Inuit Cultural Experiences

About this Tour

Experience Inuit culture on this Arctic tour. On these authentic cultural tours, you will travel by boat in the summer and by snowmobile in the winter. Winter tours can also include dogsledding and buildling and sleeping in an igloo. Explore the rugged coastline of Baffin Island and learn about the Inuit culture on this multi day boat or snowmobile tour.

The trip departs from Qikiqtarjuaq, formerly known as Broughton Island. The tour focuses on the local Inuit culture as well as viewing the unique wildlife and landscape of this arctic oasis. The wildlife and the scenery draw visitors to Qikiqtarjuaq. Qikiqtarjuaq is also often referred to as the iceberg capital of Nunavut.

Itinerary

The summer program is as follows:

Day 1
You will still visit Coronation Fiord within the Park and stay overnight in a cabin south of Qikiqtarjuaq called Tasialuit (Big Lake). Your guide will set up a net for the night to get fresh arctic char.

Day 2
Free day at the cabin to do some fishing and do a bit of hiking and tour around the area and spend another night at the same cabin.

Day 3
You head back to Qikiqtarjuaq to refuel either in late morning or early afternoon before heading to the north cabin. Along the way you’ll come close to icebergs and look for polar bears, whales and other sea mammals. Overnight at the cabin.

Day 4
Free time to do a bit of hiking and then you will go on a boat tour and look for polar bears, bowhead whales or narwhales. There are also many seals around the area. Head back to the cabin overnight.

Day 5
Return to Qikiqtarjuaq, watching for wildlife along the way. For clients looking for a true cultural experience the guide can catch a seal and show how it is prepared for a meal.

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PACKAGE INCLUDES:

Airport pick up.
Qikiqtarjuaq is accessible by air from Ottawa, Ontario, via Iqaluit.
Accommodations while on the tour are in backcountry cabins along the route.
The guide will provide some authentic northern food such as arctic char and caribou.
All tours guided by an experienced and knowledgeable local Inuit guide.
Camping stove, cooking utensils.
Camping gear, fishing rods and gear.
New aluminum 26 ft. boat with two outboard 115 hp Yamaha motors and onboard washroom.
Snowmobile equipment provided in the winter.

PACKAGE EXCLUDES:

Meals.
Groceries (To avoid the high cost of groceries in the north, we suggest you purchase food in Ottawa).
$19.50 per person per day for park fees while in Auyuittuq National Park.
Hotel and homestay accommodations in town before and after the tour (Available for an additional cost).

OPTIONAL:

Flights in and out of Winnipeg and Winnipeg overnight hotel rates are available on request.
Ask about our travel insurance coverage.

TOUR NUMBERS:

These are very exclusive tours that are limited in size to 38 persons per tour; we suggest you book early to avoid sellouts.

WEATHER:

Qikiqtarjuaq has short, cool summers with high temperatures averaging from 10-15 degrees Celsius.
In mid June to early July there is endless daylight.
Winter temperatures can be cold, ranging from -5 to -40 degrees Celsius.