Private accommodation within the historic townsite provides a convenient base from which to explore the historical landmarks and experience the enduring character of Dawson. Guests have the opportunity to cash in a few chips at Diamond Tooth Gerties, hear poetry readings at the home of Robert Service, marvel at the log cabin where Jack London spent his Klondike winter.

Day 7 – Dawson & Homeward Bound

For millennia, Dawson was used by the Han-speaking people of the Tr’ondek Hwech’in as a small fishing camp – until everything changed when gold was discovered in 1896. Drive or hike over the ‘Dome’ and tour the gold fields, try your hand at gold panning on the world famous Bonanza Creek and learn how large-scale mining was done 50 years ago with a visit to Dredge #4.

Your journey of discovery with us winds down as you travel homeward along the Klondike Highway. When this road was built it ended the era of romantic and adventurous travel by paddle wheelers along the river you have so recently experienced. Travel back to Whitehorse via the route of the “modern world”, stop at a twisted log cabin for an old fashioned homemade lunch, often cooked on a working wood cook stove. Watch the flocks of birds as they make their way through the geologically unique Tintina Trench and see Five-Finger Rapids from a different perspective.

(Scenic overland tour back to Whitehorse is included. Air travel back from Dawson City is available at additional cost and subject to availability.)