The most powerful words cannot describe the unrivalled wild beauty, and immense, almost uninhabited expanse, of the Yukon and Alaska. This round trip will reveal to you one of the last grand, completely wild spots of the world. You will get to know it from several perspectives:

• By ship through Kenai Fjords National Park, experience the unique diversity of marine life in the fjords. Glaciers calving into the ocean and northern rainforest characterize the landscape of the rugged coast along which you will sail.

• In Alaska the Denali shuttle bus will bring you deep into the breathtaking mountain world of the Denali National Park.

• You have the opportunity to fly by airplane over Kluane National Park. This park contains the highest mountain range in Canada, and the largest non-polar ice fields on earth.

• With your car you will travel the highways and gravel roads of the high north.
  The Alaska Highway, Klondike Highway, Top of the World Highway and other roads are stretching deep through the vast wilderness. Majestic mountain ranges, virgin forest, mountain tundra, serene lakes, and untamed rivers comprise the most visible element of hundreds, often thousands, of kilometres of wilderness that will surround you in its awesome and magnificent grip.

Itinerary:

Day 1
Arrival at the Whitehorse airport. Transfer to the hotel by taxi. In the afternoon you may stroll the streets of Whitehorse and visit sites such as: the McBride Museum, a Yukon Stern Wheeler, and the Old Log Church and a wooden "Skyscraper".

Hotel: Westmark Klondike Inn

Day 2
In the morning you will pick up your rental car and travel on the Klondike Highway and the Silver Trail to reach Keno City approx. mid afternoon (460 kilometres/290 miles). Keno City is an abandoned Ghost Town founded during the Silver Rush of 1911, after the Klondike Gold Rush was over. A small museum and the large air exhibition will give you an impression about the incredible conditions the silver miner were facing to mine and transport the silver ore in absolute wilderness without any infrastructure.

Hotel: Silver Trail Inn or B & B

Day 3
It's not a problem to drive up by car to the 2.000 meter/6.560 feet high Keno Hill. Reaching the top of the Keno Hill, high above the tree line, you will have breathtaking vistas of beautiful lakes and endless mountainous wilderness. Numerous marked trails with different levels of difficulty are inviting you for a hiking tour.
Traveling the Klondike Highway you will reach Dawson City (approx. 290/1890 miles) at late afternoon. The legendary capital of the 1898 Gold Rush is a living relic. Even 100 years after the great Gold Rush miners here are still digging for gold. In the evening Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall is a must. Long-legged can-can girls, honk-y-tonk piano player, poker, blackjack and roulette provide an "almost" genuine gold digger atmosphere.

Hotel: Westmark Inn

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Day 4
In the morning you have time to stroll the wooden sidewalks of Dawson City that looks like a western movie setting. Most of the buildings left in Dawson City were set up at the turn of the century. Visiting the Gold Miner Museum, the Jack London Cabin and the huge Gold Dredge #4 will provide a comprehensive impression of the 1898 Gold Rush. Also you probably do not want to miss to see the original Discovery Claim at the Bonanza Creek, where George Carmacks and his native companions once discovered the first "Klondike Gold", causing the biggest Gold Rush the World has ever seen.

Hotel: Westmark Inn

Day 5
From the panoramic Midnight Dome high above Dawson City you may say goodbye to Dawson City. The overwhelming view from the top of the Dome reveals all the scars that a hundred years of searching for gold had left. The gravel road of the Top of the World Highway leads you through the sub-alpine tundra of the Alaskan mountain ranges to Tok the next destination of your journey. You will cross the border to Alaska at "Poker Creek" the most northern border crossing of the United States. The American custom officer will stamp your passport with the "Caribou Stamp". Just a few kilometres/miles down the road you will find a bizarre gift shop worth to take a picture.

