Reviews for Rod's Alaskan Guide Service

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Kristen was amazing! We did a ride on the ATV since the snow wasn’t quite deep enough and it was still a great time. Her dogs were well trained and so friendly. We enjoyed stopping and cuddling with them more than anything. Highly recommend this company and Kristen as your dog musher! Ps. Also want to give a shout out to the facility in general. They have everything you could possibly need for any excursion you sign up for. The building is well maintained and decorated. They have coffee and hot chocolate and the staff are all so friendly and helpful. The organization of all the gear is top notch, as are the bathroom facilities (thanks Kat!)

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What a great experience! This was our first dog sled ride and we are so happy. There wasn’t enough snow for a sled so the dogs pulled us in a UTV vehicle. It was -4 degrees so we bundled up. The jackets, snow pants, and boots provided were much warmer than the ones we brought! Laura was our musher and she is a legend. The dogs were super friendly, and it was cool to watch her give the commands. Our 5 year old son loved it!! If we come back to the area, we’ll come again. PS, those bathrooms were super clean. I think the seat was even warmed. Thanks to the whole crew!

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We did a dog sled run with Kristen and had a great experience! She was very knowledgeable and her team of dogs were well behaved and so fun to hang out with! We especially loved her collie, Axel. Will definitely be back again! Also, the bathrooms are top notch! Love the cleanliness and decor

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Laura was a wonderful guide host on our dog mushing experience! She introduced us to all the doggies and answered all of our questions. She’s very knowledgeable about what it takes to care for the dogs. Her enthusiasm and passion for what she does made this a memory that we will never forget. Thank you so much for the photos!

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We had a great experience with Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service on our dog-mushing tour! Kristen was fantastic—super friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate. She taught us so much about the dogs, the training, and racing, and the dogs themselves were awesome and so sweet. The whole staff was great, especially Catt, who was incredibly helpful and shared lots of useful info about Fairbanks. The staging area was very clean, warm, and comfortable (bathrooms were spotless!). Highly recommend this tour!

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We had a great time dog sledding here!! Our guide, Laura, was very friendly and knowledgeable. She introduced all of her dogs and answered any questions we had about them. Highly recommend if you’re in the area!!

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Had a great time during our dog sledding experience!! I would 100% recommend Rod’s Alaskan Guide Services. This was a highlight of our trip!

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I booked a half hour dog sled ride, and it was totally amazing, but really only twenty minutes long, if that. I did this solo, and there's a break halfway through to be social and ask questions and take pics, which is part of the half hour, but being alone, this didn't take up much time, so the experience was over before I knew it. Overall incredible, though.

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Highly recommend dog sledding at Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service

We had an awesome experience at Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service dog sledding with our family including older teen kids. The staff is great. I had a great ride with Matt Hall and his barking team of 8!! Mark is an Iditarod finisher and he is a great guide and his dogs were awesome. The other guides were great as well. They have a warming building with gear if you need it and clean bathrooms. We highly recommend!

Product: Dog Sledding and Mushing Experience in North Pole

Went ice fishing in March- it was one of our favorite parts of the trip to Fairbanks! Along with the auroras of course. Just do it!

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Cool experience

Cool experience. Lovely dogs. Each ride may be for 2. Can be soaked or colder during the ride. Coffe and cookies after ride. Great Hospitality.

Product: Dog Sledding and Mushing Experience in North Pole

We had an excellent experience at Rod’s! We went dog sledding during the day and Joe, our Musher, was awesome! Very friendly, answered all our questions and made sure we had a great time. We also had an excellent experience Aurora viewing and Ice Fishing later that night. Our fish were cooked for us not long after we caught them and was the best fish I’ve ever had. I have forgotten our guides name, but he was great and made excellent “American” hot chocolate 🤣. We saw the lights off and on all night and caught several fish. We were there in 3/27/2025

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We did the hour dog sledding with Laura in February. She was fantastic and very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend having her as a guide!

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Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service is highly recommended and if you looking to have a great time! Very friendly and organized!!

