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Experience Ice Fishing on Great Slave Lake – Ice Fishing Tour

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Spend the day out on Great Slave Lake and experience a true Northern tradition with Sheldon.

We’ll pick you up right at your door and take you out to our fishing location, where you’ll experience two different ways of fishing through the ice. See how a 150-foot fishing net is set and pulled beneath the ice using an ice jigger, then try your hand at ice fishing yourself.

Afterward, warm up and enjoy a freshly prepared meal featuring local fish right on the lake — the perfect way to round out your Northern fishing experience.

Stay comfortable between activities with access to our tents and a heated washroom, and when the adventure is over, we’ll drop you back off right at your door.

Price: $125 per person
Duration: Approximately 4 hours
Time: Approximately 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Group Size: Maximum 15 guests
Pickup + Drop-off: Door-to-door transportation included
Location: Great Slave Lake
Included: Net fishing demonstration • Ice fishing • Freshly prepared meal featuring local fish

Discover Yellowknife – City Tour

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See more of Yellowknife on a relaxed and entertaining tour of the city with your host, Sheldon.

We’ll pick you up right at your door and explore Yellowknife from the comfort of our highway coach. Along the way, you’ll experience different sides of the city — from Old Town to Downtown and Uptown — while visiting some of Yellowknife’s well-known landmarks.

Stops and highlights can include the Yellowknife sign, Bristol Monument, Old Town, Pilot’s Monument and the Visitor Centre, where you can get a certificate to mark your visit north of the 60th parallel.

Sheldon first came to Yellowknife as a visitor himself seven years ago and ended up falling in love with the North and staying. Who knows — you might love it so much you won’t want to leave either!

When the tour is over, we’ll drop you back off right at your door.

Price: $100 per person
Opening Special: $50 per person when booked with an Aurora Viewing Tour
Available: Year-round
Pickup + Drop-off: Door-to-door transportation included
Highlights: Old Town • Downtown + Uptown • Pilot’s Monument • Yellowknife sign • Bristol Monument • Visitor Centre

Chase the Northern Lights – Aurora Tour

Experience the northern lights with a tour that goes with the flow. We’ll pick you up right at your door in our spacious highway coach and head out in search of the best aurora viewing conditions.

When we find a great spot, we’ll settle in and enjoy the show. If the aurora disappears, we’ll get back on the road and chase it down again. We go wherever the aurora decides to take us.

But the aurora is only part of the experience. Your host, Sheldon, brings more than 30 years of experience behind the wheel — along with plenty of stories, laughs and a touch of East Coast humour to make the journey just as memorable as the destination.

Along the way, warm up with Mexican hot chocolate and enjoy the comfort of our heated highway coach, including the convenience of an onboard heated washroom.

At the end of the night, we’ll drop you back off right at your door.

Duration: Approximately 4–5 hours, depending on aurora conditions
Pickup + Drop-off: Door-to-door transportation included
Comfort: Heated highway coach + onboard heated washroom
Refreshments: Mexican hot chocolate
Group bookings: Larger and private groups are welcome — contact us for pricing and availability.

Aurora Storm Chaser

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Experience the Northern Lights with Aurora Storm Chasers.

Welcome to Aurora Storm Chasers. We offer unforgettable aurora viewing and world-class outdoor adventures that bring you straight into the heart of northern magic, travel in comfort with a spacious highway coach and our heated onboard bathrooms for your convenience! Yellowknife isn’t a place you just visit, it’s an epic landscape that invites you to dive in headfirst.

Grand Opening Special: Book an Aurora Tour for $100 and get a City Tour the next day for just $50 — half the regular price. Book with us today!

Spanish-speaking tours available.

Your Northern Adventure Starts Here.

Winter – Aurora Fireside

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Our evening begins at our cozy camp anchored to Joliffe Island amongst the houseboat community. Complete with heated and powered facilities (including a washroom) that’s within city limits but surrounded by the beauty of Great Slave Lake.

