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Yukon: Outdoor Education, Climate Change & Indigenous Perspectives

  • Surrey, galiano island, whitehorse, yukon territory
  • 10 nights / 11 days
  • Environmental Science, geography, physical education, leadership, social sciences, history, civics, indigenous learning

Explore Yukon's incredible, natural landscapes as students dive into outdoor education, Indigenous culture, and climate change issues through hands-on experiences. From the deep wilderness of Galiano Island to the mighty, majestic mountains of Whitehorse, students will take part in outdoor leadership, community service, and fun activities like dog sledding, skiing, and ice climbing. Along the way, gain valuable insights from local indigenous knowledge keepers and environmental experts.

fun fact: the Yukon is home to a higher number of moose than people!

Top Highlights

  • Dogsledding in the Yukon
  • Northern lights viewing in Dawson City
  • Indigenous cultural workshops
  • Traditional Yukon Banquet
  • Duke of Edinburgh adventure on Galiano island (if applicable)
  • Learn ce climbing techniques from professional Mountaineers

What’s Included

We design unforgettable educational journeys for you and your students. Our educational trips include:

  • Shared occupancy at centrally located 3* and 4* hotels
  • Breakfast at hotels
  • Dinners at restaurants featuring local cuisine
  • Private transfers
  • Private tours and experiences
  • Full support from your travel designer and on the ground
  • International and Domestic flights

Itinerary

Arrive in Surrey

Galiano Island

Spend your first night in Surrey at Camp Alexandra, and enjoy an opening ceremony and feast while students are introduced to themes of climate change, outdoor leadership and indigenous perspectives. 

Take the Tsawassen ferry to Galiano Island, where students can complete the requirements for the Duke of Edinburgh Award’s adventurous journey and voluntary service project (if applicable). Galiano Island is a narrow strip of land between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Also known as the Jewel of the Strait of Georgia, this incredible scenic island is jam-packed with mountains, bluffs, cliffs, reefs, peaceful beaches, and flourishing forest reserves packed with flora and fauna. 

On this peaceful island quiet escape, nature lovers will find joy in the abundant wildlife which hosts over 130 bird species alongside orca whales, seals, otters, and sea lions just off the nearby shore. The south end of the island is home to Montague Harbour National Park, a hotspot for outdoor adventures of all sorts: biking, hiking, swimming, snorkeling, boating, kayaking, and canoeing. 

Activities:
  • Take a Tsawwassen ferry ride to Galiano Island
  • Take a wilderness skills & bushcraft crash course 
  • Two-day community service project alongside the GCA’s conservationists as they restore, protect, or enhance the precious ecosystems of the Galiano Island
  • Witness the best views that the Gulf Islands have to offer as you hike Mt. Galiano
  • Partake in outdoor adventures: biking, hiking, swimming, snorkeling, boating, kayaking, and canoeing

Whitehorse

Surrounded by the Peaks of the Grey and Golden Horn Mountains, and embraced by the banks of the Yukon River, Whitehorse is one of Canada’s major cultural centers, ranked number one for the cleanest air in the world. Offering a huge range of attractions and activities, the capital of Canada’s Yukon Territory is home to endless opportunities for students. 

Activities:
    • Take an interpretive, guided tour of the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, one of Canada’s finest Indigenous centers
    • In the picturesque Ibex Valley, arrive at MukTuk Adventures, and enjoy a dogsledding paradise on a full day of dogsledding led by local guides
    • Cut loose and enjoy Yukon’s snowy wonderland: visit Mount Sima, where students can choose or alternate between skiing, snowshoeing, and ice climbing, as well as learn how to use ice axes and crampons to climb the ice from expert mountaineers/guides 
    • Tour the S.S Klondike sternwheeler for a touch of Gold Rush history
    • Walk the suspension bridge at Miles Canyon
    • Choose your pick of over 700km of trails that will connect you to rivers, lakes, valleys, and mountains 
    • Visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, where you will find the combination of lowland, wetlands, and steep rock cliffs make for incredible wildlife viewing

Yukon Territory

Wild, mountainous and sparsely populated, Canada’s “True North” offers a wilderness experience that is like no other. Time has done little to change things in this beautiful natural playground, where you can take your pick of canoeing, salmon fishing, dog-sledding, and hiking. 

 

Activities:
  • Take a classic Yukon Road Trip from Whitehorse to Dawson City, home of the Klondike gold rush and learn about how the landscape you are travelling through has been impacted by climate change

  • Visit the Dawson City Ice Bridge, a naturally-forming ice bridge over the Yukon River that connects one half of Dawson City to the other as a winter transportation route

  • Head up to the Midnight Dome for a chance to view the Aurora Borealis and a dazzling view of Dawson, which turns into a Narnia-Esque winter wonderland at night time

  • See Canada’s tallest peak, Mount Logan, at Kluane National park, as well as the world’s largest non-polar ice fields in the St. Elias Mountains

Depart from Whitehorse

We design each itinerary around you, so this suggested itinerary is a starting point that we can tweak or transform into something completely bespoke to you.

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