We had an excellent experience at Rod’s! We went dog sledding during the day and Joe, our Musher, was awesome! Very friendly, answered all our questions and made sure we had a great time. We also had an excellent experience Aurora viewing and Ice Fishing later that night. Our fish were cooked for us not long after we caught them and was the best fish I’ve ever had. I have forgotten our guides name, but he was great and made excellent “American” hot chocolate 🤣. We saw the lights off and on all night and caught several fish. We were there in 3/27/2025

Product: Dog Sledding and Mushing Experience in North Pole

We had the best time here and would absolutely come back! 10/10 recommend if you’re near Fairbanks. The staff is so friendly and the experiences were so fun! We snowmobiled with Victoria, and we had a blast. She made it really adventurous and enjoyable. The dog sledding was such a great time. Kristen, Laura, Joe and Jimmy were awesome. We learned so much about their dogs and had a blast riding. They were phenomenal guides and clearly love what they do! We only wish we could’ve done all of these longer! Thank you guys! Keep up the great work. Your heart and passion shows!

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Truly a Lifetime Experience (dogs and snowmobiling) in the Last Frontier

Enjoyed two fun-filled adventures April 2025 at Rod's Alaskan Guide Service (dogmushing and snowmobiling). Both with my wife and I, daughter/husband and 4 grandsons ages 7 to 13 visiting Alaska for 10 days from Texas and Utah. Many activities from Seward and Anchorage to Fairbanks. Hoping to inspire our grandsons to return to Alaska one day. We experienced Seward/boat tour at Resurrection Bay, Anchorage...Alaskan Train, Fairbanks with Aurora Borealis, Walking with Reindeer, Dogmushing, Snowmobiling, Flightseeing at Denali and Seward (Harding Ice Field). And the endless natural beauty of this great state. And luscious Alaskan food and a few great ethnic choices in Anchorage, Fairbanks and North Pole.Wow!!! As for Rods Alaskan Guide Service - all 8 people enjoyed an absolutely fin-filled, adventuresome day with Rods broken up by visits to North Pole shops and restaurants . Firstly, my shout out and thanks for friendly, helpful service from initial booking, to follow-up calls to check-in for the office staff - Catt, Macey, Kelsey and especially Victoria. As for 30-minute dogmushing, it's an activity not to miss. I had the great pleasure of dogmushing for six glorious days in 1996 in Finland while living in Scotland. Had my own team, with guides and six other European visitors teams. We all took training then drove our own teams for 5 full days. I quickly learned the sheer joy of dogsledding. Having said that, my group of eight including grandsons had a blast riding in the sleds (2 per sled) for 30 minutes in Alaska with Rods. Scenery and experience all very safe yet adventure packed. And close interaction with the dogs. Very special and well-cared for animals. Believe me on this point. A very special call-out to our four guides Kristin, Laura, Jimmy and Joe who own/operate their own dog teams. Informative and exciting tour. The snowmobiling (or snow machines as its properly known) was a one-hour tour with four machines (1 adult with 1 child) each. Also not to miss activity!! Victoria Forrester was our guide on this tour with her own snow machine. Once again, great scenery on good trails (end of season so snow/temps were not great but decent). Great safety briefing and stops along the trails for photos. 11 YO grandson was concerned about going to slow - being paired with my wife (his grandmother). But they got up to 50mph (so they say lol) and had a blast. I highly recommend Rod's for dogmushing, snowmobiling or other activities such as ice fishing. Well organized, professional and safety conscious. Not inexpensive but value for the money. Great parking. Restrooms and some special gear (gators and helmets) provided by Rods. Bring your own Winter gear (ask if in doubt).

Product: Dog Sledding and Mushing Experience in North Pole

One of the best place in Fairbanks for Winner Outdoors activities

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Wonderful Experience!! 10 out of 10 Recommend!!

My wife and I did the 2hr tour and really lucked out by getting Matt Hall as our guide. I would recommend requesting him if you can. Him and his dogs were wonderful and he made the trip fun and educational… overall wonderful experience!!

Product: Dog Sledding and Mushing Experience in North Pole

Caught a rainbow trout!

A wonderful exposure to ice fishing! The cabin was easily accessible, warm, clean with ample supplies. Our guide, Trevor, was "on point". Kind, accommodating & quick enough to hold a slippery fish trying to escape :) He also had alot of helpful hints. Great experience!

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