GOLDEN CIRCLE FLY/DRIVE - from $1393.00 CDN - dates June 1 – Sep.15, 2008 Fly to Whitehorse, pickup your vehicle and spend a night in Whitehorse, at the Westmark Whitehorse. Visit the Information Centre and some of the many museums to learn about the history of the area. Head off on the Alaska Highway to Haines Junction, headquarters of Kluane National Park, and spend the night. Be sure to take time to visit the Visitor Reception Centre and learn about this World Heritage Site of four interconnecting wilderness parks in Alaska, B.C. and the Yukon. Then turn south on the Haines Highway past the southern part of Kluane National Park and through Chilkat Pass in the St. Elias Mountains before dropping down to Haines, Alaska; located between the Chilkat and Chilkoot Rivers on the Lynn Canal. Spend the night in Haines at the Captain's Choice Motel, visit the Sheldon Jackson Museum and Cultural Center and perhaps try your hand at fishing in the rivers or ocean (be sure to get a license!) Then take the ferry on the one hour trip up the Lynn Canal to Skagway where you will spend a night at the Westmark Inn. Explore the Gold Rush history of this Alaskan port and perhaps take the Summit Excursion on the renowned historic White Pass and Yukon Route narrow-guage railroad. Follow the Klondike Highway as it climbs almost straight up from Alaska to the White Pass and cross into a corner of B.C. and then the Yukon as you travel along the shores of beautiful lakes before reaching Carcross. Just north of Carcross is a small desert area - stop to see this and then turn back to Carcross and take the Tagish Road by the airport. This road cuts through a scenic area of lakes and mountains to the Alaska Highway. Just before you reach the Highway you will turn south on the Atlin Road to find the "Switzerland of the North", Atlin, B.C. Stay two nights at the Brewery Bay Chalet and explore the Gold Rush history of this area including relics up Pine Creek and in the local museum. Then head back up to the Alaska Highway and north to Whitehorse for a last night to shop, enjoy fine dining and other attractions before you return home. INCLUDES NOT INCLUDED LAND ONLY AVAILABLE - from $903.00 CDN based on 2 sharing NOTE: Due to changes in Alaska Marine Highway schedules there is no longer a daily, fixed time ferry service between Haines and Skagway. In order to accommodate their new schedule you may have to travel this itinerary in reverse or adjust the timing of the overnights in Whitehorse. Plus some of the times are late at night as the service is subject to tides. Additional Information: |