On this trip you will travel by road the entire length of the Dempster Highway and then we will take you on the Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway all the way to the Arctic Ocean!
TUESDAY: Start in Dawson City at 9 am.
Dawson City to Eagle Plains
Your driver will meet you at your hotel, campground or at the airport this morning and then you will start your drive up the Dempster Highway. Today you will see the Tombstone, Ogilvie Mountains and continue 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 at inspiring viewpoints periodically during the drive. A restaurant is available at Eagle Plains Hotel. Usual arrival time is 5-6 pm.
WEDNESDAY: Eagle Plains to Inuvik
Today you will travel on to the Arctic Circle Crossing where you will have the chance to walk around and take some pictures at the sign with a spectacular backdrop of the mountains. We will spend most of our time in the beautiful Richardson Mountains looking for wildlife and taking in the spectacular scenery of this wild and remote wilderness. We will cross the Peel river and the Mackenzie river by ferry boat. You will continue your drive on to Inuvik where you will spend the next night in a comfortable full-service cabin unit or in a hotel in town if we are booked up when you sign up.
THURSDAY: Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk and back to Inuvik
Today we will drive you on the Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway all the way to the Arctic Ocean and back to Inuvik. You will receive a nice Arctic Ocean certificate. Upon arrival in Tuk you’ll get a tour of the Inuvialuit village. NOTE: If you would like to add on the 2-hr cultural home visit with elders in Tuk which includes a traditional lunch, please let us know. Min. 4 People (We might have a standby wait list for the Cultural Tour) $200 per person
After the tour we will drop you off at the airport in time for your evening flight at 7:15pm, arriving in Dawson City at 8:35pm.
This is what's included:
What’s NOT included in your package:
Important Notes for Dempster Tour Packages:
Fly from Dawson City to Inuvik on Tuesday. Stay 2 nights at Arctic Chalet. On Wednesday you spend the day in Inuvik. (No flights available). Thursday you travel the Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway to the Arctic Ocean and get back to Inuvik in time for your evening flight back to Dawson City. Flights are included but food/water is not.
$1,850 per person plus GST
Pay a deposit when you book your package and the balance owing 30 days ahead of your tour date. Deposit is 50% refundable up to 30 days ahead or your tour date and tour package price paid 30 days ahead is not refundable if you decide for any reason to cancel your tour within the 30 day period. We recommend that you purchase travel insurance.
Arctic Chalet Resort and Tours
25 Carn Street, Box 1099, Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0 , Canada