Tour Type
Canadian Tours
DEPARTURE INFORMATION
Lower Mainland
August 7, 2026 – 11 Days
Vancouver Island
August 7, 2026 – 12 Days
BC Interior
August 7, 2026 – 12 Days
Activity Level 2
GROUP SIZE
TOUR SUMMARY
KLONDIKE TO THE ARCTIC OCEAN
This epic journey to the Arctic Ocean has only been possible since the road to Tuktoyaktuk opened in 2017. Come and enjoy a great variety of sights and experiences in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Some highlights are a swim at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs, Beringia Museum, Dawson City with a show at Diamond Tooth Gerties, Discovery Days celebration in Dawson, the storied Dempster Highway across the Arctic Circle, the Tuktoyaktuk road, and a locally-guided tour of Tuktoyaktuk with a visit to an Inuit home and a presentation on Inuit fashions and lifestyles. We stay three nights in Whitehorse, four nights in Dawson City, one night at Eagle Plains on the Dempster Highway, and two nights in Inuvik. What an incredible journey through the North!
WHAT’S INCLUDED
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Meals
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12 meals
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11 meals
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Transportation
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Accommodation
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Guides & Gratuities
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Knowledgeable Wells Gray tour director
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Tour Highlights (Included)
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TOUR FARES
| Departure Point | Fares per Person |
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$6,050$7,295 |
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$6,250$7,495 |
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$5,950$7,070 |
- Please add 5% GST.
- There is an additional cost to fly to/from Nanaimo or Comox Airport to join this tour.
- Earn 152 Experience Points
Early Booking Bonus!
$150 discount on first 10 seats; $75 on next 6.
DEPARTURE POINTS & DATES
ACTIVITY LEVEL
Level
As a traveller you like a variety of activities and walking up to 2 km with breaks such as a guided walking tour is very doable for you without assistance. You can stand for prolonged periods and can climb two flights of stairs without assistance. Some travelling days are long as hotels and towns are far apart in the north. Some communities do not have paved streets and sidewalks, so the walking surface may be uneven. There are stairs to board the planes leaving Inuvik and Dawson. You must handle your own luggage and walk longer distances in airports. Luggage handling service is not available in Whitehorse and Eagle Plains, and may not be available at other hotels.
This tour is not appropriate if you depend upon a walker, but you may bring a cane or walking poles if needed. The coach cannot carry a scooter or motorized wheelchair. The tour director and driver have many responsibilities, so please do not expect them, or your fellow travellers, to provide ongoing assistance. If you are not capable of keeping up with the group or require frequent assistance, the tour director may stop you from participating in some activities or some days of the tour. In extreme situations, you may be required to leave the tour and travel home at your own expense; travel insurance will probably not cover you.
Tour Size
This tour is limited to 30 participants, making it a more intimate travel experience.
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Accommodation: in the North is the best available, but it may not be up to the standard you expect in the rest of Canada. In isolated places such as Eagle Plains, there is only one motel. Since hotels in the North have a limited season and enormous operating expenses, room rates are very high, so that is why this tour costs more per day than most Wells Gray tours.
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August tour: You can enjoy pleasantly warm days and cool nights in August, possibly the aurora borealis, and a minimum of mosquitoes or other insects. Some customers ask for a June tour to the North, but that is the height of bug season and some people have difficulty sleeping with nearly 24 hours of daylight.
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Passport: is not required as this tour does not enter Alaska.
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Please book early!: This tour is limited to 30 travellers because of aircraft capacity on two of the flights.
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Food Allergies: You must notify us no later than at final payment if you have a food allergy. This tour goes to some remote places where restaurants probably cannot satisfy all food allergies. An allergy causes medical distress, a preference does not. For some allergies, please consider bringing your own snacks or food items so you are not dependent on what restaurants are able to serve.
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Flight seating: We are unable to take requests for window or aisle seating on the planes to Whitehorse or back from Inuvik and Dawson. The airline will not accept them, as group seating is assigned as a block. This tour does not offer the “No Air” option because two of the three flights are fully booked by Wells Gray.
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Flight delays or cancellations: In the event flights are delayed or cancelled by airlines due to weather or other reasons, there may be additional costs to you. Wells Gray Tours will not pay for hotel rooms and meals during the delay. Most travel insurance policies cover expenses incurred for flight delays.
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Payments: A deposit of $500 per person is requested at the time of booking and balance is due June 2, 2026. By paying the deposit, you agree to the Terms & Conditions, Activity Level and Cancellation Policy outlined. Payments can be made by online banking or cheque (3% discount on tour fare), or by Visa or Mastercard.
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Early Booking Bonus: Receive a $150 discount on the first 10 seats and $75 on the next 6 seats for booking early with deposit. The discount is not offered after June 2, 2026.
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Cancellation Policy: Up to May 1, 2026, the cancellation charge is $100 per person. From May 2 to June 2, the cancellation charge is $400 per person. From June 3 to July 2, the cancellation charge is 80% of the tour fare. After July 2, there is no refund.
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Itinerary and Fare Changes: Our many suppliers may notify us about changes to the itinerary prior to departure and sometimes during the tour. We do our best to substitute a similar service if something cancels, but occasionally the only alternative is to provide a refund for the missed activity. Please note that if we are forced to cancel a tour component due to an issue beyond our control, the current penalties still apply if you choose to cancel the entire tour. Fuel surcharges and changes to taxes or other tour costs can occur at any time, therefore Wells Gray Tours reserves the right to increase fares due to such changes up to departure.
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Travel Insurance: A Comprehensive Insurance policy is available through Wells Gray Tours and coverage is provided by Travel Guard. Policies purchased at deposit include a waiver of the pre-existing condition clause for medical and cancellation claims, otherwise policies can be purchased no later than at final payment. This tour stays in Canada, but medical costs can vary wildly from one province/territory to another. While your BC Services Card may partly cover you for a medical issue that arises during the tour, you will probably benefit from trip cancellation and trip interruption coverage in case of illness or a mishap before or during the tour. Many other benefits such as luggage insurance are included. Medical questionnaire is not needed. Please contact us for details. If you have your own travel insurance, please read the policy carefully to be sure that you are adequately covered for medical, cancellation, interruption, and luggage.
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Photo Credits: Wikimedia (Tombstone Mountains, Dawson City, Tuktoyaktuk Artic Ocean, Palace Grand Theatre), Adobe Stock (Dempster Highway), and Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs.
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Experience Points or E-points: This tour earns 152 e-points. Each time you travel on a Wells Gray tour, you earn epoints that are added to your account after the tour returns. One e-point equals $1. Redeem your earned points on select tours or accumulate enough points to earn a free tour! Redemptions offered until June 2, 2026.
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Consumer Protection BC Licences: Kamloops 178, Vernon 655, Kelowna 588, Penticton 924, Victoria 65842