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Chilkoot Charters & Tours

340 - 7th Avenue, P.O. Box 1336, Skagway, AK 99840
(907) 983-3400
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Ranked #6 of 33 activities in Skagway
Type: Tours
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Beachwood
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

Breathtaking views along much of the train route. No need to ride rail both ways. The bus ride down gives you a chance to stop along the way for photo ops and have a more personalized tour with a guide. Best side is left on train (on way up). You can stand between the railcars for better photos. Most people... More

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Gold Coast
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

G'day We went on the 8 hour trip via White Pass to Carcross and Lake Bennett on 29th May when in Alaska with Chilkoot, We enjoyed the rail part of trip more than the Rocky Mountaineer Also on our trip we done the return bus trip with a guide called James , got all the Alaska stories with an Irish... More

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Victoria, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

We were fortunate to get on the Chilkoot Tour the day we were in Skagway, thank goodness they had a cancellation! We did the 4 hour tour, train to Fraser, BC, bus back to Skagway. There are three options for the train - stay on the train up to the White Pass summit and back to Skagway, train/bus to Fraser,... More

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Asheville, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

I spent a lot of time researching options to take the White Pass & Yukon Railroad - it was one of the things I most wanted to do on our cruise. I contacted almost every tour company and went with Chilkoot for the good value and great reviews. We did the noon train to Frasier and came back via bus.... More

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North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

As others have commented, this was an excellent tour group. We had the entire last train car all to ourselves and there were about 15 of us. this gave us all the opportunity to stand outside on the rear platform and take pictures. the waterfalls were right next to us as headed north and the scenery spectacular. we were fortunate... More

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Oxford, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

We took the minibus all the way to Carcross and back again with Bruce, who was an excellent driver and guide, always calm and cheerful. He told us to yell if we saw any wildlife, and he would go back and get a proper look at it. We twice saw a bear and he did go back so we could... More

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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

We chose the private Chilkoot Charters and Tours option for the train ride up the pass, because it cost $100 less than our ship onshore excursion for the same train. And the owners of the company are second generation, with a generous refund policy as well as a guarantee they would get us back to our ship on time. It... More

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2013

Most of the cruise ships offer the White Pass rail tour however this one is so MUCH better. The cruise ship offered the rail journey both ways however it doesn't go all the way up into Canada and this is the most stunning part of the journey. NOTE you need your passport for this as you enter Canada. We chose... More

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San Diego, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

We booked this shore excursion for the White Pass Summit Bus and Rail Excursion with Chilkoot Charters and Tours. We were met near the pier of our cruise ship by our driver who was very friendly. We paid $246 for two round trip tickets for the three hour tour. It was a very nice 20 passenger van but lucky for... More

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Dallas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2013

We really wanted more out of our day out of Skagway than the cruise tours were offering. so we took a chance on another company. We were so glad we did! We booked the Yukon Rail and Bus tour, which offered a very full day seeing a variety of sights and locations. The tour bus picked us up on the... More

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