PRISTINE NATURE AND WILDLIFE
Your journey begins in Whitehorse, Yukon's largest city. Remarkably diverse landscapes such as rolling hills, wetlands and steep cliffs provide a unique experience of Northern Canadian flora and fauna in the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. Experience the diversity of wildlife and come face to face with caribou, lynx, moose, mountain goats, deer, Arctic foxes and bighorn sheep. In Kluane National Park, you will see immense glaciers and ice fields. It is home to several indigenous peoples, the "first-nations. A spectacular drive along the Top of the World Highway takes you to picturesque Dawson City where you can still taste the gold prospector atmosphere.
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY
Traveling the Dempster Highway is an impressive adventure. Few have gone before you on the road that leads you above the Arctic Circle to the continent's northern coast. Along the way, enjoy breathtaking vistas with pristine landscapes full of vast tundra, valleys and mountains. The unspoiled wilderness borders directly on the road and is a true paradise for nature photographers.
TIPS & TOPS OF HIGHLIGHTS OF YUKON:
- On the way to Skagway, visit the Carcross Desert, also known as the world's smallest desert
- Just outside Haines is Chilkoot Lake. From mid-June to October, there is a good chance of spotting brown and black bears here
- From Skagway to Station Fraser runs, through one of the most beautiful and rugged mountain landscapes, the White Pass & Yukon Route. The ride on the historic train is a unique experience
- Take a flight over Kluane National Park and admire pristine nature with ice fields and glaciers
- Experience the Gold Rush and go searching for gold in Chicken
- Buy a cinnamon bun at the Braeburn Lodge in Carmacks. You probably haven't tasted them this big and delicious before
- Between late August and early April in Yukon, you have a chance of spotting the magical Northern Lights
- More moose, bears and caribou than people live in the Yukon
- Did you know that Yukon is the same size as Spain with a population of only 32,000?
- Yukon also has midsummer nights, divide your day so that you can take a kayaking trip or hike in the evening as well
- Impressive is the flight over the river delta from Inuvik to Aklevik at the edge of the tree line
- Observe huge flocks of seabirds from Aulavik National Park
- Would you like to extend the trip with a visit to Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, a stay at a lodge or add a one- or multi-day kayaking trip? We are happy to think with you!
