Arctic Adventure Summer & Fall Tours

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Summer Flying Tours to Tuktoyaktuk<br>
Herschel Island and Sheep Mountain

Featuring our Summer Flying Tours to Tuktoyaktuk
Herschel Island and Sheep Mountain

Book your summer flying tours with Olav and Judi who have been involved with flying tours, one way or another, for more than 25 years in this area. We offer a variety of sightseeing tours from June to the middle of September. Olav, who has been a bush pilot for over 35 years and is now retired from commercial aviation, can tell you some interesting stories and show you some unique artifacts that he has collected during his many years of flying in the Arctic.

TUK FLYING TOUR

$420 to $495 per person (GST extra)
Price Subject to Change

We highly recommend Inuvik's most popular flying tour, the tour to Tuktoyaktuk, an Inuvialuit village located up on the Arctic Ocean. 1/2 Day Tuk tours depart daily Sunday through Friday from Inuvik and take you on an amazing 50 minute flight over the Mackenzie Delta and Pingos before landing in Tuk. At the airport you will be met by a traditional Inuvialuit guide who will take you on a 2-hour driving tour of the community. Dip your toe in the Beaufort Sea, explore the sod house and much more, and go down into the community's natural freezer which is buried deep in the permafrost. We will provide you with some special equipment for exploring the ice house which will make this part of your tour much more enjoyable. After all, this is a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience! The return flight takes you over the fascinating Arctic tundra above the tree line. Don't leave Inuvik before going all the way to the top of the North American continent!

HERSCHEL ISLAND Float Plane TOUR

$650 per person, based on four people flying together.
$865 per person, based on three people flying together.

Price subject to change

The Herschel Island tour is really special. You will be flying for about 1.5 hours in a small float plane from Inuvik to and from this beautiful little island in the Beaufort Sea. This tour offers you a great opportunity to view a variety of wild life along the way, such as moose feeding in the Mackenzie Delta, caribou grazing near the coast, beluga whales swimming in the ocean, grizzly bears and even muskox, some of which have been living on the Island for several summers. Your float plane will land in Pauline Cove and you will be met by the park rangers who will give you a brief tour of the historical buildings reminiscent of the days when Herschel Island was a centre for hunting the bowhead whales. This is not only a place of historical value; it is a paradise for nature lovers. The bird life is incredible with many birds nesting close to the buildings in early summer - July. Plants and wildflowers grow lusciously in this special environment which is conducive to plant growth. You are given 2 hours to explore the island before returning to Inuvik. All in all the trip takes about 5 hours. Tour is available from mid July to mid September.

TOWN OF INUVIK TOUR

$50 per person

This interesting 2-hour tour includes history of the town, information on utilidoors, building on permafrost, oil and gas exploration and native land settlements. You will see some of the sites featured on the " Ice Road Truckers" TV show and get a bird's eye view of the town and local area from a tower. See the local churches and the "Little Mosque on the Tundra". We will show you the local cross-country ski club, college and community green house. We will also show you some of the best places to purchase our local hand-made crafts not found in stores. Town Tours are available daily, Sunday through Friday.

Dempster Highway Tours

boy at dempster highway tour with arctic chalet (whitehuskies.com)

One-way Dempster HighwayTrip from Inuvik to Dawson City
Departing Inuvik on July 8, 2012
$250 per person plus 5% GST

Now you can explore the famous Dempster Highway with us! We can drive you from Inuvik to the Arctic Circle crossing and back as a day trip or take two days with an overnight at Eagle Plains Hotel. We can also arrange to drive you all the way to Dawson City. The Dempster Highway is open summer and winter and is inspiring any time of the year.

Dempster Highway Photos

Along the Highway	Arctic Circle Crossing	Autumn Colors in August, Richardson Mountains

Inspiring Views	Wild Flowers in July	Caribou

Summer Tour Package for two

Dempster Highway Fly/Drive from Dawson City to Inuvik
$2,426 per person
GST extra

Tour Description:

Let us give you a trip of a lifetime with an interesting guide and experienced driver who is also a retired bush pilot that has flown in the Arctic for over 35 years. On this unique drive you will see the beauty and the wonder of the land in the far north from the air and from the ground.

The land along the Dempster is a pristine wilderness almost entirely unspoiled by mankind and presents itself fresh from the hand of the Creator. No wonder this drive is rated as one of North America's top ten drives! As Canada's most northern highway it is more like a very scenic back country road that stretches from the Yukon almost to the Arctic Ocean. The Dempster is 736 kilometers from the Klondike gold fields in the Yukon to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. You will pass through three spectacular mountain ranges, cross the Arctic Circle, and travel on the ferries over two rivers in the vast Mackenzie Delta with a brief stop in Fort McPherson before reaching Inuvik. There you will continue your journey in a small plane to the remote Inuvialuit village of Tuktoyaktuk situated up on the Beaufort Sea. This trip includes a tour of the village with an exceptional local guide who will give you the cultural experience you are looking for. You will get a guided tour of the fascinating underground community ice house buried deep in the permafrost. Let us give you that unique rich northern experience you have been dreaming about!

This tour is based on two people traveling together. Your tour begins and ends in Dawson City and is available from June 14 to September 11, Monday through Friday. Just to recap, this package includes the following: the road trip up the Dempster Highway with an experienced guide and driver, a town of Inuvik tour, the flight to Tuk and ground tour of the village, all accommodations and the flight back to Dawson City from Inuvik.

While traveling in the north you will be on "northern time." In other words we hope that you will be flexible! All tours are subject to weather conditions and if necessary we will substitute a given tour for another activity. Be prepared for changes in scheduling.

Itinerary

Monday
Today we will start your drive up the Dempster Highway. You will drive through the beautiful Tombstone and Ogilvie Mountains and on to Eagle Plains, the half-way point on the Dempster Highway where you will spend the night. There will be time to stop and take pictures periodically during the drive.

Tuesday
Today you will continue your drive to the scenic Arctic Circle Crossing where you will have the chance to walk around and take pictures. You will spend most of your time today in the beautiful Richardson Mountains looking for wildlife and taking in the spectacular scenery of this wild and remote wilderness. Then we will cross the border into the Northwest Territories and down into the Mackenzie Delta. Then it's on to Inuvik and the Arctic Chalet where you will spend the night in a cozy cabin.

Wednesday
You will enjoy breakfast in your room followed by a tour of the town of Inuvik that will include the famous Igloo church and community greenhouse and much more. In the afternoon you will fly to the Inuvialuit village of Tuktoyaktuk up on the Arctic Ocean where you will get a tour of the town that will include a visit to the amazing underground ice house. You will then fly back to Inuvik over the tundra and spend the night again at the Arctic Chalet.

Thursday
This is a spare weather day incase your Tuk Tour was cancelled on Wednesday due to bad weather. Otherwise you can add on a boat tour, some hiking, a kennel tour or whatever else you would like or just enjoy a good rest and some shopping and sightseeing around town.

Friday
After breakfast in your room you can drive into town in one of our courtesy cars for some last minute shopping before your shuttle to the airport for your flight back to Dawson City.