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The Goldpanner Motorcoach Tour
12 Days - From Whitehorse to Whitehorse |
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Day 01 Arrival in Whitehorse, Yukon
The adventurous begins today after your arrival in Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon and a city of character, color and contrasts. Remaining day at leisure. Meet your tour director at the hotel for a brief tour introduction. Overnight: Whitehorse |
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Day 02 Whitehorse – Dawson City
We travel on the Klondike Highway along the scenic Yukon River and reach Dawson City approximately mid afternoon. Dawson City, the legendary capital of the 1898 Gold rush, is a living relic. After 100 years, miners are still digging for gold. From the panoramic Midnight Dome viewpoint we will have the opportunity for overwhelming views of the Klondike and Yukon River valleys. Here you will see the scars that one hundred years of searching for gold has left. Overnight: Dawson City
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Day 03 Dawson City
Sightseeing tour of Dawson City – included – You’ll visit historical buildings, intriguing old cabins, Jack London and Robert Service cabins, abandoned commercial buildings and old stores that were the pulse of the gold rush capital in its hey-day. And as you drive through the heart of Dawson City, your imagination will run to the likes of Klondike Kate, Arizona Charlie Meadows and Diamond Tooth Gertie strolling down Dawson’s boardwalks. Their spirit is as alive today as it was in 1898. From the one-time capital of the Yukon you’ll follow history up Bonanza Creek(pan for gold) to Discovery Claim and Grand Forks once boasted a population of 10,000 where the Eldorado Creek and Upper Bonanza come together to form the "mighty" Bonanza Creek. View claim posts and vintage mining equipment. Your guide will give you a complete history of the gold rush and also tell some of the tales that made this region legendary. Overnight: Dawson City
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Day 04 Dawson City - Tok
The Top of the World Highway is so named because much of its route meanders along the tops of mountains and ridges with endless views into spectacular alpine valleys. If you travel after the first hard frost – usually in mid August, the hills turn colors so brilliant that it seems almost unreal. The community of Tok originated as an Alaska Road Commission camp for the construction of the Alaska - and Glenn Highways in the 1940s. Tok is often referred to as the "Dog Mushing Capital of Alaska". The Tok Race of Champions Sled Dog Race is one of the oldest in the state and takes place in March. We will attend a Sled dog demonstration. Overnight: Tok |
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Day 05 Tok - Fairbanks
We continue our journey to Fairbanks. It's a friendly, easygoing town, but one where people still take gold and their independence seriously and they're still prospecting and mining around here. We visit the sights of Alaskas second largest city including the famous Fairbanks University Museum. This rich, interdisciplinary on-campus museum, long one of Alaska's best, will open a spectacular new expansion in 2006 that promises to make a stir well beyond the state. First, the original |
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part of the museum: Alaska's best natural history collection and its most scholarly, with information presented at advanced as well as elementary levels. Some of the objects have a real wow factor, such as Blue Babe, the mummified steppe bison; a 5,400-pound copper nugget; and the state's largest public display of gold. We continue for a exciting river boat cruise – included - The Discovery III belongs to the pioneering Binkley family, which has been in the riverboat business since the Klondike gold rush and have run this attraction since 1950. The Discovery is a real stern-wheeler, a 156-foot steel vessel carrying 700 passengers on as many as three trips a day. There's nothing intimate or spontaneous about the 3 1/2-hour ride, which mostly carries package-tour passengers off fleets of buses, but the Binkleys still provide a diverting outing that doesn't feel cheap or phony. After loading at a landing with shops off Dale Road, near the airport, the boat cruises down the Chena and up the Tanana past demonstrations on shore -- among others, a Bush plane taking off and landing, fish-cutting at a Native fish camp, and a musher's dog yard. Finally, the vessel pulls up at the bank for an hour tour of a mock Athabaskan village. Overnight: Fairbanks |
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Day 06 Fairbanks - Denali National Park
Denali’s dynamic glaciated landscape supports a diversity of wildlife with grizzly bears, caribou, wolves, Dall sheep and moose. Summer slopes are graced with birds and wildflowers. You may enjoy sightseeing, backpacking, mountaineering, and natural research opportunities. Whether climbing or admiring, the crowning jewel of North America’s highest peak is the awe inspiring 20,320 foot Mount McKinley. Your tour includes 2 full-day passes to explore the park with the shuttle busses at your own pace. Overnight Denali National Park. A goal for many visitors to the park is to see the "big five." On a ride along the park road you can see a moose browsing in a stand of willow, caribou resting on a snow patch to avoid insects, Dall sheep high on the hillsides, a wolf trotting across the tundra, or a grizzly bear feeding on ripening blueberries. You may also decide to attend of the ranger programs who emphasis on Alaskan Sled Dogs. The sled dogs of Denali have been important to the park for so long that they have become a part of the resource, and a cultural tradition worthy of protection. The dogs and the kennels where they live represent important pieces of American history: cultural and native significance, the pioneer experience in the far north and the history of Alaska’s first national park. Overnight: Denali National Park. |
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Day 07 Denali National Park – Anchorage
