Yellowknife the capital city of Northwest Territories offers a charming inside to the history of the North. With over 20 points of interest including the museum - Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center, Legislative Assembly, Bush Pilots Monuments, Diamond Center, Ice Castle, Ragged Ass Road...etc in Yellowknife, Yellowknife sightseeing tour will allow you to explore the city and learn about our national treasure.

Your 3-hour tour begins with hotel pick-up and drop-offs at key historical sites with your experienced local guide narrating the rich history and culture that makes Yellowknife unique in the North. After hotel pick-up we visit Legislative Assembly where you will learn about the unique system of consensus government that sets the Northwest Territories apart; then, we tour Prince Of Wales Northern Heritage Center; next, Diamond Center where you will learn about the big three diamond mines history in Northwest Territories and if you wish you to purchase some of the local arctic diamonds, you will be given discounted rates during the tour. Your guided tour will proceed to ice road, ice castle, downtown, old town, Bush Pilots Monument - where you will learn the history behind the monument and hike up the monument to get the best sightseeing view of Yellowknife uptown and downtown. To finish your Yellowknife tour with northern inspiration your guide will guide you to Gallery Of The Midnight Sun where you can buy all your northern inspired souvenirs. 

What's Included

• Professional tour guide
• Hotel - tour transportation
• Discounted rates for local polished diamonds
• Complimentary on request tours pictures emailed to you

What's Not Included

• Anything not listed on included

Note: Ice castle and ice road tour are only included in winter season.

Marvel at Mother Nature’s breathtaking beauty on this 4-hour Northern Lights tour from Yellowknife. As night falls over Canada’s Northwest Territories, travel with your guide into the wilderness in search of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. From your location 250 miles (400 km) south of the Arctic Circle, keep your eyes on the skies for the illusive swirls of color. Then, set up your camera to catch the show! Upgrade to a 2- or 3-night tour and increase your chances of catching the spectacular light show in full.

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are caused by magnetic storms that graffiti the sky with vibrant colors. Depending on certain variables - weather, location, chance you could strike red or rather yellowish green and occasionally crimson, but there is never guaranteed admission to this light show. 

Throughout the evening, your guide will constantly be on the lookout for the best places to spot Aurora Borealis. On the tour, your guide will assist you to setup your camera and tripod. Complementary hot beverages and snacks will be provided on tour. After exploring the wilderness on the lookout for the lights, you travel back to Yellowknife and finish your experience with a drop-off at your hotel.

Included

• Round trip tour transportation
• Snacks and hot beverages 
• Camera and tripod setup assistance on request
  

Not Included

• Flight, travel insurance, add-ons tours, and anything not listed on "what's included."
• Winter clothing, available for rental extra cost
• Tripod, available for rental extra cost

 

****Please note child price applies only to children under 12 years of years accompanied by parents or legal guardian over 18 years of age ****

**Tips and gratuities not included

PRIVATE TOUR TERMS

• 4 people minimum for private tour booking. Price is per participant. Participants less than 4 pay same amount as 4 pax PRIVATE tour booking at $150/p rate. 

Experience authentic aurora viewing in warm cozy heated lakeview cabin. Enjoy some fresh home made bread and soup whilst waiting for aurora to dance the night for you. Your night of aurora viewing experience starts with hotel pick up and after hotel pick up your guide will share some camera settings information as your driver takes you to a warm cozy aurora lakeview viewing cabin. Enjoy complimentary hot beverages with fresh home made bread and soup whilst waiting for aurora to dance the night for you. At your own pace take some memorable aurora pictures at our free aurora viewing decks and cozy heated tee-pee also known as tipi. If you wish to have professional photos taken, tour guide will be available to take pictures at extra cost. At the end of tour your driver will drop you back to hotel

What is Included

• Round trip tour transportation
• Light soup meal and hot beverages
• Camera settings
• Access to cabin, aurora viewing decks and private tipi

What's not included

• Pictures (extra cost)
• Anything not listed on included
• Tips and gratuities

PICK UP LOCATIONS: All hotels in Yellowknife PACKAGE DURATION: 1 DAYS | TOURS DURATION: 4 HRS  | TIPS & GRATUITIES: NOT INCLUDED |

MINUMUM : 4 PAX | If minimum pax is not reached, tour will be scheduled to next available date that meet minimum number of participants.

PRIVATE: Minimum 8 PAX for private aurora viewing experience in cabin. 

