Canada Road Trip: Best Things To Do In The Northwest Territories

In this video, we share some of the best things to do in the Northwest Territories, including Yellowknife, Inuvik, and Tuktoyaktuk!
Welcome to the NWT!
With more than one million square kilometres of land area and a population of less than 50,000, the Northwest Territories is about as wild as it gets. It's certainly not an easy area to visit (many places are fly-in, many roads are gravel, and distances are vast) but for those who make the effort, there are incredible things to experience.
With boreal forest, arctic tundra, some of Canada's greatest waterfalls, a vibrant indigenous culture, and boundless wilderness, this is an adventurer's paradise!
We explored the NWT from August 16 - September 1st, 2017!
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Canada's Road to 150 is a 150-day Canada-wide multi-media road trip celebrating Canada's 150th birthday by exploring the uniqueness of this country provincially and collectively while answering the question; What makes Canada special?
We will drive to and through every driveable province and territory, showcasing Canada's natural beauty and regional attractions while interviewing Canadians of all cultures and backgrounds, including local celebrities, immigrants, refugees, and everyday rural and urban Canadians. Our aim is to dig deep into what makes Canada such an incredibly inspiring country while showing off the best of Canada's tourism to Canadians and to the world.
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[@livelikeitsspring01]

Wow! So beautiful!... I was planning to go to Yellowknife and by searching some reviews and blogs about it, my searched brought me here in your channel. Thank you so much for sharing! this was very helpful for the tourist. God bless!

[@MustDoCanada]

That's awesome! When you planning to go? I'm sure you know by now but we also have a blog mustdocanada.com

[@livelikeitsspring01]

Must Do Canada I was planning to go this December to spend Christmas... as much as I want to visit during summer my schedules just don’t work for now. I loved nature so much. I’ve been around Pulpit rock, Trolltunga, and Bergen Norway. Thank you for the info! It helped me so much!

[@MustDoCanada]

@@livelikeitsspring01 Oh wow, cold haha. I haven't been but the northern lights at that time could be spectacular

[@livelikeitsspring01]

Must Do Canada I learned this while living in Norway, “there’s no bad weather only bad clothing” and I add up... bad timing as well” 😉 LOL 😆 that’s the reason as well I wanted to go! The Northern Lights, because I wasn’t able to see it when I was in Norway. 😊

[@MustDoCanada]

@@livelikeitsspring01 True! I would like to go. I mean, I did grow up in Northern Alberta after all. But yes, the lights are tricky. Everything has to be the right timing. Clear skies, activity, no bright moon, etc

[@beniaminrolea8891]

I dream about territories and Arctic. One day...

[@MustDoCanada]

You'll make it there!

[@oriolesfan129]

STOP DREAMING AND GO !

[@BondJamesBond]

Come on up. It’s cloud berry season now

[@Nativemiles]

Yea ffs come visit

[@TheRealJaded]

@@Nativemiles comments like these make me want to come visit the land and the people. Thank you for the warm invites

[@DataJuggler]

For someone that doesn't fly and hates cold weather like me, thank you so much for making this.

[@MustDoCanada]

haha in that case, travelling by video is the way to go! :) You're welcome

[@BlackdogADV]

My wife and I rode our motorcycle from Portland to Inuvik last year. We tried to make Tuktoyaktuk but the mud made it impossible. I loved you video.

[@jesseisrael6912]

BlackdogGS I Live in Inuvik

[@Lotus-cu6hp]

That's definitely a insane adventure!! riding a motorcycle from portland to inuvik? must've been a amazing experience

[@dantesanchez5779]

Wow., i just saw ur video.,. Amazing adventure

[@BondJamesBond]

Jesse Israel hey me too!!!’

[@BlackdogADV]

I had planned on riding to Wrigley NWT this year but Covid-19 hit and borders were closed. Maybe next year.

[@TraphouseTCG]

I can tell yall really try to appreciate the small moments we share w other people and nature. Subscribed

[@manishchaudhary4180]

You guys doing an amazing job. I'm your great fan from India 🇮🇳. More and more love to you guys, coz u r helping people to see Canada through short videos/movies. Canada is really very beautiful 🇨🇦❤️

[@AryanKYadav13]

Wow!! that's also the reason Indians love Canada♥️

[@SniperKingg14]

The north west territories was always in my interest to visit since phones came out with world maps. After watching this video I have committed to go next year in 2023!

