Upon your arrival in Whitehorse Yukon, you will meet your guides for a pre-trip meeting the first evening where you will receive all the necessary equipment and specialty clothing.
On day 1, we stop at the Kluane National Park info center for a break during our scenic shuttle to the river put in. At the put in, we have lunch and a complete safety briefing. In the early afternoon, we hit the river for a short drift.
Each evening, we hit camp between 2 and 5 pm, set up our tents, enjoy hot appies and cold drinks (or hot drinks if it is a cool day), relax and take in world class scenery, enjoy a great riverside dinner and share stories around a campfire. The next morning, coffee iand tea s on by 7 am, we have a nice hot breakfast, break camp and hit the river by 10 am.
For the next 8 days, life is simple; we float down the world's most amazing river with no more than 4 great friends in each raft with a guide, stop for hikes, watch wildlife go by, and share stories around the campfire while drinking nice wine. There are 3 layover days where we stay in the same camp for two nights. Some elect to relax in camp while others go for short walks and yet others go for epic scrambles to the alpine. Everyone has an opportunity to hike onto a glacier and chip ice for drinks off icebergs.
On day 10, we raft half a day before ending up at the Pacific Ocean in the Panhandle of Alaska. Everything gets broken down before our charter plane arrives on the air strip to whisk us back to Whitehorse. After well deserved showers, we take everyone out for a nice final dinner in town.
All food, drinks, camping equipment, specialty clothing, transfers, and park use permits are included. Really, all you need to do is come along for the adventure of a lifetime and let us take care of all the details.

Continent or Region: Canada

Country or State/County: British Columbia

The Tatshenshini River, rated one of the world‘s top ten most scenic rivers, drains the northwest corner of B.C. and the southwest corner of the Yukon Territory. The river joins the Alsek River just before the Alaska border and continues through Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska to drain into the Pacific Ocean at Dry Bay. Just recently, this special river valley was designated a provincial park and has also achieved UNESCO World Heritage status, thus protecting it for generations to come. Shakespeare‘s assertion that ?man is the measure of all things could not have been made by anyone who has spent time on the Tatshenshini River. Here, man is humbled by the sheer mythic proportions of the landscape. The broad rivers and vast valleys were made for Titans to roam and explore; the towering mountains could perhaps serve as their thrones.

Rafting
Of the 10 river days we spend seven of them rafting, and the other three laying over in camp. We spend three to five hours on the water on rafting days, mostly on class I or II rapids – a gentle, bobbing current. We will encounter a stretch of class III rapids on the second day only.

Hiking
We walk daily near our campsites exploring the local flora and fauna, or stopping on the river to check out points of interest. On layover days there are longer optional hikes, some of them quite serious scrambles into the alpine tundra zone. A guide accompanies you at all times. A highlight is the glacier hike where we walk on a live glacier.

Jupiter MacDonald