At Krystal Tours and Transportation, we are committed to delivering excellent customer service, comfortable vehicles, and dependable transportation with a personal Northern touch. Whether you are visiting Yellowknife for business, adventure, or to experience the world-famous Northern Lights, we are here to make your journey smooth, safe, and memorable.
Marvel at the spectacular Northern Lights dancing across the sky, and stay warm and comfortable with our winter gear rental, and experience a tour of Yellowknife!
From exploring Yellowknife’s uniqueness to witnessing one of nature’s most unforgettable displays, this package is the perfect way to embrace the beauty and wonder of the NWT in winter.
*Please note this package does not include hotel accomodation
Whether you’re an experienced angler or trying ice fishing for the first time, there’s something special about spending a day on the ice. Bundle up, drop a line, and discover one of the NWT’s winter activity!
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Get ready to see the most spectacular show on earth. Join us on this trip of a lifetime to watch the Aurora Borealis from our private island in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Aurora Island is the most unique and ideal place to watch the Northern Lights. With pristine waters surrounding our island, the Auroras reflect incredibly. September is the perfect time of year for comfortable viewing. Temperatures are mild, there are few bugs or flies, and the lights shine wildly, even during the blue hour at dusk. Aurora Island and Yellowknife are geographically situated in the part of the of the world where this phenomenon is most visible.
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