[@MustDoCanada]

Yes! Such a wild adventure

[@ScandinavianGeo]

How was it?

[@ranahanut]

Words can't describe how jealous I am. Hope to explore stunning areas that you've covered someday. Pls keep uploading, your videos are amazing, flawlessly edited, and a source of my motivation to travel. :)

[@MustDoCanada]

Thank you so much for the kind words. It helps to keep us going :) Hopefully a winter road trip in Canada's East early next year

[@mariaelizabethmartins7805]

Amazing!!! There is no other word: this place is amazing!! Thank you guys to show us this part of the world!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thank you :) So glad you enjoyed it :)

[@robertniemiec8146]

Canada has so many beautiful places to explore, and I’m thirsty for adventure. Love your videos guys 🤙

[@noemim.3272]

The most beautiful place in Canada is in winter in front of the fireplace in a warm blanket!

[@robertniemiec8146]

@@noemim.3272 I guess it’s different for everybody

[@ghostkillerxxgodz6550]

Great video Northwest Territory looks awesome!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks!!

[@daneriksson8947]

Thanks alot for the video! Some of the most beautiful scenes i ever seen

[@outdoorsmanal1759]

amazing!!! love both your energy and how upbeat you are! thanks

[@richardmartin2325]

Great video, Matthew! I love your photography. Your wife is charming and I love her accent!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks Richard! Glad you like it!

[@jean-yveslegall2562]

What a pleasure to follow you with so great places to visit! Thanks for sharing 👍🙏

[@edwardcokes9871]

Another outstanding presentation, indeed . Very impressed with your work . Absolutely stunning scenery ! You certainly know how to cover an area . Keep up the fantastic presentations .

[@marcinspace]

thanks for stopping by, please come back soon!:)

[@botianyuan4200]

So so beautiful! I love Canada!

[@johnwelshmusic]

Awesome video and really well done! Thanks for sharing and showing the beauty of Canada's North!

[@MajorAddiction]

Beautiful natural scenery

[@MustDoCanada]

thanks! It is beautiful up there

[@solobushman]

Thanks for the insight . Will have to add this trip to my retirement road trips plan. Have a good day.

[@ftkinsella]

Hey guys I was just looking for a video of the trip to Tuktoyaktuk. It’s a dream of mine for a very long time. I really love this adventure you have been on in our country. Take care guys. Cheers!!!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks! Yeah, we'd certainly love to go back and spend more time there. We only had a few hours...

[@n.b.3064]

My dream is to do something like this, but the costs are crazy. Even flight from Toronto to the North are crazy high. I wish I could live the same experience. +1 subscriber

[@4seasonsTrucker]

What an amazing adventure! So jealous! Some day i wnat to ride through canada

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks! Yeah, it was quite the endeavour to put it all together but really happy we made it happen. Great country for a road trip

[@tzannisvoutsas3027]

Really beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@lyss5611]

What a couple so cute! And what beautiful places!!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks!!

[@trwent]

Great video and fantastic scenery. Karla, you look kind of like Salma Hayek.

[@MustDoCanada]

haha thank you :)

[@adamv1549]

OMG! getting excited about touring my own country

[@MustDoCanada]

yeehaw! Where ya going?

[@yannreminiac6981]

nice video and a lot of place to discover...thanks friends...

[@harshwalia6625]

You inspired me to visit the northwest territories

[@MustDoCanada]

Awesome! It's far but awesome :)

[@DrewEricNoftle]

Amazing video! Thank you. I live in Vancouver and now I wanna go visit up north!!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks! Highly recommend. The whole drive up is spectacular too!

[@chappantikli9711]

such a beautiful video , thanx for uploading.

[@donnadombowsky6875]

This is fantastic- am sharing your videos with all I know!

[@ranasibtulhassanhassan749]

I miss you Canada I love you Canada

[@irenewanklin8889]

Great video, one of the best I have watched

[@MustDoCanada]

Thank you so much :)

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

I love Canada, love from The Netherlands

[@MustDoCanada]

Hey! We were there in 2015. Hope to come back one day

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

@@MustDoCanada oh, nice what parts did you visit?

[@TheFaz793]

I wonder how you guys only have 50K subscribers. It should've been over a million, considering the quality of your videos. Best of luck both of you! Love from Pakistan!

