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A summer fly-drive through the stunning landscapes and historic towns of Canada’s Yukon
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Highlights
- Discover the raw beauty of Kluane National Park, home to Canada’s highest mountain
- Travel the Top-of-the-World Highway to explore the gold-rush heritage of Dawson City
- Cross the border into the USA and visit the town of Tok, Alaska's dog-mushing capital
- Watch out from wildlife, from grizzly bears to grazing Dall sheep
In Brief
- 2 Nights Whitehorse
- 2 Nights Haines Junction
- 1 Night Tok
- 3 Nights Dawson City
- 1 Night Whitehorse
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About
Recommended for:
History & culture | Natural world | Self-drive
Canada's Yukon is a region of mountains, lakes, glaciers and rivers, home to an abundance of wildlife including moose, elk and grizzly bears. But set against this scenic backdrop, visitors will also discover a rich and varied history, much of which is centred round the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th century, when an estimated 100,000 prospectors arrived in search of their fortune. This fly-drive holiday begins in Whitehorse, the Yukon's vibrant capital, known as the 'Wilderness City'. Then, its a journey of ceaseless beauty across the Yukon's magnificent landscapes, taking in the wildlife of Kluane National Park and hopping across the border to Tok, known as the dog-mushing capital of the world. You'll end back in the Yukon, taking in the rich gold rush heritage of Dawson City before completing your loop in Whitehorse.
Day by day itinerary
Days
1-2
UK/Whitehorse
Enjoy included airport lounge before your daytime flight to Whitehorse via Vancouver. On arrival, collect your hire car for the short drive to your city-centre hotel. Whitehorse the capital of the Yukon Territory and the largest city in Canada's North.
Then, with an included visit to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve – a unique wildlife viewing property set over 700 acres and encompassing various natural habitats – you'll enjoy your first taste of the Yukon's unique wildlife and spectacular natural world.
Stay: Best Western Gold Rush Inn (Standard)
Day
3
Haines Junction
The Haines Highway winds over the Chilkat Pass and into the Kluane National Park, one of the largest non-polar icefields on the planet. Here, in the shadow of Canada’s highest peak – the 5,959-metre Mount Logan – you’ll find grizzly bears, grazing Dall sheep and roaming packs of wolves. Stop off to visit the Sheep Mountain Visitor Centre with its interpretive programs about the region's flora and fauna.
Stay: The Raven Rest Hotel, Haines Junction (Superior)
Meals: B
Day
4
Kluane National Park
Leaving along the Haines Highway, the road climbs from the Chilkat River Valley to the windswept Chilkat Pass. Skirting the boundaries of the British Columbia's Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, you'll arrive into Haines Junction in Kluane country, gateway to Kluane National Park. This is a region of snow-dusted mountains, vast forests, rushing rivers and sparkling lakes home to Canada’s highest peak and the world’s largest non-polar Icefields.
Stay: The Raven Rest Hotel, Haines Junction (Superior)
Meals: B
Day
5
Tok
Enjoy a short national-park hike this morning before heading north along the shores of Kluane Lake and across the border to Tok in Alaska. Home to what is reputed to be Alaska's largest log structure – the impressive 7,000 Tok Mainstreet Visitors Centre – the town offers everything from historic museums to gold panning. It's also known as "the sled dog capital of Alaska' with an husky race recognised by mushers the world over.
Stay: Fox'n Fireweed Cabins, Tok (Superior)
Meals: B
Days
6-8
Dawson City
Follow the Top of the World Highway to Dawson City. Here, you’ll discover what life was like during the Klondike Gold Rush with visits to the historic sternwheel paddler, SS Keno, and the Jack London Interpretive Centre.
Stay: Aurora Inn (Standard)
Day
9
Whitehorse
Wend your way slowly back to Whitehorse, enjoy the raw beauty of the surrounding landscape. Stopover at the Five Finger Rapids and hike down to the shore of the Yukon River. In late afternoon you will reach Whitehorse for a final night, perhaps heading out to explore the parts of the Yukon's capital you might have missed first time around.
Stay: Best Western Gold Rush Inn
Days
10-11
Departure
Leave Whitehorse behind as you join your overnight flight to London.
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Pricing
Any element of this itinerary can be adjusted to suit your needs. Just contact us to find out more.
Accommodation rating:
11-day tailor-made self-drive
from £2,620 pp incl. flights
2025 departures
Special Offer
Early booking car hire savings: Save up to £110 pp.
Book by: 31 March 2025
June & September
from £2,620 pp. incl. flights
July & August
from £3,010 pp. incl. flights
Validity: May to September
Includes:
- Complimentary UK airport lounge access
- Return flights from UK to Whitehorse via Vancouver
- 9 nights accommodation in the Yukon
- Intermediate car hire for 10 days
- Admission to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve
Tok, Dawson City, Haines, Haines Junction accommodation is the best available in the area and considered 3 star
Terms & Conditions
Prices are per person based on two people sharing a twin/double room; prices are subject to availability and possible change; normal booking conditions apply.
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