A walking tour through Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́/Fort Simpson and showcasing the landmarks of the community.
We have two Walking Tour options:
1 Hour – $50
2 Hours – $100
Call 867-695-3131 or email us at lkfntourism@gmail.com to book!
DAY 1
Arrive at Okpik Arctic Village. Start off by settling into your home away from home. We’ll show you around our Eco-Village where you will learn about our local manufacturing and food production programs and why they are so important for Northern food security, economic leakage, as well as providing culturally relevant jobs in the community. You’ll have an opportunity to experience hands on, what it’s like living on the land, mixing traditional knowledge with modern science. After this, enjoy a locally harvested and prepared lunch. After lunch, everyone will have fun learning how to build an Igloo! Local Indigenous guides will give you a taste of how their Ancestors survived the harsh Arctic winters on the land. Return to the campsite and enjoy a locally harvested and prepared dinner at our camp. We offer a variety of traditional accommodations, giving the guests an option to sleep in an igloo, tipi or cabin.
Meals: Lunch, dinner, snacks
Accommodations: Traditional
DAY 2
Join your local guide for a hike along the trap line. You’ll have the rare opportunity to experience the beauty and tranquility of the frozen tundra this time of year, while learning about traditional and current hunting and trapping ways in the Beaufort/Delta Region of Canada’s Arctic. Then you’ll return to the campsite and enjoy a locally harvested and prepared lunch. After lunch, guests will help harvest food from our Arctic farm and fishery, and will learn from an Elder how to create a delicious dinner using ingredients they harvested earlier that day. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a dog sled ride with our dog team.* End the day with a flavourful dinner prepared with ingredients harvested and prepared by the group. Guests will have the option to experience traditional methods of winter camping by sleeping in a tipi, igloo or cabin, as the Gwich’in and Inuvialuit people have done for millennia. If the skies are clear, you just might get to see the Northern Lights as they dance vibrantly in the night sky.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks
Accommodations: Traditional
DAY 3
On the last morning at our Eco-Village, we take a look at historical Indigenous artifacts, tools, traditional garments, local arts and crafts, and fur pelts. Learn from our local hosts, how important these items were and still are, to the Indigenous people of this Arctic Region. Return to the campsite and enjoy a lunch of seasonally available traditional food. Guests of Tundra North Tours will finally finish off their stay by enjoying a free afternoon to experience life in our fully functioning Arctic Igloo Eco-Village, in whatever way they please. Take out the cross-country skis or snowshoes and explore the Arctic tundra on which we live, ride the trails on our electric fat bikes, play with our dog team, or even get your hands dirty in one of our farming and harvesting programs. Whatever you choose to do, I’m sure it’ll be fun! As the trip comes to an end, guests will travel by truck or van from the Arctic Eco-Village back to Inuvik on the Mackenzie River.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, snacks
Whati is situated on the third largest lake, Lac La Martre, in the NWT and the location offers guests a pristine and untouched environment to view the Aurora Borealis, while you can also enjoy an uninterrupted view of the beautiful scenery of the Lac La Martre lake. Guests can sit back and relax in a comfortable vehicle (small group sizes of 2-6 people) while we embark on a picturesque 3-hour (250km) drive from Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories.
We are pleased to offer the following package between April 18th & 22nd so you can join the Community of Whati for the Spring Carnival! Everyone’s welcome to enjoy traditional games, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and ice fishing (depending on ice conditions) and a community dance.
We are local with plenty of Northern stories to share. Our tours are small and the cabin is cozy. This tour gives guest the opportunity to ‘hunt the aurora from the cabin’ while enjoying northern stories, a midnight lunch of fish chowder and hot bannock, and enjoy an assortment of teas. Guests are invited to bring a beverage of their choice to celebrate under the aurora. We have fun Northern clothing for photos.
Cost – $135.00 per person plus GST and fees. Children 12 and under $115.00 plus GST and fees. This is a seasonal tour that runs from August to April; Please check BucketListTour.com for availability.
Cabin can be booked for group bookings please contact Tracy@BucketListTour.com directly to find out more.
