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Aklavik Ice Road Adventure Package

Experience the magic of the North during the Winter and Spring. Immerse yourself in authentic northern and Inuit Culture with your local guide. Aurora viewing, overnight in an Igloo, Ice Road, walk on the frozen Arctic Ocean and much more!!!

from $3500

  • Ice Road to Aklavik
  • Igloo Village, Tundra North Tours
  • Northern Lights over the lake
  • Northern Lights Tundra North Tours
  • Ice Inuksuk, Tundra North Tours
  • Igloo on the lake
  • Ice, Tundra North Tours
  • Fish Carving, Tundra North Tours
  • Tepee Talks
  • Winter
  • Multi-Day Packages
  • Adventure / Challenging
  • Family Friendly / Easy

Start your four-day Arctic journey with an arrival in Inuvik, where you’re greeted and taken along the Aklavik Ice Road to explore the historical town of Aklavik. Spend your first night in an illuminated igloo at Okpik Arctic Village, enjoying local stories and traditional food under the aurora borealis. The next day, dive into building igloos, dog sledding, and learning about local food practices. Day three takes you down the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway to Tuktoyaktuk, where you tour the town and enjoy dinner with community elders. Your adventure wraps up with a free day in Inuvik for shopping and exploring before your flight home.

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3 days/2 nights

Upcoming Dates

  • Upon Request

Tour/Package Includes

  • Travel by Car Ice Road Tour and Mackenzie Highway Tour

  • Shuttle all shuttles required to and from airport and tours.

  • Accommodations 2 nights, one at our Aurora Igloo Village and a hotel in Inuvik, or B&B in Tuktoyaktuk

  • Travel by Air If chosen from booking

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  • What to bring
  • Cancelation Policy

    • DAY 1

      Arrive in Inuvik by air from your departing city and be greeted at the airport by your Tundra North Travel staff member. Once greeted you will start on your first tour, the Aklavik Ice Road Tour. Experience the crystal blue ice road and the vastness of the frozen Mackenzie Delta as you reach the remote town of Aklavik. Aklavik is a small peaceful trapping and fishing community of 600 people located in the Mackenzie Delta. Gwich’in and Inuvialuit have traditionally gathered here to trade for goods from as far away as the Pacific and Arctic coasts. Despite the small size, Aklavik is rich in history, and you will get to experience it all during your guided town tour.

      After your town tour you will be brought back down the iconic Aklavik Ice Road until you reach our exclusive Okpik Arctic Village. Here you will be surrounded by Igloos, illuminated ice inukshuks, ice sculptures, and towering traditional tipis. It is here where you will call home, as you bring your luggage into your personal Igloo. After, you shall hear traditional stories around a campfire, try traditional food and tea. The only thing left to do is to wait for the awe-inspiring dance of the aurora borealis to take over your vision deep into the arctic sky.

      Meals: Bagged lunch, Dinner
      Accommodations: Traditional

      DAY 2

      Stay with us at the Okpik Arctic Village for another full day to experience traditional activities.

      Together with your local guide you will learn how to build an igloo, check the trap line and enjoy a delicious tea while listening to stories in our tipi. You will also get to know our dogs and learn more about dog sledding and go for a 2 hour dog sled ride.

      While preparing a cultural meal for you, our Elders will explain to you how to use the ingredients from the land. You will learn about Arctic agriculture, food processing and more.

      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
      Accommodations: Traditional

      DAY 3

      On this day, you depart down the Aklavik Ice road until you reach the brand new Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway. At the end of this truly beautiful drive you will reach Tuktoyaktuk. Tuktoyaktuk is located on the Arctic coastline and is home to many attractions such as the second largest Pingo in the world, the Trans Canada Trail, and rich Aboriginal history. Here you will have a town tour provided by a local tour company to see all the local monuments. After your town tour you will enjoy a cultural dinner with local Elders of the community.

      After the dinner, we will drive you back to Inuvik, where you will stay for the night.

      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
      Accommodations: Bed and Breakfast with shared bathrooms or hotel upon request (depending on availability)
      Tukyoyaktuk town tour provided by Steen Enterprises.

      DAY 4

      We will meet you in the morning to pick you up for your last day in Inuvik. You can shop souvenirs, take more photos or go for a walk around town, before we bring you back to the Inuvik Airport for your departing flight.

    • Min 3 People

    • Flights

      Return flights from Yellowknife or Vancouver to Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

      Accommodation

      1 Night in a traditional Igloo with a heater, furs, and sleeping bags rated for -50.

      1 Night in local Bed and Breakfast in the Coastal Community of Tuktoyaktuk

      Tours

      Aklavik Ice Road Tour

      Aurora Viewing Experience

      Mackenzie Valley Highway and Tuktoyaktuk Tour

    • Winter Clothing
    • Camera
    • Thermos
    • Gloves
    • Touque
    • Thick wool socks

  • As most our costs are incurred long before the actual trip, rental or tour takes place, we are bound to the following cancellation fees:

    • 90 Days before tour start: Full refund
    • 90 – 61 days before tour start: 75% refund
    • 60 – 30 days before tour start: 50% refund
    • 30 or fewer days before tour start: No refund possible

    Exceptions to this cancellation policy cannot be made for any reason, including, terrorism, civil unrest or personal emergencies. If unforeseen circumstances require a change in itinerary, we will make every effort to work out an alternative solution. If for any reason we cannot start the tour, due to circumstances, including but not limited, to severe weather, mechanical breakdown or road closures, you will receive a full refund.

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