Wilderness Tours / Luxury Lodges / Eco Tourism / National Parks

Discover one of the last completely wild areas of the world, as you explre the unrivalled beauty and almost uninhabited expanses of the Yukon and Alaska. Travel by road through vast mountains and wilderness rich in wildlife, and by ship along deep fjords with their unique marine life.

 

 

 

Whtehorse Round Trip - 14 days / 13 nights

Day 1 - Whitehorse

Met on arrival in Whitehorse and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon free to explore sites such as the Yukon Stern Wheelers and the Old Log Church.

 

Day 2-3 - Dawson City

Travel the Klondike Highway to Dawson City, a living relic of the 1898 gold rush. Next morning visit the discovery claim at Bonanza Creek. Afternoon at leisure. Evening entertainment at Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall.

 

Day 4 - Tok, Alaska

Visit the Midnight Dome, then take the Top if the World Highway through sub-alpine tundra to Tok, dog-sled capital of Alaska.

 

Day 5 - Fairbanks

Follow the Alaska Highway to Fairbanks, stopping enroute at North Pole to visit Santa Claus' home! Free time to explore Fairbanks.

 

Day 6 - Denali

Driving to Denali National Park, you will take the suttle bus to the Eilson Visitor Centre in the heart of the park. Enjoy the wilderness, great views and the chance to see bears, moose and caribou.

 

Day 7 - Anchorage

Drive the 380km to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. Free time to explore.

 

Day 8 -  Seward

Drive to Seward and the magnificently scenic Kenai Peninsula for a 6 hour cruise through the Kenai Fjords National Park. There you can hope to spot whales, sea lions, seals, sea otters, icebergs and will see the giant Holgate Glacier.

 

Day 9 - Glennallen

Follow the Glenn Highway through spectacular scenery to Glennallen.

 

Day 10 - Beaver Creek

Continue another 400km through the wilderness to Beaver Creek.

 

Day 11 - Haines Junction

Follow the northern border of the giant Wrangell and Kluane National Parks, with the majestic scenery of the Saint Elias Mountains and 4700m active volcano of Mt Wrangell.

 

Day 12 - Whitehorse

Take a light walking tour into Kluane National Parkor an optional helicopter flight to the 65km long Kaskawulch Glacier.

 

Day 13 - Whitehorse

Whis morning travel to Skagway, the gateway for the 1898 gold rush miners. In the afternoon return to Whitehorse through the picturesque White Pass where you will have the opportunity to ride the steepest railroad of North America. Continue to Carcross Desert, the world's smallest sand desert.

 

Day 14 - Tour Ends Whitehorse

Afternoon transfer to airport. Tour ends.

 

For more information on this tour or others like it, please contact Sensational Canada.

 

This tour courtesy Natural Focus Safaris.