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| Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - Land of the Midnight Sun | 6 Days
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| Day 1 | Arrive Calgary, AB | | Depart home city to Calgary, home of the famous Calgary Stampede.
Time permitting, enjoy a guided city tour including a stop at Canada
Olympic Park, home of the famous XV Winter Olympics or Heritage
Park, Canada's largest living historical village. |
| Day 2 | Calgary / Edmonton, AB | | Travel north to the friendly, cosmopolitan city of Edmonton. Upon arrival,
visit the Provincial Museum of Alberta, where we learn the story of
Alberta's natural and human history including: Aboriginal Peoples,
Geology, Wildlife, Live Insects, Dinosaurs, and the Ice Age Mammals. This
evening experience the largest entertainment and shopping centre in the
world – West Edmonton Mall. |
| Day 3 | Edmonton / High Level, AB | | Our tour begins as we travel north watching the scenery change from
prairie grasslands to lakes and boreal forests. Enroute we visit the
Rochfort Bridge Trading Post, and we stop at Mile “0” of the
Mackenzie Highway, the only highway to the North West Territories. |
| Day 4 | High Level / Hay River, NWT | |
This morning we reach the 60th Parallel Border Crossing into the North
West Territories, a land that is basically untouched. As we enter the
North West Territories we will travel the highway dubbed the “Waterfalls
Route”. A stop is made at the magnificent Alexander Falls and the
picturesque Louise Falls. Upon arrival in Hay River, a local tour guide will
board our coach for a guided tour of the “Hub City”. Enjoy that
wonderful Northern Hospitality as we tickle your taste buds with a
Northern Style Fish Fry Dinner. |
| Day 5 | Hay River / Yellowknife, NWT | |
On departure from Hay River, our first stop will be at the spectacular
Lady Evelyn Falls. Passing through the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary,
home of a free-ranging herd of wood bison, you have a good chance of
seeing these huge animals grazing along the road. You will notice a
dramatic change in the landscape as we travel across the Precambrian
Shield to Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's vast Northwest
Territories. This evening, relax and enjoy a boat cruise along the shores of
Great Slave Lake. |
| Day 6 | Yellowknife, NWT | |
Wake up to the sights and sounds of Yellowknife. Today we will be taken
on a guided tour of the city to learn about the culture, people and
history of the area. Our tour will include the Legislative Assembly
Building, the Husky Dog Kennels, a tour of Old Town and the famed
Ragged Ass Road. This afternoon is at leisure to visit the many local craft
stores and galleries, or you may wish to take an optional Air Flight Tour
for a sky view of Yellowknife and the Diamond Mines. This evening, join
your tour director for a traditional Northern Style Dinner. |
| Day 7 | Yellowknife, NWT | |
Our day begins with a guided tour of the Prince of Wales Northern
Heritage Centre. Of course, no tour to this area would be complete
without a stop at the Wildcat Café. This afternoon is at leisure. |
| Day 8 | Yellowknife / High Level, AB | | Depart Yellowknife and follow Highway 35 South. A visit is made to Fort
Providence, famous for its Dene crafts. We enter Alberta at the 60th
Parallel Border Crossing and arrive at our destination of High Level for the
evening. |
| Day 9 | High Level / Edmonton, AB | | We continue on to Edmonton. This evening is at leisure. |
| Day 10 | Edmonton, AB | |
Take a guided city tour of Edmonton and get acquainted with Alberta's
capital city including the Alberta Legislature Building, Jasper Ave, City
Hall, Old Strathcona historical area, Chinatown, The Avenue of Nations,
Edmonton's Art District, University of Alberta Campus, and prominent
residential areas. In the afternoon, travel a short distance to Elk Island
National Park, home to over 40 species of mammals including plains and
wood bison, elk, moose, deer and beaver that roam freely in this safari
type park. This evening, join your tour director for a farewell Alberta
“Beef” Dinner at Northlands – Spectrum – Edmonton's year round
Horseracing and Entertainment Centre. |
| Day 11 | Edmonton or Calgary to Home Cities | | Transfer to International Airport for your flight home. |
| Optional | | | Northern Lights Tour (Aurora Borealis) Late Fall or Winter.
Some of the Best Aurora Viewing in North America |
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Anderson Vacations
Northern Alberta Office
PO Box 82117
Yellowbird RPO
Edmonton, AB
T6J 7E6
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Anderson Vacations
Southern Alberta Office
311, 1117, 1 Street SW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2R 0T9
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