Whale Watching & Dog sledding...which port (s)?

[mishoe1]

I am planning/wanting to do both a whale watching expedition and dog sledding while in Alaska in May 2011.

 

I'll be stopping in:

Skagway 715a-730p

Juneau 745a-430p

Ketchican (?)-730p

 

Where would you recommend that I do each adventure?

 

Thank you in advance!

[Yukon]

Skagway for dog sledding, Juneau for whale watching. Ketchikan has neither - fishing, totem poles and Misty Fjords flights are the focus there.

[mishoe1]

Hi Yukon - thanks for the reply.

 

Do you think there would be enough time in Skagway to do the dog sledding and do the White Yukon Pass train? Also, can you recommend a dog sledding company in Skagway (am looking for the traditional sledding, not on gravel)?

 

Thank you again!

[Yukon]

There is only 1 heli-sled operator in Skagway, TEMSCO. You'll have lots of time to do it and one of the many train or train/bus options.

[SC-Cruiser]

If you plan on doing whale watching in Juneau, I would suggest contacting one of the small vessel operators to get a much better experience. Last year we used Capt louis and Alaska Whale Watching (www.akwhalewatching.com) and were extremely pleased with his service and knowledge.

 

Mike

[bosum]

On many Cunard cruises we've sone very well organising our own excursions, how feasible is this for the Alaskan ports ?

 

We're especially interested in the photography trips, whale watching and heli trip to dog sledding.

 

MTIA