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The Great River Journey - Horizon & Co.

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Fly like an eagle,let my spirit carry me...day 3Board our riverboat afterbreakfast and venture into the“Thirty Mile” section of the Yukon(designated one of only 28 heritagerivers in Canada), where narrowchannels run through dramatic highcut bluffs. Try your skills at kayakingas we pass by huge shipwreckedpaddle wheelersand overgrown ghostsettlements on the riverbanks. After a gourmetpicnic lunch on SteamboatIsland, board our privatefloatplane for the spectacularflight over the immense and perilous Five-Finger rapids. Arrive at the Homestead in time for sun-downers around the fire.- Upper Labarge to Homestead Lodge -Where We Sleep: It’s hard to imagine a greater contrast than that between the endless ruggedbeauty of the wilderness and the elegant rustic comforts of the Homestead Lodge – the most northerlyviable homestead in Canada. Genuine northern hospitality is matched by log cabins with gasfireplaces, private verandas and huge ensuite bathrooms.

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