Klondike Canoe & Bike Tour

 

Trip Rating
Easy
Easy to moderate
Moderate to strenuous
Strenuous

Trip Length 

11 days (begins and finishes in skagway Alaska)

Activities 

Mountain biking, canoeing the Yukon River & attending the Dawson Music Festival


 Highlights 

Historic trails, spectacular scenery & the mighty Yukon River


Accommodations

7 nights camping & 3 nights lodging

 

  Group Size

4-12 participants

 

 Minimum age

19

 

Departures

 July 20th 2012

(book before 14th May to ensure music pass)



Land Cost $US

$2,495/person (Twin share)



  Inclusions

Music pass & 3 nights lodging in Dawson, van support, guide, mountain bike & helmet, canoe & most meals


 

Klondike Canoe & Bike

The best of the Yukon! Spend the weekend in historic Dawson City enjoying the annual Dawson Music Festival (in Canada). The day after the festival you put in on the Yukon River and float with the current for three days to Eagle, Alaska. Our van and trailer meet us there with mountain bikes and supplies for the ride of a lifetime back to Dawson City on the Taylor and Top of the World Highways.

This tour combines a leisurely float trip, rich in gold rush history, with spectacular biking on the Yukon Plateau. The Yukon Territory is the size of California with a total population of only 30,000 people. Come and experience this incredible country with a local company that knows it well.

 

 


Klondike Canoe & Bike Details

The following daily itinerary is an outline of our activities. The schedule may vary due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. Please contact us with any questions.

Tour price includes all meals from Day 4 lunch through Day 11 lunch.

Day 1-3 - This fun dual sport adventure begins with the optional three-day Dawson City Music Festival. Festival-goers will meet early on Day 1 in Skagway, Alaska. That night we will check into the Downtown Hotel in Dawson for the weekend after an all-day drive across the Yukon from Skagway. The festival features excellent Canadian musicians, a relaxed atmosphere and a chance to enjoy historic Dawson City. Everyone is on their own schedule for food and fun during the festival.

Day 4-6 - On Monday (Day 4), we put in on the Yukon River and begin our 100-mile float to Eagle, Alaska. Folks joining us for the shorter 8-day trip will meet us in Dawson on Monday morning. We spend the next 3 days camping on beaches and visiting historic sites along the way.

 

Day 7 - We arrive in Eagle, Alaska and meet our tour van. Bikes are prepped and we begin our ride back to Dawson on the Taylor Highway. The hard pack dirt road ascends to American Pass where we camp for the night.

 



Day 8-10 - We continue south on the Taylor Highway and camp near the junction of the Top of the World Highway. The next day we turn onto the Top of the World Highway and cross the US-Canadian border. This section provides stunning views across the Yukon Plateau.
We ride the ridge east, savouring views of the Tombstone Mountains and the river valley. We camp in the alpine tundra. Our last day of riding ends with a nine-mile coast to the river and a short ferry ride across to Dawson. We spend the last night in our hotel in Dawson.

 

 

Day 11 - We leave Dawson early to return by van to Skagway arriving in the early evening. You can spend the night in Skagway or catch a small plane to Juneau to meet departing flights.