Hotel: Young's Motel

Day 6
Today you have to travel about 350 km/220 miles on the Alaska Highway to reach Fairbanks. The U.S. Army constructed the 2,400 km/2,500 miles long Alaska Highway through the almost impenetrable wilderness of Alaska and Yukon in 1942. This feat was achieved in an unbelievable eight months. You may stop in North Pole, 50 km/30 miles east of Fairbanks, to visit Santa Claus' domicile. Christmas remains here year around. In the afternoon you may like go for a cruise aboard the sternwheeler "Discovery III". At the Old Chena Indian Village you step ashore for a guided tour, furthermore you'll experience a traditional Athabascan fish camp. This tour is rated by the travel medias as the # 1 boat tour in North America.

Hotel: Bridgewater Hotel

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Day 7
Fairbanks: "The University of Alaska Museum" is a must. With approx. 1,5 Million items on display it is one of the biggest museums in North America.
The exhibition includes North America's prehistoric fauna and flora of the last ice age, the old cultures of the Inuit and Aleutian people and the Tlingit and Athabascan Indian tribes. You also will learn about the conquest of Alaska by Russia, the Gold Rush era and the occupation of some of the outer Aleutian Island by Japanese troops. A special subject is Alaska as the country with the most earthquakes in the world. 

Hotel: Bridgewater Hotel

Day 8
Fairbanks - Denali National Park (approx. 200 km/125 miles). Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain of North America is encircled by pure wilderness, solitude. Shuttle buses carry visitors deep into the park. For the tour to the Eielson Centre you have to calculate 8 hours. Bear, moose, dall sheep, caribou and other wild animals are accustomed to the many visitors and can frequently be viewed from the road.

Hotel: Totem Inn or Westmark Denali Sourdough Cabins

Day 9
You may use this day for a hiking tour into the Denali National Park or for a sightseeing flight and glacier landing at Mt. McKinley. 

Hotel: Totem Inn or Westmark Denali Sourdough Cabins

Day 10
Denali - Anchorage (approx. 380 km/240 miles). Today you'll reach Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska with approx. 300.000 inhabitants. Enjoy a shopping tour in Anchorage, visit the biggest float plane base of the world accommodating approx. 1.000 starts and landings per day and the Alaska Earthquake Exhibition or/and the 3D OMNI cinema featuring a unforgettable show of Alaska's overwhelming natural beauty.

Hotel: Ramada Inn

Day 11
Anchorage - Seward (approx. 200 km/135 miles). By traveling the Seward Highway you will access the Kenai Peninsula, which offers a superior and diversely unique landscape. High mountains with numerous glaciers extending into the ocean, sub-alpine tundra, and dense rainforest provide unforgettable impressions. After arriving in Seward you embark the ALASKAN EXPLORER for a 6 hour cruise through the Kenai Fjords National Park. The marine life of the Fjord is abundant. Whales, sea lions, seals, sea otter and many rare seabirds can be spotted from the vessel. Floating icebergs descend from the nearby glacier fields. Facing the huge Holgate Glacier a deli-style seafood snack will be served. In the evening you may stroll the streets of Seward.

Hotel: Breeze Inn

Day 12
Have to stop at the Exit Glacier when being on your way back to Anchorage. On the Glenn Highway you pass through the fertile Matanuska Valley and will reach Glennallen after approx. 510 Km/318 miles. All the way to Glennallen offers a constantly changing scenery and panoramic vistas of breathtaking beauty.

Hotel: New Caribou Hotel or Sheep Mountain Lodge

Day 13
From Glennallen to Valdez (approx. 185 km/115 miles) you will follow the Richardson Highway. Build in 1898 this Highway was the first road in Alaska, originally known as the Eagle Trail. You are accompanied by the mountainous landscape of the Chugach National Forests and Wrangell-St.Elias National Park. The area surrounding Valdez is dubbed as the "Little Switzerland of Alaska".

Hotel: Totem Inn or Keystone Hotel

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Day 14
The today's route will bring you via Richardson- and Glenn Highway to Tok and further on the Alaska Highway to Beaver Creek.

(Valdez - Beaver Creek   approx. 590 km/370 miles) 

Hotel: Westmark Inn

Day 15
Alaska Highway Beaver Creek - Haines Junction (approx. 300 km/186 miles). 

