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Yukon Winter Discovery | Winter Tour in Canada’s Yukon
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Northern LightsIn a small group you travel through the Yukon winter. Experience a fascinating winter wonderland! Visit some highlights of the North and meet locals who live here under very extreme climatically conditions.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Whitehorse
From the airport we drive you to your hotel located in the centre of Whitehorse. In the afternoon city-tour and visit of the Beringia Museum and the SS-Klondike. Overnight in a hotel in Whitehorse.
From the airport we drive you to your hotel located in the centre of Whitehorse. In the afternoon city-tour and visit of the Beringia Museum and the SS-Klondike. Overnight in a hotel in Whitehorse.
Day 2: Watson Lake
Today we drive 420 km of the famous Alaska Highway to Watson Lake. Photo stops along Marsh Lake, the first nation village of Teslin and the Rancheria Mountains. Since there are still a lot of trappers in the Yukon we stop at the cabin of trapper Don on the Tootsee River. In the afternoon arrival in Watson Lake and check-in the hotel. Watson Lake is known for its spectacular Northern Lights.
Today we drive 420 km of the famous Alaska Highway to Watson Lake. Photo stops along Marsh Lake, the first nation village of Teslin and the Rancheria Mountains. Since there are still a lot of trappers in the Yukon we stop at the cabin of trapper Don on the Tootsee River. In the afternoon arrival in Watson Lake and check-in the hotel. Watson Lake is known for its spectacular Northern Lights.
Day 3: Liard Hot Springs
Trip to the Liard Hot Springs. In a natural surrounding the Hot Springs is an exceptional experience in an incredible winter wonderland. In the evening we will go curling in the Watson Lake Recreational Centre.
Overnight in a hotel in Watson Lake.
Trip to the Liard Hot Springs. In a natural surrounding the Hot Springs is an exceptional experience in an incredible winter wonderland. In the evening we will go curling in the Watson Lake Recreational Centre.
Overnight in a hotel in Watson Lake.
Day 4: Rancheria Falls
After Breakfast we leave Watson Lake and visit on snowshoes the Rancheria Falls. We plan a lunch stop in the native village of Teslin or in Johnsons Crossing. After dinner in Whitehorse we will drive up to Fish Lake to see Northern Lights. Overnight in a hotel in Whitehorse.
After Breakfast we leave Watson Lake and visit on snowshoes the Rancheria Falls. We plan a lunch stop in the native village of Teslin or in Johnsons Crossing. After dinner in Whitehorse we will drive up to Fish Lake to see Northern Lights. Overnight in a hotel in Whitehorse.
Day 5: Klondike Highway
Wee drive you 530 km along the Klondike Highway up to famous gold rush town Dawson City. Interesting stops at Braeburn Lodge, the first nation village Carmacks, Five Finger Rapids and the Dempster Highway Crossing. In Dawson we visit the famous local bar “the Pit”. Overnight in a hotel in Dawson.
Winter Landscape
Wee drive you 530 km along the Klondike Highway up to famous gold rush town Dawson City. Interesting stops at Braeburn Lodge, the first nation village Carmacks, Five Finger Rapids and the Dempster Highway Crossing. In Dawson we visit the famous local bar “the Pit”. Overnight in a hotel in Dawson.
Winter Landscape Day 6: Dawson City
Usually the Yukon River freezes solid around November/December and an ice bridge is built which we will cross with the Van. An excursion to the Bonanza Gold fields and to the Midnight Dome will follow. Later on we invite you to a snowshoe tour to “Cave Man Bill” who lives in a cave on the western shore of the Yukon River. Or you can discover Dawson on your own. Overnight in a hotel in Dawson.
Usually the Yukon River freezes solid around November/December and an ice bridge is built which we will cross with the Van. An excursion to the Bonanza Gold fields and to the Midnight Dome will follow. Later on we invite you to a snowshoe tour to “Cave Man Bill” who lives in a cave on the western shore of the Yukon River. Or you can discover Dawson on your own. Overnight in a hotel in Dawson.
Day 7: Takhini Hot Springs, Game Farm
We drive back the Klondike Highway. Short before arriving in Whitehorse we visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, which features an array of local wildlife. During a visit of Takhini Hot Springs you can relax and soak in the warm spring water. Overnight in a hotel in Whitehorse.
We drive back the Klondike Highway. Short before arriving in Whitehorse we visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, which features an array of local wildlife. During a visit of Takhini Hot Springs you can relax and soak in the warm spring water. Overnight in a hotel in Whitehorse.
Day 8: Whitehorse Departure
Transfer to the airport or additional program Dog sledding.
Transfer to the airport or additional program Dog sledding.
(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.)
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Details
Tour Duration
8 DaysTour Price
Double Room: CAD 2,025.00Single Room: +CAD 455.00
All Rates per person (+ GST)
Group Size
6 - 12 participants per tourIncluded
- 5 day roundtrip from/to Whitehorse
- The entire tour individually guided and interpreted
- Guiding in German and English language
- Small Groups (max. 12 passengers)
- 3 nights accommodation Whitehorse (double room)
- 2 nights accommodation Watson Lake (double room)
- 2 nights accommodation Dawson City (double room)
- Daily breakfast
- All overland transportation (Maxi Van / Capacity 15 seats)
- Visit of the Northern Lights Centre, Watson Lake
- Curling in Watson Lake
- Visit of the Liard Hot Springs
- Excursion to the Rancheria Falls
- Visit of the Beringia Museum in Whitehorse
- Visit of Bonanza Gold fields in Dawson City
- 2 Snowshoe tours
- Visit of Takhini Hot Springs
- Visit of Yukon Game Farm
- Airport Transfers in Whitehorse
Not included
- Meals (except breakfast)
- Personal extras
- Optional tours
- Clothing rental available
- Gratuity
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Dates
02.01.-09.01.201009.01.-16.01.2010
16.01.-23.12.2009
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30.01.-06.02.2010
13.02.-20.02.2010
20.02.-27.02.2010
27.02.-06.03.2010
06.03.-13.03.2010
13.03.-20.03.2010
20.03.-27.03.2010
27.03.-03.04.2010
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Current weather nearby
Whitehorse, Y. T.
- Few clouds
- Temperature: -8 °C
- Wind: South, 27.8 km/h
- Pressure: 989 hPa
- Rel. Humidity: 73%
- Visibility: 64.4 kilometers
- Sunrise: 15:36 GMT
- Sunset: 2:47 GMT
0.6 kilometers West-Southwest
Reported on:
10 March, 2010 - 01:00
Aurora Borealis Forecast
Activity Level: 5
Auroral activity will be high. Weather permitting, highly active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to Bethel and Ketchikan, and visible low on the horizon from Seattle and Minneapolis.
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