Gather around the fire, warm up with hot tea, and enjoy bannock on a stick with local jams and syrups as the night settles in. From here, guests can explore nearby trails, snowshoe or hike on Joliffe Island, and take in unique winter views of the houseboats and the famous Snowcastle. Throughout the evening, our guides keep an eye on the skies. When conditions are right, we may venture beyond Yellowknife by vehicle to chase clearer skies and stronger aurora displays, giving you the best chance to experience the northern lights in all their brilliance.

Proudly Indigenous-owned, our tours reflect northern hospitality, warmth, and a welcoming spirit. Whether you’re gathered by the fire at basecamp or out exploring the landscape under the stars, you’ll experience the aurora in a relaxed, authentic way. This is an evening built around comfort, curiosity, new friendships, and the magic of the northern sky — with a fireside home to return to.

A minimum 4 guests will be required for this tour to proceed, and we reserve the right to cancel with at least 48 hours notice. If your group is bigger than 8 guests, please reach out at info@mybackyardtours.com for booking information and special rates.

Contact Us for availability on alternative dates at info@mybackyardtours.com or 867-444-8788.

Remote Winter Retreat in Canada’s Aurora Capital Getaway!

Far from roads or city lights, this comfortable backcountry lodge is the perfect setting to enjoy pristine wilderness and watch the Aurora Borealis!

If you’ve never experienced winter in Canada’s great north, you’re in for a treat with this getaway to remote Blachford Lake. Spend your days exploring the 20 km of groomed trails by ski or snowshoe, head out on the lake to try ice fishing or opt for a winter hike to spot northern wildlife. At night, watch the Aurora Borealis dance overhead as you soak in the hot tub or relax on one of the on-site Aurora viewing decks or indoor viewing lounge.

Every stay is unique! Your itinerary may vary depending on weather, Aurora activity, and seasonal conditions making each visit a one-of-a-kind northern adventure. And if you’ve chosen a longer stay, you’ll simply have more time to discover the magic of Blachford Lake Lodge.

Included:

  • Roundtrip airfare between Vancouver and Yellowknife on Air North
  • 1 pre-lodge night and 2 post-lodge nights at the Explorer Hotel (or similar) in Yellowknife
  • Complimentary airport transfers / hotel shuttle
  • Blachford Lake Lodge includes:
  • Round-Trip Air Charter: Return transfer from Yellowknife to Blachford Lodge via a scenic bush ski-plane
  • Accommodation: Comfortable lodge room or cabin with daily housekeeping service
  • Meals & Refreshments:
  • Three delicious, chef-prepared meals served daily
  • Complimentary snacks, juice, and coffee available throughout the day
  • Activities & Equipment:
  • Two guided activities daily
  • Option to participate in different handicraft activities
  • Yoga equipment available for personal use
  • Aurora Watch service nightly until 03:00 am
  • Aurora photography instruction
  • Use of seasonal equipment: combined 25 km of groomed cross-country ski and hiking trails, snowshoes, skis, skates, fat tire bikes, kick sleds and ice fishing equipment
  • Lodge Amenities & Facilities:
  • Use of hot tub, sauna, tipi, bonfire pits, and more at your leisure
  • Use of dining room, Aurora viewing lounge, fireplaces, northern library, bathrooms with showers, basins and toilets, open decks
  • Basic Wi-Fi package (250 MB/day, additional internet packages available for purchase)
  • 1 Night of guided aurora viewing at Aurora Village
  • Winter clothing Rental
  • Gratuities
  • Applicable taxes

Not Included:

  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Meals other than mentioned above
  • Snowmobile tours & guided fishing tours
  • Travel insurance
  • Items of a personal nature

For more information and our Terms and Conditions please click here.

Niqiqyuaq Outfitting & Tourism

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Experience the Northwest Territories’ incredible Arctic landscape with a big game outfitter based in Paulatuk, NT. Specializing in muskox and other big game experiences, we offer unforgettable opportunities to explore the region’s remote wilderness.

Reach out to learn more about our experiences here.

Dene Way Adventures

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Dene Way Adventures is owned and operated by Herman Gahdële.

