White Husky Tours 2010
Summer Tours - Fall Tours - Winter Tours - Spring Tours
New! We are now offering tour packages that include accommodations, meals, guided tours, courtesy vehicle, & flights into Inuvik from either Whitehorse or Edmonton. We will also customize a tour package for you if you let us know what your interests are. These tours are now available!
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We now offer some fabulous road tours in our new touring van.
All year-round Tours
Dempster Highway Tours
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.
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Along the Highway |
Arctic Circle Crossing |
Autumn Colors in August, Richardson Mountains |
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Inspiring Views |
Wild Flowers in July |
Rare encounter on Grizzly Ridge |
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Summer Tours
Summer Flying Tours
You can now book your summer flying tours with us. A variety of sightseeing tours are available during June, July & August. More information on wildlife and Herschel Island tours will be available soon.
Tuk Tour
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 from Inuvik and take you on an amazing 40 minute flight over the Mackenzie Delta and Pingos before landing in Tuk. From the airport you get a 2-hour ground tour of the community. The return flight takes you straight over the treeless Arctic tundra. Don't leave Inuvik before going all the way to the top of the North American continent!
Summer and Fall Hiking Tours
with the WHITE HUSKIES
If you love dogs and enjoy hiking have we got a tour for you!
Our walking tours with the dogs are available daily Sunday through Friday.
Walk to Grassy Lake
Join us on a one-hour walking tour from the kennels to Grassy Lake and back. We will be hiking on a prepared sawdust trail that is relatively easy to walk on. You will enjoy this nature walk with a group of 7 or 8 loose dogs that are friendly and playful. This is a great opportunity to photograph the dogs as they enjoy their summer holidays. And the grand finale back at the yard is a visit with the puppies in the flower gardens.
Nature Walk Through the Boreal Forest
This is a two-hour hike with dogs on the mossy Taiga and is a little more challenging. Good hiking boots are recommended. We walk through the trees to a hillside where we enjoy a snack in the beautiful White Birch Forest. In Autumn we also take a few minutes to pick the wild cranberries and blueberries that grow plentifully in the area. This tour also includes some time with the puppies.
Campbell Hills Hike
Enjoy a 6-hour guided walk in the most beautiful hiking area surrounding Inuvik. We drive you a few kilometers down the Dempster Highway to the trail head and then take off on foot accompanied by two of our White Huskies. From there on we hike off trail to Loon Lake where we enjoy lunch around a campfire. Next we will take you past some cliffs and bluffs and up to the higher hills above Campbell Lake for some spectacular views. Here you can enjoy bird watching and photographing wild flowers during June and July. This is a hike you will never forget. And if you are here during the Autumn season in late August when the land is alive with color you will realize how spectacular this land really is. This hike is for the experienced hiker with good hiking boots.
Kennel Tour
For those who love dogs but are not interested in walking or hiking we offer a tour of the dog kennels. You will have the opportunity to tour the kennel and meet the dogs. We will also show you pictures of their journeys and tell you about this unique breed. At the end of the tour we will give you time to play with the puppies and will help you get some great pictures together with the pups.
Winter Tours
Ice Road Tours
If you come to Inuvik in winter you can travel with us on the world's longest ice road! We will drive you 185 kilometers on the Mackenzie River ice from Inuvik to the Beaufort Sea and over to Tuktoyaktuk, an Inuvialuit village on the Arctic Ocean. You also get a tour of the village and will have the rare opportunity to see the incredible underground community ice house buried deep in the permafrost. (The visit to the ice house is only available to some tour operators). It's an unforgettable experience! Best time to travel the ice road is February through the middle of April.
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| Fun on the Ice Road | Inuvik to Tuk Ice Road |
Snowmobile Tour to the Reindeer Herd
Come with us on an exciting snowmobile day trip up into the barrens to visit the Canadian Reindeer Herd. We supply one snowmobile for each person to drive. The tour features a hearty lunch around a campfire close to the herd and time to visit with Henrik, the charming Sami reindeer herder. This is also a great opportunity for photographing this unique reindeer herd of about 2,000 animals.
