Jhawktraveler Posted April 15, 2019 #1 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Our group of 4 adults will be in Skagway in late July on a HAL cruise and plan to rent a vehicle to drive the Yukon Highway. Options appear to by the diy jeep or a regular rental car company like Avis. The Avis rental for a mid SUV is cheaper than the jeep but I'm wondering if there are benefits to the jeep rental vs. regular rental. I would appreciate in pros and cons of either from people who have used one or the other (or both). Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbenjamin Posted April 15, 2019 #2 Share Posted April 15, 2019 We have a couple of DIY Jeeps reserved for late May. I'll let you know how it works out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlogee Posted April 30, 2019 #3 Share Posted April 30, 2019 We did that drive a few years back in a small rental car - its a well taken care of highway, a jeep isn't necessary unless you're going off road somewhere. Our little car made it up the hill just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted April 30, 2019 #4 Share Posted April 30, 2019 There is no benefit to driving a jeep on the Klondike Highway ( NOT the Yukon Highway, unless you go there on the way to Whitehorse??) You can NOT go off road with a Jeep rental, and is purely a more costly option. In the past a few snacks were included, with Green Jeep? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhawktraveler Posted April 30, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Thanks for the feedback everyone and for the correction Budget Queen. It looks like I may go with the rental care to save a little money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LessWorkMoreTravel Posted May 1, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Also, we have a Jeep and the back seats are not very comfortable. We are renting a car from Avis when we are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tampagirl2 Posted May 1, 2019 #7 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I think I read on their website that they have new iPads that give commentary in the jeeps. @pbenjamin I’m interested to hear how you like it? We are thinking of booking for early June, but I have booked a regular car in case it isn’t worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutprop Posted May 1, 2019 #8 Share Posted May 1, 2019 6 hours ago, LessWorkMoreTravel said: Also, we have a Jeep and the back seats are not very comfortable. We are renting a car from Avis when we are there. That is funny, and I agree. We rented a jeep in St. Marten and my DS11 in the back seat said he no longer wanted to have a jeep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhawktraveler Posted August 1, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Update....we just returned from our trip and ended up renting with Avis instead of the DIY jeeps. It was definitely less expensive and a car is absolutely adequate, maybe even preferred. We had a small Subaru SUV since there were 4 of us and it was very comfortable. I downloaded Murray's Guide which was very helpful to track our progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAE27 Posted August 1, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Jhawktraveler said: Update....we just returned from our trip and ended up renting with Avis instead of the DIY jeeps. It was definitely less expensive and a car is absolutely adequate, maybe even preferred. We had a small Subaru SUV since there were 4 of us and it was very comfortable. I downloaded Murray's Guide which was very helpful to track our progress. Appreciate the follow-up; it's always nice when people come back to share their experiences. We're renting a car from Avis in a few weeks, so this is great info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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