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Toni used to work as a director at the First Nations Centre, helping create policy. I had the wonderful Toni as my tour leader who told me as much as she could about living in Whitehorse, in just 90 minutes. Whitehorse travelįor a great orientation of Whitehorse when you arrive I’d recommend (4) joining a tour with Who What Where Tours. A great way to spend a few hours enveloped in Whitehorse’s history.Īnd if it’s good enough for Prince William and Princess Catherine who visited back in 2016, it’s good enough for us mere mortals. Also, the transport of the day, and there are exact replicas of shops inside too. You can also learn about the importance of telecommunications up here, given that it’s so remote. – The museums are one of the top things to do in Whitehorse I couldn’t check in to my hotel – the Edgewater – as it was so early, and so wandered along the front, admiring the Yukon River and taking in the fresh mountain air after the stuffiness of my long flights.

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My early flight to Whitehorse, arriving at 10am and departing at 7:30am, was no bother thanks to the jetlag, but meant I could enjoy a full day of things to do in downtown Whitehorse.

I flew from Vancouver, the day after I arrived in Canada from the UK. READ THIS: Unique Places to Stay in Whitehorse LOOKING FOR COOL WHITEHORSE ACCOMMODATION? Once you’re actually in Whitehorse, you really don’t need to spend much to have a good time in the Yukon wildlife. Whitehorse is the Yukon’s capital city but you’re only ever 15 minutes from the wilderness here. This led to fast progress in the city, and it grew fast. It also served as a stopping point for prospectors to get to the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 – which nearby Dawson City is most famous for. The Alaska Highway was built here in 1942 as a defence in World War II, which was then never used. Whitehorse is known as ‘the gateway to the Yukon’, and to Alaska too. It’s actually closer to Anchorage in Alaska, a mere 700 miles away and 13.5 hour drive west. It’s 1,500 miles by road from Van City, and a 28-hour drive. Whitehorse is a 2.5 hour flight from Vancouver.

I like to think of myself as both, and so got stuck in to the Whitehorse activities ASAP with my two days in the city. There are lots of things to do in Whitehorse for these adventurous or artistic travellers. Naturally, the beautiful surroundings draw an artistic and adventurous crowd. And, flowing through the middle, is the wonderfully hued Yukon River. Grey Mountain to the east, Mount Sumanik to the northwest and Golden Horn Mountain to the south. The colourful buildings and lively main street are surrounded by mountains – this is the point where the three big Yukon mountains meet.

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