The Northern Lights viewing season runs from August until April , making it one of the longest windows for seeing the Aurora Borealis .

It ’ s the Land of the Midnight Sun so from late May to early August the long , light-filled days are perfect for touring .

It ’ s home of the legendary Klondike Gold Rush

( 1896-1899 ) which resulted in a virtual stampede of more than 100,000 prospectors from around the world .

Close to 80 % of the Yukon landmass is wilderness . It ’ s home to abundant wildlife and only 41,000 humans .

Bountiful bear populations with all three North American bears , black , grizzly and polar , found in the Yukon .

The Yukon has 14 distinct First Nations each with their own unique traditions and cultural heritage .

Combine easily with BC as Whitehorse is only a 2½ hour flight from Vancouver .

Situated in the upper Northwest corner of Canada , next to Alaska , the Yukon is Canada ’ s most accessible northern destination . Home to Canada ’ s highest mountain and one of the largest non-polar icefields , which is a UNESCO World Heritage site , breathtaking doesn ’ t describe the vastness , or the beauty !

Herschel Island Territorial Park

KEY DRIVING DISTANCES

ALASKA Denali National Park

Talkeetna

Fairbanks DAWSON CITY

Tok

Anchorage Valdez

Kluane NP

Seward Gulf of Alaska

Beaver Creek

Tombstone

YUKON TERRITORY Faro

Kluane National Park & Reserve

WHITEHORSE Southern Lakes

Haines Junction

BRITSH COLUMBIA

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