Arctic Day: Yukon Wildlife & Hot Springs Tour | half day
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Arctic Day: Yukon Wildlife & Hot Springs Tour | half day

By Arctic Range Adventure
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Ages 19-90, max of 12 per group
Duration: 5h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: Japanese, English, Spanish
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  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Admission Wildlife Preserve
  • Admission Hot Springs
  • Entry/Admission - Yukon Wildlife Preserve
What's not included
  • Gratuities


Start:
  • The Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Centre, Trademark by Wyndham, 201 Wood St, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2E4, Canada
    Hotel lobby
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7110P2

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Minimum age 19 years.
    • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
    • Most travellers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7110P2

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    • 201 Wood St, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2E4, Canada
      Hotel lobby
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    About the operator
    Don’t take it from us – here’s what people have to say about this operator:
    • Arctic Range Adventure
      4.5 of 5 bubbles191
      Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
      Joined in January 2012
    • I2403QYanthonyd
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Northern lights, sledding and snow mobile
      The tour guides on all of our tours were amazing. Had a great experience with the family. We had 3 nights of the northern lights which produced amazing photo opportunities as well as sledding and snow mobiling
      Written March 7, 2025
    • EireVan
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour, super Aurora light show
      Four of us went Feb 22, 2025 and it was a very well run tour. Our bus driver, English girl called Amy, I think, was so friendly and professional from the moment she arrived at the hotel to collect everyone. She was informative and gently stating that the Aurora was not a sure thing but a hope. We did see them in all their glory all the while enjoying hot drinks and cookies in the Yurt with all the tour guides being super friendly and attentive both inside and outside. Yes, you can purchase photos from the company but also all the guides were more than willing to take photos with everyone's phones ensuring the best photo of both the guest and the lights. Definitely would recommend this tour company. Thanks again
      Written March 6, 2025
    • triciasD1996CR
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The Yukon is extraordinary
      I had an amazing trip! There were many tour options to choose from during the day, and the Aurora viewing each night was absolutely magical! I will treasure these memories, and I will definitely go back.
      Written March 3, 2025
    • BrianMerryPhotograph
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Lots to do and located right in the prime "Aurora viewing circle." Easy and frequent flights too.
      What an amazing tour? The guides were so polite and we saw the Aurora many times from the heated observation tents outside town on there private site. During the day we went dogsledding, sightseeingand downtown Whitehorse is such a beautiful place to hang around. Why go anywhere else?
      Written February 9, 2025
    • dsikula
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Close, But No Cigar
      While we unfortunately didn't see the Aurora, the Arctic Day people did everything they could to give us a good experience: very friendly guides and hosts, warm rooms to wait in, and good advice on where and what to look for. We knew seeing the lights would be a crapshoot, and while it didn't work for us, Arctic Day did all they could to give us a good time.
      Written January 20, 2025
    • gailpR8129BX
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great experience.
      This was awesome. We saw the lights. The TeePees were great. They also had warm up tents to get in out of the cold. It was very cold the time we went so warming up was needed. Hot chocolate was given and a talk about Grizzy vs brown bears that was very interesting.
      Written January 18, 2025
    • Pidgerama
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour for aurora viewing
      A great setup with great guides. We were not fortunate to have the aurora show up despite clear skies, but that’s not the tour’s fault nor is it in their control. You roll the dice with Northern Lights. But this is a great setup to see them for when they do appear. I recommend this tour operator highly.
      Written January 6, 2025
    • TheNorthStar13
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great guides but expensive photos
      I liked the Aurora tour but did not like the fact that they charge $20 for each photo they take. So I lowered my rating. There are other companies (Northern Tales, for instance) that give you photos for free. On a positive side - our guides were great - Rina, Jelmer, Shojiro and Marco. They were friendly, knowledgeable, patient, accommodating and fun!
      Written January 6, 2025
    • josephgF2636QI
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Epic winter experience managed by a professional team
      We did the three-night, four-day tour with Arctic Range and loved every minute of it. While we were only able to see the Northern Lights for one night (it was too cloudy the other two nights), it still made for a wholly remarkable, memorable trip. The "office team" at Arctic Range was very helpful in rearranging our schedule when we decided to throw in two additional activities (dog sledding and snowmobiling -- both very much worth it), and the "field team" that actually conducted the tours were among some of the friendliest, most professional and accommodating young folks you'll ever meet. (Whitehorse draws people from all around the world, and the Arctic Range staff represents that diversity, which we really came to appreciate.) Very glad we did the clothing rental (we did the "Arctic Winter" package); we were able to wear a couple of light and mid-weight layers under their pants and parkas and stayed plenty warm. Wouldn't hesitate to re-book the same tour again.
      Written December 17, 2024
    • Bohemian_me84
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Was fun
      It was fun even tho we didn’t see the lights . But fire and good service made it better as of experience . I think to get photos in digital form for 20$ is little over priced , but I guess that’s business . Only problem was temperature of the bus they pick you up in , it was almost as cold as outside , make sure that after 3h outside you keep those people warm and cozy .
      Written November 29, 2024
    • Karen J
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Perfect guided tour in a breathtaking location!
