Yukon Northern Lights (3 Days)

Day 1 Vancouver to Whitehorse & Evening Aurora Viewing Depart Vancouver Airport for Whitehorse. Upon arrival transfer (included) from the airport to your hotel in downtown Whitehorse. The hotel is located within walking distance of all attractions, restaurants, banks and stores. After your arrival, there is time for an information meeting, the registration for optional tours, the fitting of winter clothing, for shopping and dinner on your own. This evening depart for your first Aurora viewing. A cozy, heated cabin or wall tent with hot drinks and snacks makes your Aurora viewing even more enjoyable. Return to hotel around 2.30am.

Day 2 Morning Sightseeing Tour & Evening Aurora Viewing Sleep in this morning. At 10.00am your city tour starts. The tour includes Main Street, the Train Depot of the White Pass and the Yukon Route, the Log Skyscraper, the Log Church, the Sternwheeler SS Klondike, the fish ladder, Schwatka Lake and some residential areas. This afternoon is free to relax before departing at 10.00pm for more Aurora viewing. Again, hot drinks and snacks are provided in a warm-up cabin. You can sit around a roaring fire and share stories with fellow travellers. Return to hotel around 2.30am.

Day 3 Whitehorse to Vancouver Transfer (included) to Whitehorse airport for your return flight to Vancouver, upon arrival at Vancouver Airport your package ends.

Optional Tours for Free Day
Half Day Snowmobile Driving (9.10am or 12.10pm)
We drive you to the site and introduce you to the safety of driving a snow machine. After instructions and a trial run with your instructor you’ll be driving your own machine over prepared trails through the incredible winter landscape of the Yukon. Includes transfers, instruction, the use of a snow machine (2 person / sled), Snacks and hot drinks. Total duration: 4 hours (min 2 person)

Ice Fishing & Show Shoeing Tour (12.10pm)
After a short drive to a frozen lake we'll show you how to walk on snowshoes. With our fishing equipment we'll walk onto the ice of the lake where we'll fish through a hole in the ice. With some luck we catch a Lake Trout or Grayling and pull it up from the hole. Includes transfers, snow shoes, angling equipment, instruction on how to use snowshoes and how to fish, blankets, snack and hot drinks. Total duration: 4 hours

Package Includes:

• 2 night’s accommodation
• Return flights from Vancouver
• Transfer to / from airport
• Transfers to / from viewing chalet
• Hot drinks and snacks at viewing chalet
• Information meeting & city tour

Not Included:

• Gratuities for lodge staff and instructors

Checklist of items to bring:

• Ski suit, thermal underwear & warm clothing, hat, mitts, winter boots
• Day pack
• Sunscreen, sunglasses

Optional Winter Clothing Package:

• Includes: winter outerwear pants and fleece liner, winter outerwear jacket with fleece liner
• Winter boots (Sorel Glacier or similar), insulated mitts, insulated headgear / cap

Optional Tours:

• Half Day Snowmobile Driving
• Half Day Ice Fishing & Show Shoeing Tour

Note:

• For constellation photography bring 35 mm SLR manual camera, ASA 400 film or faster, tripod and cable release

Hotels

Best Western Gold Rush Inn

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Best Western Gold Rush Inn

Located in the heart of downtown, decorated in 1898 Klondike Gold Rush Era motif.

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