Whitewater raft through the Yukon wilderness

01 Canadian Heritage river
03 UNESCO-recognized natural areas
21980 square kilometres of pure wilderness

Paddle into a UNESCO World Heritage Site wilderness area that spans glacial rivers, country-sized icefields, and territorial boundaries. Kick off your two-week rafting expedition by dangling your feet into the icy glacial flows of the Alsek River. Touch an ice floe and witness Lowell Glaciers shedding a wall of ice into the milky water. Listen to the whisper of a bald eagle's wings, then watch it disappear in the jagged peaks of the North Coast Mountains. Grasp your paddle, the Alsek is ready to carry you into the vast wilderness. Drift on an iceberg-dotted lake, then step ashore to explore a glacier 60 miles long. Scan scrubby alpine meadows for moose and mountain goats. Pitch a tent on a spruce-lined mountainside, watch Dall sheep graze nearby. Toast North America's tallest mountains and largest icecaps with a gin and tonic chilled with 10,000-year-old ice. Climb aboard a chopper for a breath-taking heli-portage over the fierce whitewater rapids of Turnback Canyon. Hover over river bends and cliff drops, then descend to your expedition camp near the Alaskan border. Share chardonnay, Arctic char and camp songs with experienced guides and fellow adventurers. Hear the history of the First Nations people who still hunt and fish here. Savour this moment: the realization of a journey of a lifetime.