Spectacular Yukon scenery
Travelling over 300 kilometres over the course of 15 days / 14 nights, this trip is ideal for the novice canoeist in search of wildlife encounters and spectacular Yukon scenery.
The journey begins on aptly named Quiet Lake, winds down the Big Salmon River through the Salmon Mountains to the Yukon River. Hiking trips into the mountains and creek valleys can round out an exciting river journey. The tour ends in Carmacks on the Yukon River where we will part from our canoes and travel with our van via the Klondike Highway back towards Whitehorse.
This trip is one of our favourites, because it offers some of the best scenery and provides many opportunities for wildlife sightings.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Whitehorse, meeting of group members. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 2: Shuttle via Van to Quiet Lake and introduction to the technique of class 1 and 2 canoeing.
Group at Camping DinnerDay 3-14: Start of canoe trip, 315 km paddling on Big Salmon and later Yukon Rivers, day hikes into Big Salmon Mountains and the challenge of some easy class 1 and 2 rapids.
Day 14: We arrive in Carmacks and via Klondike Highway the van takes us back to Whithorse. Overnight in tour-hotel.
Day 15: Transfer to airport or connecting program.
(As the trip is done in expedition fashion changes in travel itinerary are a possibility and are left up to the discretion of the guide.)
