The Yukon is located in northwestern Canada, next to Alaska. Drive the Alaska Highway from British Columbia, take a ferry up the BC/Alaska Inside Passage, or fly direct on daily jet service to Whitehorse. Scheduled flights depart Vancouver, Calgary & Edmonton, as well as Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Ottawa (via Yellowknife) and Frankfurt, Germany. Flying to the Yukon is as easy as any other major travel destination.
Once in the Yukon you can camp under the midnight sun. Fish at a four-star lodge. Float the Yukon River. Mush a dog team. Enjoy world class musicians and artisans. Relax on the deck of a secluded log cabin. Catch the gambling nightlife in Dawson City. Take home a “made in the Yukon” treasure. Whatever your Yukon dream, our site will provide you with the information, tips and ideas that will help make it a reality.
In relation to an Alaska cruise/cruise tour, the Yukon will be the destination in a longer land package. Typically you take a 3 or 4 night cruise between Skagway and Vancouver. If you do the land portion first you start in Anchorage or Fairbanks, take in Denali and move to the Yukon with stops in Dawson City and Whitehorse and then go to Skagway where you pick up your cruise to Vancouver of 3 to 4 days. The reverse would be the cruise from Vancouver to Skagway then off to Whitehouse, Dawson City, Denali, Fairbanks and Anchorage, then fly home.