Province / Territory: Yukon

Yukon

Pan for gold, hike the Tombstones, learn to mush, drive the Dempster crossing the Arctic Circle en route.

Breathe in the crisp Yukon air. Smell spruce sap and earthy tundra. Listen for the excited howls of husky sled dogs. Wander the landscape under the midnight sun or aurora borealis. Walk in the footsteps of northern pioneers, talk to the locals and discover the Yukon spirit.

This is a land of untamed wilderness, with outdoor adventures like no other. You'll be fascinated by caribou migrations, First Nations culture and the northern pioneer character. In summer, hike or paddle in spectacular Kluane National Park and Reserve; in winter, cross-country ski or snowmobile in this breathtaking location, part of a World Heritage Site. You'll want to photograph the mesmerizing black granite peaks, idyllic alpine lakes and subarctic tundra landscapes of Tombstone Territorial Park, or watch the swans and fish for Arctic grayling on M'Clintock Bay.

Board a plane from Whitehorse, Haines Junction or Dawson City to flightsee across this vast, captivating land. Or take a little longer with a road trip north from Dawson City up the Dempster Highway, crossing the Arctic Circle on your way to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories.

In the Yukon, you'll get there by nature.

Gold. Pioneers. Wilderness

The Yukon is wedged between the Northwest Territories, British Columbia and Alaska

  • Whitehorse’s airfield played a strategic role in WWII.
  • Kluane means “place of many fish.”
  • There aren’t many gas stations on the Dempster Highway.
  • You’ll hear English, French, eight First Nation languages and some German spoken here.