Experience nighttime hands on ice fishing and aurora viewing tour in warm cozy heated ice fishing huts, set on ninth largest lake in the world and deepest lake in North America The Great Slave Lake. The whole experience is guided four exciting hours that gives you opportunity to capture both aurora and hungry Great Slave Lake fish. 

Your tour starts with hotel pick and driving on private ice road to designated fishing shacks. Upon arrival guide will go over safety briefing related to all your experiences. Enjoy guided ice fishing inside heated fishing huts. Through out the night guide will be on the look out for aurora. When aurora appears guide will let the group know. If you wish, you can continue ice fishing or go outside to get mesmerized by aurora. Tour ends with hotel drop off. Complementary hot beverages and light snacks will be included.

What is Included

• Round Trip ground transportation
• 3 free tour pictures (with aurora or during fishing experience)
  
• Complementary Hot beverages, tea biscuits and instant hot noodles
• Camera settings assistance
• licensed tour guide
• Heated washroom and fishing cabins onsite

What is not included

• NWT SPORT FISHING LICENCE (One day fishing license can be purchased on tour for $12.60 taxes & fees inclusive)
• Fish meal
  
• Tour experience is only catch and release.
• Guides tips and gratuities (Recommended)
  

Minimum Participants: 6 people

Hunt for the mystical Aurora Borealis, or more commonly known as the Northern Lights, experience aurora viewing in cozy cabin and then view aurora in heated tee-pee at aboriginal aurora camp

Package Inclusions:

• 1 nights Aurora Hunting experience including snacks and hot beverages
  
• 1 night Aurora Viewing in cabin experience including light soup meal and hot beverages
• 1 night aurora viewing tour at aboriginal camp (alternative aurora viewing in cabin or skydome when Aboriginal camp is closed)
• Tours ground transportation
  
• Free airport pick/drop off available from 10:00AM - 10:00PM
• 2 free aurora hunting tours photos
• Camera settings and northern lights night photography professional guide assistance

Exclusions:

• Hotel accommodation (optional extra)
• Meals (optional extra)
• Winter clothing (optional extra)
• Tour pick up from AirBnB not included. (Tour pick up's will be scheduled to closest hotel)

Tour Package Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival Yellowknife | YZF Airport Transfer |  Aurora Hunting Tour 

Upon arrival your guide will assist you with hotel transfer. Day time of the arrival is free time to explore Yellowknife at your own pace or you can book some of our fun day tours available. 

Evening:- Aurora Hunting Tour - hotel pick up followed by a guided northern searching tour. Your experienced aurora hunter/guide will share with you science and myth behind aurora. On your way to your first viewing location absorb aurora photography knowledge from your guide that your guide/aurora hunter will share. On this tour your driver/guide will take you to several aurora viewing locations for ultimate aurora experience. Complimentary snacks and hot beverages will be provided at your request. After fun night of aurora hunting your driver guide will drop you back to hotel..

Day 2:  Aurora Viewing in Cabin
Day time: - Free to explore at own pace or add one or our seasonal day time activities.

Evening:- Aurora Viewing Tour - Your second night of aurora viewing experience starts with hotel pick up and after hotel pick up your guide will share some camera settings information as your driver takes you to a warm Aurora Lakeview cabin located far away from city lights pollution. Enjoy some fresh home made bread and soup whilst waiting for aurora to dance the night for you. At the end tour your driver will drop you back to hotel.

Day 3: Aurora Viewing in Tee-Pee at Aboriginal camp 

Day time: - Free to explore on your own or if you wish you can join some of our day time activities.  

Evening: -  Hotel pick up and transfer for aurora viewing in private aurora viewing camp site at  indigenous community.. Upon arrival at camp relax in warm heated tee-pee and help yourself to relax with complimentary hot beverages readily available for you. After memorable night of aurora viewing your driver/guide will drop you back to hotel.

Day 4: - Hotel Check-Out and Airport transfer for departures
Hotel pick up and transfer to Yellowknife airport. Your transfer to YZF airport from hotel commence two hours prior to your departure flight time.

