Comparing Our Sightseeing Tours
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We have selected for comparison,
several of the more popular sightseeing tours offered
by cruise lines visiting Skagway, Alaska.
NOTE: This point-by-point comparison is only intended
as a general overview.
TOUR
COST:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing Tour
|
$45.00
(city sales tax included) |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing Tour
|
$65.00
(city sales tax included) |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
$95.00
(city sales tax included) |
|
White
Pass Railroad train
ride
|
about
$82.00 (city sales
tax included) |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
about
$39.00 (city sales
tax included) |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
about
$38.00 (city sales
tax included) |
|
(The
Skagway Streetcar City and Summit
Tours = about $77.00)
|
TOUR
DURATION:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour
|
about
3 hours |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing Tour
|
about
4 hours |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
about
6 hours |
|
White
Pass Railroad
train ride
|
about
3.5 hours |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
about
2 hours |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
about
1.5 hours |
|
(The
Skagway Streetcar City and Summit
Tours = about 3.5 Hrs)
|
TYPE
OF SCENERY:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour
|
majestic
mountain vistas,
glaciers, and
waterfalls
of the White
Pass Area |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing
Tour
|
majestic
mountain vistas,
glaciers, and
waterfalls
of the White
Pass Area,
plus the prestine
lakes of NW
British Columbia,
SW Yukon Territory |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
majestic
mountain vistas,
glaciers, and
waterfalls
of the White
Pass Area,
plus the prestine
lakes of NW
British Columbia,
SW Yukon Territory |
|
White
Pass Railroad
train ride
|
same
as the Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour but limited
to following
the White Pass
Railroad train
tracks |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
same
as the Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour but limited
to within the
city limits
of Skagway |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
same
as the Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour but limited
to the White
Pass and summit
areas |
STOP FOR PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing Tour
|
yes - planned & optional
stops all the way to White Pass Summit Area - total of
17 miles one way |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing Tour
|
yes - planned & optional stops all the way to Bove Island or "Eagle Camp" - maximum of 55 miles one way |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing Tour
|
yes - planned & optional
stops all the way to Emerald Lake - total of 74 miles one
way |
|
White
Pass Railroad train ride
|
no - only one stop to turn around, no one is allowed off the White Pass train until the train ride is over |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city tour”
|
yes
- but tour and photos are limited to within the city limits
of Skagway |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit tour”
|
yes
- but tour and photos limited to the White Pass and summit
areas |
GET OUT OF VEHICLE TO WALK AROUND AND ENJOY
SCENERY:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - walk
around, take
pictures, & enjoy
the incredible
White Pass |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - walk
around, take
pictures, & enjoy
the incredible
White Pass, and
majestic mountains
of the Yukon |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - walk
around, take
pictures, & enjoy
the incredible
White Pass, the
majestic mountains
and spectacular "Lower
Lakes" of
the Yukon |
|
White
Pass Railroad
train ride
|
no - no one is allowed
off until the
train ride is
over - must observe
scenery & take pictures from
the train |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
yes
- but tour and
scenery are limited
to within the
city limits of
Skagway |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
yes
- but tour and
scenery are limited
to White Pass
and summit areas |
VISIT
HISTORICAL POINTS OF
INTEREST IN SKAGWAY:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - your
driver will
point them
out & tell
their stories |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - if
there is enough
time - these
are optional
stops |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - if
there is enough
time - these
are optional
stops |
|
White
Pass Railroad
train ride
|
yes
- points of
interest are
limited to
what can be
seen from the
railroad tracks (
no stops are
made ) |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
yes
- but tour
and points
of interest
are limited
to within the
city limits
of Skagway |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
yes
- but tour
and points
of interest
are limited
to White Pass
and summit
areas |
VISIT
THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH
CEMETERY:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - enjoy
a 10 minute
walking tour
through Skagway’s “Boot
Hill",
plus an optional
walking tour
to Reed Falls
when time allows |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing
Tour
|
no
- this time
will be spent
sightseeing
as we travel
to Bove Island or the "Eagle Camp" |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
no
- this time
will be spent
sightseeing
as we travel
to Emerald
Lake |
|
White
Pass Railroad
train ride
|
no -
viewing the
Klondike Gold
Rush Cemetery
is limited
to what can
be seen from
the White Pass
train tracks as you rumble along |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
yes
- a stop is
scheduled for
the Klondike
Gold Rush Cemetery |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
no
- tour is limited
to the White
Pass and summit
areas |
VISIT
THE SKAGWAY CITY OVERLOOK:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - your
guide will
take your picture
with your cruise
ship in the
harbor below