      Had a great time on our tour. Miles Canyon is breathtaking and not to be missed. Nice length ( a bit over 3 hours). Very personable and knowledgeable guides. One note - while advertised as easy and flat, there were some elavation changes and one scramble up some rocks. We're in our 60s and in decent shape and got through it ok, but by thr end I was regretting not taking the offered walking sticks, although I just grabbed a l9ose branch for maybe the last mile. Lots of opportunities for spectacular pictures!
      Written October 8, 2024
    • ScottWade22
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Out of This World
      From the first second, I knew Arctic Range was going to help me customize my journey, a bucket list trip to see and photograph the Northern Lights from their remote site about an hour from Whitehorse. While other companies were quick to ask exactly when I would be going, what package I chose and... "credit card please, number", the staff at Arctic Range started asking me more individual questions: What do you hope to see, how much time did I have, were their any physical limitations, what kind of travel do you REALLY enjoy." From my first contact until the last day when we said goodbye in their downtown office, I knew their goal was me having the time of my life. At the site one night, I was having trouble with focus and technical issues. A staff member who photographs bears in Canada took the time to explain to me things about my camera I didn't even know, and it's my CAMERA! I booked for 4 nights viewing, knowing cloudy skies stop all, and got two out of 4. It was worth it. When I booked a full day hike to Kluane NP, the guide customized the tour to only the Two of us, giving a maximum nature experience. Thanks to Eli, Jess, Akino, Reena, Horatio, Mariko, Chisato and Kei, all of who are bi-lingual.
      Written October 5, 2024
    • lisabY8600EW
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Nice to be able to enjoy the Northern Lights in company
      Really pleasant company of the tour guides during this tour, quite knowledgeable and interesting to talk with. The lights showed up during the one night I booked, soooo lucky.
      Written September 24, 2024
    • Fearless655489
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Poor experience
      The weather forecast in the morning was for rain that evening. They took us out there,gave us some powdered hot chocolate to mix ourselves and some store bought cookies. Both the driver and lady at the site had English as their second language. They did take us to the tent and started a fire..after approximately 2 hours they told us it was going to rain all night so we’re taking us back to Whitehorse..no money returned and no promise to view the lights the next night. This was a total cash grab and a waste of our time and money
      Written September 21, 2024
    • PookyCake
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The Quintessential Yukon Experience
      We were in town for a few days taking in the Yukon Rendezvous Festival. While checking out the pubs and dodging the Keystone Kops is always fun, no visit to Whitehorse is complete without an aurora viewing tour. Not wanting to miss out during our limited time, we booked two nights with Arctic Range Adventures. At $149 per person, the rate is more than reasonable and the team @ Arctic Range makes sure guests get their money’s worth! The overall experience is quite fun: You are picked up at the Sternwheeler Hotel at approximately 11:20PM (a piece of cake for us since we were staying there) and driven 45 minutes outside Whitehorse, via a comfortable shuttle bus, to the Aurora Centre (used exclusively by Arctic Range Adventures). The Centre is nicely laid out: There are two heated outhouses (so you don’t have to freeze!); a comfortable yurt with seating, stove, light snacks and drinks; two teepees where you can sit, dialogue with the group and roast marshmallows; and an expansive aurora viewing area complete with tripods bolted into place for your use and enjoyment. You spend about 3 hours at the site before being bussed back to your accommodation, arriving back to Whitehorse at around 4AM. On both nights our primary guide was Pascal. He was informative and gave everybody the “lay of the land” each time. On night one, we spent most of our time in the teepee because it was mostly cloudy skies. I thought we were going to strike out but, just as everyone was getting ready to board the shuttle back to Whitehorse, the aurora made a brief – and very faint – appearance! While the green hues were subtle, we were thankful to see them! On night two, we had far better luck. Upon arrival to the Aurora Centre just after 12AM, the aurora made an appearance and stuck around for nearly an hour! It was bright and a majestic sight as it wove through the night sky! One could almost hear the ghost of Robert Service reciting his poem, “Ballad of the Northern Lights:” They rolled around with a soundless sound Like softly bruised silk; They poured into the bowl of the sky With the gentle flow of milk. Indeed, if you want a quality aurora tour, I can’t recommend Arctic Range Adventures enough. The team is professional; the Aurora Centre is comfortable; the site for viewing the Northern Lights is large enough so as to avoid the feeling of being crowded; and, if you don’t have sufficient winter gear, they have some for rent! In short, Arctic Range offers the complete package at a reasonable cost! Highly recommended!
      Written April 24, 2024
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    112121
    Brisbane, Australia1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great time out spotting all the Winter wildlife with guides Ashiko and Sam who were very friendly and helpful. The hot springs were the perfect way to end the day warm and relaxed! Loved the Onsen pool and meditation room!
    Written January 27, 2025
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    Thank you for joining our Wildlife & Hot Springs Tour. It's great to hear you enjoyed the company of our guides and relaxing soak in the hot springs.
    Written January 28, 2025
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Gail P
    9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Guides Liz and Sam were super awesome. Even though there was snow on the ground and roads, Sam was an excellent driver. We saw several animals in the preserve but sadly not the moose, he was hiding. Their commentary was most enlightening and enjoyable. Then the hot springs warmed us up. I would recommend this to anyone going to that area.
    Written December 29, 2024
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    Thank you for choosing our tour and we are happy to hear you enjoyed seeing the local wildlife and soaking in the hot springs.
    Written December 30, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    VancouverPinoy
    Vancouver, Canada3,213 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2018 • Family
    We were a family of five that just finished the Wildlife and Hot springs tour.While some people say you can save money by doing it yourself.I disagree,Agatha our guide was full of knowledge about the animals.We would have not spotted the elusive lynx and the arctic foxes if not for her trained eye.We were very happy with her friendly service and glad that We booked with this company.The Yukon wildlife reserve is best done with someone who can provide lots of useful information