Winter Tour Package
5-Day Winter Package for Two
$3,877 per person
$199 Single Supplement
Tour Description:
Come with us for an Arctic adventure you will never forget! See the Arctic in its glory with all that beautiful snow while you experience a variety of fun-filled activities. Spend a couple of days with our beautiful white huskies traveling by dog team to and from a cabin that is secluded in a pristine winter wonderland where you can fully connect with nature. Snowmobile with us up into the barren lands to visit a herd of over two thousand reindeer under the care of a genuine Sami reindeer herder. Travel up the longest ice road in the world following the “ice road truckers’ route” all the way to the Arctic Ocean where you will visit the Inuvialuit village or Tuktoyaktuk. See the Pingo Canadian Landmark and other pingos for which Tuk is famous. Before leaving Tuk your guide will take you down into the fascinating underground community ice house buried deep in the permafrost. All in all this a trip of a lifetime and you will have seen the Arctic as few others have!
The tour begins and ends in Edmonton, Alberta.
This package includes accommodations, breakfasts, most lunches and one evening meal, guided tours, a courtesy car for use around Inuvik, and your return flight from Edmonton to Inuvik. We can substitute a day trip down the Dempster Highway or a day trip to Aklavik on the ice road for snowmobiling or dog sledding. Or you can do the dog sledding as a day trip on Day Four and have a spare day. The schedule is also weather dependant, days may be changed around, and tours may also vary in length depending on temperatures and weather. We recommend that you book an additional day or two of accommodations to ensure that you can get in all of the tours in your package.
This tour package is available Sunday through Friday from February 15 to April 15, 2010. Prices are in Canadian dollars and are based on double or twin occupancy. 5 % GST tax is extra.
Minimum required participants: 2
Maximum: 6
Itinerary
Day One
Afternoon: Airport welcome and shuttle to the Arctic Chalet. Register and check into your room followed by a tour of the town of Inuvik.
Evening: You will be given a courtesy car to drive into town for supper at a local restaurant.
Day Two – Visit the Canadian Reindeer Herd by Snowmobile
Morning: Breakfast in your room (self-catered). Today you will visit the Canadian Reindeer Herd. Each person will be given a snowmobile to drive on a guided day trip up into the barrens to see about 2,200 reindeer. The trip is about 2 hours each way.
Noon: You will meet the Sami Reindeer herder who will escort the group to the reindeer herd where we will have lunch together around a campfire in view of these beautiful animals.
Afternoon: We will spend some time photographing the herd at a closer distance. We will then snowmobile back to Inuvik.
Evening: Supper at a local restaurant.
Day Three – Travel on the World’s Longest Ice Road to the Arctic Ocean
Morning: Breakfast in your room. Today we will drive you up the ice road in our tour van following the “Ice Road Trucker’s Route” to the Inuvialuit community of Tuktoyaktuk, about 3 hours north of Inuvik.
Noon: You will enjoy a sack lunch along the way and have a chance to see a Pingo close up. There will be several stops along the way so you can get out and take pictures of the ice and the landscape.
Afternoon: You will see the Beaufort Sea as you get closer to Tuk. Upon arrival in Tuk we will drive you around the village and give you a tour of the fascinating underground community ice house before driving back to Inuvik
Evening: Supper at a local restaurant.
Day Four – Overnight dog mushing trip to the Arctic Loon Outpost cabin
Morning: Breakfast in your room. You will attend a briefing session in our sun room where you will learn the basics of how to drive a small team of huskies. We will gear you up so you can stay warm and comfortable before heading out to get acquainted with the dogs.
Noon: Lunch in town or in your room.
Afternoon: Travel by dog team on a scenic trail to the Arctic Loon Outpost cabin. The trip is 2-3 hours. After arriving at the cabin you can enjoy snowshoeing in this beautiful area followed by a good soak in the wood-fired hot tub!
