBOWL!
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You live here, you know we live in a freaking fish bowl where you just can't have privacy unless you stay locked at home and never let anyone park in front of your house.  Let's face it, sometimes we just don't want to talk to everyone when we go out... we just want to catch up with our friends or family.   The seasons are getting busier and the quality time we have with each other is now being put off until winter.... well, with VADER's tinted windows you don't have to wait 'til winter!  NO ONE outside of Superman with XRAY vision can see in from outside so you can finally go out and not be bothered.*   (You're welcome!)
                 YOU CAN SEE THEM.  THEY CAN'T SEE YOU.  HELLO HIDEOUT!

*(ok-- this doesn't work when it's dark out and interior lights are on... just a heads up so you don't make a fool out of yourself making faces at or mooning the guy who never brought your firewood last winter as we drive by him sitting out in front of the pizza station.....)

Dual LCD TV screens, DVD player and stereo provide scenic slideshows, fabulous music options, or movies of your choosing.  Bring your own ipod, ipad, cd's or DVD's and create the atmosphere YOU would like while exploring and enjoying the most beautiful place on earth:  your home town!  Bring your own movie from Broadway Video.   OR surprise your family with your own video or slideshow you created but have never been able to force them to watch!  Now they are a captive audience!  Mwahahaha! It will be the best home movie ever-- you know why?  Cuz you will be watching it in a freaking limo van!

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Relax, we do have car seats :)

enjoy a gold rush free zone

Did you know there actually are cool stories about Skagway and Alaska that have nothing to do with the Gold Rush?  Sorry to tip your canoe, but it's true.  Enjoy a locally guided tour knowing no mention of the Gold Rush will happen unless you want it to! Enjoy topics like World War II in Alaska, the dock disaster of 1992, learn about the ol' skagway dumps (the trash kind not the other kind which you are reminded of every time you walk by 1st and main), or who cut down the rhubarb on the corner of 5th and Broadway 15ish? years ago... THIS IS A GOLD RUSH FREE ZONE!  If anyone mentions Soapy Smith they have to go buy a 6 pack for everyone else (VADER van local Rule #1). 
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hey ship crew members!  this van is for you too!

Grab your I-95 and 5 of your favorite co-workers and let's get away from your ship!  I will drive until you can't see it anymore!  Don't worry, I know you can't go over the border so I will take you as far as you can go up the highway and then we can cruise out to Dyea.  As a former port agent with 3 years of serving your ships, your driver understands the intensity of ship life;  cramped and shared quarters, no days off at all, no escape from passengers, everyone knows where you are and what you are doing at all times, and no ability to rent a car with an I-95.  SHIP LIFE=SKAGWAY LIFE.  Same same.  VADER van can give you a relaxing escape from ship life and let you cruise around and enjoy your favorite port of Skagway.  Let your driver take you around and help you feel like a human being again.  You serve the passengers well, now let someone take care of YOU for at least a little while.  . 

A BUSINESS DECISION THAT WASN'T ENTIRELY FOCUSED ON CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS?!?  WHAAAAAT?????  HEY SKAGWAY... THIS ONE'S FOR us!

THE VADER VAN STORY  
(this is long, but you are stuck in town and have time to read this)
2014 saw the launch of Skagway Private Tours by local Skagwegian Sherry Corrington.  Sherry was overwhelmed by the support and encouragement from what felt like the entire town and local tour industry.  For all of us who live here and participate in TEAM SKAGWAY we know how special our town can be.  The greatest reception was from locals who were just cracked up by the "alternative tour options" Sherry dreamed up for her website.  She can't even count how many times she heard someone say "I wanna go on one of YOUR tours!  I wanna dig for your wookie!" (this also sounded a bit creepy if you never read the website) or "I wanna go on the "Inukshuks Suck Tour!"  These were all tours she created because they sounded fun and any visitor that booked one of the random tours was likely going to be the fun type of person you would want to be stuck in a vehicle with for hours on end (hellooo! Strube family from Arizona who took the 'where's my wookie?' tour!  Beyond fun!).   But locals LOVED the tour offerings most of all. 

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The 2014 season was a big success and Sherry was looking at adding a larger capacity van to her "fleet" of a 6 passenger minivan to hopefully cater to larger groups and in-town same day sales.  During her search she stumbled upon VADER THE LIMO VAN and her heart fluttered with excitement!   The potentials were endless PLUS this was something that locals would really love!  Why does everything cater exclusively for our visitors?  What about us?  Imagine watching bears across the flats while drinking beer in a luxurious leather seat with your best friends?!  We could watch the STAR WARS trilogy on the way to and from Carcross and dig for my wookie on the beach!   We could drive up the pass watching PINK OZ and go look for northern lights!  We could have concert tours with live music!  We could have guest tour guides!  People could come up with their own tour ideas!  And to put the cherry on top you could sit inside, be driven through the land you love and drink a cold beer, glass of champagne, or whatever!  The privacy glass makes this all possible. 

Long story short....Sherry asked herself, "What Would CODE RED DO?  Get a bigger van for larger groups or get this van the entire town could enjoy?"  The answer was obvious.  Here's one for TEAM SKAGWAY!

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TOURS FOR LOCALS OPTIONS
Weather Skagway
Skagway Private Tours, llc
Representative at
Corrington's Alaskan Ivory
3rd & Broadway
Skagway, AK 99840
and
Bites On Broadway
6th & Broadway, Skagway


907-612-0291



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