Join us as we travel the legendary Alaska Highway into the heart of the Yukon, where spectacular scenery meets rich Gold Rush history. Explore historic communities, experience the spirit of the frontier and discover fascinating prospector stories.
Your adventure begins as you arrive in Edmonton, Alberta’s Capital City! Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the Coast Hotel. This afternoon is free to explore downtown Edmonton. Join your Tour Host for a Group Welcome Dinner tonight. (D)
Have a leisurely departure from Edmonton this morning. Watch the beauty unfold through Northern Alberta and see grandiose lakes, mighty rivers, abundant wildlife and untapped wilderness. Travel through the great northern prairie region of Alberta en route to Dawson Creek. (B, D)
Following breakfast at the hotel and stop at Mile “0” of the Alaska Highway and browse the Visitors Centre, then continue into British Columbia’s picturesque Peace Country with its abundance of natural history and agricultural land before arriving in Fort Nelson. (B, D)
Journey through peaceful valleys and alpine meadows north to the Yukon Territory. Along the way try and spot Indian Head Mountain, which resembles a classic Indian profile. Arrive in Watson Lake, a small town that makes you feel like you have travelled back in time. Tonight tour the Northern Lights Centre and experience the folklore and the science of the Northern Lights. (B,D)
This morning after departing the hotel, see the world famous “Sign Post Forest” that gives you a down-to-earth view of global navigation. The Nisutlin Bay Bridge will enable your crossing into Teslin, Yukon, the longest bridge on the Alaska Highway. Enjoy the reflections of the glorious mountain ranges in the crystal clear lakes en route to Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon. Enjoy dinner at the hotel. (B,D)
This morning, see all that Whitehorse has to offer on a city tour including the iconic paddle wheeler SS Klondike. Visit the MacBride Museum of Yukon History, where Gold Rush artifacts and natural history exhibits bring the territory’s past vividly to life. This afternoon, venture to the spectacular Miles Canyon, a dramatic gorge carved by the Yukon River where a short walk across the suspension bridge rewards you with breathtaking views of the rushing water below. The evening is at leisure to explore Whitehorse’s restaurants and waterfront. (B)
Today you venture southwest along the Alaska Highway for a full-day excursion to Haines Junction and the edge of Kluane National Park and Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Canada’s most spectacular wilderness areas. Your first stop in Haines Junction is the Da Ku “Our House” Cultural Centre, where you learn about the vibrant history, language and traditions of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations people. Then visit the Parks Canada Kluane National Park Visitor Centre, widely regarded as one of Canada’s finest interpretive centres, with stunning exhibits about the park’s extraordinary geography, including the world’s largest non-polar ice field. Lunch is at the Village Bakery in Haines Junction, a local favourite. After lunch you continue along the Alaska Highway to Sheep Mountain (Thechàl Dhâl), where a short, easy walk leads to sweeping viewpoints over the Slims River Valley, with the chance to spot Dall sheep on the high ridges and grizzly bears in the valley below. We return to Whitehorse this evening. (B,L)
Continue north on the Klondike Highway past Lake Laberge, made famous by Robert Service’s poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee”. Stop to view the Carmacks Interpretive River Front Boardwalk and the beautiful Five Finger Rapids. Arrive in Dawson City, the heart of the world-famous Klondike Gold Rush. Tonight visit Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall, Canada’s oldest and most unique casino featuring live can-can girls led by Diamond Tooth Gertie herself. (B, D)
Today you have a morning city tour of Dawson City including a visit to an actual gold mining dredge, Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site, the largest wooden-hulled bucket line gold dredge in North America. You also go to the top of the Midnight Dome, where you experience breathtaking views and plenty of stunning photo opportunities.
This afternoon, try your luck as you pan gold for your own fortune as you visit the former town site of Goldbottom, a once thriving, sociable community that boasted a population of close to 5000 people during the hey-days of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush, to an authentic gold mining operation. (B)
This morning you venture north on the legendary Dempster Highway, Canada’s only all-season highway to cross the Arctic Circle, for a half-day excursion to Tombstone Territorial Park, approximately 90 minutes from Dawson City. The park protects over 2,100 square kilometres of dramatic subarctic wilderness, with jagged granite peaks, wide open tundra, and an abundance of wildlife including caribou, grizzly bears, Dall sheep and moose. Visit the Tombstone Interpretive Centre to learn about the flora, fauna and cultural history of this remarkable landscape, and enjoy a guided walk among the striking Tombstone Mountains. (B,L)
This morning you begin our journey south on the Klondike Highway back to Whitehorse. Stop for lunch in Carmacks, a welcoming community on the banks of the Yukon River and a perfect midway point on the 533 km drive. Arriving in Whitehorse this afternoon. This evening you enjoy a Farewell Dinner and have free time to explore the city. (B,D)
Transfer from hotel to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport for return flights home. (B)
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