| 15 Days Liard River / Dawson City |
| Liard River |
 The Upper Liard River is rated as a class II whitewater with easy rapids as well as waves up to two feet. Trips for beginners under supervision of an experienced riverguide. The Liard river canoe tour was created for people who want to experience loneliness, silence as well as the beauty of the wilderness in order to get away from the everyday routine. The sources of the Upper Liard are The Caribou Lakes, which are located at tree line altitude. The Caribou lakes invite for peaceful and relaxing paddling trips as well as for hiking around the lakes. The abundant fauna of this area provides high possibilities of wildlife encounters, perfect for photography. |
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| Day |
Itinerary |
| 01 |
| Arrival at Whitehorse international airport where your guide will welcome you. Transfer to a Whitehorse Downtown Hotel. |
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| 02 |
| 75 minutes charter flight by floatplane to Caribou Lakes. Camp set-up after arrival on site. |
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| 03 - 04 |
| 2 Days of familarization with the environment and the equipment you will be using during the rest of the tour. Enjoy plenty of time to hike, fish, canoe, photography and the silence of the north. |
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| 05 - 10 |
| For 6 days, you will canoe the Upper Liard River. During the first hours, the river is fairly narrow with random boulders and slow current. On the second day, the river widens as the speed of the current increases. Rocks, boulders and occasional sweepers require your full attention. The Liard River is rarely traveled so it provides good opportunities to view moose, bears, eagles, beavers as well as a wide variety of birds. The river is boarded by almost impenetrable forest. The spectacular sights of snow caped mountains will take your breath away all along your journey. After 6 days paddling the river, you will reach the Alaska Highway near Watson Lake where you will camp overnight. |
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| 11 |
| Visit of Watson Lake’s famous exposition of signposts, which were set up during the construction of the Alaska Highway by the American soldiers. Their purpose was to show the long distance between the soldiers and their families. Then you will travel on the Campbell Highway to reach Carmacks, 550 kilometers away. The Campbell Highway is a seldom-traveled gravel road surrounded by magnificent wilderness. Overnight camping on a private campground on the banks of the Yukon River. |
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| 12 |
| You will be heading for Dawson City, on the Klondike Highway (350 km). Dawson City is the legendary capital of the 1898’ Gold Rush. This town is almost like a “western” movie setup with its dirt roads and old-fashioned buildings. The surroundings of Dawson City carry century old stories of gold mining and “gold fever” represented by old mining tailings scaring the landscape. In the late afternoon you will have the opportunity to scroll the city’s wooden sidewalks, at night you will visit “Diamond Tooth Gertie’s” gambling hall, the only legal gambling facility in the Yukon. Poker, Black Jack, Roulette; Honky-Tonk piano player and long legged Can-Can girls provide an almost “genuine” Gold Rush atmosphere of the 19th century. Over night stay in a downtown hotel. |
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| 13 |
| In the morning, visit of the Gold digger museum and In the afternoon and in the evening you will be at leisure. |
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| 14 |
| Back on the Klondike Highway for the final part of the tour, return to Whitehorse (550 km). In the evening, you will have the opportunity to toast to the most memorable events of the tour. |
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| 15 |
| Transfer to Whitehorse International airport and departure. |
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