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  • America, Yellowknife

2 Days Aurora Experience in Yellowknife

  • 2 days (approx.)

  • Pickup offered

  • Mobile ticket

  • Offered in: English

This aurora experience is designed for travellers who want maximum results in minimum time. Over just two nights, you’ll chase the Northern Lights across three of Yellowknife’s most iconic viewing locations—Prelude Lake, Pontoon Lake, and Hidden Lake. Each destination offers a completely different foreground, landscape, and sky perspective, giving you a rare and diverse set of aurora memories that most visitors never get in a single trip. Unlike standard tours that stay in one spot or follow crowded routes, this experience is crafted with insider knowledge built from years of guiding in Yellowknife. You’ll visit hidden vantage points that only local guides know how to reach safely in winter conditions. Small groups mean more mobility, more flexibility, and the best chance to adapt to weather—and it also means your guide can focus on getting the perfect photos for you at every stop.

What to Expect

Shared tour (max 15)
5 stops
2 days duration
Day 1

Aurora Night 1

Stop at: Madeline Lake Territorial Park

60 min

Pick up starts from 9pm-9:30 Drive along Ingraham trail to a few lakes while chasing open patches in the sky for better Aurora viewing.

Stop at: Prelude Lake Territorial Park

60 min

Make a stop at Prelude lake, on the darkest and most reliable Aurora sport in the region.

Stop at: Yellowknife River Territorial Park Day Use Area

60 min

Our first stop.

Stop at: Pontoon Lake Territorial Park

60 min

Pontoon Lake is one of the darkest, most photogenic spots around Yellowknife (50–55 km east on the Ingraham Trail). It has a huge open horizon, a perfectly reflective lake in the late summer , and almost no light dome

Day 2

Aurora Night 2

Stop at: Hidden Lake Territorial Park

240 min

Repeat of day 1. Then we will drive along Ingraham Trail up to Hidden or pass it, depending on the Aurora activity.

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup Point

Select a pickup point

Please wait in the hotel lobby — your tour guide will come pick you up. Kindly listen for your name to be called.

Start time:

9:00 PM

What To Expect

    Day 1: Aurora Night 1

  • Pick up starts from 9pm-9:30 Drive along Ingraham trail to a few lakes while chasing open patches in the sky for better Aurora viewing.

    Duration: 1 hour

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Make a stop at Prelude lake, on the darkest and most reliable Aurora sport in the region.

    Duration: 1 hour

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Our first stop.

    Duration: 1 hour

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Pontoon Lake is one of the darkest, most photogenic spots around Yellowknife (50–55 km east on the Ingraham Trail). It has a huge open horizon, a perfectly reflective lake in the late summer , and almost no light dome

    Duration: 1 hour

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

    • Day 2: Aurora Night 2

  • Repeat of day 1. Then we will drive along Ingraham Trail up to Hidden or pass it, depending on the Aurora activity.

    Duration: 4 hours

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 2 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, cancel at least 2 days (48 hours) before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 2 days before the start time, the amount paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 2 days before the start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience's local time.

Customer Reviews

Source: Viator and Tripadvisor

5.0

3 total reviews

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