GUIDED ADVENTURE TOURS  

Our fully guided adventure tours are geared to all levels of expertise with an enjoyable, leisurely paced, wilderness experience being the priority.

Our guides combine the teaching of basic paddling and wilderness skills with the exploration of the natural and cultural history of the Yukon Territory and its waterways.

Along the way, we visit an abandoned, turn of the century village or homestead and a long deserted shipyard complete with a derelict steamboat on the ways. You are also treated to some of the finest backwoods fishing anywhere.

We provide everything needed to make the trip. This includes boats, canoes or kayaks, all group food, camping equipment and tents. You provide your own sleeping bag, field mattress and personal gear. You are also responsible for your own fishing license and gear. Ultra light to light spinning tackle is suggested. A list of recommended equipment will be sent to you well in advance of the scheduled departure date.

Fully Guided Trips

No 1. - Yukon River - eight days - July 10-17, 2008
(includes arrival and departure days)
Departure dates throughout July and August

An eight-day fully guided canoe trip that takes in legendary Lake Laberge and about 100 miles of the historic Yukon River from Lake Laberge to the Village of Little Salmon located at the confluence of the Little Salmon and Yukon Rivers. We include hotel accommodation in Whitehorse for the first and last night. Cost of the trip is based on double occupancy and a single supplement applies if you wish single hotel accommodation.

Day 1 - You are met at the Whitehorse airport and taken to your hotel. During that afternoon and evening you will meet with your guide and fellow travelers for a familiarization meeting. You will have this evening and the next morning to obtain any last minute items before departing on your wilderness canoe trip.

Day 2 - We leave Whitehorse in the late morning /early afternoon and proceed to our outpost camp on Lake Laberge where we will camp for the next two nights. During the afternoon and the next day you will receive a familiarization course. This will include a course in basic canoeing and wilderness etiquette. That evening around the campfire on the "marge of Lake Laberge" will surely immerse you totally in the wilderness adventure of it all.

Day 3 - day 7 - The canoe trip starts in Lake Laberge and ends five days later at the Village of Little Salmon at the confluence of the Yukon and Little Salmon Rivers. The trip takes in about 15mi/24km of Lake Laberge and 100mi/160km of the legendary Yukon River including the now famous Thirty-Mile River. This is the name given to the first 30 miles of the Yukon River running out of the north end of Lake Laberge to Hootalinqua, an abandoned gold rush village at the confluence of the Yukon and Teslin Rivers. The Thirty-Mile recently received the designation of a Yukon Heritage River.

During the trip, we visit the abandoned turn-of-the-century villages of Lower Laberge, Hootalinqua and Big Salmon. We fish for Arctic Grayling in the clear, fast waters of the Thirty Mile and learn to cook the catch. The guides are totally familiar with the natural history of the Yukon and great times are had around the campfire each evening.

In the early afternoon of day 7 you are picked up at the Village of Little Salmon on the Yukon River and transferred to your hotel in Whitehorse. That evening the whole crew gets together for a closing barbeque dinner on the banks of the Yukon River in downtown Whitehorse. A fitting end to your Yukon experience.

Total cost including two nights hotel accommodation $1795.00 per person
Single supplement $ 150.00 - All taxes extra

No 2. - Teslin River - ten days - July 26-Aug 04, 2008
(includes arrival and departure days)
Departure dates throughout July and August

This is a ten day fully guided wilderness canoe trip extraordinaire. This 320km/200mi canoe trip takes in the entire length of the Teslin River and 105km/65mi of the Yukon River. The trip features some of the finest light tackle fishing anywhere

Day 1 - We meet you at the airport and take you to your Hotel. We provide your hotel room but price of the tour is for double occupancy. If you wish single accommodation there is a single supplement charge. You meet your guide and the rest of the group for an orientation meeting and have the evening and early morning of day two to obtain any last minute necessities.

