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Your Yukon Adventure Awaits
The Yukon is a territory built for road tripping. With 4,850 kilometers of open highway through pristine northern wilderness, there are breathtaking vistas around every bend. It’s an adventure you won’t find anywhere else in the world.
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here are forests, lakes and majestic mountains. When it comes to jaw-dropping scenery, it doesn’t get much better than Kluane National Park and Reserve. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to 17 of Canada’s tallest mountains, including Mount Logan, its highest peak. Explore one of the Reserve’s scenic hiking trails, paddle on the crystal-clear waters of Kathleen Lake or take an epic flightseeing tour over the St. Elias icefields, home to more than 2,000 glaciers.
There is history. Whether you visit the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in Whitehorse or stroll the wooden boardwalks of famed gold rush town Dawson City, you’ll find no shortage of remarkable tales of frontier life. Discover what happened after gold was discovered in the Klondike River in 1896 (you can even pan for it yourself near the original gold strike site). And take time to immerse yourself in the history and culture of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, the Klondike’s first inhabitants, at Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.
There is wildlife. There are twice as many moose as people in the Yukon, so there’s a good chance you’ll spot one, no matter which road you’re travelling. Keep an eye out for bears in Kluane, home to the highest concentration of grizzlies in North America, and scan the skies for bald and golden eagles circling overhead (the Yukon is home to 284 bird species). Or visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve in Whitehorse for a one-stop viewing experience.
There are the northern lights. The Yukon’s night sky is one of the best places on the planet to view the aurora borealis. The best time to get a glimpse of this spectacular light show (a collision of charged particles and gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere) is from mid-August to mid-April, between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. It’s worth staying up for!
There are forests, lakes and majestic mountains. When it comes to jaw-dropping scenery, it doesn’t get much better than Kluane National Park and Reserve. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to 17 of Canada’s tallest mountains, including Mount Logan, its highest peak. Explore one of the Reserve’s scenic hiking trails, paddle on the crystal-clear waters of Kathleen Lake or take an epic flightseeing tour over the St. Elias icefields, home to more than 2,000 glaciers.
There is history. Whether you visit the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in Whitehorse or stroll the wooden boardwalks of famed gold rush town Dawson City, you’ll find no shortage of remarkable tales of frontier life. Discover what happened after gold was discovered in the Klondike River in 1896 (you can even pan for it yourself near the original gold strike site). And take time to immerse yourself in the history and culture of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, the Klondike’s first inhabitants, at Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.
There is wildlife. There are twice as many moose as people in the Yukon, so there’s a good chance you’ll spot one, no matter which road you’re travelling. Keep an eye out for bears in Kluane, home to the highest concentration of grizzlies in North America, and scan the skies for bald and golden eagles circling overhead (the Yukon is home to 284 bird species). Or visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve in Whitehorse for a one-stop viewing experience.
There are the northern lights. The Yukon’s night sky is one of the best places on the planet to view the aurora borealis. The best time to get a glimpse of this spectacular light show (a collision of charged particles and gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere) is from mid-August to mid-April, between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. It’s worth staying up for!
There are forests, lakes and majestic mountains. When it comes to jaw-dropping scenery, it doesn’t get much better than Kluane National Park and Reserve. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to 17 of Canada’s tallest mountains, including Mount Logan, its highest peak. Explore one of the Reserve’s scenic hiking trails, paddle on the crystal-clear waters of Kathleen Lake or take an epic flightseeing tour over the St. Elias icefields, home to more than 2,000 glaciers.
There is history. Whether you visit the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in Whitehorse or stroll the wooden boardwalks of famed gold rush town Dawson City, you’ll find no shortage of remarkable tales of frontier life. Discover what happened after gold was discovered in the Klondike River in 1896 (you can even pan for it yourself near the original gold strike site). And take time to immerse yourself in the history and culture of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, the Klondike’s first inhabitants, at Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.
There is wildlife. There are twice as many moose as people in the Yukon, so there’s a good chance you’ll spot one, no matter which road you’re travelling. Keep an eye out for bears in Kluane, home to the highest concentration of grizzlies in North America, and scan the skies for bald and golden eagles circling overhead (the Yukon is home to 284 bird species). Or visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve in Whitehorse for a one-stop viewing experience.
There are the northern lights. The Yukon’s night sky is one of the best places on the planet to view the aurora borealis. The best time to get a glimpse of this spectacular light show (a collision of charged particles and gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere) is from mid-August to mid-April, between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. It’s worth staying up for!