The rivers of the Yukon were once navigated only by Native canoeists, and the Yukon's swift-flowing wide rivers still make for great canoe trips. In addition to their multiday expeditions, Kanoe People (tel. 867/668-4899; www.kanoepeople.com) offers a variety of planned, self-guided day trips on the Yukon River for C$65 to C$95 (US$52-US$76) per person. It also rents canoes, sea kayaks, and other equipment by the day or week. For day rentals costing C$25 (US$20) for canoes or C$40 (US$32) for kayaks, as well as a selection of easy day canoe trips, contact Up North, (tel. 867/667-7905; www.upnorth.yk.ca), on the Yukon River across from the MacBride Museum (86 Wickstrom Rd.). You can also rent a canoe for a day and shoot the once-harrowing 40km (25-mile) Miles Canyon -- C$55 (US$44) pays for two shuttles and the canoe rental. Other day-trips on the Yukon and multiday trips on the Teslin and Pelly rivers are also offered. In winter, Up North offers ice fishing, snowshoeing, and snowmobile tours, including multi-day trips that trace a circuit of backcountry cabins and wall tents.
