His number is 907-209-5031, I emailed him(can't find his email, but I got it off this board, try googling him) and he called me the next day and we talked over an hour.
I am also trying to decide between using him & Chilkoot tours. I want to go to Fraser by train & take bus/van back, maybe do some gold panning.
Dave's recommendation is to not book anything, see how the fog is, and that day decide if you want to take the early train or later train, or if you
want to take train up/van back, vice versa... he's a really nice guy, very laid back, requires no deposit.
My concern is the train will be sold out. Dave said it never happened to him, I called the train & they said if you are somewhat flexible about the what train you are taking you should be fine.
Dave was $90 cheaper than Chilkoot tours (for 6 people, I didn't think it was a big difference)
This is posted on Chilkoot's web site:
What if we don't make it back in time to re-board our cruise ship?
Cruise ships have an all-aboard call 30 minutes prior to the ship's departure from Skagway. We not only can assure you that you will make your ship's departure, we also guarantee passage to your next port of call if we are responsible for making you miss your ship. In all of our years of business we have not missed a ship yet!
Dyea Dave
in Alaska
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This is posted on Chilkoot's web site:
What if we don't make it back in time to re-board our cruise ship?
Cruise ships have an all-aboard call 30 minutes prior to the ship's departure from Skagway. We not only can assure you that you will make your ship's departure, we also guarantee passage to your next port of call if we are responsible for making you miss your ship. In all of our years of business we have not missed a ship yet!