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Yukon Gems<br />
This tour packs in all the highlights of the Yukon<br />
but also includes visits to the delightful small<br />
settlements of Mayo and Keno to offer a true<br />
flavour of the territory’s distinctive character.<br />
Day 1<br />
Arrive in Whitehorse and spend<br />
the day exploring Yukon’s capital.<br />
Drive north along the Klondike<br />
Highway to Mayo, passing through<br />
the tiny settlements of Minto and<br />
Pelly Crossing en route.<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Explore the fascinating small former<br />
mining towns of Mayo and Keno<br />
before continuing your journey<br />
north to Dawson City.<br />
Glacier in Kluane National Park<br />
Diamond Tooth Gerties Girls<br />
Day 4<br />
Spend a whole day exploring the<br />
historic town of Dawson City.<br />
Day 5<br />
Drive over the lovely Top of the<br />
World Highway into Alaska. From<br />
Tok travel back into Canada for a<br />
stay at Beaver Creek.<br />
Day 6<br />
Pass Kluane National Park en route<br />
to Haines Junction.<br />
Day 7<br />
A full day at leisure to experience all<br />
that Kluane National Park has to offer.<br />
Day 8<br />
Head south to the small scenic<br />
settlement of Haines in Alaska.<br />
Lake Laberge Lodge<br />
The Dempster Highway<br />
Begun in 1959 to service the northern oilfields,<br />
the Dempster Highway is the only road in Canada<br />
to cross the Arctic Circle. Un-sealed, it leads<br />
from Dawson City to Inuvik in the Northwest<br />
Territories, cutting through an ever-changing<br />
landscape of superb mountain scenery and across<br />
miles of tundra, flecked with flowers in season.<br />
There’s only one place on the road to break the<br />
741 kilometre journey, and that’s at Eagle Plains,<br />
accentuating the experience of driving through an<br />
unparalleled wilderness of unprecedented scale.<br />
Stay two nights in the small town of Inuvik for<br />
the chance to take a light aircraft flight further on<br />
to the remote Inuit community of Tuktoyaktuk<br />
on the Beaufort Sea.<br />
The Shakat, Great River Journey<br />
GREAT RIVER JOURNEY<br />
The Great River Journey is a unique voyage of<br />
discovery, offering an insight into the era of the<br />
Klondike gold rush and paddle steamers, unfolding<br />
over eight days and 600 kilometres on a journey<br />
north along the Yukon River. <strong>Travel</strong>ling from<br />
Whitehorse to Dawson City this wilderness<br />
adventure passes through the traditional lands of<br />
four First Nations tribal groups, whose guides will<br />
give you unparalleled access to cultural activities,<br />
sites and people. The group size is limited to a<br />
maximum of ten passengers, allowing you to<br />
make the most of any special interests such as<br />
wildlife viewing, bird watching, hiking, canoeing<br />
and interpretive programmes this cruise allows.<br />
<strong>Travel</strong> is by river boat with a pilot and an<br />
experienced guide and frequent landings are<br />
made to explore the wilderness and historic sites.<br />
Accommodation is in stylish and comfortable<br />
lodges with two-night stays at both Lake Laberge<br />
and Homestead Lodge, and a one night stay at<br />
Wilderness Outpost. Highlights include a thrilling<br />
float-plane flight to explore the historic settlement<br />
of Fort Selkirk, a visit to see the abandoned<br />
steamships at Hootalinqua and a two-night stay<br />
in historic Dawson City at the end of the trip.<br />
Day 9<br />
Day 10<br />
Day 11<br />
Day 12<br />
Day 13<br />
Day 14<br />
Explore the small town of Haines<br />
set between the Chilkoot and<br />
Chilkat mountains.<br />
Board the Alaska Marine Highway<br />
Service ferry to Skagway.<br />
Drive north through stunning<br />
mountain passes to Inn on the Lake<br />
in Yukon’s lakes district.<br />
Spend a full day relaxing at Inn on<br />
the Lake.<br />
Today it is a short drive back to<br />
Whitehorse where there is plenty of<br />
time to browse the shops or enjoy<br />
some of the many sights.<br />
Return your hire car in Whitehorse<br />
at the end of your tour.<br />
EXTENSIONS<br />
You may wish to extend your stay with an<br />
adventurous drive along the Dempster Highway<br />
to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. You need<br />
to allow at least four additional nights to include<br />
this, departing from, and returning to, Dawson<br />
City. For further suggestions about travelling<br />
around the Northwest Territories, please see<br />
pages 90 to 93.<br />
The Yukon: Canada<br />
Telephone: 01993 838 700<br />
An abandoned steamship at Hootalinqua<br />
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