Yukon River Trips
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Yukon & Pelly River Guided Canoe Expeditions
Explore Canada’s wild North across four iconic routes—from weekend-style river legs to 19-day Gold Rush expeditions.
Class 1 Water (No Rapids) | No Portages | Hotel Accommodations Included in Dawson City | Small Group Ratios
Option 1 – Upper Yukon: Whitehorse to Carmacks
- Duration & Dates: 8 Days / 7 Nights | July 16–23, 2027
- Price: $2,695 + GST
- Experience: Beginner (Class 1 moving water, no portages)
- Overview: Launch right from downtown Whitehorse and trace the historic Klondike water route through Lake Laberge and the iconic Thirty Mile River. Enjoy wide-open boreal wilderness, pristine gravel-bar camps, and rich Gold Rush history before concluding at Carmacks.
- Highlights: Downtown Whitehorse launch, Lake Laberge crossing, Thirty Mile Heritage River, Coal Mine Campground finish.
Option 2 – Lower Yukon: Carmacks to Dawson City
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Duration & Dates: 11 Days / 10 Nights | July 24–August 3, 2027
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Price: $3,695 + GST
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Experience: Beginner (Class 1 moving water, no portages)
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Overview: The quintessential Gold Rush passage. Navigate Five Finger Rapids, explore the historic log cabins of Fort Selkirk, and paddle beneath towering river bluffs into Dawson City. Includes two nights at The Downtown Hotel before your scenic shuttle back to Whitehorse.
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Highlights: Five Finger Rapids, Fort Selkirk layover day, 2 nights at The Downtown Hotel in Dawson, highway shuttle return.
Option 3 – Yukon Classic: Whitehorse to Dawson City
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Duration & Dates: 19 Days / 18 Nights | July 16–August 3, 2027
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Price: $5,695 + GST
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Experience: Beginner to Intermediate
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Overview: The grand 735 km wilderness expedition. Journey the entire length of the historic Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson City in one seamless expedition. Features a mid-river fresh food resupply in Carmacks and a celebratory finish in Dawson.
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Highlights: Complete 735 km expedition, mid-trip Carmacks resupply, Thirty Mile River, Fort Selkirk, 2 nights at The Downtown Hotel.
Option 4 – Pelly River to Dawson City
- Duration & Dates: 10 Days / 9 Nights | August 6–15, 2027
- Price: $3,595 + GST
- Experience: Beginner (Class 1 moving water, no portages)
- Overview: A tranquil backcountry journey down the secluded Pelly River. Begin with a dedicated afternoon canoe clinic and riverside camp at Pelly Crossing, then paddle through remote wilderness to the Yukon River confluence and into historic Dawson City.
- Highlights: Low-traffic wilderness river, Day 1 paddling instruction clinic, Pelly/Yukon confluence, 2 nights at The Downtown Hotel.
