Getting to Arctic Watch

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It’s easier than you think!

While getting to Arctic Watch is far easier than you think, it helps to know a little more about the area through which you’ll be travelling. Read on and you’ll find information on restaurants, accommodations and attractions in Yellowknife, flights, travel insurance providers and everything else you need to travel comfortably and confidently.

First Air, West Jet, Canadian North and Air Canada offer regular daily service from Edmonton and Calgary to Yellowknife. Most visitors to Arctic Watch arrive in Yellowknife the day before their scheduled departure to Arctic Watch. From Yellowknife, you’ll board a private plane for the four-and-a-half-hour flight (1,500 km/1,000 miles) to Arctic Watch with a refueling stop in Cambridge Bay. The flight departs Yellowknife every Friday morning, arrives at Arctic Watch in early afternoon, then returns to Yellowknife, arriving in the evening.

The private fleet includes a 19-passenger Dornier 228 from Summit Air and a 37-passenger Dash 8-100 from Arctic Sun West.

At Arctic Watch we do everything possible to ensure that you have an enjoyable holiday. Using our own charter planes from Yellowknife allows you to spend less time travelling and more time enjoying the Arctic. It’s important to note, however, that travel in the Arctic is weather dependent. Delays do happen.

The baggage allowance for the charter flight from Yellowknife to Arctic Watch is 44 lbs (20 kg) per person which includes a carry-on. Please let us know if you will have additional gear, such as photographic equipment.

The duration of your stay at Arctic Watch can be either shortened or lengthened due to weather. If a layover is required in Yellowknife or Cambridge Bay due to weather, neither Canadian Arctic Holidays nor Arctic Sunwest is responsible for covering the costs of lodging or meals. However, if a layover is required due to a mechanical or maintenance problem with an aircraft, then the airline will be responsible for your stay.

Your visit to Arctic Watch Lodge is from Friday to Friday. You arrive on a Friday afternoon and depart Arctic Watch the following Friday afternoon. It will be necessary for you to stay overnight in either Yellowknife or Edmonton on your way home. A list of hotels is provided.

There is no extra charge in the event that weather delays lengthen your stay at Arctic Watch.

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Testimonials

Vicki and I want to thank you for the tremendous time we had at Arctic Watch.  It was the experience of a lifetime to visit Cunningham Inlet and your amazing creation. I was particularly glad that I had the opportunity to overnight in Resolute Bay with Ozzie. That gave me a greater appreciation of Arctic Watch and what you put together every day against amazing odds.  We will treasure forever the memories of Beluga Whales, muskox, arctic foxes and arctic hares- even the one lemming I saw! Jeff’s meals were amazing, especially the Sushi he was able to squeeze out of Tessum’s Arctic char catch!! In a word we had a great time! We are proud to have spent time with the Weber/Auclair group who made the trip so special.

John & Vicki


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Blog Posts

  • Chef Justin Tse Joins Arctic Watch Team

    We’re extremely proud to announce our newest member to the team, Chef Justin Tse! In our effort to expand the culinary experience at Arctic Watch, Justin will be working with Arctic Watch’s Master Chef Jeff Stewart! Justin has been in and around the restaurant industry since he was in diapers. He is a third-generation chef. Hailing from a Chinese restaurant family  [...]

  • BBC To Visit Arctic Watch

    We’re extremely pleased to announce that the BBC will be visiting Arctic Watch this summer, for their upcoming “Deadly Pole to Pole” series. Produced by the Natural History Unit of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC film team will spend one week at Arctic Watch, filming beluga whales, muskoxen and other arctic animals. The series is an educational program, which  [...]

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  • Guest tent at Arctic Watch
  • Fishing for Arctic char with a smile!
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