Northern Vacations

NWT Self Drive Packages

Experience breathtaking scenery!

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Explore our great land by road

A great way to see the sights NWT has to offer!

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Grizzly Bear and Cub

 

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Dall Sheep

 

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Moose

 

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Includes:

11 nights accommodation at specified hotels (or similar), travel assistance package, Breakfast Days 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, Nahanni NP flightseeing tour/Virginia Falls walking tour, coordination/administration fees.

Description:
CAD Cost (Net)
1 room
$4412
2 share/1 room
$2240
3 share/1 room
$1450
4 share /2 rooms
$1451
Rates are per person

High Country Explorer 
12 days and 11 nights

Travel in the footsteps of the Hudson’s Bay and Northwest Trading companies. Departing from Calgary or Edmonton, our Alberta and NWT self drive tour follows First Nations and European trading routes that pre-date Canadian Confederation and take you to some of the North’s most beautiful natural attractions including Nahanni and Wood Buffalo National Parks. 

Travel Itinerary:

Day 01 - Calgary or Edmonton - Peace River
Travel the historic route to Alaska Hwy “Mile 0”, via the town of Athabasca or Smith. Great Canadian Inn

Day 02 - High Level
Travel in the footsteps of Sir Alexander Mackenzie on the Mackenzie Route. Great Canadian Inn

Day 03 - Hay River
Traverse NWT border today, visit beautiful Twin Falls Gorge, tour Hay River. Ptarmigan Inn

Day 04 - Hay River
Day tour on Hwy 5 to Wood Buffalo NP (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Bison/wildlife commonly spotted. Ptarmigan Inn

Day 05 - Yellowknife
Cross Mackenzie River by ferry, see Ft.Providence’s mission, Great Slave Lake. Chateau Nova

Day 06 - Yellowknife
Optional First Nations village tour, learn about traditional native life, see real Teepee’s! Chateau Nova

Day 07 - Fort Simpson
South to Ft. Providence, then west following Mackenzie Valley, cross Liard River. Bannockland B&B

Day 08 - Fort Simpson
Flightseeing tour over stunning Nahanni NP, see Virginia Falls, twice the height of Niagra! Bannockland B&B

Day 09 - Fort Nelson
Drive rugged Liard Hwy, views of Nahanni Butte, lunch/fuel in Ft. Liard, cross BC border. Lakeview Suites

Day 10 - Fort St. John
Famous Alaska Hwy offers stunning views, take side trip to Sikanni Chief Falls.  Lakeview Suites

Day 11 - Dawson Creek
Peace River country features rolling parkland, aspen forests, wildlife. Bear Mountain Granaries.

Day 12 - Edmonton or Calgary
Take main route via Whitecourt, or detour to Grand Cache, Hinton/Jasper to Edmonton and onwards to Calgary (optional). End.