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Great Northern Arts
Festival
(2008)
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DETAILED GUIDED ITINERARY:
Set your sights for a Trip of A Lifetime with a fully
escorted artistic adventure to the GREAT NORTHERN ARTS FESTIVAL
in Inuvik, NWT CANADA. This special trip will move your creative soul and
renew your spirit of adventure as we travel through the Yukon and into the North
West Territories of Canada. This once a
year festival in Inuvik, the LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN showcases the Native Art
of the Far North.
This schedule reflects the Northbound
tour; the Southbound tour will include an additional day in Inuvik.
Southbound tour begins in Inuvik and ends in Skagway.
Northbound tour will include opening day activities; Southbound will
include closing day activities.
Day
1 - SKAGWAY
Arrive in Skagway, AK via Alaska Marine Highway ferry from
Juneau. Driving in from the ferry we’ll show you around the town and get you
settled into your your B&B.
We'll enjoy a "get acquainted" dinner and later we'll give you an opportunity to view bears
(if they're out!) and possibilities of other
wildlife and gorgeous scenery at Chilkoot Lake.
Day 2
- WHITEHORSE
After breakfast
in your B&B, we'll set off to make our way to
Whitehorse, stopping for photos of the breathtaking scenery, Kathleen Lake and
other interesting spots. We'll arrive in the afternoon, and tour FolkKnits
for an introduction to qiviuq and muskox.
Day 3 - DAWSON CITY
Stopping along the way to view historical
sights, we travel on the Klondike Highway to Dawson City, the famous Gold Rush
town. Our accommodations are a B&B all to ourselves complete with hot
tub, fabulous full breakfast and laundry facilities. You're on your own tonight
to relax, explore, or go to Diamond Tooth Gerties etc. We'll have an early start
in the morning.
Day 4 - DEMPSTER HIGHWAY
After our scrumptious breakfast, we'll be off early to the Dempster Highway. The highway is a
"a modern frontier road". It has a gravel surface and can be a less
than smooth ride, but the journey and scenery is well worth it. Today
we'll see the spectacular Tombstone Mountains, go through the highest elevation
North Fork Pass (4229 ft.) and follow the Blackstone River. At mile 150 we'll
cross the continental divide for our first time and arrive at Eagle Plains (mile
226 the only
rest/ service stop) the halfway point where we'll stay overnight. On the
way we will take a picnic
lunch, snacks, drinks.
 Day 5 - INUVIK
Soon after our start this morning at mile 250,
we'll cross the Arctic Circle. The Dempster Highway is one of only 2 roads in North
America that cross this invisible, magic line. We'll continue on our journey,
crossing the continental divide a third time in the Richardson Mountains; taking
a ferry across the Peel River and on to Tetlit Zheh (Ft. McPherson). We'll
take another Ferry across the McKenzie River at mile 380 and continue on to
arrive in Inuvik by evening.
Today is the opening
of the Great Northern Arts Festival and we'll plan on attending the opening day
activities into the evening. Remember is remains light 24 hours - this is the
land of the midnight sun. (Southbound tour will feature the closing
ceremony)
Day 6 to 7 - INUVIK
For these next 3 days, you are on your own as far as events and
activities. Once we have received the information about the schedule of
events for the Great Northern Arts Festival (at this date it is not yet
published) we can set more of a schedule for dinners. You'll be on your own for
breakfasts and lunches, and we
will plan at least one dinner together on our last evening in town. This is the only
dinner included in Inuvik.
This is where we need to see what extra activities the group wants to do
together or separately. Please read carefully through the section on SIDE
TRIPS in order to determine which of these events are ones you would
like to experience. There are several which require advance reservations.
Once you have signed up I will share information about current pricing and
scheduling. Last year a group visited Herschel Island and it was
absolutely thrilling - I would certainly encourage you to look into this trip as
a group. Some of the adventures here are once in a lifetime opportunities.
Several wanted to go to Banks Island to see the herds of muskox, and this is
certainly something that we can arrange if there is enough interest. This would
likely be an overnight trip.
Day 8 (Departure Date) - HOME
After saying farewells to your
new friends and Inuvik, you're on your way home. Your options for
leaving Inuvik are as follows:
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Drive back down the Dempster
Highway to Haines with us, spending two days on the road, then taking
the ferry or flying to Juneau and continuing home; or
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Fly from Inuvik to
Whitehorse--from there, you can:
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Take a motor coach/train
combo to Skagway, then fly or take the ferry to Juneau and continue
home;
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Fly to Fairbanks and tour
the interior of Alaska
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Fly to Vancouver and
continue home
If you are interested in
extending your tour before or after the Festival, we'd be happy to help
you with arrangements. We know Alaska and can assist you making your
choices and reservations.
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As featured in
A Passion For Knitting Knitting On the Go -
Events &
Travel Sectiont>
"..at the end of the
tour, each person has gained an appreciation of how vast North America is, while
observing the multitude of knitting styles and creative use of colors and design
of native peoples." A Passion for Knitting
by Nancy J. Thomas and Ilana Rabinowitz
Forward by Melanie Falick
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TOUR DETAILS |
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GUIDED TOUR DATES 2008
July 11-18 (Northbound)
July 20-28 (Southbound)
DURATION
8 days / 7 nights (Northbound)
9 days / 8 nights (Southbound)
COST 2008 - NORTHBOUND
$2,285 - 4+ passengers
$3,625 - 2-3 passengers
Prices are per person based on
double occupancy
Single supplement is $860
COST 2008 - SOUTHBOUND
$2,285 - 4+ passengers
$3,625 - 2-3 passengers
Prices are per person based on
double occupancy
Single supplement is $860
INCLUDES
Transportation - All ground
and water transportation
Lodging - Eight nights in a variety
of hotels, inns and B&B's
Meals - One breakfast,
two lunches, two dinners
Activities -
GNAF Passes
Misc - Taxes, local guides, Dolly
Varden Tour Guide
NOT
INCLUDED
Alcoholic beverages, tips to local
guides, cancellations and/or missed
connections due to but not limited to weather; flight
transportation to Juneau for arrival date or departure from
Inuvik at conclusion
of the tour.
CLICK HERE FOR POLICIES & ADDITIONAL INFO
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