Wonderful guest enjoying the amazing Virginia Falls in the Nahanni National Park!

Package Season: June 15 to August 30

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Package Details

Yellowknife! Dehcho (Mackenzie River)! Nahanni National Park! Indigenous communities and genuine Indigenous Culture! Enjoy the warm hospitality from the local Indigenous peoples from the Dehcho area, Fort Providence, Jean Marie River and Fort Simpson!

Highlights include a comfortable 300km drive from Yellowknife to Fort Providence where you will see the world’s largest buffalo along the way! A comfortable boat ride on the Dehcho (Mackenzie River) from Fort Providence to Fort Simpson, the same river canoed by Sir Alexander Mackenzie back in 1789! A 700km road trip of the highway’s of northern Canada back to Yellowknife and of course the world famous and breathtaking Nahanni National Park, home to the awesome 315ft Virginia Falls and incredible breathtaking scenery, great photo opportunities!

Add to your once a lifetime Mackenzie Nahanni Adventure with an overnight stay at the incredibly scenic and relaxing Nahanni Mountain Lodge in the Mackenzie Mountains! This is truly a once in a lifetime northern Canada adventure! Payment in full must be paid minimum 60 days before tour date.

Package Highlights

• Genuine Indigenous culture
• Sightseeing city tour of Yellowknife (Optional)
• Comfortable hotel stays in Yellowknife & communities
• Scenic 260km boat trip on the mighty Mackenzie River
• Scenic flight into amazing National Nahanni Park
• Land at the 315ft high, 850ft wide powerful Virginia Falls!
• 629km adventure road trip on Mackenzie Highway
• See world’s biggest wild buffalo
• All breakfast, lunch, dinners and snacks (All-Inclusive)
• North Star Photo & Video Memory Package (optional)
• North Star Souvenir Package (optional)
• Price: Starts at $5449.00*+GST/person
• Click here to book this once in a lifetime experience

Package Prices

All-Inclusive+Nahanni Day Tour: $5449.00*+GST/person
All-Inclusive+Nahanni Lodge: $6459.00*+GST/person

*based on 8 person booking

Package Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome to Yellowknife!

Welcome to the 62nd Latitude on planet Earth! We will greet you at the airport and bring you to your hotel. After checking in, we will meet to go over your Adventure Package. Afterwards you have a choice to join our fun and informative Yellowknife Sightseeing City Tour, relax or go for a leisurely walk downtown. At 6:00pm we will bring to the scenic Old Town district of Yellowknife for a delicious dinner of local fish at world famous Bullocks’s Bistro! The rest of the evening is free.

Day 2: Enjoy Indigenous community of Fort Providence

Today we drive 300kms to the small, scenic Indigenous community of Fort Providence. Along the way view scenery of the northern Canada landscape, and maybe even see wild buffalo! When we arrive we will check in to the Snowshoe Inn, meet your river guides and choose to explore the community or take a short road trip to Lady Evelyn Falls and the tiny community of Kakisa. Go for a stroll and enjoy the wonderful scenery of the mighty Mackenzie River, meet the the warm, local Indigenous people and take advantage of the opportunity to purchase genuine, authentic Indigenous arts and crafts! Lunch and dinner at the Snowshoe restaurant.

Day 3: Drive to Jean Marie River than boat on the Mackenzie River!

Today we will drive from Fort Providence to the tiny Indigenous community of Jean Marie River. We will have lunch in this traditional community, then after lunch we are on the Mackenzie River boating to Fort Simpson! You’re actually on the Mackenzie River, one of the longest rivers in the world! Continuing on after a stop at a traditional Indigenous gathering spot we arrive Fort Simpson (pop. 1250), a fur trading community established almost 200 years ago in the afternoon. Enjoy a cookout dinner at a local family home’s and listen to stories about our Indigenous culture and the old days.

Day 4: Fly tour of the Nahanni National Park!

Today you fly into Nahanni National Park! You will take off from the Mackenzie River on a float plane, soon getting a bird’s eye view of the majestic Mackenzie Mountains in the distance. First stop will be the breathtaking Virginia Falls, almost twice as high as the Niagara Falls! After finally pulling yourself away from the falls, it’s back on the floatplane and off to another special place, Glacier Lake and then if that wasn’t enough, you’re off to one of the most scenic and relaxing spots in the entire Nahanni National Park, Little Doctor Lake, this place is heaven on Earth, wait until you see it!! After lunch it’s back to Fort Simpson, wow! What a day!! (optional: choose an overnight stay at Nahanni Mountain Lodge!)

Day 5: Enjoy Fort Simpson (or the Nahanni is weathered in yesterday)

Today you will enjoy a relaxed pace drive to see the sights in Fort Simpson. Enjoy a fun game of 9 rounds golf on the beautiful Seven Spruce Gold Course! Or if we weathered in yesterday and could not fly into th Nahanni National Park, we will fly in today and experience the wonder the world famous Nahanni National Park! Or if you choose our amazing Nahanni Mountain Lodge option yesterday, you will fly back to Fort Simpson today. After the day’s activities, enjoy a quiet relaxing evening in your hotel.

Day 6: Fly back to Yellowknife

Today we will fly back to Yellowknife, a relaxing and scenic 55 minute flight back to Yellowknife. Soon after take off you will see the Mackenzie River, the river you were on just a few days ago! Arriving in Yellowknife in later afternoon, check into your hotel and enjoy a wonderful evening of fine dining, reminiscing about your last 5 days.

Day 7: Leave with lifelong memories of Canada’s north!

Today enjoy a warm, hearty breakfast and then we will take you to the airport. It will be sad for us to see you leave, but then we will be happy for you for what you accomplished in the last 6 days, not many in the world have done this, you did!! Thank you for choosing North Star Adventures!

Package Dates

MNA21-01: Jun 12 – Jun 18
MNA21-02: Jun 18 – Jun 24 (Indigenous Day in Fort Simpson)
MNA21-03: Jun 24 – Jun 30 (Dehcho Assembly in Jean Marie River)
MNA21-04: Jun 30 – Jul 06 (Canada Day in Fort Providence/Yellowknife)
MNA21-05: Jul 06 – Jul 12
MNA21-06: Jun 12 – Jul 18
MNA21-07: Jul 18 – Jul 24
MNA21-08: Jul 24 – Jul 30
MNA21-09: Jul 30 – Aug 05
MNA21-10: Aug 05 – Aug 11
MNA21-11: Aug 11 – Aug 17
MNA21-12: Aug 17 – Aug 23
MNA21-13: Aug 23 – Aug 29

Terms & Conditions

1. Prices based on 2 person to 1 room booking. Prices may vary based on persons per room.
2. Prices subject to change due to fluctuations in fuel, hotel, airline and/or tour partner prices.
3. Dates subject to change due to inclement weather or airline and/or tour partners changes.
4. Please review our Payment & Cancellation Policy before booking.
5. Does not include gratuity or guide tips. Feel free to tip your Guide directly.
6. Minimum 2 person booking; maximum: 8 guests per booking

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