Northern Lights Tour Yellowknife: Free Pictures & Hot Chocolate
Stop at three lakes on the Ingraham Trail and leave with your own Aurora photographs
A Northern Lights tour from Yellowknife that departs from your hotel and drives the Ingraham Trail to three viewing spots outside the city, where a guide photographs you against the Aurora and gives you the images free. The tour runs four hours, includes hot chocolate and cookies, and ends with drop-off back at your accommodation.
Step-by-step itinerary
Northern Lights tour and photo stops
- Pick up from hotel or B&B
- Depart for Northern Lights tour
- Receive information about Northern Lights
- Stop at three locations outside Yellowknife
- Take free professional pictures
- Enjoy complimentary cookies and hot drinks
- View and photograph Northern Lights
- Drop off at hotel or place of stay
What’s included
- Hotel or B&B pickup and drop-off anywhere in Yellowknife.
- professional photographs taken by the guide at three stops, free to keep.
- hot chocolate, tea, or coffee.
- cookies.
- a live guide speaking English or Chinese.
- guaranteed nightly departures.
Times
- Every day 21:30
Before you book
Operated by Yellowknife Vacations
Prices and times updated 6 days ago
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The experience
Hotel pickup starts the tour. The driver collects you from any hotel or B&B in Yellowknife and heads out to the Ingraham Trail. The route passes through the landscape that makes this region famous for Aurora viewing: dark skies, open terrain, and lakes that reflect the lights. You stop at three different locations, each chosen for sightlines and the chance to see the Northern Lights dance across the sky.
At each stop, the guide photographs you with a professional camera, framing you against the Aurora if it appears. Those pictures are yours to keep: free, no extra charge. Between stops and while you're waiting for the lights to show, you get hot chocolate, tea, or coffee and cookies. The tour is built around the unpredictability of Aurora activity: the guide knows where to position you and when to move, but the lights themselves decide the show. The four-hour window gives the night time to develop.
Drop-off returns you to your hotel or B&B in Yellowknife when the tour ends. The operator guarantees departures run every night, so the tour goes ahead as long as weather and visibility allow. Dress warmly: winter clothing rental is available from other operators in town if you need it.
Is this one for you?Choose this if you want the guide to handle photography while you focus on watching the Aurora. You'll stop at multiple lakes along the route, but the guide decides where and when.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, Chinese and Chinese.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 11).
What are the three stops on the Ingraham Trail like?
The Ingraham Trail runs through lakes and open landscape outside Yellowknife, chosen for dark skies and clear sightlines to the Aurora. The guide selects three locations during the tour based on cloud cover and Aurora activity, moving you to the best viewing spot as conditions change.
Do I get the photographs the guide takes?
Yes, the guide photographs you with a professional camera at each stop, and the pictures are included free with the tour. You receive them as part of the booking, not as an add-on.
How long does the tour run?
The tour is four hours from pickup at your hotel to drop-off. That window covers the drive to the Ingraham Trail, stops at three locations, and time waiting for Aurora activity.
Is pickup from Yellowknife airport included?
Pickup is included from any hotel or B&B in Yellowknife, but not from the airport. You'll need separate transport from the airport to your accommodation, then the tour picks you up from there.
What if the Northern Lights don't appear?
The tour runs as scheduled and the guide still photographs you at the three lakeside stops. Aurora activity is never guaranteed (the lights depend on solar activity and clear skies), but the tour goes ahead and you still receive your pictures and refreshments.
Northern Lights Tour Yellowknife: Free Pictures & Hot Chocolate
4h · EN +2 · at your hotel
from CA$ 81.70 per person
≈ US$ 59 in your currency
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