EXPERIENCES

Are you looking for quietness, without artificial sounds and lights – just peaceful, slow down, listen to yourself? Adventure and freedom – is this the Yukon you are dreaming of? The incredible vastness of the land, exploring this original, challenging and wild land?

Are you fascinated by its untouched nature? The countless mountains, the many crystal-clear lakes and rivers, the clean and fresh air, the vast forests, the variety of animals and plants?

Would you like to get to know Yukon’s North – where no road leads to? Where the First Nations still largely live off fishing and hunting?

Do you want to try out your backwoods skills – and explore new experiences, out there in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon?

Come alone; come with your partner, your family and your friends – we from A Taste of Yukon Adventures Inc. provide authentic, unforgettable Yukon adventures, put together individually, be it for a day or for a few weeks.

Come as a stranger, leave as a friend.

We provide individual advice, planning and implementation of Yukon adventures in summer and in winter. Your wishes, your dreams and your timetable are our guidelines for your Yukon vacation.

With us, you can try out your Yukon dream - with authentic tasters of fascinating Yukon experiences here in this incredible vastness - and with great photos to take home! Whether you are a seasoned adventurer or do not have any outdoor experience - your dreams come true!

Culinary you will experience the Yukon in a delicious way. If it is Bison sausages with fresh bannock cooked at a campfire or a tasty Yukon style dinner in a rustic Wilderness Lodge ... a very delicious and special treat!

We strictly limit the number of guests per tour guide - this ensures the uncompromising quality of your holiday!

CARE AND SAFETY

We care about you!

For the last 7 years, we planned and guided private tours with many guests from all over the world. On our private tours, we welcomed mostly only groups with 1 or 2 people, travelling together. We are the specialist for travelling in your own “bubble”!

We fully understand your hesitation to take a trip during these times, but once you arrive in the Yukon, we will do our best to keep you safe. On your private tours, there will be no other guests than you and your family or friends.

Our Operational Plan follows all the guidelines recommended by the Health officials. We provide masks and sanitizers for you. And your Guide is fully vaccinated.

Hope to welcome you soon!

Up to date information on Yukon border and travel restrictions is available here.

Tours

Day Trips

For you we plan unusual and exciting day trips. From easy hikes with great views and delicious, hearty Yukon-style lunch to multi-activity day tours with great opportunities for unusual Yukon travel photos!

Experience what YOU want!

Hug trusting sled dogs, ride on calm horses, learn interesting wilderness skills, and paddle a canoe on a calm lake. Take a fascinating floatplane flight, ride the spectacular historic railway, come with us on interesting sightseeing tours, observe First Nation carvers at their shops, bake fresh bread at the campfire, and perhaps see stunning Northern Lights ... explore and learn new things!

Multi-day Tours

In the north, we travel up high to the Arctic coast, with contact with locals that let you share their lifestyle. They want you to convey their values, and show you the beauty of their land, their Yukon. It is important for them to tell you their story and to let you participate in their culture and their lives - an unusual experience, intense and educational.

In the south, we experience the history of the gold rush in the Yukon - with all-wheel drive vehicles and a historic railway, by floatplane and on foot. This is a tour with many easy but interesting activities and intensive contact with locals at the original scenes of the Yukon gold rush.

WINTER IN THE YUKON

A wonderful time of silence, peace, serendipity…

Equipped with warm Canadian winter clothes, you put in new snowshoe tracks in the fresh snow. At a remote frozen lake, you try your luck with ice fishing - and perhaps soon fry your fish on an open fire. And would not you like to experience how much fun it is with a husky team out on frozen lakes and rivers in the Yukon wilderness?

According to your wishes, we are planning for you day trips or multi-day activities: a flight with a bush plane on skis - landing on a frozen lake and enjoy a picnic, a ride on an all-wheel drive vehicle on the snowy South Klondike Highway to the White Pass on the border with Alaska. In addition, we hike with headlamps to the campfire at the viewpoint, waiting for the fantastic Northern Lights.

NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

Come with us to explore the picturesque landscape of the Arctic!

Experience the forever lasting Midnight Sun, no darkness, no feel for time. Or watch the stunningly beautiful Northern Lights, dancing for hours on the dark sky above the winter wonderland.

Meet the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in the remote northern village of Old Crow. Learn about their Heritage, their Culture and their beautiful homeland.

Enjoy the beauty of the Fall colours in an endless landscape. Travel the Porcupine River by boat with our First Nation Guide. Stop at Caribou Lookout point and try traditional food at a campfire. Listen to many stories and legends told by your guide.

This is a combined Fly and Drive tour. From Whitehorse, we explore first the Yukon on our way to Dawson City. After a taste of the Dawson area, we are ready for an incredibly special tour. In a small Air North plane, we fly over this endless Northern rough country – no roads, no buildings, just pure wilderness.

