Aussie travellers will flock to Canada's Yukon Territory this year, seeking to conquer the famed Tatshensini River, named Number 1 River in the World in National Geographic's 'Journey of a Lifetime'.

A diverse range of rafting, canoeing and boating expeditions, catering to all ages and abilities, carry visitors through the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park, the wild heart of one of the largest bio-preserves in the world.

Nahanni River Adventures & Canadian River Expeditions offers a bucket-list expedition, incorporating one of the most magnificent river systems on earth, the Tatshenshini-Alsek.  Explore one of Earth's last frontiers on this Canadian Signature Experience.

This adventure of unrivalled beauty takes you through three wilderness parks: Kluane National Park, Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park (both in Yukon, Canada), and Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Glide past vast glaciers and lakes filled with massive icebergs. Keep the camera poised for bald eagles, grizzlies feeding on spawning salmon, and even the rare blue glacier bear.

Yukon Wild, a collective of several outdoor adventure companies, can help you select a trip down 'the Tat' in the land of the midnight sun, no matter what your skill-or-thrill level. Let your expert guide steady your raft down exhilarating whitewater, under towering snow-capped mountains. Hike up Goatherd Mountain for incredible sights of elusive mountain goats and a view you'll never forget. As you approach the Alaska coast, Mount Fairweather towers above you at 4500 metres.

Additionally, Frontiers North has now expanded its offering to include a trip on this unique and pristine waterway. Famous for its polar bear viewing in the central Arctic, Frontiers North is set to impress even the most seasoned explorer, with its Tatshenshini River Expedition, carrying guests in comfort through this UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its thick forests and mountains, bald eagles soaring in the sky and wildlife roaming free.

Getting there: Tatshenshini River excursions begin in Yukon's capital city of Whitehorse, approximately 2.5 hours by air from Vancouver, accessible with year-round daily commercial service.

For more information about the Yukon, see www.travelyukon.com.

For further information contact Pip Macken, Media relations, Tourism Yukon GSA

Tel: 0421 314700   Email: pip@pipmacken.id.au