Archive for January 27, 2010

My trip to the Native Inuit Communities of Canada

there were more travelers going to the Canadian Arctic area in recent times for both business and tourism. Getting to the Arctic has long been an issue for travelers as there are no roads that go up there from southern Canadian cities.

The Arctic communities are extremely insulated from the remainder of Canada as well as from one another. Flying in has been the sole option though many coastal Arctic areas are serviced by load ship in the summers too. For the average traveler, the air option is the sole way to go. Though travel to the Canadian Arctic has increased, the quantity of travelers going up north is extremely little in comparison to number of travelers between southern Canadian towns. The sole commercial airlines which service the Arctic ( Nunavut and Northwest Territories ) for the average traveler are First Air and Canadian North. First Air also flies out of Montreal while Canadian North also has flights leaving from Edmonton and Calgary. These Canadian North flights will stop in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories before continuing to Nunavut. So travelers will need to get to one of these Canadian towns from their points of origin to hook up with an Arctic carrier. The expansion of Arctic tourism will continue to be limited thanks to the costly travel concerned.

if you are prepared to pay for it, a visit to the Canadian Arctic is one that may definitely be unusual and gratifying.

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