Riverboat Discovery - Fairbanks

[LindaandJeff]

Is it better to do the Riverboat Discovery in the morning or in the afternoon? Does the weather get better throughout the day? More chance of rain in the morning or afternoon? Are the dogs in better spirits in the morning or afternoon?...that kind of thing...

 

Thanks!

[sparky-elpaso]

The weather will be whatever - no way to tell that I know of. We went in the morning and had a gorgeous day (Sept).

 

 

 

And the dogs want to run no matter what.

 

[alexandra cruiser]

We went in PM ,just because that s when ship excursion was scheduled,and it was great...warm,sunny, lots of kids on shore to wave,etc...but weather never guaranteed....Dogs were in good mood,barking ,jumping and happy to run...knowing from my dog,that s a good sign....lovely trip and you ll enjoy it...the photos made my day, haven t looked at mine for awhile.....fun trip:)

[2278]

Make sure you pay attention as the boat heads away form Butchers kennel. One of the trainers loads up half a dozen of the dogs in a small boat and takes them up to the village you will be stopping at on the way back. Then as you leave, they boat back to the kennel. The pooches are happy creatures!

[wolfie11]

In June and July, afternoon thundershowers are frequent in the late afternoon (after about 4pm) so you should be fine with either a morning or early afternoon riverboat excursion. Showers tend to be very spotty and brief although it can rain (or hail) like crazy if you happen to be out in one.

[lstrong]

We will be in Fairbanks for about 3 days on our own - do we need reservations for this? We are in a motorhome and not tied down to any reservations except Denai Tek camp. Thanks, Laurie

[LindaandJeff]

Thanks so much for the great information as well as the photos.

[LaurieCM]

When you get on the Riverboat make sure you go to the far side of it to get your seat- the Butchers' place is more easily seen from that side. If the boat is full (usually) even people at the window openings will be standing, so it will be hard to see everything. There are TVs in the center showing what is happening, but you didn't go all that way to watch it on TV! So, get a good spot and then be kind to those who didn't get their info from CC.;)

[Yukon]

We will be in Fairbanks for about 3 days on our own - do we need reservations for this? We are in a motorhome and not tied down to any reservations except Denai Tek camp. Thanks, Laurie

 

You should call ahead, but even the morning of the day you want to go on it is okay.

[Yukon]

When you get on the Riverboat make sure you go to the far side of it to get your seat- the Butchers' place is more easily seen from that side.

 

The very cool float plane demonstration is best from that side as well.

[LindaandJeff]

Thanks for the tip on the side of the boat to sit on. That is precisely what is great about cruise critic!