058_USA_CANADA_2007 16/11/06 20:23 Page 1 Atlantic Canada Self Drive Tours Day 1 Arrive Whitehorse, Yukon Day 10 Anchorage Yukon & Alaska Explorer Arrive at Whitehorse Airport and collect your car (not Activity Package Inclusion: 3 hour guided hike to included, see pages 66-69). Drive to your hotel in Matanuska Glacier. The next two days are free. 14 Days/13 Nights from £815 central Whitehorse, collect your travel documentation at Day 11 Anchorage the front desk. Activity Package Inclusion: 5 hour sea-kayaking trip Overnight: (2 nights) High Country Inn. from Whittier to Shotgun Cove including lunch. Day 2 Whitehorse Travel past the snow-covered mountains of Turnagain Activity Package Inclusion: 2hr Cruise on Yukon River. Arm and keep a sharp eye out for beluga whales. Explore Whitehorse today, browse through native shops Day 12 Anchorage to Tok and visit the Old Log Church, Takhini Hot Springs, (520km) Drive to Tok today, along the Glenn Highway Whitehorse Rapids and the sternwheeler SS Klondike II. in the shadow of the Chucagh Mountains. Day 3 Whitehorse to Dawson City Overnight: Westmark Tok Hotel. (535km) The Klondike Highway is your access route Day 13 Tok to Whitehorse, Yukon into the central Yukon, catch glimpses of the Yukon (640km) Following Alaska Highway you re-enter Activity Package Includes River on its journey to Alaska’s Bering Sea. Canada’s Yukon Territory, skirting the Kluane Range of • 13 nights accommodation Overnight: (2 nights) Westmark Inn Dawson City. the St. Elias Mountains. • Whitehorse - 2 hour Cruise on Yukon River Day 4 Dawson City Overnight: High Country Inn. • Denali Nat. Park - Full-day wildlife viewing tour Tour the historic landmarks of Dawson City and Day 14 End of Tour • Anchorage - 3 hour guided hike to Matanuska surrounding goldfields. Strike your own fortune panning Return to Whitehorse Airport to drop off your car and Glacier for gold at an authentic, working gold claim. check in for your return flight home. • Anchorage - 5 hour sea-kayaking trip from Day 5 Dawson City to Fairbanks, Alaska Please note: As this tour travels into Alaska, it is the Whittier to Shotgun Cove including lunch (570km) Go west along the Top-of-the-World Highway, passenger’s responsibility to be in possession of a valid • Personalised Canada Roadbook containing maps, crossing into Alaska at Little Gold Camp. Continue along visa for entry into the United States, if required. guides and hotel vouchers the Alaska Highway to Delta Junction. Without Activities Includes Overnight: (2 nights) Westmark Fairbanks Hotel. • 13 nights accommodation Day 6 Fairbanks • Personalised Canada Roadbook containing maps, Explore the attractions of this Gold Rush town. guides and hotel vouchers The picturesque scenery is illuminated by the spectacle of the Northern Lights. Please Note: Driving conditions in the Yukon and Alaska can be more demanding than in the Canadian provinces Day 7 Fairbanks to Denali National Park and other American states. Roads often have unfinished (265km) Travel along the George Parks Highway across surfaces, and road shoulders are usually made of soft the Tanana River to Denali National Park. Mount Prices in £s per person gravel. Considerable care should be taken when driving in McKinley, North America’s tallest peak signals your this unique and magnificent part of North-America. entrance to the park. With Activities - Daily Departure Dates: Overnight: 31 May - 20 August (2 nights) Denali River Cabins & Cedar Lodge. Without Activities - Daily Departure Dates: Fairbanks Day 8 Denali National Park 16 May - 30 August Denali Activity Package Inclusion: Full day wildlife viewing tour. Hol Ref: TFJ127 Double Triple Quad Single Child* Anchorage Discover the abundant wildlife and history of the With Activities 1073 852 N/A 1858 N/A ALASKA Dawson City park today. Without Activities 815 594 N/A 1601 FREE Day 9 Denali National Park to