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Great River Journey is a unique, exclusive, five or seven-day, wilderness safari down the historic Yukon River in Northern Canada. The journey travels 600 kilometers through the heart of the Yukon wilderness – internationally acclaimed for its outstanding unspoiled wilderness, rich culture, history and warm, friendly people. The Great River Journey begins in Whitehorse, the Yukon’s capital, which can be reached by direct flights from southern Canada, the United States and Europe.
Small groups (maximum 10 people) travel in their own riverboat with a pilot and an experienced local guide. Frequent landings are made to view wildlife, explore the wilderness, visit historical and geological sites, rest and relax. The small group size and wide variety of unique and interesting Yukon attractions permits each tour to be personalized to accommodate special interests such as wilderness and wildlife viewing, nature photography, bird watching, hiking, paddling, visiting historical sites, participating in interpretative programs and specialty add-on tours such as Muktuk Adventures.
Each step in the Great River Journey takes visitors further back in time and deeper into the wilderness, history and culture of the Yukon. Overnight accommodation is in small, private, remotely situated lodge facilities. Each lodge has been designed and themed to harmonize with and accentuate the unique wilderness and historical aspects of the surrounding area. Private “tented” sleeping cabins provide guests with all the security and comfort of a first class hotel suite with the feeling and appearance of a tented cabin.
Cuisine featuring local ingredients and traditional foods is served throughout the journey. The lodge accommodation at each overnight stop becomes more rustic, closer to nature and themed in the time period being explored. The tour is comprised of one or two nights at Upper Labarge Lodge (a Yukon riverboat stop of the 1930s), one or two nights at Homestead Lodge (a wilderness homestead from 1901) near Fort Selkirk (an historical site preserved in the wilderness), one night at Wilderness Outpost (a trading post of the 1840s) and two nights in Dawson City (the center of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898) now a Canadian Historic Site.
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Tented Cabin at Upper Labarge Lodge - Photo: Richard Hartmier
The Shäkat, Lake Laberge - Photo: Richard Hartmier
The Great River Journey passes through the traditional lands of four First Nations. The Great River Journey is owned and operated by the First Nations and a group of experienced tour operators.
Packages Includes
Lodge accommodation and meals, transportation via river boat with pilot & local guide, air charter(s) as per the itinerary, group equipment (canoes, kayaks, fishing gear), guide services and scenic overland tour back to Whitehorse from Dawson City.
Package does not Include
Alcoholic beverages. Gratuities. Fishing license (optional). Transfers to and from Whitehorse. Goods and Services Tax (GST). Trip Cancellation Insurance.
Contact info@greatriverjourney.com for additional information.
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