Yellowknife Tours & Trips

You'll stay 3 nights at the Explorer Hotel in downtown Yellowknife, which puts you close to boutiques and international restaurants. The package includes 2 nights of guided Aurora viewing at a cozy wilderness cabin with midnight snacks of fresh bannock and fish chowder. Visit iconic landmarks including Max Ward's Bristol Freighter, Nature's North Gallery, and historic Old Town, with around 240 potential aurora nights annually.

Learn about Yellowknife's gold mining heritage in Old Town and watch the Northern Lights from Aurora Village's heated teepees with wood stoves across three evenings. You'll stay at The Explorer Hotel in Superior Double Queen Rooms while doing guided hikes to Cameron Falls in Hidden Lake Territorial Park or dogsledding through snowy forests. Indigenous guides share Northwest Territories' Aboriginal culture and traditions, with thermal clothing provided for winter arrivals from November to March.

Three nights of guided viewing at Aurora Village give you a 95% chance of seeing the Northern Lights under Yellowknife's Auroral Oval. Stay at the Explorer Hotel in downtown Yellowknife with airport shuttle transfers included and winter clothing rentals (jacket tested to -60°C, boots, mitts) delivered to your room. The walkable downtown core features Woodyard Brewhouse craft beers and arctic char sashimi, with optional add-ons like the Wednesday or Saturday Yellowknife City Tour and Sunday Bison Highway Tour.

Spend three nights at the Indian Hunting Tent Valley Camp outside Yellowknife, where you'll watch the Northern Lights with expert guides who photograph the auroras and upload images to the cloud for free download. Walk along Big Slave Lake's shores and see the colorful wooden houses in the old city before stopping at the Pilot Monument for panoramic views of the Northwest Territories capital. Complimentary 24-hour airport transfers and accommodation in Yellowknife are included, with groups limited to 10 travelers. This tour welcomes ages 2+ who want to see Canada's aurora borealis.