Into the wild on the footsteps of Jack London and the Inuits

Great wilderness, Yukon is 80% virgin territory – 32,000 inhabitants on a land almost as vast as Texas.

The animals are much more numerous: there are 200,000 caribou, 10,000 black bears, 7,000 grizzly bears and 5,000 wolves. 

This is home of the Inuit, Inuvialuit, and northern First Nations peoples like the Dene and a world made of harsh and grandiose landscapes, of immense skies. 

You will encounter coniferous, birch and black poplar forests, fields of ice, huge lakes with turquoise waters filled with fish, high plateaus and wide valleys.

A virgin territory across the arctic tundra, taiga, and ghost villages: the last frontier. 

Names coming out of Jack London’s novel:  the Klondike, Hudson’s Bay, and the Northwest Passage and synonymous of determination and harsh wilderness.

From Skagway to Whitehorse and from Whitehorse to Dawson City, the Klondike Highway is a history lesson.

The majestic landscapes do not reflect the hell gold prospectors experienced fighting the extreme weather and horrendous life conditions, very few of them became wealthy and even less survived. 

Whitehorse:  Yukon’s most cosmopolitan community with  easy access to trails, rivers, lakes and mountains. 

Dawson City:  Founded at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, the charming town of Dawson still retains the air of a Wild West settlement.

In winter the vibrant red, blue, and yellow wooden houses stand in stark contrast to the snowy landscape while the surrounding steep hills give it the feel of a miniature San Francisco transported into the wilderness.

Join the Sour toe cocktail club, explore Tombstone National Park and visit Jack London’s cabin.

Yellowknife:  Yellowknife provides a multitude of attractions from snowmobiling and kite skiing to dog sledding and the world-famous ice castle and of course the best Northern Lights! 

Explore its natural wonder:    witness Northern Lights, admire Caribous and musk ox, polar and grizzly bears, wolves, mink, lynx, otter, ptarmigan, beavers and beautiful white or brown arctic foxes. 

Discover a rich and vibrant culture:  practice ice fishing with aboriginals, learn about Dene culture with your local indigenous guides, visit a kennels and learn about the huskies,  see the SS Klondike paddle wheeler boat and the Old Log Church, both restored relics from the Gold Rush days, experience Inuit Culture and way of life in a whaling camp. 

For active travels: Canoeing, like the early French-Canadian trappers, or voyageurs, go dog sledding, ice fishing..