Tourism in the Yukon, Canada
There is growing interest in Yukon wilderness tourism products as well as cultural products. Visitors can find First Nations businesses that have successfully combined the wilderness/adventure sector with value added cultural components.
There is always something to see and do, no matter what time of year it is.
- First Nations Arts and Crafts
Many First Nation's peoples are gifted artists and artisans. The traditional art a visitor can find throughout the territory include; beadwork, moccasins, baby belts, homemade jewelry, and mukluks. Other forms of art include; carvings, masks, and paintings.
Wilderness and culture
Activities such as river travel, hiking, cultural camps, interpretation tours, and pre-European contact tours. Some of the various interpretation subjects include, traditional medicine, flora and fauna, fish and wildlife management, history, survival, etc.
- Museums
There are several museums and interpretive centres that have a fairly large display of First Nation artifacts and historical components. Carmacks: Taga cho Hudan Interpretive Centre, Pelly: Selkirk First Nation Interpretive Centre, Dawson City: Tr'ondek Hwech'in Cultural Interpretive Centre, Teslin: George Johnston Museum and Burwash: Kluane Museum of Natural History
Spend a week here and visit the International Story telling festival, International Klondike Road Relay, Summer Solstice, Whitehorse Rodeo and the Yukon Special Olympics.
Dawson City the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush!
Tour the Klondike Gold Fields and try your luck panning for gold. YES! there still are operating gold mines. Participate in unforgettable First Nations tours and Wilderness Adventures.
Spend a night on the town in one of the most entertaining communities of the North, home to Diamond Tooth Gerties Casino - Canada’s first legalized gambling hall.
Dawson City is also the place to get a Sourtoe Drink. The Sourdough Saloon in The Downtown Hotel serves possibly the most unique (or disgusting, depending on your taste) drink in Canada.
A Sourtoe Drink is a glass of wiskey, rum or beer with a human toe in it. The toes are real human remains removed from real frostbitten feet. They are pickled and dried, and kept inside a jar filled with salt.
When you order a Sourtoe drink, they will remove one from the jar and put it in your drink. You are not supposed to swallow it, although this does happen on occasion. After you finish your drink, and the toe has touched your lips, you get a certificate.
Adventure Travel
When it comes to adventure travel, Yukon comes to mind. Summer adventure travel in the Yukon can include hiking, canoeing, wildlife watching and much more. During the winter the crisp clear nights give way to stunning displays of the northern lights.
Take the Dempster Highway, a gravel road which starts out near Dawson City and runs to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. you'll have lots of opportunities to see the wildlife.
