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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES –
HOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST AURORA
Dear Canada friend,
The Northwest Territories is the world's Northern Lights mecca. Here, the Aurora dances up to 240 nights per year! Why are the Northern Lights so frequent in the NWT? Because Canada's subarctic is blessed with crystal-clear nights, ultra-low humidity, and a perfect location directly beneath the Earth's band of maximal Auroral activity – the Auroral oval.
In the Northwest Territories, the Northern Lights are the strongest in the world - the colours are brighter, the displays last longer, the movements are more elaborate – all of this creates a world of spectacular dances performed right above us almost every night. There are two Aurora seasons in the NWT: There's late summer and autumn, when the land and lakes are still warm, and there’s winter, when the lakes are frozen over. Licensed NWT tour operators provide all manner of Northern Lights experiences – from rugged Aurora-hunting adventures to pampered stays at luxury lodges – giving you a front-row seat to the mysterious, magical and life-affirming cosmic dance.
With 2024/25 being the year of Solar Maximum with the highest level of solar activity in over 20 years, scientists expect phenomenal Aurora sightings in the next months. It’s just the right time to visit the Northwest Territories for their spectacular northern lights!
Enjoy reading!
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AURORA VILLAGE
A great place for seeing the Northern Lights is Aurora Village, a tipi village about
30 minutes outside of Yellowknife. Guests are given an all-inclusive package, including transfers from their accommodation in town. At Aurora Village, the waiting time until the Aurora shows up can be spent in different ways, depending on the season: Dog sledding tours are just as enjoyable as adventurous excursions on snowshoes. Appropriate equipment – including warm clothing – can be rented on site. And as soon as the magical lights start to dance in the sky, the actual Aurora Viewing Tours depart to the best viewing points. Or, you can simply take a seat on one of the cozily heated "Viewing Seats", directly in the Aurora Village.
Contact:
Aurora Village
marketing@auroravillage.com
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BLACHFORD LAKE LODGE
Blachford Lake Lodge is an all-season luxury wilderness resort located in the rugged wilderness of the Northwest Territories, around 100 kilometres southeast of Yellowknife. It can be reached by bush-plane within 30 minutes from Yellowknife. Guests land on Blachford Lake, virtually right outside the front door – in the summer on floats, in winter on skis. Many miles from roads, or national suppliers of electricity and water, the lodge nonetheless provides many of the benefits of a luxury hotel, with the priceless addition of a pristine wilderness environment, unpolluted by artificial light or noise – the perfect setting for watching the Aurora Borealis.
The lodge's exclusive main building is uniquely situated on a rocky hill on the lake shore and offers a wonderful view of the scenic landscape and the Northern Lights. Visitors can stay overnight in the guest rooms of the main lodge. Blachford Lake Lodge also boasts private cabins on site as guest accommodations. All hand crafted and recently renovated, these cabins give guests a comfortable wilderness experience, with the amenities of the main lodge at their fingertips. The cabins have been undergoing renovations in the summer of 2024, and will be starting out the fall Aurora season fully updated and refurbished.
Further guest amenities include free wireless internet, a hot tub, a sauna and an Aurora-watch wake-up service. During the day, exciting outdoor adventures await, depending on the season of the visit. Activities range from hiking, canoeing/kayaking, fishing, swimming or wildlife viewing in the summer, to snowshoeing, fat tire biking, cross country skiing, snowmobiling or ice fishing in the winter – and many more!
Blachford Lake Lodge is owned and operated by Arctic Kingdom Expeditions, a pioneer in Arctic and Expedition touring in Canada’s North.
Contact:
Blachford Lake Lodge
Katherine Johnson
katherine@arctickingdom.com
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BUCKET LIST TOUR COMPANY
With their 17-seat luxury coach equipped with washroom, fridge and full-size TV screen, the Bucket List Tour Company offers city tours, Aurora tours and tours to Cameron Falls, the Nahanni National Park Reserve and Wood Buffalo National Park. Also available for private charters. On their 5-passenger commercial van, they also offer small group tours and transfers.
The Aurora tours will take guests to a cozy and warm cabin, in a dark location
15 minutes from the lights of Yellowknife. The cabin can accommodate up to
24 people. Guests may dress up with fun Northern clothing for photo ops. A light midnight lunch is served that includes hot bannock and fish chowder. Small groups can book the entire cabin.
Contact:
Bucket List Tour Company
Tracy Therrien
tracy@bucketlisttour.com
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NORTH OF 60 AURORA ADVENTURES
As an Indigenous family-run business, Yellowknife-based North of 60 Aurora Adventures is dedicated to preserving the cultural traditions and teachings of their ancestors, share them with their guests in an enjoyable way and thus strengthen the respect for the Indigenous culture. Their diverse programs are all about dog sledding and Northern Lights viewing.
North of 60 Aurora Adventures offers different Aurora tours: in a comfortable bus driving the winter roads with several observation and photo stops or in their remote camp with a skydome. Here, you can sit by the warm wood-burning stove on cozy couches and chairs, enjoy traditional bannock and hot drinks while taking in the amazing views from the cupola.
When dreaming of a ride on a dog sled through the white snowy landscape, North of 60 Aurora Adventures is also the right address. Whether as a musher in a group on prepared tracks, across the frozen lake and among remote trails or as a passenger, the various tours offer a special experience for everyone. The one-hour programs through the beautiful nature end in a warm tipi or trapper’s camp with hot drinks and delicious bannock. If you’re dreaming of a particularly fancy experience, there’s even a nighttime dog sled ride under the Aurora sky.
Contact:
North of 60 Aurora Adventures
Kelly Clarke
n60auroras@gmail.com
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NORTH STAR ADVENTURES
North Star Adventures, based in Yellowknife, is an Indigenous tour operator offering a wide variety of programs in the Northwest Territories in the summer, fall and winter. The tours are always led by Indigenous guides, providing a cultural context. North Star Adventures is particularly famous for its Aurora Hunting tours in a comfortable 26-passenger tour bus or in a 12-passenger tour van for smaller groups. There are single or multi-day excursions to view the Northern Lights, offered in both summer and winter. Depending on the package and the season, these tours may include a tipi stay or a ride on a snowmobile, scenic drives, nature hikes, a Yellowknife city tour or Indigenous story tellling. In the winter, Canada Goose clothing rental is available.
Contact:
North Star Adventures
Joseph Bailey
info@northstaradventures.ca
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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH:
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Michaela Arnold
German Market Representative
c/o Denkzauber GmbH
Phone: +49 2151-5124669
michaela@spectacularnwt.de
Until next time!
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INFO MATERIAL
Information material about the Northwest Territories is available at:
nwt@infokanada.de
facebook.com/spectacularnwt
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Imprint:
Denkzauber GmbH
Neustadt 13
47809 Krefeld
Germany
Fon: +49 2151 5124669
info@denkzauber.de
Managing Director: Michaela Arnold
HRB 13436, Administrative Court of Krefeld
USt-Id-Nr.: DE277015365
Responsible for the content according to § 10 MDStV /§ 6 TDG: Michaela Arnold
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