10 Nature & Wildlife Tours in Yellowknife That You Shouldn't Miss

July 2, 2021 Emerita Lamoureux

The land of the midnight sun awaits on the northern shores of Great Slave Lake in Yellowknife, a small but diverse city famous for its spectacular wilderness. Sitting on the edge of the Arctic Circle, the city enjoys summer days with nearly 24 hours of sunlight, and dark winter skies lit up by aurora borealis. Once a gold rush town and now a diamond mining town, Yellowknife is the hub of northern activities, ranging from dog sledding and cross-country skiing to backpacking and birding.
Restaurants in Yellowknife

1. North Star Adventures

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North Star Adventures

Welcome to Yellowknife! We offer a number of fun and exciting summer and winter Day Tours and Packages. Our specialty is our Aurora Hunting™ tours! We are the world's FIRST Aurora Hunting tour company. We know Aurora! In the summer season, we offer once in a lifetime Adventure packages across the Northwest Territories! As a 100% Indigenous owned tour company, we can offer you a genuine Indigenous experience! If you are looking for a smaller, more personal tour experience with a local Indigenous tour company then North Star Adventures is for you! We welcome you to our home and look forward to having you on our tours! :)

2. My Backyard Tours - Day Tours

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My Backyard Tours - Day Tours

See Yellowknife through the eyes of people who came for two years and stayed a lifetime. Enjoy learning about Yellowknife's history, meet local artisans or hike to Cameron Waterfalls. Want to experience more of the Northwest Territories? Our fly-out fishing and photography adventures will immerse you in the authentic splendour of the Northwest Territories and provide you with memories that will last a lifetime. Day tours range from 2 - 5 hours in length. Fly-out package range from 4-8 days. Custom packages are available as well as step-on guide services. Our professionally guided tours offer personalized service and participants interests are incorporated into City, Ingraham Trail and Northern Lights Tours.

3. Strong Interpretation

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Strong Interpretation

There are many stories written here on this northern landscape of Yellowknife, in the movement of animals, in the growth of a jack pine and in the people that live here. Strong Interpretation loves to interpret those stories with customized & flexible tours for people looking for an authentic Yellowknife experience through hands-on, fun, and enlightening experiences.

4. Sean Norman

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Sean Norman

Welcome to the most mystical of evenings north of 60°. Here you'll find the forever magic of the aurora chase - focused on photography, a little bit of astronomy, and the cosiest small group.

5. AuroraTours.net

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AuroraTours.net

We are a new tourism company in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Integrating Aboriginal cultural experiences into our private Aurora viewing tours.

6. Yellowknife Vacations

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Yellowknife Vacations

We are an experienced team in tourism industry and we provide services in Mandarin, English & other Asian languages. We are Yellowknife based company & we live in Yellowknife which makes a huge difference of understanding the history, local communities, landscape of Yellowknife & communicating with our guests. We work with all the local businesses. Yellowknife is an ideal place for Aurora lights Viewing because Yellowknife is located under the Aurora belt which makes Yellowknife have the best angle, to see Aurora over 250 times in a year. Yellowknife is capital of Northwest Territories and one of the famous must-see destinations in the world with lots of history, culture, scenic & picturesque landscape’s. Yellowknife is a beautiful in Autumn with its color changing leaves, pleasant weather for you to enjoy with Aurora Tours / packages & enjoyable in winters as well with its wonderful winter looks and activities such as ice fishing, standing on ice road and many winter more activities.

7. Tugah Northern Experiences

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Tugah Northern Experiences

At Tugah Northern Experiences we strive to give tourists a personal and special experience by maintaining small group sizes that are individualized to each tour. As a small business, owned and operated by an Indigenous family, we believe our purpose is to promote an awareness, understanding and appreciation of Indigenous heritage and culture. A few tours we offer are dogsledding & aurora viewing.

8. Aurora Story

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Aurora Story

95 C$ for 1 night Aurora Hunting, 195 C$ for 1 night VIP . Abundant daytime entertainment also provided, such as city sightseeing tour, dog sliding, snowmobiles, Cameron Fall hiking, ice fishing and so on. Welcome to Yellowknife to pursue the unique scenery of the Northern Lights along with Aurora Story!

9. Sundog Adventures

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Sundog Adventures

Your adventure begins at the Sundog Adventures log cabin located in historic Old Town on Back Bay. We offer kicksled tours assisted by huskies during the winter and houseboat & heritage boat and fishing tours in our amazing summers.

10. Jackpine Paddle

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Jackpine Paddle

Run by locals, our outdoor adventures explore the most spectacular places in the Northwest Territories. Paddle with us in the scenic Yellowknife Bay in a canoe or kayak, or follow one of our guides on a winter wilderness trek. For the most adventurous, join us on a remote 7-12 day expedition deep into the tundra, taiga, and mountains. Remember, life is better outside!

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