Yukon - Silver Trail. 11 days/10 nights. Start: Whitehorse - End: Whitehorse.
1 Day
35 km
Start with a visit to the Visitor Center and the Transportation Museum. Back to the center, you walk to the Mac Bride Museum and further to the the radar boat " SS Klondike", completely renovated in the style of its time. A few miles out of town, you visit the Miles Canyon, with its famous rapids and the bridge over the canyon. Lodgings in Whitehorse.
1 Day
410 km
Follow the Klondike Highway to Carmacks, where you should stop at the 'Five Rapids'. Afterwards via picturesque places such as Minto in the direction of Stewart Crossing, where you take the exit to Mayo via the Silver Trail. This town, once was the center of provisioning to the towns further, Keno and Elsa.
1 Day
240 km
Info: Elsa and Keno are at 45 km and 60 km from Mayo and are only accesible via dirt roads. You drive further north via the Moose Creek Lodge, trough a remote area of big rivers and wide forests. Then you reach Dawson City, also known as the 'Queen of the Klondike"
1 Day
Free day at leisure to visit the 'City of the Gold Fever'. Any of the dusty roads you stroll trough today, the virus of this 'Frontier Town' will catch you too. Participate in the 'Town Core Walking Tour' and relive the Gold Rush History. Tonight, a visit to the historic game hall of "Diamond Tooth Gertie's" can not be missed.
1 Day
300 km
The ferry brings you to the other shore of the river and you travel further via the famous 'Top of the World' Highway to the Alaskan border. The highway is located high above the tree border and offers a wide view on the surrounding highlands. At arrival, discover Tok, famous as sledge dog farm capital of Alaska.
1 Day
480 km
Today you travel further to the south via the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and along the legendary Alaska Highway, to enter Yukon again, a few kilometers before reaching Beaver. Once passed Beaver Creek, you visit the Kluane Museum of Natural History, the ruins of Silver City and visit the Visiter Center of Sheep Mountain. Passed Burwash Landing, you discover the wonderful Kluane Lake, to walk in the the wide wilderness, which is an absolute must.
1 Day
240 km
De route to Haines is summerized in one word, "Wonderful" and you can enjoy the nature for hours. Follow the eagles and feel so small, beause of this protected natural area. Haines is a nice town, located at the fjord-like Lynn Canal and one of the centers of the Tlingit Culture. Meet the totem tailor, the Chilkat dancers, artists who make silver jewellery and many more.
1 Day
20 km
Today, you travel on the ferry, which brings you to the Skagway (about 1h). Enjoy a extensive walk through the Gold Rush National Historic Park. Discover the center with its historic buildings and enjoy a night of animation and relaxation in one of the typic saloons.
1 Day
180 km
Follow the panoramic route to the border to reach the famous White Pass, the highest point of the route and you will also pass Emerald Lake, a wonderful piece op nature. The town of Carcross was originally a hunters camp and in the center, there is a historic station (and Visitor Center). Right outside of town, you should make a stop at the local graveyard where both discoverers of the 'Klondike Gold" are burried. End the day in Whitehorse.
Rooms | 28.05.25 - 30.09.25 |
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2X DOUBLE ROOMS + 1 RENTALCAR (K2X2D) | 1772 |
DOUBLE ROOM 1 BED (K21) | 2029 |
QUADRUPLE ROOM 2 BEDS (K42) | 1226 |
TRIPLE ROOM 2 BEDS (K32) | 1483 |
SINGLE ROOM (K11) | 3873 |
per child in parents room 2 - 12 (DACHD12) | 404 |
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