Hotel: Alcan Inn or Cozy Corner

On 2 days (day 14 and day 15) you travel along the northern border or the largest continuously protected area in the world: the Wrangell and Kluane National Parks. On day 9 you will cross the huge Copper River Basin. Many Alaskan travelers claim this to be the most impressive portion of their Alaskan journey. Marvellous is the scenery of the highest active volcano in Alaska. On clear days a light vapor cloud surrounds the summit of the 4,700 m/15,400 ' Mount Wrangell. the majestic scenery of the Wrangell and Saint Elias Mountains are accompanying you all the way to Haines Junction. A small native museum in Burwash Landing offers an impressive exhibition of the Yukon's wildlife. In Haines Junction you may go for an optional flight to the 65 km long, double-tongued, Kaskawulsh Glacier. This flight provides a breathtaking birds-eye view of the majestic mountain world of the Kluane National Park.

Hotel: Alcan Inn or Cozy Corner

Day 16
The Visitor Information Centre in Haines Jct. offers comprehensive information about Canada's largest National Park. Furthermore you may have a relaxing walking tour into the Kluane National Park. The Park Ranger will provide all necessary information of accessible trails into the National Park.

Hotel: Alcan Inn or Cozy Corner

Day 17
Haines Junction - Haines Alaska (approx. 250 km/160 miles). Every mile of today's route along the eastern St. Elias Mountains offers the grandeur of the constantly changing scenery, and panoramic views of breathtaking beauty. After crossing the Chilkat Pass you will be in Alaska again; traveling through the wild and romantic valley of the Chilkat River (Bald Eagle Valley). At Old Fort Seward you will be greeted by totem poles recounting long family tales. Here you will have a chance to enjoy the sophisticated art work of Tlingit totem carvers (coastal First Nation tribe). Three times a week there is a dancing session interpreting their old tribal legends.

Hotel: Captain's Choice Motel

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Day 18
Take your time for a hiking tour into the Chilkat State Park and admire the emerald green glaciers calving on the opposite side into the fjord.

Hotel: Captain's Choice Motel

Day 19
On the Alaska State Ferry you will sail across the Lynn Channel, the longest and deepest fjord of the world. After one hour you disembark the ferry in Skagway.
During the Gold Rush of 1898 the port of Skagway was the starting point for tens of thousands of Gold Rush stampeders to the Klondike Gold Fields. Most buildings of Skagway's historic site were constructed during the Gold Rush era.

Hotel: Westmark Inn

Day 20
Stroll down Skagway's wooden boardwalks. Numerous shops are offering countless souvenirs to choose from. You may enter the Soapy Smith Show to learn how Soapy Smith and his gang once fleeced unsuspicious stampeders. In the afternoon you have to travel back to Whitehorse (approx. 180 km/115 miles). Your today's route leads you up to the coastal mountains and the White Pass, the border crossing-point of the Yukon. The road follows the "Dead Horse Trail", which gained sad popularity because more than four-thousand horses perished on this trail during the Gold Rush. Late afternoon you will pass Carcross on your way to Whitehorse. Shortly past the community of Carcross you may stop at the "Carcross Desert" said to be the smallest desert of the world. 

Hotel: Westmark Klondike Inn

Day 21
You have numerous options to organize this day by yourself. Discover Yukon's Wildlife Preserve, meet the ice-age giants at the Yukon's Beringia Interpretive Centre, embark the MV Schwatka for a cruise on Schwatka Lake and to the Miles Canyon or have a walking tour to "World's Longest Wooden Fish Ladder". And may be there is some time left for a last shopping tour in Whitehorse.

Hotel: Westmark Klondike Inn

Day 22
Transfer to the Whitehorse airport and departure, or an ad-on program.

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Price per person from/to Whitehorse
based on double room occupancy	Compact Car	CA$	2,990.00
based on double room occupancy	Mid Size Car	CA$	3,050.00
based on double room occupancy	Full Size Car	CA$	3,125.00
based on double room occupancy	Van	CA$	3,280.00
based on double room occupancy	SUV (4 x 4)	CA$	3,280.00
single room supplement		CA$	1,680.00

All prices are subject to 5 % GST (Goods & Service Tax)

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