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Northern Lights, Tundra and the Arctic
Ocean
In the heart of every adventure is a great story, and for those who look for adventure there can be no greater place to draw upon for a story than in the Yukon, Canada's True North! Witness the dance of northern lights against a cobalt night sky and the stillness echoed in an arctic winter. A trip along the famous Dempster Highway through frozen tundra across the arctic circle to Inuvik at the Mackenzie River delta and further north on an ice road across swamps and the frozen Arctic Ocean. The final destination is Tuktoyaktuk, a small Inuit village at the Beauford Sea. You will learn how people of the arctic live under extreme weather conditions. Itinerary: Day 1: River View Hotel Day 2: Hotel: Aurora Inn, Dawson City Day 3: Hotel: Aurora Inn, Dawson City
Day 4: Eagle Plains Motel Day 5: Bed and breakfast Day 6: Bed and breakfast Day 7: River View Hotel Day 8: Participants: 7 – 9 persons
Tour dates winter 2010/2011 "Northern Lights, Tundra and the Arctic
Ocean":
All prices are subject to 5 % GST (Goods & Service Tax) We reserve the right to change our prices due to unpredictable increases of fuel prices.
Important note: We reserve the right to stay in hotels other as described in the itinerary. We also reserve the right to conduct the itinerary in opposite direction or change parts of the tour description if necessary due to circumstances that are beyond the control of Canadian Wilderness Travel Ltd. All changes will be replaced by same or better options. We strongly recommend you to purchase proper insurance coverage at the time of booking. Your policy should cover at least trip cancellation, injury, illness, travel accident, emergency medical and search & rescue. According to Yukon laws and regulations you will be required to sign a "Release of claims and waiver of liability" prior to departure of this tour. CANADIAN WILDERNESS TRAVEL Ltd. Home / Summer Tours / Winter Tours / Day Tours and
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Our mini
bus will take you to the
legendary capital city of the world famous Klondike Gold Rush
Dawson
City by way of the Klondike Highway. Dawson City delivers an impression
of a wandering through a western movie set. Dawson City can be best
described as where reality and legend mix to maintain the ambiance of
the Gold Rush Era. You now have taken your first steps toward becoming a
Sourdough. It's not a bad thing, as one who is bestowed as a Sourdough
is looked upon with pride. The title is given to anyone who survives a
winter in Dawson. There's a general spirit of adventure that is
noticeable in Dawson and it flows like water everywhere in the far
North. Have a drink at the "Westminster Hotel" and meet some of the
earthy local residents.
Take your time and
explore Dawson City
in winter and learn details about the adventurous history of the
great
Gold Rush of 1898. You can visit the Discovery Claim on Bonanza Creek as
well as a huge gold dredge. The Midnight Dome provides a viewpoint high
above Dawson City, the gold fields and the Yukon River. You'll also have
a chance to see northern lights (
More than 700 km/440 miles) through the frozen winter landscape of
the northern mountains and tundra are lying ahead. Nearly half way is
Eagle Plains, the only service station and primary rest stop on the way
from Dawson City to Inuvik. At the Eagle Plains Lodge you will find a
unique photo documentation about life in the Arctic.
Just 40 kilometres /25 miles north of Eagle Plains you'll travel
across the Arctic Circle. Wide treeless valleys and uninterrupted
stillness will capture you! Information boards at the road turnouts
brief you on the aurora borealis and the geological and geographic
characteristics of the area. Mid way between Eagle Plains and Inuvik is
Fort McPherson, which gained sad popularity, when a sled dog patrol of
the Northwest Mounted Police got lost and tragically perished in
December of 1910. The ice bridge over the frozen Peel River becomes your
first experience in traveling on a "Northern Winter Road" before
arriving in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Located on the Mackenzie
River delta, Inuvik marks the end of the road and start of the official
Ice Road to the Arctic.