Tour Duration

1. Aurora Hunting Tour - (4 - 4.5) hours 
   
2. Aurora Viewing  in Cabin - (4 - 4.5) hours 
3. Aurora Viewing in tee-pee - (4) hours

*Please note Arctic Tours Canada reserves the right to change order of activities to meet minimum number of participants for each day.*

PACKAGE SPECIFICS

MINIMUM: 4 Participants | 

PICK UP HOTELS

Package tours and airport transfers are available to guest staying in listed hotels below. For guest staying at different hotels transfers will be scheduled from Chateau Nova Hotel. Airport pick ups can be dropped off at any hotel in Yellowknife, but tour pick up is only from 5 designated hotels.

• Chateau Nova Hotel | Explorer Hotel | Quality Inn hotel | Discovery Inn Hotel | Nova Inn Yellowknife hotel 

PACKAGE SPECIAL AMENDMENTS 

• 1 night aurora viewing tour at aboriginal camp (alternative aurora viewing in CABIN or SKYDOME when Aboriginal camp is closed)

There is nothing more arctic experience than Ice Fishing on one of subarctic lakes in Yellowknife, Canada. Join your guide on hands-on ice fishing experience in heated ice fishing shacks set in the most spectacular winter landscapes of Yellowknife. Reel in your catch from comfortable benches inside your cozy fishing shack at Walsh lake a home for many monster fish that includes pike, jackfish and lake trout. Part of the tour you will be able to use ice fishing technics you will learn from your experienced guide and devour fulfilling fish lunch meal prepared with local fresh lake fish. 

Your tour starts with hotel pick up and drive on the Ice road to one of our secluded ice fishing place. A safety briefing and demonstration of proper use of equipment follows. Sit back if you wish and watch your reel as you are on your journey to capture one hungry fish. At the end of your fishing adventure your driver will drop you back to hotel.

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE  |  AGE RESTRICTION: 5+   |  MIN PAX: 4 PEOPLE

INCLUSIONS

• Round trip tour transportation
• Hands-on ice fishing experience
• Fishing equipment 
• Light fish lunch meal and hot beverages
• Heated outhouse onsite
  

NOT INCLUDED

• Winter clothing rental (optional add-on extra cost)
• NWT SPORT FISHING LICENCE (One day fishing license can be purchased on tour for $12.60 taxes & fees inclusive)
• Guides tips and gratuities (Recommended) 

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* Tour guide may change fishing lake area to any of the following lakes Great Slave Lake, Welsh lake or Prelude lake. Changes are left to the discretion of tour guides.

On this 2 hours guided tour you will learn aboriginal traditional ways of catching fish using fishing nets. Your tour starts with hotel pick ups and drop off on frozen Great Slave lake where your fishing guide will be waiting for you. Your aboriginal ice fishing experience starts with your fishing guide demonstration of traditional aboriginal ice fishing ways of fishing in winter using fishing nets. You will learn the technic used to set up and retrieving fishing nets. On a lucky day you will be able to witness pike, pickerel or white fish being caught on nets. At the end of demonstration tour you will be saved local pan fried fish lunch. Tour ends with hotel drop off.

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: BEGINNER  |  AGE RESTRICTION: 5+   |  MIN PAX: 6 PEOPLE

What is Included

• Complimentary fried northern white fish is provided for lunch.
• Round trip ground transportation
• Demonstration experience

*Please note the tour is for educational and demonstration purposes not for hands on experience. For hands on experience book hands on ice fishing experience.
*Due to the nature of this tour proper warm winter clothing is highly recommended. 

Your 1.5 - hours tour starts with hotel pickup and transfer to the snowmobile facility where your guide will provide you with a snowmobile safety helmet for the tour. After outfitting for your tour, a safety briefing and hands-on demonstration of proper handling of the snowmobile follows. Begin your adventure by carving your way through Yellowknife back-country, where you will be able to experience the breathtaking remote and rugged wilderness. As you ride through frozen lakes and trails, be on the look out for wildlife such as ptarmigan bird, fox or snowshoe rabbit. On a good day, you might be lucky to spot a lynx. 

After enjoying your snowmobile drive, head back to snowmobiling facility and warm up with complimentary hot beverages.

Included

• Safety helmet for tour
• Friendly tour guide
  
• Round trip hotel - tour transportation

Not Included

• Anything not listed on included

***To be a driver, participant must be 18 years of age or older.***
***The tour is only offered in winter season from November 20th until April 10th. Dates are subject to change due to ice thickness on lakes and winter weather conditions.***

Explore Yellowknife - Dettah Ice road on a 1.5 hours guided Ice Road Adventure. Your ice road adventure begins with hotel pick up. Enjoy the scenery as your driver/guide stops by ice road, boat houses, snow castle for photography. On a good sunny day you will have opportunity to take Sun-dog right on the middle of the Ice Road.

