Experience a taste and tour of Alaska and the Yukon. Board the Riverboat Discovery, featuring a bush pilot demonstration. Visit the home and kennels of the late four-time Iditarod champion, Susan Butcher. Relive history and pan for gold. Attend a one-of-a-kind Klondike period style show at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Bring your own hometown sign to hang at Watson Lake’s Signpost Forest. Amazingly, there are over 80,000 signs from around the world including street signs, welcome signs, signatures on dinner plates and license plates. There’s adventure and sightseeing around every corner.
These are busy tours that feature a lot of moving around. Walking tours of cities are leisurely but you should be prepared to be on your feet for several hours. May include walking on uneven surfaces and steps, including boarding the coach.
We wish we could control the weather, but on the day this tour begins you can expect temperatures (°C) within this range:
WestWorld provides a well rounded Yukon/Alaska experience. Every day felt like a new adventure! Lloyd & Donna Bruner, Leask, SK
Experience a taste and tour of Alaska and the Yukon. Board the Riverboat Discovery, featuring a bush pilot demonstration. Visit the home and kennels of the late four-time Iditarod champion, Susan Butcher. Relive history and pan for gold. Attend a one-of-a-kind Klondike period style show at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Bring your own hometown sign to hang at Watson Lake’s Signpost Forest. Amazingly, there are over 80,000 signs from around the world including street signs, welcome signs, signatures on dinner plates and license plates. There’s adventure and sightseeing around every corner.
Fly from your home cities to Edmonton or take the WestWorld Coach from Regina and Saskatoon at no extra charge.
Dawson Creek is where “Mile 0” of the Alaskan Highway begins and this is one of our stops today.
As we leave Fort St John we really feel the Northern adventure has begun! We will make a stop at the Fort Nelson Museum.
Get used to the beautiful scenery, you’ll be seeing a lot more of it over the next few days. Our day finishes with a stop at the amazing Sign Post Forest. You are most welcome to bring along your own sign, your tour director will have all you need to put it up!
On our way into Whitehorse you will be treated to the beautiful scenery of Miles Canyon.
We will see yet another side of the amazing Alaska Gold Rush history from a sea perspective. This little town was the gateway for the gold seekers, many of whom never returned, and we get there via the beautiful and historic White Pass and Yukon Railroad.
Dawson City is a true Gold Rush town still boasting gravel roads and wooden sidewalks and history galore. A visit to the “Midnight Dome” is planned for tonight.
Today you will experience the Gold Rush yourself with a chance to pan for gold and learn about the Gold Rush Days. We will have a local guide for an amazing historic tour of Dawson City area to help us see the way it was here 100 years ago.
After a special stop to visit the North Pole and “Santa Claus House”, our day will finish in Fairbanks for a two night stay.
An exciting day starts with a city tour of Fairbanks. Board the Riverboat Discovery. You will see a bush plane taking off from a “bush” style runway, visit the home and kennels of the late four-time Iditarod winner Susan Butcher, and gain insight into the ancient Athabascan Indian culture. Alaskan Native guides who have worked and lived in Alaska will take you on a personalized tour of the Chena Indian Village. Your lunch will be included today and to top off the day, a fantastic Salmon Bake Dinner, followed by the Golden Heart Revue Show.
See incredible Mt McKinley on our way past Denali National Park. The next two nights will be spent in Anchorage for more fun and adventure.
We will start the day with a City Tour and an interesting stop at the Alaska Wildberry Factory to see the World’s Largest…..maybe we’ll keep it a surprise ‘till we get there!
Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
The itinerary reversed for the June 25th departure:
Day 1 Fly to Anchorage
Day 2 Anchorage
Day 3 & 4 Fairbanks
Day 5 & 6 Dawson City
Day 7 & 8 Whitehorse
Day 9 Watson Lake
Day 10 Fort Nelson
Day 11 Fort St. John
Day 12 Edmonton
Day 13 Home
Experience a taste and tour of Alaska and the Yukon. Board the Riverboat Discovery, featuring a bush pilot demonstration. Visit the home and kennels of the late four-time Iditarod champion, Susan Butcher. Relive history and pan for gold. Attend a one-of-a-kind Klondike period style show at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Bring your own hometown sign to hang at Watson Lake’s Signpost Forest. Amazingly, there are over 80,000 signs from around the world including street signs, welcome signs, signatures on dinner plates and license plates. There’s adventure and sightseeing around every corner.
Enjoy a photo stop at Mile 0 – The start of the Alaska Highway and take a walk through the Visitors Center
Also known as “The Scenic Railway of the World”. Take a journey to see the splendid panorama of mountains, glaciers and gorges; waterfalls, tunnels and trestles. Sit back, relax and enjoy the views and historic commentary.
Through songs and stories, watch the historical highlights of Fairbanks, also known as “The Golden Heart City”.
Sit back and be taken into the heart of Alaska and learn about a family who has made the rivers of Alaska their way of life for five generations.
Take in an authentic Alaskan dining experience in a truly unique environment.
Travelers from around the world have been bringing signs from their hometowns to the Sign Post Forest since 1942. Don’t forget yours!
Canada’s First Casino. Since 1971 Diamond Tooth Gerties has been wowing visitors with it’s unique Klondike period style, can-can entertainment and friendly charm.
This incredible vantage point has panoramic views of the region. Marvel in the beauty of the Yukon River and Klondike Valleys.
With a “transportation” theme, the collections now consist of more than just antique cars and trucks.
Explore the cities of Dawson City, Fairbanks and Anchorage with local guides.
Who doesn’t love a picnic?
Experience a taste and tour of Alaska and the Yukon. Board the Riverboat Discovery, featuring a bush pilot demonstration. Visit the home and kennels of the late four-time Iditarod champion, Susan Butcher. Relive history and pan for gold. Attend a one-of-a-kind Klondike period style show at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Bring your own hometown sign to hang at Watson Lake’s Signpost Forest. Amazingly, there are over 80,000 signs from around the world including street signs, welcome signs, signatures on dinner plates and license plates. There’s adventure and sightseeing around every corner.
Experience a taste and tour of Alaska and the Yukon. Board the Riverboat Discovery, featuring a bush pilot demonstration. Visit the home and kennels of the late four-time Iditarod champion, Susan Butcher. Relive history and pan for gold. Attend a one-of-a-kind Klondike period style show at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Bring your own hometown sign to hang at Watson Lake’s Signpost Forest. Amazingly, there are over 80,000 signs from around the world including street signs, welcome signs, signatures on dinner plates and license plates. There’s adventure and sightseeing around every corner.
Experience a taste and tour of Alaska and the Yukon. Board the Riverboat Discovery, featuring a bush pilot demonstration. Visit the home and kennels of the late four-time Iditarod champion, Susan Butcher. Relive history and pan for gold. Attend a one-of-a-kind Klondike period style show at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Bring your own hometown sign to hang at Watson Lake’s Signpost Forest. Amazingly, there are over 80,000 signs from around the world including street signs, welcome signs, signatures on dinner plates and license plates. There’s adventure and sightseeing around every corner.
