Alaska Caravan Co just cancelled our tour

what tour company ?

sljohnson1938 wrote:
what tour company ?

I will post the name after my deposit has been returned.

Also would be interested in what tour company. Did they give you an alternative date to join another tour? May seems a bit early to me for that trip - maybe they did not have enough participants. I would not be concerned about going to Alaska/Yukon on your own.
Make sure you get a copy of The Milepost.

I think that you will enjoy taking the trip by yourselves. We did. Along the way you are going to meet up with others. May travel a day or two together, then go separate ways just to meet others.
Have fun. Take lots of pictures.

why use a tour company from Dawson creek. There is only 1 road cannot get lost, five gas stations fill up at each and repair parts are a two week wait at at the dealership regardless. Go by your self. the freedom is outstanding. If you can make it to dawson creek you can do the whole trip. Take 60 days instead of the 35. Stay ten days in valdez its all great...

I think you will be glad you aren't going in a caravan. We have driven the Alaska Highway twice and have seen the caravans from different companies. It was definitely not a way we would have wanted to travel, but to each their own.

Sometimes it is fun to do a group trip for the companionship along the way, but you'll do fine on your own.

There are pluses to both going with a caravan and going on your own. However by going on your own you have the freedom of leaving a location you may not enjoy before you are scheduled to leave or staying longer at a spot you would like to see more of. We found that on our two driving trips to Alaska that we often extended our stay at a location because we enjoyed where we were. Homer and Valdez were two such locations.
Take you caravan itinerary as a guide to the "must sees", shape it to your own likes, buy a Tour Saver book to save money on some of the tours, and enjoy your trip.

By the time you get back you will be thanking the tour company for cancelling the trip & saving you so much money.

Follow the tour route if you wish, not like there are many route choices, but avoid some of the full service CGs they probably use & strike out on your own. The Canadian Provincial Parks & Yukon Government CG are the best. Alaska has some really nice SPs too.

This? http://www.rvadventuretreks.com/35DayTrekItinerary.htm

If so, then you may wish to consider adding Dawson City to your travels. Rather than backtrack from Chicken to White River for the night, consider carrying on to Dawson City, then to Whitehorse from there and continue your journey as planned.