If you love dogs, but not cold weather, this is the perfect choice for you. Enjoy spending time with dogs in a rustic and cozy accommodation, with delicious home cooked meals. Fun activities including ATV Ride and Wildlife Preserve Tour, with a chance to see the aurora on the Husky Lodge viewing platform. Our friendly dogs are part of the experience and often relax in the lodge's common areas alongside guests. Departure days Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.
CAD $1,524.00/person + 5% GST, based on double occupancy for four nights.
Single room supplement at CAD $350.00+ 5% GST (only if private bathroom is requested)
All transactions are in Canadian Dollars.
Day 1
We'll welcome you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel in downtown Whitehorse. The hotel is located within walking distance of all attractions, restaurants, banks, and stores. We will have an informational meeting and registration for optional tours at the hotel. Take your time for fitting the winter clothing (optional), shopping, and dinner on your own. At ~10:00pm departure for Aurora viewing. A cozy, heated cabin or wall tent with hot drinks and snacks makes your Aurora viewing even more enjoyable. Return to hotel around 2.30 am.
Day 2 City Tour and Meet the Dogs
Today at 10:00-11:30am, enjoy a city tour of Whitehorse, before embarking out to the lodge. Before heading out at ~2:00pm, enjoy a lunch in Whitehorse and check out of your hotel room.
The drive to the Lodge is ~ 35 minutes. The drive is a tour in itself, as you travel along the Ibex Valley. You will enjoy some breathtaking landscapes of mountains, and forests before arriving. Your room will be ready and your host will give you a tour of lodge. Once you settled into your room or cabin it is time for you to meet our furry friends. You can also explore the beautiful trails on our property, before dinner is served around 6:00pm.
At dinner time we will discuss the phenomena of the Aurora Borealis, talk about camera settings and the best spots to capture them. Make sure you stay awake for your aurora viewing experience. On site, there is a large deck/platform that gives a great vantage point for scanning the northern sky. Or, perhaps you would like to walk down to the river, north-facing.
All aurora viewing is self guided at your own pace. Enjoy the quiet while you watch the wonders dance in the sky above you!
Day 3 - Dogs and Wildlife
After a hearty and healthy breakfast you will learn what it takes to work with sled dogs, and get a chance to harness up some dogs.
You will experience the incredible enthusiasm of the yard all ready to go once they see the harness. They just canot wait to go to work and the whole yard is cheering them on.
Once our team of up to 12 dogs is hooked up to the ATV and we are leaving the yard there will be silence. Everybody is focused on their job and that is when you get to ask all the questions that been going through your head during the process of getting them ready.
Depending on the temperatures we will be spending 30 to 45 min on the trail. Back in the yard you are encourage to help feed and water them while giving them all a big thank you cuddle. After the ride we will take a group of our retired dogs for a walk to the shores of the Takhini river. More time to talk dog and also a chance for you to see what all our dogs get to do during their summer break.
After our lunch break we have a short 20minute drive to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. There you will go on a guided tour with one of our enthusiastic guide to learn all about our local wildlife while getting a chance to take some incredible pictures or just enjoying the leisurely walk.
Day 4
Morning at your leisure with breakfast or brunch. It will be time to say good bye to your new four legged friend. Again, at 10:00pm we will depart for the final night of Aurora viewing at the Northern Tales Trading Post, returning to hotel around 2.30 am..
Day 5
Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
NCLUDED IN BASIC TOUR PACKAGE & HUSKY LODGE
Available for the 2026/27 season
HUSKY LODGE
Please note that there will be dogs in the Lodge.
Please note that depending on the group size, it will be a shared bathroom. The Lodge has 3 bathrooms.
Family with Children are welcome - children must be 8 years or older
General Details
Accommodation is variable and adaptable. There are small, medium, and large rooms at the Husky Lodge - some with 1 queen bed, some with 2 queen beds, some with 2 double beds.
There is an aurora viewing deck attached to the lodge.
Release of Liability & Waiver of Claims form to be signed at the property, and prior to tour start of certain day tours.
Send us an inquiry to learn more or to book this tour.
