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21 day Canadian Northwest Go Wild Tour
Calgary, Alberta and Whitehorse Tour Code B
Wild, rugged country, like you knew it would be. During your 21-day camping tour between Calgary, Alberta, and Whitehorse, Yukon, you travel stretches where the chances to meet wild animals is better than finding people. The spectacular landscapes along the primitive Campbell and Cassiar Highways are hardly touched by tourism. Kluane National Park is totally uninhabited. Exploring and hiking in these areas as well as in the famous Banff and Jasper National Parks you visit the most outstanding places in a variety of landscapes. Demands: easy to moderate mountain hikes with light day pack.
Day 1:Calgary - Arrival in Calgary, transfer to the hotel and pre trip information with the guide. Day 2: Jasper National Park - You board the bus for the drive west into the Rocky Mountain national parks. Short warm-up hikes and many photo stops in Banff, Lake Louise, Bow Lake and especially along the Icefields Parkway with it’s glaciers and turquoise lakes. Not far from the little town of Jasper you set up your tent for the next two days. 400 km Day 3: Jasper National Park - Along Maligne Canyon the river is roaring up to 50 m (165 ft) below you. Now a side trip to picturesque Maligne Lake for a 4 hour hike into the flower covered hills at 2300 m (7590 ft). You can follow the open ridge for many more miles, always with stunning views of the surrounding peaks. Day 4: Prince George - At the 3954 m (13050 ft) colossus Mt.Robson you walk through cedar forests to Kinney Lake. Down the valley of the Frazer River past sleepy villages to Pruden Lake. 380 km Day 5: Fort St.James – This National Park and historic site on the shore of Stuart Lake stems from the times of the fur trade. The buildings of the former trading post are today an outdoor museum. You hike up Mount Pope for a grandiose panorama view of the lake and into the distant plateau. (12 km or 7.2 miles return). 250 km Day 6: New Hazelton – Burns Lake, Houston, Smithers and a few smaller towns on your north-west route through this vast country of forests and mountains. Moricetown Falls is a narrow canyon where migrating salmon can be seen during the summer months. Campground at Ksan where Native guides explain totem poles and longhouses of an ancient culture. 380 km
Day 7: Stewart - The oldest still standing totem poles can be found near Kitwanga and Kitwancool. After setting up camp by a lake, there is time this evening for an excursion to fantastic hanging glaciers at Bear Pass. 320 km Day 8: Stewart - A side trip to Alaska. Only 3 km and an international border apart but what contrasts. Tidy, typical Canadian Stewart has the school and the bank, end-of-the-road Hyder is purely Alaskan and has the bears and the glacier. Black bears and grizzlies fishing for salmon are not bothered by spectators and occasionally walk through the village. Several movies were filmed here Day 9: Cassiar Highway - Only a few hundred souls live along this rarely travellednorthern route. The scenery of the high plateau, framed by rugged peaks of the Coastal and Cassiar Ranges leaves a powerful impression. Camping by a small lake where you can rent a canoe for an afternoon of exploring. 300 km Day 10: Frances Lake - Still on the Cassiar Highway through absolute wilderness with roaring rivers, lonely lakes and endless forests. Watson Lake with the „sign forest“ is already part of the Yukon. If you feel homesick you may add your town sign to the collection. A short film in the interpretive centre shows the importance of this highway stop. You take the Robert Campbell route north, a true discovery route. Large coaches avoid this gravel road, here you experience old-time Yukon nature. Camping at Frances Lake and a hike this afternoon.460 km Day 11: Faro - Except for the Native village of Ross River you find no other settlements during today’s drive. Camp is near the mining town of Faro on the Pelly River. By making use of some mining trails you can reach a 2060 m highlands with a moderate 2 to 4 hour hike (up to 12 km with up to 800 m gain, 7.2 miles with 2625 ft). Great views, a waterfall and observing wildlife are the rewards. Day 12: Tatchun Lake -. Wolves and bears call this land their home, so keep your eyes peeled. Camping at picturesque Tatchun Lake.nbsp;nbsp;sp; 180 km Day 13: Dawson City – Near the infamous Five Finger Rapids of the Yukon River you reach the Klondike Highway. A short trail leads to the spot where years ago many a paddle wheeler met it’s doom. Tonight you reach Dawson City and the campground on the banks of the Yukon. Don’t miss the town’s nightlife with gambling casinos and Can-Can girls. 360 km Day 14: Dawson City/Dempster - After a side trip to Bonanza Creek, a hundred years ago site of the biggest gold rush of all times, you leave the Klondike gold fields. The infamous Dempster Highway, 730 km (455 mi) of gravel, is the only road connection to the arctic ocean. Camp at the base of the Tombstone Mountains. 110 km Day 15: Tombstone Mountains - The program calls for a 10 km (6.3 mi) hike with 550 m (1815 ft) gain. The black basalt mountains have a moonscape appearance of but are home of caribous which can be spotted in small groups and large herds. Each season has it’s own charm, like the coloration of the forests in late summer. Day 16: Lake Laberge - You travel south via the Klondike Highway. Along the Yukon River old mail stations, rest houses and small settlements are reminders of the great gold rush.  Larger towns on the map like Pelly Crossing (population 2800 and Carmacks (500) have a long history as fishing grounds and meeting places of the Aboriginal people, later as rest stops on the way to the Klondike. Campground at Lake Laberge. 500 km Day 17: Kluane NP - A short side trip to the Takhini Hot Springs and now the land of the superlatives: Mt. Logan (5959 m, 19665 ft), Canada’s highest mountain, in Canada’s largest national park with the world’s largest glacier field (except at the north and south poles). Another attraction is the abundant fauna. Base camp is set up at the border to the national park, the first excursion is a hike to pretty Kathleen Lake 180 km Day 18: Kluane NP - The Auriol-Trail is a 12 km (7.5 mi) loop with amazing scenery. Walking time is app. 4 hours with 300 m (182 ft) elevation gain to a maximum height of 1159 m (3825 ft). Day 19: Kluane - The most spectacular hike is on Sheep Mountain overlooking huge Kluane Lake. It calls for a five hour, 14 km (9 mi) hike with good chances to spot the elusive white dall sheep. There is also opportunity for a white water rafting trip on the Tatshenshini River or a sightseeing flight deep into the park.  140 km Day 20: Whitehorse - The Alaska Highway to the capital of the Yukon. In Whitehorse the program calls for a visit of Miles Canyon and the world’s longest fish ladder. You should also make time for the McBride- and the Beringia Museum as well as the S.S.Klondike paddle wheeler. Hotel and final get-together for tonight. 160 km Day 21: Transfer to the airport.
Included: Airport transfers, 2 nights hotel acccommodation (twin with breakfasts), other nights in spacious tents (2 pers./tent), transportation in minibus, admission to the national parks and Fort St. James Historic Site, guided tour of Ksan Indian Village, admission to Diamond Tooth Gerties in Dawson, camping fees, camping equipment (except sleeping bag), hard foam mattress, services of a guide. For the visit of Hyder, Alska, an USA Visa is not required. Not included:   Personal equipment, meals, sleeping bag, food kitty app $10.-/day Tatshenshini white water rafting $100.- glacier flight from $85.- Group size: 6 to 12 persons  Single: Can$ 130.- extra for single room and tent
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