Discover Skagway – The REAL Alaskan Town!

Alaska is a place of unsurpassed beauty, and because of its natural landscape with its steep snow covered mountains and impassible glaciers, one the most accessible ways to see as much of it as possible, is from the deck of one of a variety of cruise ships that visit the area. When the cruise vessels stop-off in Skagway, they give their passengers a chance to experience one of those very special tourism encounters.

Skagway is the only port that is accessible to even the largest Inside Passage cruise ships,

And also provides the only opportunity for cruise ship passengers to have a variety of

Fascinating activities during a day stop.

Skagway Delights (If You Don’t Fancy Heights)

• Jewell Gardens: Immerse yourself in this astonishing organic garden and feast your eyes on the profusion of sights and scents. Take pictures of the super-sized vegetables and find out how they are grown. Discover how these amazing gardeners manage to get the abundance of floral displays they achieve even though they are just a stone’s throw from the Arctic Circle.

• Historic Skagway: Disembark in this extraordinary little town along the north end of the Lynn Canal, and you are likely to find out all the juicy and gory stories in its history, because we won’t hesitate to spill all of Skagway’s historic secrets to you. And going to the ‘Days of ‘98’show we will fill you in on the details of why it was well known as the rowdiest and roughest frontier town of the gold rush days!

• Gold Rush Cemetery: Not just any cemetery, the headstones in this cemetery has many tales of lives cut short because of the call of Gold. It allows the visitor to ponder the sheer strength of character that was required to live in this beautiful but harsh and unforgiving land.

• Wild Alaska Experiences:

o Whale Watching on the Taiya Inlet in a 30 foot marine trawler to get as close as possible to passing whales but you are also put on alert to lookout for magnificent soaring American bald eagles, watch how sea otters and seals spend their day, and be on the lookout for your first real life view of a mountain goat or brown bear.

o Along with the unparalleled views and wildlife sightings, you get the real adrenaline rush of having the chance to haul in your very own wild King, Sockeye, Silver or Pink salmon, depending on the timing of your visit.

These are but a few of the options available to you on your day in Skagway, Alaska so make certain that you don’t miss all the treats this bustling little town has to offer you.

Skagway Alaska Things to Do Touring, by Skagway Ship Tours , you will view several waterfalls as you ascend into the sub alpine tundra and cross into Canada!