Day 2 to Day 9 - At noon on day two, we depart by van for the riverside village of Johnson's Crossing and the Teslin River. We will launch into the Teslin that afternoon and spend the next eight days exploring the Teslin and Yukon Rivers. In the early afternoon of day nine the van will again meet us at the Village of Little Salmon which is located at the confluence of the Little Salmon and Yukon Rivers.

The paddling schedule is not difficult and at the end of the day our campsite has been especially chosen by the guides for its wilderness setting. The guides are totally familiar with the natural and cultural history of the Yukon and the rivers. There are detailed guidebooks available, which provide historical details of the country you are traveling through. As both the Teslin and Yukon Rivers were part of the Klondike Gold Rush route north there is much to see relating to the early pioneers that were in the country and on the river in the late 1800's.

During the trip we also visit the abandoned village of Hootalinqua where the Teslin runs into the Yukon River. It comes complete with an abandoned old shipyard complete with a derelict steamboat on the ways.

On day nine we are driven back to Whitehorse and again we provide your hotel accommodation for the evening. The conclusion of your trip is a final BBQ dinner on the bank of the Yukon River right in downtown Whitehorse.

Day 10 - A trip from your hotel to the airport in Whitehorse is provided as part of the package.

Total cost including two nights hotel accommodation - $1889.00 per person
Single supplement $150.00 - All taxes extra

No. 3 - Yukon River 7 day - North end of Lake Laberge to Little Salmon Villiage(includes air flight from Schwatka to Laberge). Dates: August 10-16, August 16-22, August 23-29, August 31-Sept 06, 2008
(includes arrival and departure days)

A seven day fully guided canoe trip starting from the abandoned villiage of lower Laberge located at the north end of legendary Lake Laberge. We will enjoy 5 days and 4 nights travelling the infamous Yukon River to Little Salmon Villiage.

Day 1 - You will be met at the airport and taken to your hotel. During that afternoon and evening you will meet with your fellow travellers and guide for a familiarization meeting. You will have this evening and the next morning to obtain last minute items.

Day 2 to 6 - We depart by van early morning to Schwatka Lake to prepare for the 30 minute (50 mile) flight by floatplane to the north end of Lake Laberge. Time will be spent exploring Lower Laberge before the canoes are loaded for the first leg of your 160 km journey ending five days later at the Village of Little Salmon at the confluence of the Yukon and Little Salmon Rivers. This Yukon River adventure includes the famous "thirty mile river section" now designated as a "Yukon Heritage River". This is the name given to the first 30 miles of the Yukon River running out of the north end of Lake Laberge to Hootalinqua, an abandoned gold rush village at the confluence of the Yukon and Teslin Rivers.

During the trip, we visit the abandoned turn-of-the-century villages of Lower Laberge, Hootalinqua and Big Salmon. We fish for Arctic Grayling in the clear, fast waters of the Thirty Mile and learn to cook the catch. The guides are totally familiar with the natural history of the Yukon and great times are had around the campfire each evening.

In the early afternoon of day 6 you are picked up at the Village of Little Salmon on the Yukon River and transferred to your hotel in Whitehorse. That evening the whole crew gets together for a closing barbeque dinner on the banks of the Yukon River in downtown Whitehorse. A fitting end to your Yukon experience.

Total cost including two nights hotel accommodation $1995.00 per person
Single supplement $150.00 - All taxes extra

Custom Guided Trips

Have you ever wanted to do a special wilderness trip? Perhaps a powerboat trip on the Yukon River to Dawson City, a canoe trip on the South Macmillan, a hike over the famous Golden Stairs of the Chilkoot Pass or whatever fits into your dreams. We can make it happen. We have a number of staff that specialize in guiding wilderness trips throughout the Yukon. All are experienced in virtually every aspect of wilderness travel including paddling a canoe or kayak as well as hiking or taking a mountain bike through the backwoods. All are qualified in wilderness first-aid and have years of experience in their field. Let us make up a truly memorable trip for you. You can start by contacting us today at:

Kanoe People Ltd. | (867) 668-4899 | Fax: (867) 668-4891 info@kanoepeople.com