[@MustDoCanada]

We wish! :)

[@datechds9434]

50k is the same as the population of the Northwest Territories lmao

[@airborne_12v]

Recently moved to ft Nelson just love it here!

[@ronaldcabral7506]

Count me in can’t wait see this place

[@adad1270]

Lovely video, thx guys! One point for you to consider: I had t o make an effort to slow down in speaking when I came to Canada: Cdns found it hard to catch everything I said. So, for the enthusiastic young lady: I'd suggest doing the same, it'd be a pity of some can't quite catch all your words (because of too your rapid speech?). Keep up the good work!

[@madhaviraut2890]

Awesome Video ..! Amazing Water Falls also nice to Learn about the World First World Heritage Site ..! Everything is Amazing 👍

[@sureshtamil7873]

Very nice one album guys interesting ,,,,glad well nice travelling I have fully enjoyment ,..thank you very much ,,,..

[@MustDoCanada]

Thank you!

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Wonderful place thank you so much👌👌👌

[@murraydyck2127]

I have lived in the Northwest Territories for 46 years. The Territories is a beautiful place. I worked in the exploration industry and I saw a lot of wilderness. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

[@MustDoCanada]

Definitely a great place for nature

[@sylviagordon3085]

Living in the nwt I can say there’s a lot of beautiful places that you’ll find

[@MustDoCanada]

We certainly want to come back!

[@sylviagordon3085]

The land we’ll always welcome you😊

[@kissesofdoomkm]

This was so beautiful! 💜

[@MustDoCanada]

Thank you

[@namasivayamm9234]

excellent place thanks for sharing

[@aurelio7894]

So wonderful! 😍

[@jameshowardwilliamson5043]

I want to make a far country road trip there :) !

[@MustDoCanada]

We'd love to go back, that's for sure!

[@kalyanchatterjee8003]

Northern Lights! NWT offers the best Northern Lights viewing in the world.

[@oriolesfan129]

You can see them just about anywhere up there, in the dead of Sub-Zero winter, if you dare go.

[@МаксимБобров-д7ж]

Большое спасибо за ролик! Однозначно лайк и подписка на ваш канал! Было очень интересно посмотреть (если что я включил субтитры с переводом на русский язык)! Только в следующий раз делйте свой рассказ поподробнее, пожалуйста!

[@Eaglespirit007]

Oh my Me and my wife love your videos

[@MustDoCanada]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate it :)

[@rathwije1579]

So nicely done. Wonderful job again.Love you guys.

[@MustDoCanada]

Thank you 🍻

[@dollyerthal613]

I love ❤️ Canada

[@sujalbagde5582]

U guys are awesomeeee

[@fawadsahil8521]

Awesome!! 😍😍😍

[@khaalidxaaji1682]

Canada love you around the world

[@ranasibtulhassanhassan749]

Very very beautiful canda

[@joycetshibangu5058]

now I want to go there !😂😂😂

[@MustDoCanada]

I don't blame you :)

[@SchneiderClassics]

hope to see some of these sights for myself

[@henokcalgary]

WOW , I love Canada , can Please share us wbat kind of camera and tools used to record thos journey

[@MustDoCanada]

For sure. Mostly the Sony a6300 and 6600 as well s a drone and a GoPro

[@dkfle]

it's so beautiful and amazing

[@shamsaanjum6898]

I’m living in N.W.T such a nice place 😍🍃

[@MustDoCanada]

Cool! you been there along time?

[@СофияСойко]

Yellowknife id an amaxing city

[@AnowarHossain-cy8tx]

Wow amazing

[@lfakerson7703]

Awesome series

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks!

[@322dima322able]

Great video. Thanks

[@oriolesfan129]

Look out NWT - Inuvik and Tuktoyatuk - and a body plunge into the Arctic Ocean. I'll be there in two weeks via Alaska.

[@MustDoCanada]

Awesome! Have fun!

[@oriolesfan129]

@@MustDoCanada did you get to drive on the new road to Tuktoyatuk and how were the conditions?

[@MustDoCanada]

@@oriolesfan129 We got to drive on it before it was finished. But it' a dirt road, so if it's dry, it's good and if it's raining, it can be a bit sloppy. It's only 1.5 - 2 hours from Inuvik, so the main one to be cautious about is the Dempster.

[@oriolesfan129]

@@MustDoCanada Gotcha, thanks for the reply. Yup safety is key to having fun on the Dempster. Had an absolutely flawless drive to the Yukon/NWT border in 2017. Also an absolutely flawless drive on the Dalton too.

