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Dog Sledding Tour - Following Jack London Stories
in the exact same area that inspired the famous writer. Welcome in the Great North. Please note that it wouldn’t be useless to read again the Call of the Wild before doing this adventure!
The region of the Yukon is legendary land imbued with gold rush history, frontier spirit and first nation culture, the Yukon is home to North America’s highest mountains, the world’s largest non polar glacier fields and mighty heritage rivers that run who knows where?
The sheer majesty of the Yukon landscape is more than just a visual experience, it actually reaches in and touches your soul. It’s a land so immense, so breathtaking beautiful, so close to nature, it will humble you and inspire you, and it will remain in your memory forever.
The Yukon, like most northern destinations, offers activities such as dog sledding, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, northern lights and snow-shoeing. Only in the Yukon, Canada’s true north, can you experience winter adventure surrounded by abundant wildlife amid a land described, but understated, as a masterpiece of nature.
Don’t forget your camera! In addition to spectacular Northern Lights and “sundog viewing”, the Yukon winter skies are a photographers dream. When its clear and cold, the sky is a rich cobalt blue and Pure vacationers marvel at the many delicate pastel colours that sunrises and sunsets create.
No visit to this region could be complete with out experiencing the rich history and culture of Canada’s First Nations people. Their stories, legends, games, songs and dances reflect spiritual and cultural values that have evolved thousands of years.
Hunting and trapping are still an important way of life for Yukon First Nations people, and native-tanned, hand made arts, crafts and clothing and are available in every community.
Why not try some Ice Fishing, this requires no special equipment, and many an enthusiast believe fish caught in winter taste better than those caught in the summer.
Enjoy a winter vacation to Yukon and you will remember it for all your lifetime. |
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- Accommodation provided throughout the tour |
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- Single or Twin/Double Room (All En-suite) |
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- Return Transfer to and from the airport |
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- Transfers between activity sites |
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- Services of a musher guide |
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- 1 dog-sled per person |
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- All 'Extreme Cold' clothing |
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- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on selected days |
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We can arrange flights from your local regional airport for you where ever you are in the world.
Pure Vacations is an IATA agent and this enables the company to book flights with all airlines. |
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Itinerary & Highlights
Day 1 - Whitehorse / Sky High Valley
You will arrive and transfer from the Whitehorse Airport to the Blue Kennels base camp that we’ll reach after a 50km ride along the famous Alaska Highway. Upon arrival, we will outfit you with your expedition clothing and you will then have the opportunity to relax in your cozy cabin. Later on, we’ll show you how to harness the dogs and give you an instruction on how to drive the sled. Depending on the weather and time of the day we hook up the dogs and go for a short first run. You might finally want to take a sauna or just relax on the couch beside the stove, and of course listen to the dogs howling outside. (Meals included on this day are Lunch and Dinner)
Day 2 - Sky High Valley
While the morning sun slowly lifts over the horizon we prepare for our day trip after breakfast. We feed and water the dogs and harness them up at around 11 a. m. We cover about 40 km in distance, mainly going along a flat training trail and over the frozen Takhini River. Just the slight sound of the working dogs and runners in the snow will be with us for that day. You get to know your dogs and start to form a personal relationship. With every stop, and praise for the dogs, they learn to trust you and you to trust them. (Meals included on this day are Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 3 - Sky High Valley
Today we load our sled with some gear and head towards beautiful Ibex Valley. This used to be an old trading route of the Champagne Aishihik First Nations. We easily cover between 40 and 60 km. Slowly a new feeling of life will creep in. In harmony with the running rhythm of your team you will enjoy nature in a way never experienced before. The evening we spend again in our cozy log cabins. (Meals included on this day are Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 4 - Sky High Valley
For three days we leave behind the last remnants of civilization and head out for an unforgettable adventure. Your team of Huskies pulls you and your loaded sled to remote 37 Mile Lake, along the Yukon Quest Trail, the toughest Sled Dog Race in the World. Driving across unnamed lakes we reach our preset wall tent camp. Everything we need will be packed with us on the sled. We go out to cut some firewood, cook together on the woodstove and share stories. If the group decides, we might even take a few of our new four legged friends in the tent. We have a great chance to meet Elk or Caribou. Overnight in a prospector tent. (Meals included on this day are Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 5 - Sky High Valley
From Camp we start a day trip further down the Quest trail. If the weather allows there is a possible ascent to the Sifton Range. This offers stunning views in all directions. Aishihik Lake to the west, Whitehorse to the east, Braeburn to the north and the impressive Coastal range to the south. The evening we spend in our trappers tent, where warm tea or soup are waiting on the stove. In this surrounding the meaning of freedom gets a new dimension. Overnight in Trappers Tent. (Meals included on this day are Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 6 - Sky High Valley
Today we head to 57 Mile Lake, a high mountainous lake. We visit old Annie Neds cabin, drive through high alpine landscape with its very own charm. Your driving skills will be tested, as a few trails demand your attention. By now you and your team travel in harmony. Overnight in Trappers Tent. (Meals included on this day are Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 7 - Sky High Valley / Whitehorse
After a last musher’s breakfast, we will start for our final day of mushing. The dogs pull us steady southbound with the Coastal Mountains in plain view ahead of us. Way to early we return to civilization and most of all, you have to leave your new friends, the dogs, behind. In the late afternoon we drive you to Whitehorse where you spend your last night in a downtown Whitehorse Hotel. You will then have the opportunity, to pass the evening in an authentic saloon, just like the trappers used to. (Meals included on this day are Breakfast, and Lunch)
Day 8 - Whitehorse
Check out of hotel and this is your chance to have some free time for that vital last minute shopping then The hotel van brings you to the airport for your flight home...
This is truly wonderful experience in the magical land called the Yukon.
Pure Vacations is ATOL protected for your financial protection and also carries an IATA licence for airline reservations. Pure Vacations meets all the EC Travel Regulations of 1992. |
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