1-Hour Winter Dog Sled Ride with Local Mushers and Teams
Overview
The huskies are family and pets. They live at the homes of their individual musher and not at Chena Outdoor Collective. When you join the teams for a ride, you'll learn about each individual dog and the unique lifestyle of a musher.
What's Included
- Professional and Experienced Guide with Personal Dog Team
Meeting Location
7435 Chena Hot Springs Road
Fairbanks, AK 99712, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
For guests craving more time with the sled dogs in spectacular scenery, this 1-hour dog sled ride is for you! Enjoy a longer mush through the Chena River Valley as you wind through beautiful black spruce forest and along the frozen Chena River. You'll be in the safe and experienced hands of local mushers with their own teams of dogs. Hear stories about each dog as well as learn about the unique mushing lifestyle. The tour includes about 45-minutes of mushing and 15-minutes of cuddling with dogs and photography stops.
Notes about the experience:
If the temperature is -35F or colder at Chena Outdoor Collective at 8:00 AM the morning of your tour, we will try to reschedule for a warmer day or cancel for a full refund.
Two guests ride in each sled. Maximum weight in the sled is 430 pounds.
If you and your traveling companion have a combined weight of over 430 pounds, you must purchase an additional ticket.
For odd numbered groups, one person will be solo. Maximum weight in the sled is 430 pounds.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-278975P4
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (AKST).
- Professional and Experienced Guide with Personal Dog Team.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 13. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the 1-Hour Winter Dog Sled Ride with Local Mushers and Teams is as follows:
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for D-Day Discovery: American & British sectors, 2-Day tour for 5-8 P will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Professional and Experienced Guide with Personal Dog Team
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