Get away from the crowds and enjoy some fantastic photo opportunities as we get an intimate and personal visit at an Alaskan Husky dog kennel. View the Iditarod video, take a kennel tour and go on a nature puppy walk with ten to twenty pups playing and running on the wilderness trail. Continue to Anchorage for lunch served inside a Goldmine at the Sourdough Mining Company with storyteller Dusty Sourdough! Then explore the past at the Alaska Native Heritage Centre and experience the people at Anchorage’s premier cultural attraction. Hear the songs and stories and see the dancers. Overnight: Wrangell St. Elias |
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Day 08 Anchorage – Prince William Sound Cruise – Valdez
Big events have shaped Valdez. The deep-water port, at the head of a long, dramatic fjord, first developed with the 1898 Klondike gold rush and an ill-fated attempt to establish an alternative route to the gold fields from here. Later, the port and the Richardson Highway, which connected Valdez to the rest of the state, served a key role in supplying materials during World War II. On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, all of that was erased when North America's greatest recorded earthquake occurred under Miners Lake, west of town off a northern fjord of Prince William Sound. It set off an underwater landslide that caused a huge wave to sweep over the waterfront and kill 32 people. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moved the town, rebuilding a drab replacement in a safer location that slowly filled with nondescript modern buildings. The construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline, completed in 1977, brought a new economic boom to Valdez and enduring economic prosperity as tankers came to fill with the oil. Then, on March 24, 1989, on Good Friday 25 years after the earthquake, the tanker Exxon Valdez, on its way south, hit the clearly marked Bligh Reef, causing the largest and most environmentally costly oil spill ever in North America. The spill cleanup added another economic boom. More than 15 years later, some wildlife populations have recovered and some have not, although visible signs of the spill are difficult to find. Overnight: Valdez |
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Day 09 Valdez – Beaver Creek
This morning see stunning vistas as we travel to Gakona Junction, climbing to Mentasta Summit before descending into Tok, where you rejoin the Alaska Highway. Then it is on to Beaver Creek, passing through beautiful scenic forests and meadows in bloom. A highlight during a stay at the Inn is the entertaining and satisfying Rendezvous Dinner Show where songs and skits add to your dining pleasure. Overnight: Beaver Creek
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Day 10 Beaver Creek - Whitehorse
Today depart Beaver Creek for historic Burwash Landing and travel alongside the magnificent St. Elias Range and Kluane Lake. En route, make a stop at Klukshu Village and Kluane Wilderness Village. A visit will be made at Sheep Mountain Visitor Centre near Haines Junction – the home of the Dall sheep. Arrive in Whitehorse to settle in for a two-night stay. Overnight: Whitehorse
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Day 11 Skagway Day Tour
Travel west over the White Pass Summit and see some of the most panoramic views of the terrain en route to Skagway. For those who like to “ride the rails” an optional train trip to Skagway will be offered. You will fall in love with the quaint port village of Skagway and the fresh sea air. At the end of a day wind your way back to Whitehorse and join fellow passengers at a “Farewell to the Yukon” dinner at the hotel. Overnight: Whitehorse
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Day 12 Whitehorse (Departure Day)
Say goodbye to the Yukon and on the journey back home spend some quiet time reliving the memories of the sights, the sounds, indeed the magic of Alaska and the Yukon. Transfer the airport – end of tour. Tour extension available upon request.
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All Rates in Canadian Dollar per Person
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June (Tuesday Departures)
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$3999.00
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$2980.00
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July (Saturday Departures)
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$3999.00
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$2980.00
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$2750.00
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August (Saturday Departures)
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$3999.00
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$2980.00
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$2750.00
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Flight Arrangements to/from Whitehorse:
Please contact us for flight arrangements between Calgary, Edmonton & Vancouver
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The Goldpanner Motorcoach Tour (12 Days)
Alaska & the Yukon Territory
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| • 12 Day Transportation in Deluxe Highway Coaches |
• National Park Entrance Fees |
| • 11 Night Accommodation *** Hotels |
• Complete Tour Documentation |
| • 12 Day English Speaking Tour Escort & Driver Service |
• Whitehorse: City Sightseeing Tour |
| • Airport Transfers Whitehorse |
• Dawson City: City Sightseeing Tour |
| • 06 x Breakfast |
• Fairbanks: Riverboat Discovery III - Cruise Tour |
| • 03 x Dinner |
• Fairbanks: City Sightseeing Tour incl. University of Alaska Museum |
| • 02 x Lunches |
• Denali National Park: 2 Day Wildlife Tour & Transportation Passes |
| • All local Canadian Taxes: GST Tax & Provincial Sales Tax |
• Prince William Sound: 6 Hour Cruise from Whittier - Valdez |
| • All local US Taxes: State & Municipality Taxes |
• Anchorage: City Sightseeing Tour |
| • Luggage Handling in/out - Max 2 Bags per Person |
• Beaver Creek: Dinner Theatre |
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