In Old Crow, we stay in a B&B close to the Porcupine River. The traditional culture and the modern lifestyle, Caribou antler fences and solar panels, are creating an interesting contrast of a changing Northern Culture.

This is an amazing photogenic tour with lots of photo opportunities.

Please contact us for more detailed information. We are happy to plan your individual Arctic tour!

Yukon Quest

The 1,000 mile dogsled race – and you are there! In the middle of it! Experience with us this amazing race in the Yukon winter wilderness!!!

You can be there – close to the mushers and their athletic sled dogs!!! This will be an unforgettable and very special VIP adventure for you.

Enjoy the excitement, the beauty, the Northern Lights, the fun! You will bring home many stories to tell – and the stunningly beautiful photos!

Special Arctic winter clothing packages available for rent. Overnight in cozy hotel rooms.

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Destination Yukon Weddings

Are you planning your very special Yukon wedding? On a mountaintop with an incredible view? On the shores of a beautiful Yukon lake? On a historic Gold rush train? A wedding with horses or sled dogs?

You tell us about your dreams and vision of your special day – and we organize your wedding for you!

Your guests want to discover and experience the Yukon. We will tailor make an adventure to suit your and your party's skill level and interest. A Taste of Yukon Adventures Inc. offers you a smorgasbord of activities that include snowshoeing, dog sledding and Aurora viewing, sleigh rides, ice climbing and snowmobiling.

In the summer, we offer hiking, biking, horseback riding, canoeing, sightseeing tours, ATV tours, floatplane and helicopter rides, photography courses and outdoor cooking classes. Stay overnight in a rustic wilderness cabin or enjoy gourmet dining in a beautiful wilderness lodge.

Your wedding ceremony will be officiated by Sheila Dodd of Wilderness Weddings. Sheila can also offer the wedding ceremony requirements, including champagne receptions in the wilderness!

Werner

Werner Walcher

In February 1982, I visited the Yukon for the first time - and was immediately charmed by this vast, wild, and almost uninhabited part of Canada. The unusual beauty of this country and the warm and friendly Yukoners fascinated me.

I kept coming back to the Yukon, in summer and in winter. Since 1995, I have been living here with my family.

For many years, I recorded and produced documentary films about the Yukon and its fascinating individuals. Therefore, I know the country and the people of the Yukon very well.

My great passion for this wild and adventurous country – this is what I would like to share with you. Lots of stories, many great photo opportunities, insights in a different world.

As a licensed Yukon Wilderness Guide, I offer you real and unusual Yukon adventure - with a comprehensive and personal service - and tailored to your wishes.

Let me assist you with the planning and let me guide you through an unforgettable Yukon Adventure! See you soon!

Come as a stranger – leave as a friend.

Testimonials

Werner, you have a heart of gold! Thanks for everything you did for us. It will not be forgotten. Your motto “Come as strangers, leave as friends” is so true! We continue to spread the word about you. Even in the airport yesterday people saw what you did for us and were so impressed and took your info down for next time!! If you are ever in Toronto, you have friends here!
– Rita (from Ontario)

Dear Werner, Greg and myself wanted to write to you to say that we thoroughly enjoyed the Southern Lakes tour you took us on. Your charm and hospitality really made this a highlight of our time in the Yukon. We had a blast learning about Yukon, and also about your personal story of your time in Whitehorse. We hope to meet you again soon!
– Your friends, Greg and Hayes (from Vancouver)

Dear Werner, Thank YOU for the wonderful day and the most pleasant company ever! Am glad to have met you and will definitely recommend this tour as it is out of the ordinary and very relaxing. Have a good life Werner and I hope we will meet again.. maybe on our next Yukon trip.
– Mike (from Ontario)

Testimonials

Hello Werner: It was nice to meet you earlier this week. I just want to let you know how very much we enjoyed our snowshoeing adventure. Thank you for sharing the silence and the spectacular beauty of the Yukon with us. The trip was so well organized and your thoughtfulness to detail was much appreciated. Lunch was very generous and well beyond what we expected, complete with many treats including the elk and blueberry sausages warmed over a small bonfire on the ice. It was such a beautiful day - the experience was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to the north. Thanks also for sharing the photos with us!
– With gratitude, Nancy (from British Columbia)

Hi Werner, We had the best day ever!!! A true Yukon experience that we were hoping for on our holiday! We cannot thank you enough- you were the perfect fisherman to take us out. The photos are so great we love them :) we hope to see you again soon!
– Jenna and Gab (from Australia)

Werner, Art and I just wanted to thank you for your friendliness and kindness. We had the most amazing day ever! Thank you!
– Sherry and Art (from Texas, USA)

Contact Us

A Taste of Yukon Adventures Inc.
Box 10287
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 7A1 CANADA

Ph. (00)1.867.668.2883
Fx. (00)1.867.668.3275
Cell (00)1.867.334.3739