Day 1.
Arriving in Whitehorse for your Aurora Borealis Tour, our guests are picked up at the airport or their hotel, and are driven into Whitehorse, the capitol of Canada’s Yukon Territory, for a town tour which includes visiting the SS Klondike, a restored Klondike paddle wheeler, and the MacBride Museum, an excellent display depicting all elements of Yukon culture, heritage and history. After stopping by our local micro-brewery to pick up some excellent ale, we then drive 25 minutes to the Uncommon Journeys Wilderness Lodge, “the Homestead”. 

After getting outfitted in dog sledding equipment and gear, you enjoy a 2 hour dogsledding demonstration including a training run on an all terrain vehicle (ATV). Dinner tonight is a barbeque with mouth watering steaks, garlic mashed potatoes, field greens with fresh strawberries, pecans and feta, plus several varieties of great Yukon brewed beer, and Martha’s killer chocolate Bundt cake. Dinner is followed by a lecture and video about the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), and snacks and hot drinks are enjoyed later that evening during our aurora viewing. Tonight we sleep in log cabins or yurts with cozy duvets and stoves.

Day 2.
After breakfast we have an ATV driving lesson, then drive 3 hours to our Wilderness Yurt Basecamp, stopping along the way to fish for arctic grayling and/or enjoy some time for photography and interpretive sessions about the flora and fauna of the Ibex Valley Region. (All spin and fly fishing gear is supplied) This trail we take was a trapper’s route decades ago and is truly spectacular, culminating with an incredible view halfway up Mount Ingram (2500 feet above the valley floor). After photos and a moment to relax and take it all in, we make our descent to our Wilderness Basecamp of Mongolian yurts located on the pristine Ibex River. That night we have a delicious meal with wine, cooked on the woodstove, and then, after a well deserved sauna and shower, enjoy fireside drinks while we begin our first experience aurora viewing. The Ibex River Valley is a fantastic place to watch the Aurora Borealis and we often lay out on the valley floor dressed in parkas on top of sleeping mats, while watching the breathtaking show of the Northern Lights. Tonight we sleep in a yurt, with a five foot glass dome overhead so you may watch the Aurora Borealis from the privacy of your own bed.

Day 3.
Today we pack a lunch and go on a true Yukon hike for as long and as high as we desire. Some guests may prefer to stay around the camp, relaxing and reading their favorite book while enjoying appetizers outside around the fire or in the main yurt by the woodstove. They may also decide to try to catch some of the fine Arctic Grayling found in the “Home Pool” directly in front of the main yurt. We return in time for a sauna and shower, another fabulous meal and a fine glass of wine and with any luck, more Northern Lights.

Day 4.
After brunch, we go for another short nature walk, this time following the river looking for the river otters that live here. Eventually we make our way back to our Basecamp and pack up our gear for the drive back to the Homestead. Following a late lunch, guests are driven back into Whitehorse to their hotel or to the airport to begin their journey home.