Field Trips
Welcome to the Northwest Territories!
Take in the sights and sounds of the NWT by enjoying any of the following guided and self guided tours.
We ask that you show your expression of interest by placing a check mark in the box next to the tour(s) you wish to participate in when filling out the registration form. Once we have received your expressions of interest we will review and make sure the minimum participation levels have been met and provide you with the tour itinerary and payment details.
All tours will be paid independently by participants to the tour operator.
Organized Tours Contact:
Stephanie Yuill, Field Support Unit
Government of the Northwest Territories
Environment and Natural Resources
Email
Organized Tours: Local Excursions
(Prices will vary)
Yellowknife up Close and Personal
Spend a ½ day seeing the highlights and unique sights that Yellowknife has to offer. Learn about our rich mining history, from the 1934 discovery of gold to our present day diamonds industry. Experience the places and faces that make Yellowknife so unique.
- Price: $52.50 per person
- Yellowknife departure
- Minimum: 4 guests
- Maximum: 15 guests each time slot
- 3 Departure times to chose from:
- 1000 hrs
- 1300 hrs
- 1700 hrs
Fishing on Great Slave Lake
Enjoy a day of endless sunshine, big fish and big lakes! This guided fishing trip takes you to the local haunts of feisty and flavorful fish. Try your luck casting for the one that didn’t get away.
- Price: $100.00 per person
- Yellowknife departure
- Minimum 2 guests each time slot
- Maximum: 8 guests each time slot
- 2 Departure times to chose from:
- 0900 - 1300 hrs
- 1500 - 1900 hrs
Canadian Shield Adventure
Spend the day walking and talking! Walking on some of the oldest rocks in the world and talking about the beauty that surrounds them. Yellowknife’s Ingraham Trail is the gateway to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and a day of easy going adventure.
- Price: $100.00 per person
- Yellowknife Departure
- Minimum: 3 guests each time slot
- Maximum: 48 guests each time slot
- Two departure times to chose from:
- 0900 - 1300 hrs
- 1400 -1800 hrs
Non Organized Tours
While visiting Yellowknife, stay a while longer and experience some of the spectacular sights the Northwest Territories has to offer.
Over 1,140,835 square kilometres of unspoilt beauty await your curiosity.
Spend an hour, a day or a week fishing on our super-sized lakes. Anglers can fish for more than nine top species in the Northwest Territories including Arctic grayling, Great Northern pike, Lake trout, inconnu, pickerel and burbot. Soak up the Aurora Borealis when our northern sun finally sets around 2300 hrs. Drive, hike or canoe our wilderness highways or relax at one of our wilderness lodges. Fly into one of our communities or over our endless waterways.
Visit spectacularnwt.com for more ideas how to capture the wonders of the Northwest Territories!
Looking for an urban experience while in the City of Yellowknife? Our capital has sights, sounds and tastes equal to any city but unique to the north.
Tour Canada’s only round Legislature.
Travel back in time at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre or time travel yourself on the streets of Yellowknife.
Take in a diamond polishing exhibit or polish your own glass treasure. Take a guided fishing trip on Great Slave Lake or sample freshly caught whitefish, trout and pickerel. Purchase an original souvenir of your trip from one of our one-of-a-kind art galleries or unique northern stores. And don’t forget to pause at one of our restaurants to reinvigorate yourself after a day of exploring.
Visit northernfrontier.com for more information on Yellowknife and surrounding area.