Our Adventures begin at the remote aboriginal Dene' settlement of Lutsel K'e, NWT; situated along the shores of the East Arm of Great Slave Lake in the Canadian Northwest Territories. This remote native community & adjacent wilderness area is soon destined to become Canada's newest & largest National Park!

1) GETTING to EDMONTON ALBERTA (from the USA, Overseas & Southern Canada)    

Edmonton, Alberta can be easily reached by most airports in North America in one-day connections. Westjet & Air Canada offer daily inter-Canada fights to Edmonton.  Several US carriers offer flights to Canada and to Edmonton, Alberta.  For example, Northwest Airlines offers direct flights from Minneapolis.

Air Canada Reservations can be reached on-line, or by phoning 1-888-247-2262

Westjet Reservations can be reached on-line or by phoning 1-800-538-5696

Northwest Airlines (servicing Edmonton from the twin cities) can be reached on-line, or by phoning 1-800-225-2525

Click here for a PDF list of recommended Yellowknife & Edmonton Accommodations

West Edmonton Mall

2) GETTING from EDMONTON to YELLOWKNIFE, NWT

Travelers have a choice of daily flights by daily commercial carrier service from Edmonton, Alberta to Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories.  Or, drive the McKenzie Highway 960 miles north of Edmonton, past the 60th parallel to Yellowknife. .Yellowknife (YZF) can be reached by daily jet service from Edmonton (YEG). Three airlines, First Air, Air Canada Jazz and Canadian North Airlines compete on this run.  All of these airlines have reciprocal agreements in place with some of the US airlines for exchange of frequency flyer mileage points. *Clients with secured reservations on any Great Canadian Wilderness expedition are usually eligible for special tour rates for the Edmonton-Yellowknife leg.  Please email us to request this rate information prior to making your airline bookings.

First Air reservations can be reached on-line or by phoning 1-800-267-1247 

Canadian North Airlines Reservations can be reached on-line or  phone 1-800-661-1505

Air Canada Reservations can be reached on-line, or by phoning 888-247-2262

Click here for a PDF list of recommended Yellowknife & Edmonton Accommodations

Prince of Wales Museum in Yellowknife, NWT

3) GETTING from YELLOWKNIFE to LUTSEL K'E, NWT

From Yellowknife, our trip participants can board a choice of daily scheduled daily flight to the remote Chipewayan Dene' settlement of Lutsel K'e on the Eastern Arm of Great Slave Lake, where most 'Great Canadian' trips begin.

Air Tindi offers the daily scheduled flights from Yellowknife to Lutsel K'e:  phone 867-669-8260

Lutsel K'e Air Services now also offers daily scheduled flights from Yellowknife to Lutsel K'e, and currently offers the best rate: phone 867-370-3333.

(make sure to contact us at Great Canadian first before booking flights to Lutsel K'e)

Great Canadian will occasionally arrange for private charters from Yellowknife to Lutsel K'e for groups of 6 or more. Also, there is a possible new choice of a water taxi trip being offered in 2007 as well - you would need to add a day to each end of your trip. Make sure to contact us prior to securing your tickets to Lutsel K'e, so you can learn all the best options.

Lutsel K'e waterfront

Once in Lutsel K'e, our reception staff will greet you at the airport, and transport you to your chosen accommodation.

More about the community of Lutsel K'e & services

While visiting in Lutsel K'e, options for local aboriginal tours, browse the community for native crafts, and experience northern native culture in Lutsel K'e can be arranged through us on your behalf. There are a choice of inexpensive optional daily escorted tours that can be undertaken with local aboriginals onto the lands and waters of the beautiful East Arm: their traditional territory. A list of these options are provided following main tour reservations with us.

4) GETTING from LUTSEL K'E to the WILDLIFE CAMPS

On the scheduled tour start day, your package begins when we transport you to the Lutsel K'e docks to board the charter flight for the final 120 airmile (one hour) flight over and past the tree-line, out over the tundra...