It’s golden so it shouldn’t have taken this long… still. it’s with delight that we can at last say World Heritage Site Yes Yukon.
The Tr’ondëk-Klondike, in Canada’s northwest, has been officially inscribed as the Yukon’s second UNESCO World Heritage Site.
And the Yukon’s first cultural World Heritage site.
The Tr’ondëk-Klondike chronicles the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation’s experiences and showcases the site and its 1,300 citizens.
And the history of the Klondike Gold Rush in Dawson City between 1874 and 1908.
And you’ll be forgiven for thinking that you’ve time-travelled back to those days.
Dawson City resembles a town frozen in time.
With elaborate dance halls, wooden boardwalks and historical buildings.
When 100,000 prospectors sought their fortunes during the Gold Rush.
Yukon do all this
Our friends in Yukon tell us that the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre between June and September is the place to start.
Or take a guided tour of the Hammerstone Gallery in the Dawson City Museum to understand the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in perspective of the gold rush era.
While just 55 kilometres from Dawson City lies Tombstone Territorial Park which boasts dramatic wind-carved alps, including the craggy granite peak of Mt. Monolith.
The interior of the park features rainbows of striking, wind-swept tundra.
If its northern lights you’re after then you’ll want to take in the Klondike Experience in Dawson City (February – October).
Tour guides will entrance you with cultural and historical stories about the region.
As you nibble on snacks and enjoy hot drinks around the campfire.
While you can’t visit the Yukon without riding on the mighty Yukon River.
You’ll be in the best hands with Tommy Taylor, a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizen and Fishwheel Charter Services in Dawson City.
Tours offered include Dawson City river tours, custom multi-day river trips, custom single or multi-day snowmobile adventures, and rustic cabin rentals.
Nor will you have to take on one of those wild odysseys to get there, with our friends in the Yukon offering us these packages.
Take me to the Klondike
Yukon Explored with Windows on the Wild: 14 nights from £2485pp including 14-nights’ accommodation, return international flights and car rental throughout. To book, visit www.windowsonthewild.com.
Whitehorse Round Trip with First Class Holidays: 13-day motorhome tour from £3229 pp.
With return international flights, two-nights hotel accommodation, and 10 nights in a 10 nights C-Medium motorhome rental.
And it includes silver all-inclusive package, CDR coverage, convenience kits, RV preparation and unlimited mileage. To book, visit www.fcholidays.com.
So channel your inner Gold Rusher… the World Heritage Site Yes Yukon.
