Private Tour
Winter Dog Sledding in Fairbanks
Overview
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2 hours
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This tour is powered by dogs and their dog power! Get ready for a ride/drive on a tag sled which is attached to the front sled with 10-12 huskies ready to go! Get ready for your great journey through the wild and beautiful landscape in Alaska!
The guide on the first sled will control the team so you have plenty of time to enjoy your trip petting the dogs and make great pictures on the trail. While you are standing on the runners or sitting in the sled you feel that you are a part of the team. You have to control your own sled with braking, leaning and going around corners. Learn to mush with help of your guide. On the second sled fits two adults and a child. Welcome to a great outdoor adventure in the safeties way in dog mushing! Welcome to our team!!
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
not recommended for travelers over 220 lbs
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
You will mush on a tag sled- a sled attached to the rear of the main sled in dog mushing. The tag sled allows you to practice steering and staying upright without having responsibility to control the dog team. You and your guide the Alaskan Huskies from our Race kennel in our dog yard will take you out for a couple of hours With our Iditarod and Yukon Quest mushers or our outdoor guides you are taking off. The tag sled allows two people on it. So you switch place between you and your partner halfways if there are more people than you. You have the possibility to take some pictures with you and the dogs. Enjoy the solitude of Alaska and experience the connection with the Dogs .Learn how to use the brake and how to lean in the turns on sometimes tricky trails. Feel the dog power.Secure the sled and helping breaking down the speed of the dog team when it is going downhill. The tour starts at 8 am in our dog yard with the presentation and it ends around 10 pm with a warm beverage and cookies i our cozy yurt. You will get a great insights in the art of mushing and maybe you even get the taste for longer Trips on your own sled with your own team with the skills you already learned.
What‘s Included
Cookies and water
We provide Boots, Overalls and Mittens
Coffee and/or Tea
Please bring your own gloves, hats ,buffs, goggles
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Winter Dog Sledding in Fairbanks
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A Dream come true
Deb R,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Ever since I read Call of the Wild at age 10 I wanted to do dogsledding and 50 years later my daughter and I went. I have done a lot of travel in my time in many remote places around the world but this was the ultimate exhilaration! This tour group in particular is very professional- we did the vip tour meeting puppies, learning about their personalities, assisting with placing the dogs and an hour of pure fun dogsledding with our tour guide Ash. I cannot thank them enough- indescribable, very aware to notify of bump and curves in the road to ensure total safety, fantastic efforts by the guide to capture on video the experience while we “hold on”. So well done just so grateful. Later in the day we booked a northern lights with dinner tour with the same provider Alaska wilderness adventures after our other tour to Murphy dome to Murphy dome got cancelled and once again we experienced total professionalism to ensure a great experience. I can’t recommend this group highly enough- so very grateful and thankful to you all.
Highly recommended
494marinaw,Mar 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an absolutely brilliant time with Thorsten, Peggy and Jeremy from Alaska Wilderness Adventures. They had organized a fantastic tag sled tour for the four of us. Following an introduction and instructions on how to run the sledge we took turns running the sledges ourselves which was brilliant. It was a great experience and we learnt a lot about what it takes to actually run a dog team. Our teenagers kids loved hanging out with the super friendly dogs at the kennel before and after. At the end of a beautiful and exciting trek cookies and a hot chocolate was waiting for us. Alaska Wilderness Adventures is a great, serious and very experienced team that we highly recommend. Marina & Sean, March 2025
It was fun and...
Amanda M,Mar 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was fun and challenging. Definitely something adventurous. I had a great time and the guide Jeremy was awesome. Peggy was nice and took pictures for me. It was a great experience.
Exciting tag sled dog mushing experience in beautiful back country trails.
lisamX9272UT,Mar 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jeremy took us on a 13 mile tag sled ride. It was by far the highlight of our trip. Very patient teacher. He and owners love their dogs and you get the full experience. He was great at sharing how it all works so you leave having a great understanding of this beautiful sport, The facilities were clean and Torsten very helpful when scheduling and both he and his wife greeted as well. A rare find and well worth it.
Such an exciting experience!!!
Dawn J,Feb 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an amazing experience and unlike anything we’ve done. The owners were so sweet and our guide, Jeremy was so kind and helpful. The dogs were so awesome to interact with and the 14 miles of trails was so exhilarating and beautiful!!!
Unforgettable experience!!
Risa U,Jan 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Pick up and drop off was smooth, and my clothings were kinda not enough for sledding so they let me use whole outfits (boots, jumpsuits, jumper and gloves). The sledding itself was very long and satisfying!! I don’t remember how long exactly that was but felt like 50mins. They will teach you how to control the sled, it’s not that difficult, and a handler will come with you so you don’t have to worry about it too much. Before going out to sled, you will get to greet very friendly Alaskan Huskies and some puppies as well!! After the sledding, they gave me hot chocolate and cookies in a warm cabin. Everything was well provided. I am just a young girl traveling solo, was worried but they took good care of me!! Thank you so much Peggy, Matt and Torston!! I think this tour is very worth the price!! Also if you’re a dog lover it’s a heaven ;)
Real Mushing Experience
ShnayderPhil,Jan 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We got the full experience of a championship dog musher! Our guide, Torsten, has placed top in the longest dog mushing races in the world, like the Yukon Quest. He is extremely knowledgable and loves his dogs. We were able to learn how to set up the sled and then mushed for 14 miles through the gorgeous alaskan wilderness. Truly a once in a lifetime experience!
Super Fun
kbecker44,Jan 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Matt was incredible. I would recommend this event and would certainly do it again. Matt was very knowledgable and also gave some guidance on local places to dine at.
Unique experience of a lifetime!
cortneydawn,Dec 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time dog sledding! It was a unique adventure with just my partner, myself, and Torsten. Torsten took his time on the ride and didn't rush us at all (even when we tipped over!). We got to pet the dogs until we were ready to take off. We watched the sunrise over the valley which was magical and sled for 3.5 hours. It was fun learning how to "drive" the sled. Afterwards, we enjoyed cookies and hot chocolate overlooking the valley from Alaska Wilderness Adventures' yurt. Beautiful scenes throughout and a wonderful experience of a lifetime. We highly recommend.
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