| |  | The Law of Adventure Travel Remember - If an adventure destination has easy and cheap air access, you have missed its pristine prime. Take encouragement in a multi-leg flight - it holds great promise! Rendezvous time The specific itinerary for your trip will designate the arrival date and meeting time. Your guides will be busy finalizing details until that time. Only in Fort Simpson do we meet and greet at the airport and only on the designated day. You are certainly welcome to arrive a day or more early and find your own way to your accommodation. In all northern destinations, cabs are not expensive like “the big city”. $10 or slightly more, will usually get you anywhere you need to go. The number of cabs in small communities is limited so be prepared to be patient and enjoy your new surroundings if you have to wait for a pick-up. "Day 0" on my itinerary – what is that? Different rivers present different logistical considerations. On the Nahanni we board a float plane soon after your arrival in Fort Simpson. This is Day “1”. On other rivers it works better if we have our pre-trip meeting in the evening of Day “0” and then depart early the following morning for the “put-in”. We have used “Day 0” for those trips where you meet in the evening. If you are still unsure, consider it this way:
On any trip, you need to arrive at the meeting point on the date listed as the first day in the “Dates and Rates” list and you may travel home on the last date listed for your trip. In our welcome aboard letter, we will specify on which date you need to arrive at the meeting location and which day you may plan to fly home. Please feel free to confirm this with us before booking your ticket. | Airline Routes |  | Commercial Airlines
You are welcome to make flight reservations through the internet, your own agent or if you wish you may contact our agent, who is well versed in northern travel arrangements. With First Air they can get you the lowest group rates (lower than the internet).
Our agent: Jim or Pat, Master Travel
Master Travel (780) 437-0166
Toll Free 1(888) 567-3534
Fax (780) 423-3355
E-mail: jingram8@telusplanet.net or
Book your flights so that you arrive on the first date listed for your trip and depart on the last date listed. You may wish to allow a layover day before or following your trip. This allows for breathing space and a more favorable transition back to “civilization”. Our itineraries do not cover hotel costs. Northern conditions pose tremendous challenges to the transportation industry. For this reason you may be required to exercise patience during the northern leg of your journey. If you are delayed for any reason, don’t worry. If necessary, call our office number at the first opportunity and leave a message regarding the nature of your situation. The good news is that our guests consistently praise the friendly service of northern carriers that other airlines have all but lost. Your northern flight will be one of your many highlights – and in a good way! Your guides will be coordinating plans at your final destination and will make arrangements to ensure that when you do arrive, your adventure continues smoothly. Airline RoutingThe “hubs” for most northern flights are Edmonton and Vancouver (Calgary can also work). Below are the best options you will have: Fort Simpson (Nahanni) – Edmonton > Yellowknife > Fort Simpson - We recommend you book the group rate on First Air through Jim at Master Travel. You won’t get a better price.
- Alternatively, you can take Air Canada Jazz, or Canadian North to Yellowknife, Then First Air or Air Tindi to Fort Simpson. Beware that the Air Canada regional jet has low cargo capacity which can mean delayed baggage.
- If you are coming from Whitehorse, First Air flies Monday, Wednesday and Friday to Fort Simpson and then on to Yellowknife (it originates in Yellowknife).
Whitehorse (Tatshenshini, Alsek, Snake, Wind, Stikine, Yukon) Edmonton / Calgary or Vancouver > Whitehorse - The best option from Edmonton / Calgary or Vancouver is Air North. They provide great service and good value.
- Air Canada. Beware that the Air Canada regional jet has low cargo capacity which can mean delayed baggage.
From Germany: Condor has a flight from Frankfurt twice a week. Yellowknife (Burnside, Coppermine) Edmonton > Yellowknife - We recommend you book the group rate on First Air through Jim at Master Travel. You won’t get a better price.
- Alternatively, you can take Air Canada Jazz, or Canadian North.
- If you are coming from Whitehorse, First Air flies Monday, Wednesday and Friday to Fort Simpson and then on to Yellowknife.
Coppermine trip requires that you book a return from Kugluktuk to Yellowknife on First Air. Inuvik (Firth, Horton) - From Calgary or Edmonton through Yellowknife on First Air or Canadian North
- From Calgary or Edmonton through Whitehorse on Air North (overnight required), and then on to Inuvik on Air North.
Norman Wells (Mountain) Edmonton or Calgary > Yellowknife > Norman Wells
First Air and Canadian North both serve Norman Wells. | "Now I see the secret of making the best persons, it is to grow in the open air, and eat and sleep with the earth." | Private aircraft Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Inuvik, Dease Lake and Fort Simpson have federal airports with paved runways. All fuels are generally available. Early arrival If you plan to arrive early and are wondering about activities in the area, feel free to enquire of our office by phone or Email. We can usually get you pointed in the right direction. Your guides are not available until meeting time. Most of their work is of a nature that is best handled by them alone. Similarly, following the trip your guides may have a short turn around before the next trip so they will have to leave you following the last gathering. Your indulgence in this will be appreciated by the staff.  | From the UK | | Getting to the northern territories has become much easier in the last year. Up until 2006 the big airlines tended to concentrate on taking people to the major cities like Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. As recently as 2005 there was only one flight a week to Edmonton from the UK. The going rate was about £600 just to get to Canada plus whatever internal flights were required to get to Calgary or Edmonton and then on up to Yellowknife. This year a number of low cost airlines, such as Flyzoom, have started competing with the major carriers while the charter airlines like Canadian Affair, Air Transat and Thomas Cooke have also entered the market for low cost flights to Canada, and all of them are flying to Calgary or Edmonton for as little as £120 each way. Not only is the trans Atlantic cost less, but the internal flights to the trip starting points are also much less expensive. For the internal flights, and to arrange hotels on your way to or from a trip contact, Jim Ingram at jingram8@telusplanet.net. The down side of these cheap flights is that most of them limit you to 20kg of baggage (30 kg if you fly Premium Class) and they only fly to Edmonton or Calgary one or two days a week, so you need to plan your itinerary with care. However, Nahanni River Adventures supply all your crockery and cutlery, and can hire you tents, sleeping mats, sleeping bags and wet suits; all you need bring is your clothing. The secret is book early. The nearer you get to your departure date the higher the price goes, and, with only a couple of flights a week the seats do get booked up, particularly in July, which is high season and consequently more expensive. | |
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Nahanni River Adventures, Nahanni offers exceptional expeditions by raft and canoe on the great rivers from Alaska to Nunavut including: South Nahanni River, Tatshenshini River, Alsek River, Firth River, Snake River, Wind River, Stikine River, Burnside River, Coppermine River, Horton River, Mountain River, Yukon River, Taku River, Gataga River and Sea Kayaking and whale watching at Point Adolphus, Alaska, over-looking Glacier Bay National Park. Our expeditions encompass Nahanni National Park (South Nahanni River), Kluane National Park (Alsek River), Ivvavik National Park (Firth River), Glacier Bay National Park (Alsek River), Herschel Island Territorial Park (Firth River). Nahanni River Adventures operates in Alaska (United States of America), Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and British Columbia (Canada). Nahanni.com is the online presence of the company, Nahanni River Adventures Ltd. Nahanni River Adventures works with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society to ensure the environmental integrity of our wild places. Neil Hartling, founder of Nahanni River Adventures, is also the author of: Nahanni, River of Gold...River of Dreams. Alaska to Nunavut - The Great Rivers. Nahanni River Guide. These books may all be purchased through Nahanni.com. Common misspellings of the name are Nahani, Nahannie, Nahanie, Nahoni, Nahonni.
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