AK Sled Dog Tours, Alaska, United States

5SessaBocasconsin 5:00 PM Oct 10, 2020

Summer Mushing Grand Adveture
The adventure we experienced at Dallas Seavey's AK Sled Dog Tours was one of the main highlights of our trip to Alaska in August and September. This is an up-close and personal tour that really teaches you about sled dog racing and the history of the Iditarod. Dallas is a third generation Iditarod champion, and his grandfather was one of the original founders of the Iditarod. During the tour you get to meet the 150 dogs "up close and personal", and we were also allowed to interact with a new litter of beautiful sled-dog puppies being socialized to handling by humans. Dallas and his team are incredibly passionate about their dogs, and we were able to watch Dallas and his team caring for their sled dogs before and after their daily runs, which can be up to 150 miles per day or longer. Dallas clearly loves these dogs, and watching him spending time providing love and attention after he unharnessed each dog was really special! Our tour guide Becky was amazing, and our tour through the wilderness attached to six or seven dogs was truly exhilarating.

5Emily G 5:00 PM Aug 20, 2021

Highlight of our trip!
Based on all the great reviews I had read, and the friendly assistance from Dacia every time I called, we had high expectations for this day. And AK Sled Dog Tours exceeded every one of them. Our group of nine arrived in the pouring rain (thank god for the rain pants we bought for our trip). We were greeted warmly by Dacia and then by our tour guide Leddy who explained how the tour would go. Much to our surprise, we found out Dallas was onsite and would be joining our tour. We had all been watching Ultimate Survival Alaska and of course knew of Dallas’s many Iditarod wins. My parents opted to stay behind while the rest of us hit the trail, and they enjoyed chatting with Elliot and petting the sled dogs. We walked out to the dog yard to get ready to mush. When Dallas showed up, you could see the energy level go up in all the dogs as he greeted them by name. Mushing the “sled” was exhilarating… so much fun. Leddy and Rosie (and others) did a great job teaching us and ensuring we had fun while being safe and careful. My 12 year old was too young to drive but rode in the cart and got to talk to Dallas during the trip. All three teens loved petting the puppies, even though the rain never let up… it didn’t stop any of us. After that we spent a while chatting with Dallas about his experiences in the Iditarod and on the show. We were all impressed (but not surprised) by how much he (and all the staff) cared for the dogs. The tour would have been 5 stars even without Dallas because Leddy and the rest of the team were great. But getting to meet Dallas and have him be so friendly and happy to answer questions made this a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We can’t wait to follow Dallas and Leddy in the next Iditarod.