and share some
interesting
facts about
the Skagway
Area |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - if
there is enough
time - this
is an optional
stop |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - if
there is enough
time - this
is an optional
stop |
|
White
Pass Railroad
train ride
|
no -
limited by
train tracks & schedule |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
yes
- a stop is
made at the
Skagway City
Overlook |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
no
- a stop is
not usually
made at the
Skagway City
Overlook |
PARALLEL
THE WHITE PASS UP TO
THE SUMMIT AREA:
| Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour |
yes - much
of the way
to the White
Pass Summit
Area |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - much
of the way
to the White
Pass Summit
Area & beyond |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - much
of the way
to the White
Pass Summit
Area & beyond |
|
White
Pass Railroad
train ride
|
yes - much
of the way
to the White
Pass Summit
Area |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
no
- tour limited
to within the
city limits
of Skagway |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
yes - much
of the way
to the White
Pass Summit
Area |
VISIT
HISTORICAL POINTS OF
INTEREST ALONG THE
KLONDIKE HIGHWAY:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - on
your way to
the White Pass
Summit Area
your driver
will stop,
point them
out, and tell
their stories |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - on your way back to Skagway, Alaska, your driver will point them out and tell their stories |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - on your way back to Skagway, Alaska, your driver will point them out and tell their stories |
|
White
Pass Railroad
train ride
|
no -
limited by
the train tracks & schedule |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
no
- tour limited
to within the
city limits
of Skagway |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
yes
- tour limited
to the White
Pass and Summit
areas |
VISIT THE “SOUTHERN LAKES” REGION OF THE YUKON:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing Tour
|
no -
this tour combines the historic Skagway City and scenic White
Pass tours |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing Tour
|
yes - Tagish
Lake (Windy Arm) and Tutshi Lake in NW British Columbia |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing Tour
|
yes - Tagish
(Windy Arm), Nares, Bennett, and Emerald Lakes in the Yukon, plus Tutshi
Lake |
|
White
Pass Railroad train ride
|
no - the White Pass train ride ends in the White Pass Summit Area - well before
the Yukon |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city tour”
|
no - tour limited to within the city limits of Skagway |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit tour”
|
no
- tour ends in the White Pass Summit Area - well before the
Yukon |
VISIT THE EAGLE CAMP:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing Tour
|
no - this
option is not included, if this is important to you, we recommend
the Yukon Sightseeing Tour |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing Tour
|
yes - you may customize your Yukon Sightseeing Tour with a 30 minute mini-tour of the "Eagle Camp" with photo opportunities of wild birds of prey |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing Tour
|
no - this
option is not included, if this is important to you, we recommend
the Yukon Sightseeing Tour |
|
White
Pass Railroad train ride
|
no - this option is not available |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city tour”
|
no
- this option is not available |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit tour”
|
no
- this option is not available |
YOUR CHOICE OF DOG CART RIDE, GOLD PANNING WITH
PUPPY CAMP, OR ATV RIDE:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing Tour
|
no - these
options are not included,
if one of these options
is important to you,
we recommend the
Deluxe Yukon Sightseeing
Tour |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing Tour
|
no - these
options are not included,
if one of these options
is important to you,
we recommend the
Deluxe Yukon Sightseeing
Tour |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - customize your Deluxe Yukon Sightseeing Tour by selecting one of three 15 minute mini-tours: a dog cart adventure, gold panning and puppy camp, or an ATV ride through the worlds smallest desert |
|
White
Pass Railroad train
ride
|
no
- these options are
not available |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
no
- these options are
not available |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
no
- these options are
not available |
LUNCH
INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing Tour
|
no - lunch
not included, we
recommend the Alaska
Gourmet Cafe on 5th
Street |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing Tour
|
no - lunch
not included, we
recommend the Alaska
Gourmet Cafe on 5th
Street |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing
Tour
|
yes - baked
chicken & potato,
coleslaw, beverage,
and more are included |
|
White
Pass Railroad train
ride
|
yes - but limited
to a snack of crackers
and/or cookies and
water |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city
tour”
|
no
- lunch is not included |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit
tour”
|
no
- lunch is not included |
STAGED MUSIC AND POETRY IN AUDITORIUM:
|
Skagway
Sightseeing Tour
|
no
- with Southeast Tours, our majestic scenery takes center
stage |
|
Yukon
Sightseeing Tour
|
no
- with Southeast Tours, our majestic scenery takes center
stage |
|
Deluxe
Yukon Sightseeing Tour
|
no
- with Southeast Tours, our majestic scenery takes center
stage |
|
White
Pass Railroad train ride
|
no
- stage entertainment is not part of this tour's itinerary |
|
Skagway
Street Car “city tour”
|
yes
- about the last 30 minutes of the tour is staged music & poetry |
|
Skagway
Street Car “summit tour”
|
no
- staged entertainment is not part of this tour's itinerary |
|
|
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