Yukon & Alaska Explorer

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Whitehorse

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   Start point

   Whitehorse International Airport, 91633 Alaska Hwy, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 6E6, Canada (Main Entrance)

2. Day 2

   Whitehorse to Skagway

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   Meals

   Breakfast

   Included Activities

   • Guided hike on Chilkoot Trail (first few kilometers)
   • Scenic drive through Yukon Territory with stops at Emerald Lake and Carcross

   Landmarks
   Emerald Lake
   Carcross
   White Pass
   Bennett Lake
   Chilkoot Trail

3. Day 3

   Skagway to Haines to Haines Junction

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   Included Activities

   • Ferry trip on Lynn fjord from Skagway to Haines
   • Guided scenic drive over Coast Mountains along Dalton Trail North

   Optional Activities

   • Explore shorter trails in Skagway

   Landmarks
   Skagway
   Dyea
   Haines
   Dalton Trail North
   Dalton Cache

4. Day 4

   Haines Junction

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   Included Activities

   • Full day guided hike in Kluane National Park to Sheep Mountain
   • Entrance fees for Kluane National Park

   Optional Activities

   • Charter scenic flight over Kluane National Park's ice fields

   Landmarks
   Kluane National Park
   Sheep Mountain
   Kluane Lake

5. Day 5

   Haines Junction to Whitehorse

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   Included Activities

   • Guided hike on Auriol Trail in Kluane National Park

   Landmarks
   Auriol Trail
   Alaska Highway

6. Day 6

   Whitehorse to Dawson City

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   Included Activities

   • Visit Beringia Centre museum
   • Admissions as per itinerary

   Optional Activities

   • Visit Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall to watch can-can dancers

   Landmarks
   Beringia Centre
   Yukon River
   Five Finger Rapids
   Klondike Highway
   Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall

7. Day 7

   Dawson City

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   Included Activities

   • Guided day hike in Tombstone Territorial Park
   • Entrance fees for Tombstone Territorial Park

   Landmarks
   Dempster Highway
   Tombstone Mountains
   Tombstone Territorial Park

8. Day 8

   Dawson City

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   Included Activities

   • Admissions as per itinerary

   Optional Activities

   • Visit active gold mine in Bonanza and Eldorado Creeks

   Landmarks
   Bonanza Creek
   Eldorado Creek
   Midnight Dome
   Dawson City

9. Day 9

   Dawson City to Alaska

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   Included Activities

   • Scenic drive on Top of the World Highway

   Landmarks
   Top of the World Highway
   Chicken, Alaska
   Action Wade Camp
   Denali National Park

   

10. Day 10

    Denali

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    Included Activities

    • Guided day trip into Denali National Park
    • Entrance fees for Denali National Park

    Optional Activities

    • One-hour scenic flight over Denali (weather permitting)

    Landmarks
    Denali Highway
    Denali

11. Day 11

    Denali National Park

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    Included Activities

    • National Park shuttle bus tour deep into Denali National Park
    • Daytrip into Denali National Park

    Landmarks
    Denali National Park

12. Day 12

    Denali to Seward

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic drive through Alaskan interior via George Parks Highway and Seward Highway

    Landmarks
    George Parks Highway
    Anchorage
    Seward Highway
    Turnagain Arm
    Portage
    Kenai Peninsula
    Seward

    

13. Day 13

    Seward

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    Included Activities

    • Guided hike in Seward area (morning)

    Optional Activities

    • Hike the Iditarod Trail
    • Hike the Coastal Trail (tide dependent)
    • Visit historic Fort McGilvary
    • Hike to salmon stream at Tonsina Beach
    • Additional afternoon hike
    • Six-hour marine life viewing cruise in Kenai Fjords National Park

    Landmarks
    Iditarod Trail
    Coastal Trail
    Fort McGilvary
    Tonsina Beach
    Kenai Fjords National Park
    Bear Glacier

14. Day 14

    Seward to Anchorage

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    Meals

    Dinner (Fine dinner celebration)

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Lakes Hood and Spenard to watch floatplane activity
    • Aviation museum
    • Museum of History and Art
    • Shopping at American malls
    • Tour bars and microbreweries

    Landmarks
    Lake Hood
    Lake Spenard
    Turnagain Arm
    Anchorage

15. Day 15

    Anchorage

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    End point

    Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, 5000 W Intl Airport Rd, Anchorage, Alaska 99502, United States (Main Entrance)

    Landmarks
    Anchorage