North West Territory. Land of the Polar Bear!

If you crave wide open spaces then you can’t get much more away-from-it-all then North West Canada!

The region is packed with National Parks, lakes, mountains, waterfalls and rivers. Some of the Parks this far north might only see a couple of dozen visitors each year. Even the most popular parks will get just a couple thousand guests annually. The scenery is spectacular, and the wildlife is beyond exciting; the North West is home to black and grizzly bears, in the Arctic North West you can also spot polar bears, muskoxen, beluga whales and caribou.

Yellowknife, the region’s capital, is a cosmopolitan city with a cultural vibrancy. People from all over the world have chosen to settle in Yellowknife and the local food scene reflects this; Ethiopian, Korean, Jamaican – there’s a restaurant to suit every taste.

From May to mid-August most parts of the region don’t experience night as we know it. The days literally go on for weeks! If you are in Yellowknife for the Summer Solstice you could T-off for the Yellowknife Midnight Classic Golf Tournament, or maybe join the Midnight Sun Run, or enjoy a music festival lit by the midnight sun.

In winter, as well as the normal winter activities, the Northwest Territories is the world’s Northern Lights sweet spot; the Aurora are visible an average of 240 nights per year!

Top tip – if you are planning a winter/spring visit, consider making Yellowknife’s SnowKing Festival part of your itinerary. It’s held in March each year.

Get in touch today to talk to us about planning your North West Territory adventure!