Day 4:
Denali National Park to Chena Hot Springs;
187 miles / 4 hrs driving time not including stops
The Tanana Valley opens up before you as you continue
north through Fairbanks and onto Chena Hot Springs.
Overnight Chena.
Day 5:
Chena Hot Springs to Coldfoot; 308
miles / 8 hours driving time not including stops.
Drive Alaska's Dalton Highway, also know as the "haul
road". Cross the Yukon River and the Arctic
Circle. Overnight Coldfoot.
Day 6:
Coldfoot; Full day exploring Alaska's Arctic and
the Brooks Range. Overnight Coldfoot.
Day 7: Coldfoot to Fairbanks;
246 miles / 7 hrs driving time not including
stops
Return to Fairbanks, Alaska's second largest city and
rich in it's gold mining history. Overnight
Fairbanks.
Day 8: Fairbanks to Tok;
206 miles / 4 hrs driving time not including stops
Today you drive the Alaska Highway accompanied by
beautiful and far reaching country side. There are
several little roadhouses along the road.
Overnight Tok.
Day
9:
Tok to
Dawson
City;
187 miles / 5 hrs driving time not including stops
Drive the Alaska Highway
further east to the
Taylor Highway
and continue on the
Taylor
and Top of the
World Highway
to Canada/Yukon. Weather permitting incredible
views of far reaching countryside from the Top of
the
World Highway.
Before you reach
Dawson
City,
you cross the
Yukon River
by
state ferry (free of charge).
Overnight
Dawson
City
.
Day 10:
Dawson City; Day to explore the Klondike
Gold Fields. Overnight
Dawson City.
Day
11:
Dawson
City
to
Eagle Plains
254 miles / 5 hrs driving time not including stops
Today drive the Klondike
and the
Dempster Highway north
towards Eagle Plains/Inuvik. After traveling a
few miles north on the
Dempster Highway
you
will be surrounded by typical Tundra
landscape. Overnight Eagle Plains.
Day 12:
Eagle Plains to Inuvik; 227 miles / 5
hrs driving time not including stops
Continue driving the
Dempster Highway north
towards
. On your way you will cross the Peel and the
Mackenzie rivers by state ferries (free of charge).
Overnight
Inuvik.
Day 13:
Inuvik
to
Eagle Plains;
227 miles / 5 hrs driving time not including stops
Today you drive the Dempster Highway south
to
Eagle Plains. Again you cross the Mackenzie
and Peel rivers by state ferries (free of charge).
Overnight Eagle Plains.
Day 14: Eagle
Plains to Mayo; 350 miles / 8 hrs driving
time not including stops
Drive the
Klondike Highway east
towards
Whitehorse
accompanied by scenic mountain landscape. At
the intersection with the
Silver Trail Highway
continue towards Mayo. The area around the
Silver Trail Highway
was
once the richest silver mining area of
Canada.
At the end of the
Silver Trail Highway
is
located the small community Keno, still reminding
you of the silver mining time. Overnight Mayo.
Day
15:
Mayo to Whitehorse; 253 miles / 5 hrs driving
time not including stops
Travel the Silver Trail Highway to the end to Keno and
explore the old little mining community with its
lovely museum. Then drive the
Silver Trail Highway
back to the
Klondike Highway
and
continue towards
,
Yukon'
s capital city. Possible side trip to the
abandoned community
Fort
Selkirk. Overnight
Whitehorse.
Day
16:
Whitehorse
to
Atlin;
113 miles / 2 hrs driving time not including stops
Scenic drive from Whitehorse
to
Atlin on the
and
.
Atlin was
founded in 1898.
The
Atlin
Lake
area was one of the richest gold strikes made during
the great rush to the
Klondike
in 1897-98. Today it is a popular recreation area
for people from
Whitehorse
and
British Columbia. Overnight Atlin.
Day 17:
Atlin; Day free to explore Atlin and
area. The area around Atlin is very beautiful and
offers great hiking. Overnight Atlin.
Day 18: Atlin
to Haines Junction; 151 miles / 3 hrs driving
time not including stops
Drive
via Atlin and
Tagish Road
to the
Klondike Highway.
Possible stop in Carcross (on certain days
possibility for ride on new Carcross Steam Train).
Take the
Klondike Highway north
towards
Whitehorse
and pass the Carcross desert and The Emerald Lake.
Continue on the
Alaska Highway west
towards Haines Junction. Overnight Haines
Junction.
Day 19: Kluane National Park; day to
explore the Kluane National Park area.
Overnight Haines Junction.
Day 20: Haines
Junction to Tok; 253 miles / 6 hrs driving time
not including stops
Drive the
Alaska Highway
along
the Kluane
Lake
back to Alaska/USA. Overnight Tok.
Day
21: Tok
to Anchorage; 328 miles / 6.5 hrs driving
time not including stops
Drive the Tok Cutoff and the
Richardson Highway
turning onto
the
Glenn
Highway
towards
Anchorage.
You drive by the Matanuska Glacier and
Matanuska
River
fabulous for river rafting. In Palmer possible visit
of the Musk Ox Farm or side trip to
Hatcher
Pass
and the
Independence
gold mine. Overnight
Anchorage.
Anchorage Excursions
Day 22: Anchorage
departure;
Return car to
Anchorage
car rental station. Depart or start additional
program.
21 nights of hotel accommodation with prepaid
vouchers, local tax. Denali Tundra Wilderness Tour
with snack, detailed travel itinerary and
information kit.
*This tour includes driving on maintained but
unpaved roads, vehicle insurance coverage is the
renters responsibility. NOTE: This
itinerary can also originate in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Canadian residents cannot rent a U.S. registered car
and drive into Canada from Alaska.
2009 Rates on
request
Driving the Great Pan-Arctic - Cross the Arctic Circle
in two Countries!
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