The aurora belt · WHITEHORSE
Good whitehorse northern lights tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Meet at the Sternwheeler Hotel for a 270-minute late-night Aurora Borealis outing. A bilingual English and Spanish guide drives you to a private viewing site with a warm cabin, restrooms, snacks, hot drinks, and photography help.
Leave Whitehorse at 11:20 pm for a four-and-a-half-hour aurora hunt at Arctic Range Adventure’s dark-sky viewing center. Expect hotel pickup, warm cabins, hot drinks, snacks, fireside time, guide support, and possible camera help from staff such as Eli, Akino, Kei, or Jessica.
“It's awesome but all dependent on the weather so pick the evening carefully. We were very fortunate to see what we had seen. The photos were taken by the guides so have many taken and pick that perfect photo which is well worth buying. Tripods were available for time lapse photography to capture the light so bring a real camera if you have one. :earn to take time lapse photos before going. It's very very cold out so make sure you dress for it. Many thanks to Pascal for taking that perfect photo of us.”
Spend four days in Whitehorse with three evening aurora outings, a city tour, three hotel nights, airport transfers, and free time for dog sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, or ice fishing. Guides provide warm shelters, fires, drinks, snacks, chairs, and camera help.
“Don’t go to Whitehorse for Northern Lights, trust me as an Aurora Chaser who does this all over the world . Gorgeous Mountain View’s but terrible for Northern lights. I could go on and on about why but just trust me . It’s located to far south, mountains /landscape brings a lot of clouds/cloudy nights can’t see Aurora really through clouds. I was there for three weeks out all night every night 90% of the time all you get is a faint green arch low on horizon , not the shapes and movement that we all see on the gram and want to see. Go to Yellowknife is is so…”
Stay two nights at Muktuk Adventures near Whitehorse with host Manuela, more than 100 sled dogs, home-cooked meals, and warm outdoor gear. Ride a Side by Side while the dogs train, visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, and watch the sky for Northern Lights on your own.
“This was one of our favourite trips of our lives. There was not a single moment we didn't enjoyed. Much of it was thanks to Manuela. She's kind and fun, great photographer, her food was always delicious and she made sure we experienced Read more”
Pick a country, a city or a kind of night.
