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Inuvik, Yukon - Sightseeing & Cultural Tours
Arctic Coast and Tundra Adventures |
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Inuvialuit Cultural Tuk Tour
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7 Hours
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$325.00
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Interested in aboriginal culture? You should take this day tour. In Tuktoyaktuk you will stay with your Inuvialuit host family and tour guide for 4-5 hours. Your guide will give an extended tour of the community including interpretation on the communitypermafrost "Ice-House", and an opportunity to visit the craft, carving and gift shop. Learn about the modern Inuvialuit and how they maintain their cultural ties to the past. At your host's home you will hear stories about life in the Arctic and enjoy a traditional meal of caribou soup & bannock. Have your photograph taken in a traditional skin parka before visiting the family dog team or fish smoke house. Our flight tours are further providing excellent viewing opportunities for:• The East side of the Mackenzie Delta • The tree line (break of trees to tundra) • Reindeer Station • Pingos (ice core hills which grow in permafrost environments) • Wildlife such as Caribou, Beluga Whalers, Swans
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Tuktoyaktuk Community Cultural Tour
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Enjoy the scenic flight from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Upon landing, in Tuktoyaktuk your guided tour is by van or bus and makes many stops including a chance to: photograph historic sites like the Lady of Lourdes schooner, traditional sod house, and churches. Identify birds and flowers, visit a dog team, see the DEW Line site and the start of the Trans-Canada trail. Your local guides will share their Inuvialuit culture with you. An opportunity to visit the craft, carving and gift shop can also be arranged. Of course there will be time for a polar bear swim or a traditional Arctic Ocean toe dip. Participate and earn a complimentary"Arctic Ocean Toe Dipping Certificate."
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Join us for a journey of cultural and historical intrigue. By van we will explore Inuvik and see how three main cultures have shaped its growth. Walk out on the delicate Arctic taiga and feel the frozen ground beneath the surface. We stop at various sites of interest including the shore of the Mackenzie River, the Juk Park tower, where the labyrinth of water forming the Mackenzie Delta and the majestic Richardson Mountains can be seen. We go to the Western Arctic Visitor Centre, other must see stops are the Community Greenhouse, the Igloo Church and Ingamo Hall. Your tour guide will share colourful stories of Inuvik's past and present.
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Join us for a journey of cultural and historical intrigue. By van we will explore Inuvik and see how three main cultures have shaped its growth. Walk out on the delicate Arctic taiga and feel the frozen ground beneath the surface. We stop at various sites of interest including the shore of the Mackenzie River, the Juk Park tower, where the labyrinth of water forming the Mackenzie Delta and the majestic Richardson Mountains can be seen. We go to the Western Arctic Visitor Centre, other must see stops are the Community Greenhouse, the Igloo Church and Ingamo Hall. Your tour guide will share colourful stories of Inuvik's past and present.
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Herschel Island – Arctic Coast & Tundra Tour
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Imagine a tundra coastal plain where caribou migrate enroute to calving grounds each year. A landscape cut by the northern tip of the Rocky Mountain Range and a land edge by the massive waters of the Arctic Ocean. Amongst the wildlife also live the Inuvialuit people who hunted from both sea and land for centuries. You can travel into this vast wilderness now protected by two park systems, Herschel Island, Yukon Territorial Park, and Ivvavik National Park. We would like to send all the people to Herschel Island that want to go; here is how you can help your clients get there: • Plan on a daytrip to Herschel Island, it provides between 5-6 hours of travel and ground time.
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Experience the Mackenzie Delta, British Mountains and Babbage Falls. Fly from Inuvik over the maze of the Mackenzie Delta, across the Richardson Mountains, and land on an alpine ridge above the Babbage Falls, the largest waterfall in the Northern Yukon. Hike to the falls or along a tundra ridge. Your hosts: Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic, and Parks Canada.
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Babbage River Fly & Trekking
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Canada’s Western Arctic and Ivvavik National Park, Yukon People have travelled here for nearly 8000 years! Tucked between Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Mackenzie Delta, Ivvavik National Park is home to grizzly, Dall sheep, and caribou of the Porcupine herd. This part of Canada escaped the last glaciation and features unique landforms and plants. We invite you to see it for yourself! Experience the Mackenzie Delta, British Mountains and Babbage Falls Fly from Inuvik over the maze of the Mackenzie Delta, across the Richardson Mountains, and land on an alpine ridge above the Babbage Falls, the largest waterfall in the Northern Yukon. Hike to the falls or along a tundra ridge. Your hosts: Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic, and Parks Canada. Note: very limited availability June 17, July 07, Aug 07+27. Tour from 6:00 pm until midnight!
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