Watching the aurora borealis dance and zigzag across the night sky is thrilling—a once in a lifetime experience that people travel across the globe to witness. And Canada's north is one of the world's top places to see it. In the Northwest Territories, the Northern Lights can be viewed an average of 200 nights per year—from a backcountry hot tub, luxury lodge or fur-lined tipi.
Experiences
Northern Tales Travel Service, Yukon
With Northern Tales Travel Service, stay in a prospector-style wall tent once used by gold seekers, listen to stories of Northern life, and watch the sky dance with colours.
At Blachford Lake Lodge, skate, mush huskies on a dogsled, snowshoe, or snowmobile during the day before slipping a the hot tub and watching the Northern Lights shimmer.
Head to Yellowknife’s Aurora Village, where you’ll sleep in warm, comfortable teepees after precious hours spent outdoors admiring nature’s light show.
Dash across moon-lit snow in a Beck’s Kennels’ dog sled, pull up to a cosy cabin beneath the stars, and watch the aurora begin to shimmy across the sky.
At RAW:churchill, you’ll feast on a world-class meal at a historic fort, with unobstructed views of the shimmering, dancing Northern Lights show parading overhead.
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