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Welcome to Skagway, one of the most beautiful tourist spots in Alaska. Skagway is often termed as the “Garden City” of Alaska as well. A trip around the nooks and corners of Alaska, reaching out to its marvelous scenery and fascinating history can be rather interesting and hence this is one of the primary aspects of the Alaska Guided Tours that are arranged from time to time for tourists who come over to this place from all around the world.
Alaska is a state of regal mountains and the entire Skagway region is surrounded by these majestic ranges rapidly on either sides. This is small town with extraordinary scenic beauty situated just in the middle of a tapered glaciated valley just at the tip of the Taiya Inlet in Alaska. Situated along side one of the prime communication corridors leading to the Canadian interiors, Skagway was basically established as the consequence of a gold strike in the region of Klondike in the Yukon Territory of Canada. In early summer of 1897, hundreds and thousands of enthusiastic stampeders poured into this newly found town and prepared themselves for the tiring 500 mile journey straight to the gold fields.
There on as people came to realize the grueling challenges that were in store for them and the parallel economic potential that also lay in the way in context of supplying goods and services for the stampeders, some of them decided to stay back in Skagway there by establishing a permanent community there. Though the gold rush lasted for a stipulated period of time and very few actually walked back home with the fortune they had dreamt of, the Klondike Gold Rush in fact left a mark back on the Canadian and Alaskan landscape for sure. Right now the city regularly hosts half a million tourists every year and has a permanent year round population of 800 approx.
Now after knowing all that about Skagway if you think you want to go for a trip to this historic place, then an Alaska Guided Tour would be the best for you. There are 3 fully narrated, unique and renowned tours that are held,
• The Historic Skagway City Tour (Gwen’s Alaska Guided Tour)
• The Gold Rush Cemetery (Traditional Alaska Guided Tour)
• The Overlook (Charlie’s Alaska Guided Tour)
All of the three Alaskan Guided Tours that were mentioned to you right now, include the three unique locations of Skagway that it is known for, namely,
The White Pass Summit: The White Pass Summit is the highlight, the most popular attraction of the Skagway region. The White Pass Summit area is characterized with stunning scenery backed by rich history. On a tour to this place you will be able to find out all about the historic movement of the men and women and their adventurous journey right across the Coastal Mountains. The tour will give a halt along the way providing the photographers the most appropriate of the opportunities to take the snaps of the breathtaking glaciers, the lush valleys, the towering mountains and the gorging waterfalls.
The Jewell Gardens: The next tour on the list leads to the Jewell Gardens. This is an Alaska guided tour to the best and most refined garden in the entire Garden City of Alaska. On this tour you will be able to tread along the wide variety of flowers, berries, herbs, shrubs and all kinds of flora smelling the unique fragrance while you let your eyes enjoy the rich blend of colors. Once you heed a sight on this view you will realize how beautiful the Alaskan Summers can be. The entire topography of the Jewell Gardens also includes a miniature G-scale railroad that trails amidst shrubs and small trees and flowery bushes and model buildings as well that put the picture of the entire of Skagway in front of your eyes just in the turn of the century.
The Days of ’98 Show: Finally it is time to go for the Days of 98’ Show. This is characterized by fun and frolic, lots of quality music and some nice songs that talk of the traditional legend of “Soapy Smith”. He was the most disreputable con man, the most notorious criminal that the whole of Alaska had ever seen. There will be a professionally trained group of actors at the Days of ’98 show who will be entertaining you while narrating you bits and pieces of Alaskan History and Culture. The Days of ’98 Show is a one hour live production that is celebrating its 83rd anniversary this time.
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