Skagway, Alaska: Car Rental Shore Excursion | Day Trip to Canada, Carcross, Yukon

Skagway, Alaska: Car Rental Shore Excursion | Day Trip to Canada, Carcross, Yukon | Alaska Cruise

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Episode 4: Skagway, AK and the Yukon
Road trippin'. Dog Sledding. Frozen Lakes.
The next stop on our Alaskan cruise was Skagway. Since our ship would be here for 12 hours, we knew exactly how we would spend our day - in the Yukon territory in Canada! We rented a car from a local company, Affordable Car Rental, and they were so awesome to work with! They bought us a car seat for Madison to use, packed us lunch in a cooler and left our car right on the dock.
The Klondike Highway is one of the most scenic drives. It was neat to see the beauty of the frozen lakes and snow covered mountains and plateaus. When we were here 6 years ago, there was no snow. There are also so few cars that drive this highway, that it’s so easy to just stop and go. We had a very eventful day and it was one of our favorite days for sure!
If you liked our video, please give it a thumbs up and comment down below if we've convinced you to rent a car in Skagway!
What to do in the Yukon?
•Go on an ATV ride pulled by sled dogs, see the taxidermy museum and play with husky puppies and other animals at Caribou Crossing Trading Post
•Visit the town of Carcross for some shopping, coffee and ice cream
•Shop at the Yukon's oldest operating store, Matthew Watson General Store
•Eat lunch at Bennett Lake
•See the blue and green colored water of Emerald Lake
•Skip rocks at Tutshi Lake
•Play in the sand at the Carcross Desert AKA “the world’s smallest desert”
•Take pictures in front of the "Yukon" and "Welcome to Alaska" signs
Where to eat in the Yukon?
Carcross Commons (multiple vendors)
Yukon Art and Craft
Caribou Crossing Coffee
Matthew Watson General Store
Spirit Lake Lodge
If you saw Amanda's cracked iPhone, here is the awesome screen protector that saved the phone from the fall: amzn.to/3B3ZRoA
Before you head out on this drive, download Murray's Guide to the South Klondike Highway: explorenorth.com/library/road...
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Justin, Amanda and Madison Barretto
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Time Stamp
00:00 Intro
00:31 Car rental pickup
01:42 Leaving Skagway
03:08 Driving views
03:53 Canada Border Crossing
04:31 ArriveCan app
04:46 Tutshi Lake
05:20 Emerald Lake
07:46 Entering Carcross
08:00 Lunch at Bennett Lake
08:55 Matthew Watson General Store
10:25 Carcross Commons
12:27 Caribou Crossing Trading Post petting zoo
16:35 Taxidermy Museum
17:08 Dog sledding
18:24 Carcross Desert
18:54 Yukon sign
19:09 Hanging out at Tutshi Lake
21:32 Driving views
21:56 Alaska border crossing
22:04 Welcome to Alaska sign
22:08 Skagway
24:18 Return to Ship
25:50 Amanda's cracked iPhone
26:13 Bloopers

Пікірлер: 34

@ChannelKT Жыл бұрын

Great videos! Just booked our first Alaskan cruise, and your videos have made me so excited. Thanks for sharing!

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We love that! Hope you have an amazing cruise!!! 🛳🤗

@tsr3779 Жыл бұрын

I love the idea of going to the furthest point first!

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

It made the most sense, lol! Such a beautiful drive!!

@angieshields8617 Жыл бұрын

Loving your videos! I agree only this time with a husband that 106 ride to the top isn’t on my bucket list lol. Can you enter Canada with a birth certificate and license? Thanks. Going on this cruise on August 10. Alaska is a bucket list

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

Hi Angie! Thank you so much! Yeah $106 was insane, LOL! If you’re a U.S. Citizen, then you’ll need a passport to enter Canada by car. You can however cruise with just the birth certificate. You’re gonna have a blast! 🤗

@michellekeegan842 3 ай бұрын

My son and I would love to do this drive,we are travelling from Australia this May

@barrettosontheloose 3 ай бұрын

That’s so cool! It’s such a beautiful drive! 🤗

@vanessahawley4435 Жыл бұрын

What was the drink you had at dinner and how do you order one of those? I'm headed to Alaska next may and your video has helped me in figuring out how and what I want to do. Also your little girl is super cute!!!

