NORTHERN LIGHTS · WHITEHORSE NORTHERN LIGHTS TOURS
Aurora season is short and the good operators are small. Below: the 8 Whitehorse northern lights tours to book early, what each includes and how they differ once the cloud rolls in.
Meet at Whitehorse’s Sternwheeler Hotel for a 270-minute late-night outing to a custom-built Aurora viewing site. Ride in a warm minibus, use the cabin and restrooms, enjoy hot drinks and snacks, and get photography help from an English or Spanish-speaking guide. Bring proper winter clothing, since the tour runs in all weather.
Leave Whitehorse at 11:20 p.m. for a four-hour aurora hunt at Arctic Range Adventure’s AuroraCentre. A guide takes you beyond city lights, with warm cabins, tea, coffee, cocoa, snacks, fires, and camera help. Guides such as Jessica, Eli, Morgan, and Pascal have earned praise, but cloud and aurora sightings are never guaranteed.
“Our tour guide was excellent, unfortunately we couldn’t see the lights due to a cloud but nothing we could do to change that. Still a great experience and friendly staff.”
Spend four days in Whitehorse with airport transfers, three nights at Hotel Whitehorse, a city tour, and three evening aurora outings. Warm yurts, fires, hot drinks, snacks, tripods, and camera help make the long winter nights easier. Free time lets you add dog sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, kicksledding, or ice fishing.
“Good service and Guides are very warm welcome and supportive.Luckily we have faced Aurora 2 nights consecutively. That's very impressive as well.”
Stay two nights at a small Whitehorse lodge with more than 100 sled dogs. Help exercise the team from a side-by-side, visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, enjoy meals and hot drinks, and watch for Northern Lights from the property. Manuela hosts the stay, with shared bathrooms and space for up to six participants.
“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”
Join Kyle or Erin for a four-hour Yukon aurora outing from Whitehorse, limited to 10 people. You’ll ride in private transport, wait in a quiet outdoor setting, and warm up with coffee, tea, snacks, chairs, and shelter when conditions allow. Bring your own winter clothing.
“Amazing authentic Yukon northern lights tour. Experience on the frozen lake vs the aurora center is serene and beautiful. Guides go the extra mile to ensure guests are comfortable and are so kind and thoughtful the entire time. Highlight of the trip.”
Meet your guide in downtown Whitehorse around 10pm and ride 20 minutes to a heated aurora cabin. Juan and Toby are among the guides named by guests. Enjoy hot drinks, snacks, a fire pit, s’mores, tripod help, and free aurora photos. Return is planned for about 2am, though a strong display may keep you out later.
“The view was amazing. Nice people and everything was very safe. 100% recommended. I would do it again! Regards.”
Spend four days based in central Whitehorse, with airport transfers, a city tour, Yukon Wildlife Preserve visit, and three evening AuroraCentre outings. Guide Pascal can help with camera settings, and the heated viewing station lets you warm up between trips outdoors. The tour runs in all weather, but aurora sightings are never guaranteed.
“Pascal was friendly, helpful and professional. He really made our experience the best - helped with camera settings so we could get the best shots. The viewing station was perfect - we could get inside to warm up as needed but still have plenty of outdoor time (and space) for watching the lights.”
Meet your English-speaking guide in downtown Whitehorse at 9:50pm for a ride to a quiet cabin in the woods. Over about four hours, you can wait for the aurora with coffee, tea, snacks, tripods, and free photos from the evening. The cabin can feel chilly, so bring serious winter clothing.
“The tour guide was awesome treated you like he's know you forever. Made sure the everyone was taken care of on the tour. Very friendly and welcome. Dress warm, even in the cabin it's a little cold. The aurora did show up for a few minutes. But you have no control over mother nature.”
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