Subarctic Adventure
10 daysYellowknife base with a fly-in to Nahanni.
- 1Yellowknife
- 2Aurora Village
- 3Nahanni NP
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Northwest Territories
Spectacular by nature.
Subarctic lakes the size of seas, thundering Nahanni waterfalls, and the planet's clearest aurora skies.
Region
The North
Best time to visit
Mid-August to April for aurora.
Suggested itineraries
1 curated routes
01 — Key Attractions
What you came for.
No. 01
Yellowknife
Capital on Great Slave Lake and aurora-viewing capital of North America.
No. 02
Nahanni National Park Reserve
Virginia Falls — twice the height of Niagara — deep in the canyons of the South Nahanni.
No. 03
Great Slave Lake
The deepest lake in North America.
02 — Suggested Itineraries
Routes that flow.
03 — Signature Experiences
Only here.
Night
Aurora hunting from a teepee
Yellowknife sits directly under the auroral oval.
Adventure
Raft the Nahanni
A bucket-list whitewater expedition.
04 — Seasonal Highlights
A different country each season.
Spring
Ice roads still open and aurora still visible.
Summer
24-hour daylight and paddle expeditions.
Autumn
Crisp air, fewer bugs, returning aurora.
Winter
240+ aurora-visible nights a year.
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