Day 1
Catch your morning flight from Dawson City to Inuvik crossing the Arctic Circle and enjoying the amazing Arctic scenery. Meet your guide at the airport in Inuvik, collect your bags and start your adventure. You will experience a town tour of Inuvik, learning about the Northern community before we take you on a scenic ride along the Inuvik-Aklavik ice road to the small community of Aklavik. After a town tour of Aklavik, we will bring you to your traditional accommodation at the Okpik Arctic Village for the evening where you join your local guide and Village inhabitants in the tipi, cabin or igloo for dinner.
Meals: Dinner, snacks
Accommodation: Traditional
Day 2
Start off your morning at the Village with breakfast in the cabin. After breakfast, your local guide will give you a tour of the Village. During your tour you’ll have the opportunity to take part and experience how we live off the land through mixing traditional knowledge, modern technology and traditional activities. Join us dog sledding, while you learn how to ready the dogs and mush your own team. After a traditional lunch, we will take you back to Inuvik. You will have plenty of time to enjoy the majestic scenery and take photos. This is your free evening to explore the magic of Inuvik and all it has to offer.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, snacks
Accommodation: B&B with shared bathroom or hotel for an additional cost
Day 3
Travel the brand new Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway from Inuvik to the coastal community of Tuk (local name) on the brand new and only highway to the Arctic Ocean. Your local guide will share stories and history of the area, pointing out local landmarks and other points of interest including the Lady of Lourdes Schooner, traditional sod House, local churches, Distant Early Warning Site, Trans Canada Trailhead site. After your Tuk tour, you will receive a cultural tasting where you get to enjoy lunch at the famous Grandma’s Kitchen with us, and you will have some time to explore Tuktoyaktuk by foot, enjoying everything the hamlet has to offer. After 3 to 4 hours in
Tuktoyaktuk you will return down the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway back to Inuvik.
Meals: Lunch (bagged lunch if restaurant not available), snacks
Accommodation: B&B with shared bathroom or hotel for an additional cost. Tuktoyaktuk town tour provided by Steen Enterprises.
Day 4
Get ready for a drive down the Dempster Highway! We will venture along the tundra/taiga from Inuvik towards Eagle Plains. Along the drive, we will stop in Tsiigehtchic and Fort McPherson where we visit the grave site of the Lost Patrol and also go across the Mackenzie and Peel River. Other opportunities to get out and enjoy the views include the NWT/Yukon border as well as the Arctic Circle.
Meals: Bagged lunch, snacks
Accommodation: Eagle Plains Hotel
Day 5
A fresh Arctic morning! You’ll depart Eagle Plains along the Dempster Highway with breathtaking views of the Ogilvie and Richardson Mountains and a stop at the beautiful Tombstone Territorial Park to immerse yourself in the unique wilderness! Explore rugged peaks, permafrost land forms, all of which are an integral part of the rich First Nation culture. You will arrive in Dawson City, Yukon in the evening, when the city erupts with energy. Visit any of the local saloons and great restaurants.
Meals: Bagged lunch, snacks
Go Aurora Hunting with one of the world’s first Aurora Hunting tour companies!
Join Joe and his team as they take you on a wonderful and personal Aurora viewing experience. We are from here, we grew up with Aurora, we know the best places to find Aurora. As a 100% Indigenous owned Aurora tour company, we will tell you stories about Yellowknife, our Indigenous culture, including stories and legends we were told by our Grandparents about the Aurora. Learn the special reason why we named the tour “Aurora Hunting”, hint…there is a cultural connection.
Experience amazing Aurora with Yellowknife’s BEST Aurora Hunting tour company, North Star Adventures Ltd! Yellowknife is the best place in the world to see Aurora and we’re from Yellowknife, we know Aurora. We will tell you all about the science of Aurora and why Yellowknife is the best place in the world to see it! Also included in the tour are FREE professional photos of you under the Aurora! We’ve been making Aurora dreams come true since 2007! Just like you, we can’t wait to see Aurora, we hope to see you soon!
Tour Highlights:
**Please advise us of any food allergies
