Where is the best place in Canada to view the northern lights? Iqaluit, perhaps? Or on a windswept island somewhere in the High Arctic? Both are promising, but can either beat the experience of soaring through the spectacular celestial light show in a private jet? That’s what guests can expect on Aurora | 360, a Tourism Yukon travel experience that offers guests a bird’s eye view of the aurora borealis.

“This is a bucket-list type of trip,” says event organizer Kalin Pallett. “Within 20 minutes of takeoff, we can actually be in the auroral oval [the ring of aurora borealis around the geomagnetic North Pole], and we’re the only operation in the world that can offer that.”

Aurora | 360’s next exclusive 80-seat flight departs Whitehorse between Feb. 7 and Feb. 11, 2019 (the exact date is weather dependent), and is part of a five-day immersive travel experience aimed at providing guests the full Yukon experience, from wildlife to history to culture, says Pallett. Here’s a sample of what Aurora | 360 has in store this winter.

Feb. 8

Dog sledding | 9 a.m.

Feel like a participant in Whitehorse’s international Yukon Quest sled dog race by trying your hand at commanding a team of dogs — with a guide from Northern Tales Travel Services — across the frozen landscape on the outskirts of the city.

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre | 6 p.m.

Spend the evening in the last Ice Age as you learn about the land bridge that connected Yukon and Alaska with Asia 18,000 years ago, then sip cocktails and nibble on Yukon-inspired canapés while listening to a panel of northern lights experts.