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Alaskan Gold Discovery: Gold Mining and Panning at Gold Creek from Juneau
1h30
About this activity
Start your unforgettable Alaskan experience with a historical tour of Alaska's capital city -- Juneau. From Juneau, head with your guide to Gold Creek and the adjacent Last Chance Basin Mine – the place where Joe Juneau and Richard Harris struck gold in 1880.
Learn how to pan for gold and hear why thousands of people hurried to the region to strike it rich during the Gold Rush of the late 1800s. Get the hang of it with help from your guide, and then try it yourself! You can either pan for gold in the creek or go in the waist-high water in the demonstration trough. During your search, you'll be surrounded by the building remnants of the Alaska-Juneau Mining Company, which closed in 1944 due to the WWII labor shortage.
End your day of gold mining with an appreciation of one of Alaska’s most important events, as well as all the gold you find and an Orelove Brothers Gold Claim Certificate!
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Learn how to pan for gold and hear why thousands of people hurried to the region to strike it rich during the Gold Rush of the late 1800s. Get the hang of it with help from your guide, and then try it yourself! You can either pan for gold in the creek or go in the waist-high water in the demonstration trough. During your search, you'll be surrounded by the building remnants of the Alaska-Juneau Mining Company, which closed in 1944 due to the WWII labor shortage.
End your day of gold mining with an appreciation of one of Alaska’s most important events, as well as all the gold you find and an Orelove Brothers Gold Claim Certificate!
Included
- All necessary equipment
- Local guide
- Transportation
Not included
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Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- After booking, please contact the local tour operator to confirm your departure time and departure location
- Children 13-17 must have a signed parental consent form to participate in the absence of a parent or guardian
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 2 travelers
Features
Tourism
80%
Cultural
35%
Original
20%
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My seven year old daughter and I had a great experience on this tour. The tour guide was very informative and fun. My daughter can't stop talking about the gold she found. Thanks for a fun experience!
So much fun in the pouring rain. It was fabulous panning for gold and catching the fever. We laughed and thought tour guide was fun. We'd do it again. Thanks!
We had a very good time gold panning. Wish we could have found more gold. Our guide was very good and we enjoyed him.
Great tour guide. He actually born and raised in Alaska!
If you get a very active guide, makes it more fun.
Juneau was a little disappointing. The town is smaller and not as interesting as the other towns. Our guide for the gold mining was 20 minutes late cutting our 90 minute tour short. The gold panning and site were fun and we were able to come home with a few gold flecks, but I wished the time there was longer.