Anchorage Just add your transatlantic flights see pages 10/11, 188/189 To k YUKON and car hire see pages 66-69. *Child rates apply to children TERRITORY (380km) Continue southbound into the Matanuska 0-12 years without activities using existing bedding River Valley, where 20-hour summer days produce giant arrangements. vegetables. You will reach Alaska’s largest city, *Minimum age 12 years for activities. Please see page 46 Whitehorse Anchorage, before dusk. for Self/Drive package inclusions. Overnight: (3 nights) Westmark Anchorage. Day 1 Arrive Whitehorse, Yukon Day 12 Inn on the River Yukon’s Silver Trail Upon arrival in Whitehorse collect your rental car and A free day for individual exploration. drive to your hotel. A comprehensive documentation Day 13 Inn on the River to Whitehorse 14 Days/13 Nights from £1214 and information package will be provided. (122km) Drive the Alaska Highway to Whitehorse, Day 2 Whitehorse to Mayo the capital of the Yukon. Spend the rest of the day (407km) Today drive the Klondike Highway west exploring the area. towards Dawson City. From Minto take an optional side Day 14 Whitehorse Departure trip to the abandoned community Fort Selkirk. At the Return car to Whitehorse car rental station. intersection with the Silver Trail Highway drive towards Mayo and Keno city. Day 3 Mayo to Dawson City (235km) Drive the Silver Trail and Klondike Highway west towards Dawson City. Day 4 Dawson City Spend today exploring the Klondike goldfields and Your Self/Drive Includes enjoy the old gold rush atmosphere of Dawson City. • 13 nights accommodation in tourist-moderate Day 5 Dawson City to Beaver Creek class hotels (482km) Cross the Yukon River by state ferry (free of • 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners during stay at Inn on charge) and drive the Top of the World Highway the River towards Tok. Weather permitting incredible views of far • 2 weeks car rental with unlimited KM, LDW, reaching countryside from the Top of the World taxes - pick up Day 1 (Excess on LDW is Highway. Then follow the Taylor Highway to the CAD$250 for cars and CAD$2500 for SUV 4x4) intersection with the Alaska Highway, continue east on LDW does not cover any damages on tires and the Alaska Highway towards Beaver Creek, Canada. glass/windshield. Day 6 Beaver Creek to Haines Junction (Kluane • Alaska Marine Highway Ferry from Haines to National Park) Skagway (passengers and car space) (327km) Drive the Alaska Highway along past Kluane • Comprehensive documentation and information Lake to Haines Junction. package including day-by-day driving descriptions Day 7 Haines Junction and directions to hotels (no meet and greet service) A day at leisure to explore the area. This itinerary is not recommended for families with children Day 8 Haines Junction to Haines under 15 years. No child price available. (366km) Drive the Haines Highway along the perimeter of Kluane National Park towards Haines. Just Prices in £s per person before Haines the highway leads through the Chilkat ALASKA Dawson City Valley and its bald eagle preserve. Daily Departures: 22 May - 01 September Day 9 Haines Hol Ref: Double Triple Quad Single To k Mayo TCA164 + Car + Car + Car + Car Today is free to explore Haines and it’s surroundings. Compact Car 1214 947 784 2223 Beaver Creek YUKON TERRITORY Day 10 Haines to Skagway Mid-size Car 1223 953 789 2241 Full-size Car 1239 963 796 2273 Haines Junction Today you will take the ferry from Haines to Skagway. Whitehorse Spend the rest of the day exploring the area. SUV 4 x 4 1318 1016 836 2430 Minivan 1318 1016 836 2430 Day 11 Skagway to Inn on the River Just add your transatlantic flights see pages 10/11, 188/189. Skagway (202km) Depart Skagway travelling north on the Haines Klondike Highway before arriving at the Inn on the River. Please see page 46 for Self/Drive package inclusions. 58 For more information visit www.travelpack.com.