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

Hi!! Thank you so much!!! ☺️ It was a pitcher of white sangria or you can order just a glass. At dinner in the main dining room, the waiters will take your drink order. You can also bring in a drink you may have ordered from another bar or a glass of the wine/champagne you may have brought on board with you (since each adult 21+ is allowed to bring one bottle of wine or champagne). Cheers!

@jasbirkaur5795 Жыл бұрын

Were you there in early May? I hope the lakes are thawed by end of May. Skagway doesn't look very crowded. I have seen it very crowded on other videos.

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

Hi! We were there mid-May.

@Travelingsams 3 ай бұрын

Great video! We will be there in a few months and would love to do this. Who did you rent from?

@barrettosontheloose 3 ай бұрын

It’s a great way to spend your day and on your own schedule! The company is called Affordable Car Rental.

@lanasotherland5950 2 жыл бұрын

We are heading to Alaska on a cruise in September! How long was the drive to Carcross and the other places where you stopped? We are in port 7am-5pm so I’m not sure if that would give us enough time but I love the idea of a road trip to the places you mentioned!

@barrettosontheloose 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lana! Thank you for watching! We did all of this in about 8 hours. You can definitely spend less time (cut out the skipping rocks, LOL) at Emerald Lake and Tutshi Lake and just use them as photo ops. Make time for Carcross and Caribou Crossing Trading Post. The others are just great stopping points (and there are so many other scenic stops along the way) for pictures. Let us know if you decide to book a car rental. It's a great way to spend the day! 😊

@lanasotherland5950 2 жыл бұрын

@@barrettosontheloose thanks for the info! We will actually have a 1-year-old and no car seat so I was encouraged that you were able to find one. Did you have any issues driving a rental across the border? I can’t wait to see the rest of your videos for this series since it’s almost the exact itinerary we will have! 😁

@barrettosontheloose 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this company now has a car seat! We’ve done this drive twice and never had an issue going in to Canada with a car rental and our passports. I’m sure they get car rentals passing through daily from the cruises. Just make sure you download the ArriveCAN app. 🤗

@lanasotherland5950 2 жыл бұрын

@@barrettosontheloose good to know on the app! Thank you! 😁

@michellekeegan842 3 ай бұрын

Would love to know if you did this trip,I am on the same time frame this May but not sure if we'd have enough time

@hannasophia1293 Жыл бұрын

Do you use a GPS to find your way while driving? Unsure what to use since we probably wont have cell service in Canada?

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

We didn’t use GPS, because it’s literally 1 road in/out and we used a guide we found online for stopping points. The guide is also in the video description. My iPhone map did work though and service in Canada is part of my AT&T phone plan.

@anneortiz159 2 ай бұрын

@@barrettosontheloose Hi, great content! Would you mind sharing where you found the guide you found online? We're planning to do the drive as well, thank you so much!

@barrettosontheloose 2 ай бұрын

Hi! The link is in the video description. 😊

@marychieng2553 Ай бұрын

Hi, how is phone signal driving from Snagway to Yukon. Thanks

@barrettosontheloose Ай бұрын

Hi! We had no issues and our provider includes service in Canada.

@carrieanntillman Жыл бұрын

Did you have to book the dog sledding in advance?

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

No, we just showed up and paid for the petting zoo and added on the dog sledding.

@angieshields8617 Жыл бұрын

May I ask how much the car was and the name of the company. Thanks

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

We rented from Affordable Car Rental in Skagway. We called to book and spoke with Nils. It was a little over $200 which included several $10 extras like a car seat, boxed lunch for 2 and leaving the car at the dock right off the ship.

@angieshields8617 Жыл бұрын

That’s better than excursions.

@barrettosontheloose Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@grajur3710 6 ай бұрын

@@barrettosontheloose After watching this video, I canceled the tour and I'm renting car and drive...Big hugs for your beautiful daughter 🥰

@barrettosontheloose 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!! 🤗 Have a wonderful time!