My husband and I went on the Laughton Glacier hike with these guys and had a great time. Our guides were Dillon, Mark, and Mark. I could not ask for better guides. They had all the supplies we could possibly need - drink, snacks, clothes - and plenty of interesting information about the nature around us. They divided themselves among... more

We booked our hiking expedition with Packer after viewing the 5-star reviews on this site. It was a very big disappointment for us. The package we purchased is titled "Sawtooth Mountains Rainforest Hike (train-hike-train, 5.5 hours, 4-5 mile hike)." We thought this package is White-pass / Yukan rail ride plus hiking experience. This is where our biggest disappointment was. Train... more

My wife and I booked the half-day Sawtooth Mountain Rainforest Hike with Packer Expeditions during our honeymoon cruise to Alaska. We both knew we'd enjoy it but neither of us expected it to become the best excursion of our tour. After a short train ride to the trail, we ventured into the forest toward the storage locker. We were provided... more

We did the snowshoeing excursion with Packer Expeditions while on our Alaska cruise. We had four guides with a group of 17 -- Mark, Canyon, Dylan and Wade -- and they were all great. Everything you needed was provided, including snowshoes, trekking poles, rain pants and jackets, gaitors, bottled water, snacks, even waterproof boots if folks needed them (and you... more

We went snow shoeing with this company and it was probably the best cruise excursion we have ever had. The guides are just fun, fun, fun and they know their job too. If you are in Skagway and get the chance to ride the train and go out in the snow, do it, you won't regret it. (but your muscles... more

My husband and I booked our tour of Laughton Glacier with Packer Excursions through our Carnival Cruise line. The group of almost 15 hikers had a large age range and people of moderate to good fitness levels. Our guides, Dillon, Mario, and Kurt were all knowledgeable and clearly experienced. Dillon seemed to know everything there was to know about the... more