Wayward Birds,
Wild at Heart
We're a small team of Yukon locals who believe the best way to share this land is to take you right into it.
From Backyard Adventures to Guided Expeditions
Wayward Birdie Tours was founded in 2018 by lifelong Yukoner Jordan Raven, a wilderness guide and outdoor educator who grew up running trails, paddling rivers, and sleeping under the aurora borealis in his family's backyard near Fish Lake.
After a decade of guiding for larger international operators, Jordan wanted to create something more intimate — small group tours that felt less like a packaged product and more like being invited into a local's secret wild places.
Today, Wayward Birdie is a team of six guides and two operations staff, all Yukon locals, all deeply in love with this extraordinary corner of Canada. Together we've guided over 500 guests from around the world through northern lights storms, wolf howls at dawn, and the peaceful drift of a wooden canoe on a river that's been flowing for ten thousand years.
Our founding guide has lived here his whole life. No one knows this land better than someone who grew up in it.
"Wayward Birdie" is a nod to the hundreds of migratory birds that pass through the Yukon each year — and to the free-spirited travellers who find their way here.
5% of every booking goes to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve and local First Nations land stewardship initiatives.
Our Values
Respect
For the land, the wildlife, the First Nations peoples whose territory we operate within, and every guest we welcome.
Curiosity
We never stop learning about this landscape. Our guides are constant students of the Yukon's ecology, geology, and history.
Excellence
Top-quality gear, meticulous safety standards, and an obsessive attention to the details that make an experience truly special.
Stewardship
We actively give back — to the land through LNT practices, and to the community through local partnerships and employment.
Your Guides
Every member of our team holds Yukon wilderness guide certifications, wilderness first aid, and a genuine passion for this land.
Jordan Raven
Whitehorse-based wilderness educator with 15+ years guiding experience. Specialises in aurora photography and winter survival skills.
Maya Sinclair
MSc in Wildlife Biology from UBC. Grew up in Haines Junction and has been tracking Kluane's wolf packs since she was 12. Expert birder and wildlife photographer.
Thomas Crow
Third-generation musher with 20 years running sled dogs. Competed in the Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race. Knows every trail in the area by feel in the dark.
Keiko Tanaka
Swiftwater rescue certified guide and former Canadian canoe champion. Has paddled over 4,000 km of Yukon waterways. Your paddle is in very safe hands.
Sam Lind
ACMG Hiking Guide, aspiring mountaineer. Summited Kluane peaks and knows every wildflower by its Latin name. Resident enthusiast of Yukon geology.
Dene Baptiste
Member of Kwanlin Dün First Nation, storyteller, and traditional knowledge keeper. Brings the Yukon's 10,000-year human story to life on every tour she leads.
Fully Certified, Fully Insured
Tourism Yukon
Licensed and registered with the Government of Yukon Tourism & Culture.
Wilderness First Aid
All guides hold current Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness First Aid certification.
Liability Insurance
Fully insured with $5M commercial general liability coverage for all tour operations.
Leave No Trace
LNT Trainer certified guides. We operate under strict no-trace wilderness protocols.