Evening: We will feed the dogs and have supper in the cabin by the wood stove followed by Olav’s Show and Tell. Olav (co-owner of Arctic Chalet) is a retired bush pilot who has flown in the Arctic for 35 years, has been to the north pole 4 times, and has some interesting stories to tell. Before retiring for the night you can also enjoy looking at some beautiful books from our northern library with a nice cup of tea. Tonight you will sleep in this comfortable warm cabin with the convenience of an indoor toilet.
Day Five
Morning: You can help soup the dogs and then we will all have a pancake breakfast. After breakfast you will have the option of going by snowmobile across the lake for a short walk on snowshoes to some high cliffs offering spectacular views of the land.
Noon: Lunch will be served back at the cabin.
Afternoon: We will get the dogs ready to travel and return to Inuvik.
Evening: Supper at a local restaurant.
Day Six
Morning: Breakfast will be served in our home. You will be given a courtesy car to drive into town for last minute shopping.
Noon: Check out of your room and then we will shuttle you to the airport for your return flight to Edmonton.
Summer Tour Package
6-Day Dempster Highway Fly/Drive from Whitehorse, Yukon
$3,059 per person
$370 Single Supplement
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 a local guide and a visit to 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!
Tour begins and ends in Whitehorse and covers 6 days and 5 nights. This tour is available from June 14 to September 11, 2010 Monday through Saturday. Tour includes the flight from Whitehorse to Dawson City, the road trip up the Dempster Highway with an experienced guide and driver, and the flight back to Whitehorse from Inuvik. All tours, transportation as per itinerary, accommodations, breakfasts, and sack lunches are also included.
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. Tours could be delayed or postponed at the last minute to another day or cancelled altogether.
We recommend that you purchase trip cancellation and medical insurance at the time that you book your trip. Prices are in Canadian dollars and are based on double or twin occupancy. 5 % GST tax is not included.
Minimum Required Participants: 4
Maximum: 9
Itinerary
Monday
Morning: You will fly from Whitehorse to Dawson City. We will pick you up at the airport and shuttle you to your hotel followed by a brief tour of the town.
Noon: You will have lunch in the hotel restaurant.
Afternoon: We will drive you to a gold mine where you will take a tour that will include doing some gold panning.
Evening: Supper at a local restaurant.
Tuesday
Morning: You will have breakfast at the hotel and check out of your room. Today we will drive to Tombstone Park and through the Ogilvie Mountains to the half-way point on the Dempster Highway. There will be time to stop and take pictures periodically during the drive.
Noon: We will provide a sack lunch to eat along the way.
Evening: We will have supper and spend the night at Eagle Plains Hotel.
Wednesday
Morning: Breakfast will be served in the hotel dining room. You will then check out of your room and head on up the Dempster Highway to the scenic Arctic Circle Crossing where you will have the chance to walk around a bit and take pictures.
Noon: We will provide a sack lunch to eat along the way.
Afternoon: We will spend most of our 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 drop down into the Mackenzie Delta and on to Inuvik.
Evening: We will check you into one of our charming rooms at the Arctic Chalet and shuttle you into town for supper at a local restaurant.
Thursday
Morning: You will have breakfast in your room followed by a tour of the town of Inuvik that will include the famous Igloo church and community greenhouse.
Noon: We will stop for lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Today you fly to the Inuvialuit village of Tuktoyaktuk up on the Arctic Ocean where you will get a tour of the town and dip your toe into the ocean.
Evening: We will shuttle you into town for supper.
Friday
Morning: You will have breakfast in your room followed by an organized walk on a nature trail with several of our beautiful White Huskies. After the walk we will visit the kennels and you will have a chance to get some good pictures with the dogs.
Noon: We will shuttle you into town for lunch at a local café.
Afternoon: You will go on a boat cruise on the Mackenzie River.
Evening: We will shuttle you into town for supper at a local restaurant.
Saturday
Morning: You will have breakfast in your room followed by a quick trip into town for last minute shopping before heading to the airport for your flight back to Whitehorse.