Dene Way offers land-based trips and cultural learning rooted in Łutsël K’é Dene knowledge, language, and teachings. We operate primarily in Thaidene Nëné (the East Arm of Great Slave Lake), with departures also available from Yellowknife, on Chief Drygeese Territory (Yellowknives Dene First Nation).

Herman wants to create safe, respectful opportunities for people to experience the land through the Dene worldview he learned from his grandparents, family, and Elders. Having grown up traditionally on the land, he looks forward to taking people out, sharing his knowledge, and spending time together on the water, on the land, and along the winter trails.

We offer day boat trips, fishing lessons, and multi-day adventures on the water with world-class fishing. Travel with Herman along his ancestral routes as he shares Dene stories, teachings, and traditional knowledge, while experiencing a traditional camp on the land. We also offer snowmobile guiding, school programs and community workshops.

If you’re looking for a day on the water or a longer experience on the land, please reach out to learn more about our guided adventures and custom experiences here.

Yellowknife City Tours

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Explore the capital of the Northwest Territories with our guided Yellowknife City Tour, led by knowledgeable indigenous guides and offering a rich blend of scenic beauty, history, and storytelling. From the colorful charm of Old Town to the heart of downtown, you will visit iconic landmarks, cultural sites, and natural viewpoints that paint a vivid picture of Yellowknife’s past and present. Whether you’re visiting Yellowknife for the first time or looking to experience the city in a more meaningful way, this tour will provide you with a deeper understanding of the land, its people, and its transformation over time. Exposing you to the unique Dene perspective of the city which has been passed down through generations.

Tour Includes

  • Convenient pick-up and return transportation from any hotel in Yellowknife.
  • Guided bus tour through Yellowknife’s Old Town, Downtown, and Uptown areas, as well as the indigenous communities of N’dilo and Dettah.
  • Visits to key landmarks and historical sites, including the Prince of Whales Northern Heritage Centre (museum), Northwest Territories Diamond Center, Bush Pilot’s Monument – where you can have a breathtaking view of Yellowknife, and the famous Ice Castle on top of the frozen lake if your tour is during the winter season.
  • Historical overview and cultural insights along the way, with opportunities to engage, ask questions, and learn about life in Yellowknife from an Indigenous or First Nation perspective.
  • Ample opportunities to stop and take beautiful photographs at scenic viewpoints and key landmarks across the city.

Dene Cultural Tours

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Step into the heart of the North and connect with the land, people, and traditions that define the Dene Nation. Our Dene Cultural Tour offers a rare opportunity to experience the life of indigenous people through the eyes of the Dene people – rooted in storytelling, land-based practices, and timeless traditions that have been passed down through generations.

Led by local knowledge-holders, this immersive cultural experience walks you in the footsteps of the Dene people. It includes activities like gathering around the fire for stories and knowledge-sharing, taking part in hands-on activities like traditional fishing and trapping, hiking the wilderness terrain, traditional drumming performances, and enjoying a warm traditional meal of Bannock and fresh fish from the Great Slave Lake.

Tour Includes

  • Convenient pick-up and return transportation from any hotel in Yellowknife to our B.Dene Adventures tourism camp in Dettah; via the highway or the famous ice road.
  • Cultural storytelling  and knowledge-sharing with tour hosts and Elders, including histories, stories, and legends of indigenous people.
  • Traditional drumming performances that give an unforgettable connection to the land and spirit of the North.
  • Snowmobile drive to the lake for traditional ice-fishing, and onward to our B.Dene Adventures tourism camp.
  • Snowshoeing walks and fun in the brisk snow.
  • Delicious local refreshments including fish and locally-made Bannock that will be cut, cooked, and prepared during the tour.
  • Boat Tour includes checking fish net, along with touring the islands and learning the history of the area. Available for the summer months.
  • Cozy wooden cabins and teepees that provide the perfect space and atmosphere for relaxation and other traditional tour activities.
  • Multiple opportunities to take beautiful photographs, both on the way and in our camp within the scenic northern wilderness.