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Canoe Adventure in expedition stile on the lower Yukon River
- from Carmacks to Dawson City -
14 days canoe tour on the YUKON RIVER

During the Gold Rush the Yukon River was used as main transportation route. Up to 280 Sternwheeler supplied almost 40,000 gold diggers searching for gold in Dawson City and the surrounding areas. Numerous trading posts, trappers and prospectors were located along the shore of the Yukon River. Today only  canoes or a few motorboats from the local Indians, heading for their Salmon fish camps, may be encountered. A few dilapidated log cabins are the only remains of the busy past at the 3,600 km / 2,236 mi shore line of the Yukon River.

Itinerary:

Day 1:
Your guide will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to a downtown hotel. The remaining time of the day is at your leisure. Your guide will advise you for sightseeing highlights and where to go for shopping.

Day 2:
Transfer from Whitehorse to Carmacks on the Klondike Highway. The evening will be spend at a campground on the shore of the Yukon River.

Day 3 to 11:
After breakfast you will experience your first days on the mighty Yukon River. It will take about 4 hours until you pass the Five Finger Rapids and the Rink Rapids. Under the guidance of an experienced river guide these rapids can be safely managed even by canoeing beginners. Some historical places are laying 'en route' down the Yukon River: Yukon Crossing - once a place, where horses and wagons were ferried across the river on their way to Dawson City. Fort Selkirk - the first trading post in the Yukon, was established in 1848. Fort Selkirk was destroyed by hostile coastal Tlingit Indians a few years after its establishment. It was resored recently and gives a good impression on how people lived there until the 1950's. The remaining days on the Yukon River will be spend with smooth canoeing and occasional drifting. If lucky, you will spot moose or bear crossing the river. These animals will hide away in the bush on the banks, as soon as people are approaching. Bald Eagles can be spotted every day. During the whole trip the Yukon River flows through pristine wilderness. Impenetrable forests are seaming the banks of the mighty river. In the afternoon of day 11 you eventually will reach Dawson City.

Day 12 and 13:
2 days are being set for Dawson City, the legendary capital of the Gold Rush of 1898. You will visit the Gold Miner Museum and Jack London Cabin. In the evening you can try your luck at Poker, Blackjack or Roulette while visiting "Diamond Tooth Gertie's" Gambling Hall. Long legged can can girls, Honk-y-tonk piano players and a hearty whiskey or a 'Sourdough Cocktail' create an authentic gold-miner's atmosphere and will make for an unforgettable evening.

From the panoramic Midnight Dome you have the opportunity to say good bye to Dawson City. The overwhelming view from the top of the Dome embraces the Klondike and Yukon River valleys. From here you will see the scars that one-hundred years of searching for gold have left. Experience only a view kilometre south of Dawson City how nowadays plaza miners are working their claims. Pan yourself for gold and keep the gold you may find. You will travel back in time to the days of the gold-rush when visiting the Gold Drege #4 and the discovery claim at the Bonanza Creek.

Day 14:
After breakfast you you start for the last leg of your journey. For 550 km / 340 mi you travel on the Klondike Highay back to Whitehorse. At the picturesque Moose Creek Lodge you have a stop for a coffee and some delicious homemade cookies. A few miles north of Carmacks is a view point to look down to the harmless looking Five Finger Rapids. You may recall the moments when you had passed through the choppy waters of the rapids.

Before your last night at a hotel you may reflect over an unforgettable trip during a cozy dinner.

Day 15:
Your guide will transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.

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