    She also had to do 2 languages at the same time,Since We were English speakers with a Mexican couple.So she did it in English and Spanish at the same time.Kudos to her
    Written February 12, 2018
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    Thank you for your kind feedback. We are happy to hear you enjoyed our fully guided half day "Wildlife & Hot Springs Tour". It's also great to hear you enjoyed our guides narrative throughout the Wildlife Preserve about the local wildlife.
    Written February 17, 2018
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Monica D
    9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We went to this tour with our guide Angela , who was really nice and lovely
    She explained lots of things about Yukon history and the local effort to maintain wild life and natural resources
    We were able to see all of the animals
    Loved the moose ;)
    After the tour we went to the hot springs to
    A very relaxing afternoon 😊✌️😎 I just wish we could get into the frozen hair competition rs
    Written November 2, 2018
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    Louise
    Melbourne, Australia12 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2024 • Solo
    The driver and guide were both great but the tour itself was a little underwhelming. I think the description needs to better describe the tour itself. It was a pleasant afternoon but I wouldnt put this on a must do in Whitehorse
    Written January 19, 2025
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    We are sorry to hear the Yukon Wildlife Preserve didn't meet your expectations even though you are able to see some of the most Arctic inhabitants up close.
    Written January 22, 2025
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Sana U
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2023
    We didn't get to do the tour with Arctic Range and had to cancel due to flight cancellations/rebooking but the staff was able to cancel and refund our reservation. I appreciated that as it was one less thing to stress about!
    Written January 17, 2023
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    We are glad we could assist you with your booking and hope to see you another time.
    Written January 18, 2023
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Beth
    Mississauga, Canada1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Guides were friendly and fun. Loved the wildlife preserve and especially loved the hot springs! So relaxing.
    Written October 9, 2019
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    Great to hear you enjoyed your tour with us. Thank you.
    Written October 13, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

    Arctic Day: Yukon Wildlife & Hot Springs Tour | half day provided by Arctic Range Adventure

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