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Yukon & Alaska Van & Canoe Adventure Tour from/to Whitehorse
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Itinerary
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Arrival Whitehorse
Arrival in Whitehorse, meeting of group members. You have the opportunity to discover the famous capital of the Yukon, and your stops should include the MS Klondike, one of the last Yukon sternwheelers still around and a visit to the McBride Museum. Overnight in hotel.
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Teslin / Yukon River
Van-transfer to Johnsons Crossing, start of canoe tour down the Teslin, later the famous Yukon River. We are spending nine days on these magnificent rivers, traveling downstream appr. 360 kilometers.
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Carmacks – Dawson City
Arrival in Carmacks on the Yukon River. We part from our canoes and travel with our van via the Klondike Highway towards Dawson City.
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Dawson City
We discover Dawson City, the historic gold town and home of many legends. A visit to the Jack London and Robert Service cabins, the theater and the Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall are on the program. A highlight is the drive into the Bonanza and Eldorado Creeks where we visit an active gold mine.
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Dawson City – Dempster Highway
We are leaving the fields of the Klondike today and will set up camp near the world famous Dempster Highway. 730 KM of gravel road linking the interior of Yukon Territory with Inuvik at the delta of the huge Mackenzie River in Northwest Territories. We camp at a delightful campground at the base of Tombstone Mountain.
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Tombstone Mountains
We do some spectacular hiking in this remarkable landscape of tundra and mountains. The Tombstone Mountains` unique moon landscape has proved early travelers in this region with an unmistakable landmark. We spend the evening around the campfire.
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Dempster – Top of the World Highway
Drive back to Dawson City and crossing the Yukon River by ferry. We travel via the Top of the World Highway towards Alaska, right through sub-arctic mountain tundra, above timberline. Today we pass the most northern US-boarder at Little Gold Creek and small historic towns like Chicken, Action Jackson or Jack Wade.
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Kluane, Sheep Mountain
Via Alaska Highway we cross the Alaska Border in Beaver Creek. Wee drive besides the shores of scenic Kluane Lake. Mount Wallace, better known as Sheep Mountain is one of our stops. Here, you will be able to spot the rare white dall sheep, and you have the possibility of joining a helicopter glacier flight.
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Haines Junction (Kluane NP)
Haines Junction, the gateway to Kluane National Park. We are setting up our base camp and explore the immense scenery of the Park during the next days. A hiking trip into one of the park's high alpine valleys may give us the chance to spot wildlife such as dall sheep, moose, caribou and grizzly bear. Depending on the level of interest among the passengers we can also organize a spectacular flight by bushplane over the immense glaciers of the park (optional). This adventure, over a virtually pristine wilderness, is especially spectacular during a clear day. With Haines Junction as a base one has a variety of options: What do you think of a horse back riding trip into the glaciated valley of the Alsek River? This area is simply an adventure wonderland.
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Kluane NP – Tatshenshini River
White water Rafting on the Tatshenshini River, a tumultuous rafting tour down this world famous river. Another highlight of the tour! Overnight at Million Dollar Falls Campground.
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Day 19
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Million Dollar Falls – Haines, Alaska
Drive south via Haines Road to Haines, Alaska. We are crossing Chilkat Pass in a pristine landscape and are following the Chilkat River where during fall salmon migration thousands of majestic bald eagles concentrate. We spend the rest of the day in front of the snow covered Chilkat Mountain Range. Haines is known as an important centre of the native Tlingit culture and one can watch Totem pole carvers at work as well as visit the local theater where ceremonial Indian dances are shown.
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Day 20
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Haines - Skagway
Via ferry we travel through the Lynn Fjord and with some luck we can see seals, whales, bald eagles and the giant Alaska brown bears, who make this area their home. Skagway, a hundred years ago the base camp for all Chilkoot Pass travelers is still a historic gold rush town. Many well preserved relics bear witness to its colorful past, including the head of the notorious Chilkoot Trail. In the evening one can relax and get a taste of the gold rush atmosphere in one of the historic bars, for example the „Red Onion Saloon“ once a brothel.
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Day 21
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Skagway - Whitehorse
Sightseeing of Skagway in the morning. Optional ride with the famous Whitepass railroad. During todays trip back to Whitehorse we will stop at the smallest desert in the world - the Carcross desert - and we will of course also admire Emerald Lake, called „Rainbow Lake“ by the locals due to its sensational coloration. Overnight in hotel.
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Day 22
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Departure Whitehorse
Transfer to airport or connecting program.
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