Due to a technical issue with the reservation system, we will open for reservation requests on December 10th
Tours will operate Saturday and Sunday from December 23, 2023, through February 25, 2024.
We are blessed to be at Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort as an independent tour operator. We ask that you take time to review this website for answers to your questions. The hotel cannot make reservations or answer questions for Arctic Paws. Review the below and take time to look at the following tabs: Pricing, Request, Policies for all you need to know.
Arctic Paws Dog Sled Tours is a unique experience with amazing huskies located less than two hours outside of New York City and Philadelphia. You don't have to travel to Alaska, Canada or New England to enjoy spending an hour with a team of friendly Huskies with or without snow.
Our tours operate with or without snow every Saturday and Sunday from December 23.2023 until February 25, 2024. The adventure without snow never disappoints our guests who come to learn about the huskies, get covered in fur, slobbered with kisses, and ride along the stunning Delaware River while the huskies pretend they are pulling you through the snow. They get excited, howl, jump, and run to entertain you no matter the weather. When it does snow and the course is sufficiently covered with deep snow, we are permitted to use the snow sleds.
This adventure provides you with a taste of what dog sledding is like. Plan to arrive on time for your tour and spend an hour exclusively with some extraordinary huskies who are ready to entertain you. Without snow, the experience is riding along on our comfortable UTVs (see photo above for UTV) with the Huskies. When we have snow you are invited to stand on the back of the sled and have complete control of the Huskies. We are there to guide you and ensure you and the huskies are comfortable and safe. Each guest takes a turn riding on the back of the sled. Younger children may ride in the basket of the sled while adults are the drivers (mushers)
You must really like dogs to fully appreciate our tour. You should be quick on your feet, able to get in and out of a UTV, on and off a sled and be able to push the sled if required. You need to listen to the instructions and follow directions from our guides. All guests must be 10 years old without exception. This is not an appropriate activity for little children around active huskies and out in the cold. If you have any health concerns at all please do not consider the tour. The maximum weight for the huskies to pull is 300 pounds.
Important information
Our online reservation system will open November 27, 2021. Our first tour is December 23, 2023 (no snow) Our last tour is Sunday February 25, 2024.
Reservations are required. All tours are without snow until we have a foot on the course. If you only want snow don't book until we have snow. We never know when it will snow. It's the most popular question we are asked. We simply do not know.
Shawnee Hotel guests with a confirmation number are given preference and a special rate.
There is a booking fee to request the tour. The fee is paid at the time you request the tour. There is a fee to change your tour date or time.
Booking Fee
Tour request non-refundable booking fee is $75. This is paid when we send you a PayPal invoice from Arctic Paws E Walker. Payment is due on receipt. Your tour is not confirmed until the PayPal is paid.
Operating days
We operate Saturdays and Sundays from December 17, 2022 (no snow) Our last tour is Sunday February 26, 2023.
How long is a tour?
Each tour takes one hour. Time to sample what is involved in dog sledding and a taste of being a musher. Many people love the time to be slobbered by friendly huskies.
No Snow
No snow tours use UTVS (photo above) Guests ride along with the huskies in the comfort of the UTV.
Snow tours are one sled with one person on at a time. Each guest on the tour takes a turn as the musher (person on the back of the sled)
Weather
We operate in all weather. We will only cancel if traveling is un-safe for the guests and huskies such as an ice or snow storm. We wish we knew when it would snow. It's a million dollar questions Farmers Almanac Local Shawnee Weather
Directions
Please use the "Directions" tab to find us at Shawnee. Arrive early to use the facilities inside the hotel and to change into appropriate clothing. We are located to the left of the hotel near a green building along the river. We have signs with arrows to dog sledding.
Check out this video Winter 2021 in the snow
Tours will operate Saturday and Sunday from December 23, 2023, through February 25, 2024.
We are blessed to be at Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort as an independent tour operator. We ask that you take time to review this website for answers to your questions. The hotel cannot make reservations or answer questions for Arctic Paws. Review the below and take time to look at the following tabs: Pricing, Request, Policies for all you need to know.
Arctic Paws Dog Sled Tours is a unique experience with amazing huskies located less than two hours outside of New York City and Philadelphia. You don't have to travel to Alaska, Canada or New England to enjoy spending an hour with a team of friendly Huskies with or without snow.
Our tours operate with or without snow every Saturday and Sunday from December 23.2023 until February 25, 2024. The adventure without snow never disappoints our guests who come to learn about the huskies, get covered in fur, slobbered with kisses, and ride along the stunning Delaware River while the huskies pretend they are pulling you through the snow. They get excited, howl, jump, and run to entertain you no matter the weather. When it does snow and the course is sufficiently covered with deep snow, we are permitted to use the snow sleds.
This adventure provides you with a taste of what dog sledding is like. Plan to arrive on time for your tour and spend an hour exclusively with some extraordinary huskies who are ready to entertain you. Without snow, the experience is riding along on our comfortable UTVs (see photo above for UTV) with the Huskies. When we have snow you are invited to stand on the back of the sled and have complete control of the Huskies. We are there to guide you and ensure you and the huskies are comfortable and safe. Each guest takes a turn riding on the back of the sled. Younger children may ride in the basket of the sled while adults are the drivers (mushers)
You must really like dogs to fully appreciate our tour. You should be quick on your feet, able to get in and out of a UTV, on and off a sled and be able to push the sled if required. You need to listen to the instructions and follow directions from our guides. All guests must be 10 years old without exception. This is not an appropriate activity for little children around active huskies and out in the cold. If you have any health concerns at all please do not consider the tour. The maximum weight for the huskies to pull is 300 pounds.
Important information
Our online reservation system will open November 27, 2021. Our first tour is December 23, 2023 (no snow) Our last tour is Sunday February 25, 2024.
Reservations are required. All tours are without snow until we have a foot on the course. If you only want snow don't book until we have snow. We never know when it will snow. It's the most popular question we are asked. We simply do not know.
Shawnee Hotel guests with a confirmation number are given preference and a special rate.
There is a booking fee to request the tour. The fee is paid at the time you request the tour. There is a fee to change your tour date or time.
Booking Fee
Tour request non-refundable booking fee is $75. This is paid when we send you a PayPal invoice from Arctic Paws E Walker. Payment is due on receipt. Your tour is not confirmed until the PayPal is paid.
Operating days
We operate Saturdays and Sundays from December 17, 2022 (no snow) Our last tour is Sunday February 26, 2023.
How long is a tour?
Each tour takes one hour. Time to sample what is involved in dog sledding and a taste of being a musher. Many people love the time to be slobbered by friendly huskies.
No Snow
No snow tours use UTVS (photo above) Guests ride along with the huskies in the comfort of the UTV.
Snow tours are one sled with one person on at a time. Each guest on the tour takes a turn as the musher (person on the back of the sled)
Weather
We operate in all weather. We will only cancel if traveling is un-safe for the guests and huskies such as an ice or snow storm. We wish we knew when it would snow. It's a million dollar questions Farmers Almanac Local Shawnee Weather
Directions
Please use the "Directions" tab to find us at Shawnee. Arrive early to use the facilities inside the hotel and to change into appropriate clothing. We are located to the left of the hotel near a green building along the river. We have signs with arrows to dog sledding.
Check out this video Winter 2021 in the snow