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    • Experience - 10 days

      Experience the winter up north.  


      Day 1

      Arriving in Gjoa Haven Around 13h00
      Transit from the airport Around 13h00
      Visiting the Amundsen centre Between 14h00 and 15h00
      Orientation and gear up for fun Between 15h30 and 17h00
      Dinner at the hotel Around 17h00
      Vistors centre Around 19h00
      Throat signing, drum dance, Legends Around 20h00 to 22h00

       

      Day 2

      Sled dog rides Depend on your choice (1/2 hour to 1/2 day)
      Free after noon Food on their own
      Trad. Hand games and souvenir making Evening

       

      Day 3

      Local school: learn one another AM
      Games and activities PM
      Meeting, preparation for outside journey Around 20h00


      Day 4

      Dog team – 20 miles Around 10h00
      Kikivakturvik Around 12h00
      Muskoxen, Caribous, foxes
      Arctic hare, ptarmigan
      Dinner at the cabin (fresh char) Around 19h00
      Bed and sleep Around 22h00



      Day 5

      Igloo building out on the tundra Around 10h00
      Lunch Around 13h00
      Set fish nets Between 14h00 and 16h00
      Dinner at the cabin (fresh char) Around 19h00
      Bed and sleep Around 22h00



      Day 6

      Outdoor activities through out the day Between 10h00 and 17h00


      Day 7

      Breakfast Around 8h00
      Mush back to town 10h00
      On route: watch over for muskoxen, caribou, ptarmigans Arrival around 13h00
      Back to the hotel Around 15h00



      Day 8

      Seal hunting (need permits, not included) Around 8h00
      Explinations – how to do About half hour
      Go on the spots Around 9h00
      Back to the hotel Around 15h00



      Day 9

      Sunday catholic mass or anglican worship 11h00
      City tour Between 13h00 and 15h00
      Ice fishing (need permits, not included; Cod, Kanayuk) Between 15h00 and 17h00


      Day 10

      Artists presentation, carvings, drawings Between 10h00 and 12h00
      Lunch
      Packing out
      Departure At the airport around 14h00

       

      Contact us for more infomations

      Programmation: Patrick Allaire, ptre
      Cartes de souhaits