Learn the history about Great Slave Lake and the local residents that call it home. Visit aboriginal community of Dettah. At the end of tour your driver will drop you back to hotel.

Tour Highlights 

• Photography on Ice Road
• Visit Snow Castle 
• Up close photography of boat houses
• Visit aboriginal community

What's Included

• Round trip hotel - tour transportation
• Licensed tour guide 

What's Not Included 

• Snow Castle entrance fee
• Camera and pictures

**Minimum: 4 participants for tour to be viable.


***Please note Snow Castle is open only in March and entrance fee isn't included. Construction phase of the Snow Castle starts in January. Before March you will have opportunity to see the construction phase and take some pictures.

*** Fish plant is only open when local fisherman have fish in stock.

Your 2 hours snow-shoeing adventure tour starts with hotel pick up. Upon arrival to destination a safety briefing and instructions follow. 
Grab walking poles and pair of Bigfoot snow-shoes available for your comfort. As you travel the mysterious Great Slave Lake be on the look out for local foxes and ptarmigans that frequently roam the Yellowknife Back-Bay area. 

From your expert guide hear brief history, traditional uses and ways of the past. Let your imagination flow as you gaze upon frozen Great Slave lake, If weather permitting you will be able to snowshoe across the lake all the way to breath taking scenery Yellowknife Ice Cave. Your tour ends with rejuvenating hot beverage.

Tour Highlights

• Snow Shoeing on Great Slave Lake  
• Visit Yellowknife Ice Cave
• Modern comfortable snowshoes and walking poles

Inclusions·        

• Hotel pick up and drop offs
• Snowshoeing equipment
• Hot beverages         

Duration: 2 hours (round trip)

Min: 4 people per tour

Please note due to the nature of this tour it's a possibility for guide to change snowshoeing course of the tour.

MIN: 4 pax  | Actual Time On Sled: Approximately 20 - 30 mins (Depending on participants weight)

Sled through frozen lakes and trails with the fastest sled-dogs in the north and the defending champions of the Canadian Dog Derby. You don't want to miss this thrilling ride-of-a-lifetime. These intelligent dogs know the way and love to sled fast on a cold arctic winter day. Make sure you bring your GoPro camera to capture the best moments on your dog sledding adventure.

What's Included

• Super friendly dog team ready to please you
• Complementary hot beverages on request
• Your hour tour includes round trip tour transportation and approximately 20 - 30 mins dog-sledding with dog team
• Professional dog team guide

What's Not Included

• Anything not listed on included

What You Can Expect

After hotel pickup, your tour starts at a dog sledding location, where your professional dog musher will instruct and guide you through all the safety features for udrive dog-sledding tour only. On traditional dog-sledding no safety briefing required as your experienced dog musher will guide the dog team. Following the guide instruction, sit back and enjoy the ride! Your sled-dog adventure begins at the kennels. As your sled-dogs sled through the frozen lake, they will pick up speed through the trails before returning to the kennels. After an eight kilometer sledding loop, your driver/guide will drive you back to the hotel. Hot chocolate, coffee and tea are available if you wish to warm up after an adrenaline chilling ride. 

Optional misc
Winter gear rental additional cost
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Note:- Actual tour time subject to confirmation by email before arrival. 

Traditional Dog-sledding:- 4 to 6 participants sharing one sled | Udrive Dog-sledding:- 2 to 3 participants sharing one sled

*Child rate applies to children under 12 years old.

Tour is offered through one of our experienced dog mushing partners who have long history in sled dog racing competition.

Enjoy this 4-hour hiking day tour at Cameron falls and reconnect with nature and wildlife at its best. On this tour you may encounter some northern wildlife, take in stunning views, and learn about the region and wildlife!

Walk over ancient volcanic rocks from four billion years ago and make your way to a cascading waterfall! This is a 4-hour hiking tour suitable for all skill levels.

Your guide will take you along the hiking trail and into the rocky landscape until you reach the Cameron River Falls. Along the way you will have the chance to see some local birds and potential wildlife. 

APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 2.7 KM    |  ELEVATION GAIN: 79 M  | TERRAIN: Semi rocky and boreal forest

INCLUDED

• Friendly tour guide
• Bottle of water and snacks
• Round trip tour transportation
• Hiking equipment (optional)
• Complimentary on request tour pictures emailed to you

NOT INCLUDED

• Travel insurance
• Anything not listed on included
• Tips and gratuities

Venture out of Yellowknife for buffalo guided tour that takes you into vast wilderness beyond the city limits, delving into the culture, history, and landscapes of the Northern Territories. Along the road scope out for native animals like bison and foxes in their natural habitats, and pass through the Tlicho community of Behchoko. This tour gives you an opportunity to take close pictures of wood bison known by early settlers as buffalo. On the tour it's also possible to come across other wildlife animals.

What you can expect:
 You will be picked up from your hotel in Yellowknife. During this tour, you will enjoy a sightseeing of Behchoko, home of Tlicho community, see wild buffalo, if lucky, you might also witness black bear or other wild animals in their natural habitat. The wood bison or mountain bison (often called the wood buffalo or mountain buffalo) is a distinct northern subspecies or ecotype of the American bison. It is currently listed as threatened on Schedule one of the Species At Risk Act. During this tour you will be offered beverages and snacks. After the tour you will be dropped-off at your hotel.

Included:

• Hotel pick-up and drop off
• Snacks and beverages
• Guided tour

Minimum: 8 participants for tour to be viable. 

Dog sledding is fun on fluffy white snow, but dog mushing on wheels is even more fun experience on dry land after all the snow have gone. On this two hours guided dog mushing on wheels tour you will visit one of Yellowknife dog's sledding kennels to learn the heritage of dog mushing and racing. Tour the kennels and get up close pictures with some of dog racing champions. After the kennels tour sit back in ATV as sled dogs take you for a ride on dry land in training preparation for winter dog sledding.

What's Included

• Round trip tour transportation  
• Guided experience

What's Not Included

• Tips and gratuities
• Anything not listed in included

Availability

• Summer | Autumn

Your Yellowknife experience begins with hotel pickup and drive to the helicopter terminal for check-in. After a brief safety instruction board your state-of-the-art, luxury Bell206B helicopter that offers phenomenal aerial views of Great Slave Lake, city of Yellowknife, community of Dettah and Ndilo. Your pilot will entertain you with exciting stories and interesting facts about Yellowknife as you fly over Yellowknife the diamond capital city of Canada and world famous aurora viewing destination.
 Enjoy views of uptown, downtown and old-town Yellowknife home for the famous Pilots monuments. Fly by the Yellowknife Bay for a spectacular aerial view of the ice road, snow-castle, house boats and Jollife Island. After your flight, you will be taken back to your hotel.

What's Included

• Guided helicopter Ride

• Round trip ground transportation

*Please Note*

1. A minimum number of 4 people is required for the tour to be financially viable. 
2. Number of passengers maybe reduced due to weight restrictions.
   
3. Starting tour times maybe changed depending on pilots availability and actual confirmed bookings.

Explore our backyard on snowshoes and by snowmobile on a 3 hours guided arctic adventure combo that includes snowmobiling on Great Slave Lake and snowshoeing to Yellowknife ice cave experience. Your experience starts with hotel pick up and transfer to Snowmobiling facility where your tour guide will go over safety briefing with you followed by demonstration of proper use of equipment's you will be using for your experience. After demonstration your guide will equip you with safety helmet  and assign a snowmobile that you will use.

Under your tour guide guidance, sled and curve through the snow to the ice cave on our modern equipped snowmobiles. Upon arrival at Yellowknife Ice Cave trail entrance, disembark from snowmobile and strap on snowshoes, and enjoy beautiful scenery of snow covered boreal forest as you snowshoe to Yellowknife Ice Cave. After Ice Cave experience, continue exploring Great Slave Lake on snowmobile as your guide takes your through snowmobile trails, Back Bay ,Yellowknife Bay of Great Slave Lake with some stop overs for pictures at Snow Castle, boat houses, boreal forest trails and some special stops your guide wish to surprise you with.. Your experience ends with complementary hot beverages and hotel drop off's.

What's Included

• Safety Helmet
• Snowshoes and walking poles
• hot beverages
• Use of snowmobile
• Round trip ground tour transportation

What's Not Included

• Tips and gratuities
• Travel insurance
• Anything not listed on included

NOTE: Tour guides reserves the right to change tour itinerary if safe operations of tour is compromised or weather conditions is not favorable for full execution of tour schedule.