Welcome to Blachford Lodge.
2025 New Moon dates: January 29, February 27, March 29, April 27
Opening in December, 2024 will be our 5 newly renovated cabins. We are adding more comfort, beauty, and overall enhancements to your experience with us.
Winter outdoor activities include cross-country skiing on 20 kilometers of groomed trails, snowshoeing, sliding, ice skating, ice fishing, fat-biking, kick-sledding and snowmobile tours (at an additional charge). Strap on your snowshoes, or stick to your winter boots and try to spot some northern wildlife. Spend your evenings relaxing relax in our cozy lounge areas, relax in the sauna, or kick back in our hot tub while watching the Aurora dance overhead.
Fishing licenses must be purchased prior to your arrival at Blachford Lodge. If you’d like to try ice-fishing during your stay, please visit: https://licences.enr.gov.nt.ca/
Flights
When booking your flights in/out of Yellowknife, please ensure that you arrive in Yellowknife the night before the charter flight departure to the lodge. Flights to/from YZF and BLL operate between 8:00am and 2:00pm MT.
Please check with us prior to booking your departing flight from Yellowknife. Because at times both scheduled and charter flights may experience delays, we do not recommend booking a flight from Yellowknife prior to 5:00 pm MT.
Includes:
- Flightseeing charter Yellowknife – Blachford – Yellowknife
- Lodge or cabin accommodation
- Introduction and hints about aurora photography
- Aurora Watch service
- Two hour interpretive experience each day
- Use of Lodge Facilities: Dining room, Aurora lounge, fireplaces, northern library, bathrooms with showers, basins and toilets, hot tub, sauna, open decks
- Comprehensive pre-departure information
- Use of seasonal equipment (canoes, SUP, fat tire bike, kayaks, hiking trails, fishing excursion, motorized boat)
- Welcome Drink & Orientation
- All meals
- All snacks
- Coffee, tea, juice
- Use of hot tub and sauna
- Handicraft workshops in the lodge
- Yoga equipment for personal use
- Access to some of the best Aurora viewing in the world
- High speed wireless internet
NOT INCLUDED:
- Items of a personal nature
- Travel insurance
- Alcoholic beverages from licensed bar
- Snowmobile Tours
- Winter Clothing Rental (available – just ask!)
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
Winter Gear Rental
Down parka, insulated snow pants, felt-duffle-lined boots, and lined mitts. Includes delivery of gear to bush plan departure location, fitting, and pick up from bush plane arrival location.
| Full Kit | Your Whole Stay | $250 |
| One Item | Per Item | $75 |
| Hotel Delivery | Per Person | $75 |
Snowmobile Tours
Please see snowmobile tours available here.
Snowmobiling to Blachford
Are you a local Yellowknife resident and/or friend of one (or adventurous guest!), and wish to travel to Blachford on your own or rental snowmachine? Please contact our office for availability and current rates.
Fishing
Fishing licenses have to be purchased in Yellowknife, prior to departure to Blachford Lodge. For more information and to obtain your license please click HERE.
Add Ons
Do you need any help with booking your Yellowknife components to your stay? We’re happy to help. Please contact our office for:
- Hotel reservations
- Private transfers
- Snowmobiling
- City tours
- Aurora tour
- Winter clothing delivery and rental options
Not exactly what you’re looking for? Contact us for more information!
PRICING:
For Holiday packages (travel December 21st, 2024-January 2, 2025, please see our Holiday packages page. Packages have additional add-ons and vary in departure date and pricing.
All rates below are adult rates:
| LODGE & CABIN ACCOMMODATIONS | |
| 3 nights (Saturday-Tuesday) | $3,597 |
| 4 nights (Tuesday-Saturday) | $4,796 |
| 7 nights (starting Saturday or Tuesday) | $8,393* |
| Flight-seeing Charter (YZF-BLL return, per person) | $499 |
| *Flight is included in 7-night stay package | |
| **All packages are priced per person in Canadian Dollars |
- All rates are per person and are quoted in Canadian dollars. Please add 5% Goods and Services Tax and 10% gratuities to the base price.
- Single supplement requests (private, single occupancy) add 50% to the package rate (x1.5 the regular rate).
- Please double check with our office for availability prior to booking your flights in/out of your home city and Yellowknife.
- All guests will be required to sign a liability waiver when booking.
- We strongly recommend all guests ensure they have emergency medical coverage and comprehensive travel insurance prior to visiting the lodge.
For more information, give us a call or visit our website.