[@opiestanborough4774]

keep on bro! i look forword to these.... ( i like the odd one were you , for whatever reason, play or mention music your into... )

[@kavindudilshan9347]

One day i will come canada ❤❤❤❤ 🇱🇰

[@dontackett]

I love this video !!! I want to do this :) !!!!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks Don!

[@WorldT]

hi all looking for advice i am from.ontario thinking visiting maybe nwt and yukon in May or even just one spot. i only.would have 10 days to travel. would dempster hwy be best way to see both areas? i most.likely.fly.to either yukon or nwt. not sure where to start. any recommendations?

[@MustDoCanada]

10 days might be pushing it for the Dempster. You'd have to fly to Whitehorse and rent a car. Make sure it is allowed on the Dempster and then start the drive. Without stopping, it's about 20 hours one-way. Maybe more. You'd need at least 3-4 nights each way. I'd stick to maybe Whitehorse and Dawson and Kluane (Yukon) or just Yellowknife and some fly-in fishing lakes

[@WorldT]

@@MustDoCanada thanks so much

[@imran_kan]

I love it 😀

[@PetOwner678]

Been to many of Canada , this one I have to visit

[@greatgoosekr6531]

I live in North West territorys and I've been in almost every community and I live in Inuvik and i lived in yellowknife

[@MustDoCanada]

That's awesome! Is there many?

[@lbesavant]

Seems like a bad life to me. Why live where there is nobody?

[@byron_7774]

@@lbesavant to each his own

[@lbesavant]

AbusemeantPark 717 you’re definitely right about that. Personally I love a city atmosphere

[@Sc00terNut]

I wanna visit NY and Yellowknife so badly.

[@MustDoCanada]

Very different places haha

[@Sc00terNut]

@@MustDoCanada I just noticed the typo. Was supposed to be NT amd Yellowknife 😄

[@LetzBeaFranque]

How do you afford a 150 day road trip? Great footage.

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks. Well, in this particular case, it was a media project we came up with, so we worked with all sorts of sponsors to make it happen. You can do it much cheaper of course, but the way we did it, with hotels, would be expensive for sure.

[@denyspoirier757]

2 cents. Your grind your way out of debt, and you can do pretty much anything you want. You drive that 700 dollar work beater till it drops. Bury it and buy another. No car payments. You live in an unfinished house for years, all the while appreciating every step of the way and being content in it. You stick to your goals. Get knocked down, defeated and get back up and say it is worth it. And some day you sell it all and move farther north. Haha just my 2 cents.

[@almacintosh161]

This is awesome

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks!

[@kathyharding2077]

What time of year was this? I'd love to drive our van up there one day. I'm sure I could not afford all the side trips but definitely would be amazing to see. I'm a bit deterred but bugs though. These shots don't show that side of the trip!

[@MustDoCanada]

haha. This was end of August. We actually didn't see much bugs. August and the fall are good times to avoid bugs. If you go in the spring, we hear its very bad haha

[@alamirfawazalkotb8046]

That's awesome; but what about the cost ? It seems to cost a fortune!

[@MustDoCanada]

Yeah, the NWT can be expensive, mainly due to the remoteness and that the activities are largely outdoor-based. So, if you're just going to Yellowknife to see northern lights, or bringing a tent and fishing on your own, it can be cheap for the most part. But a fly-in fishing lodge is probably somewhere around 4-5K for a week all-inclusive... That flight over Nahanni is somewhere around the $600 mark I believe.

[@forgenemours8110]

wow canada have in grand most capasity

[@winterdod]

Holy shit I don’t know we had that i’m talking about the waterfall

[@thecrazygachagirl6149]

I know right!

[@winterdod]

The crazy Gacha Girl My phone Is gonna die died it like 1%

[@fernandoperez2599]

Saludos desde Tampico ,México

[@MustDoCanada]

Gracias!

[@fernandoperez2599]

Must Do Canada ,mi sueño es conocer algun día Canadá ,grandioso país ,hermoso

[@JulitoBn]

Llegate a Canadá hermano ✊🏿

[@Gclub101]

Again amazing

[@The1980toyota]

At 2:13 you featured the camping barge you spent the night in a cove on. Do you have anymore info on that. I’d love to do it.

[@MustDoCanada]

Thats Yellow Dog Lodge! :)

[@iang-lb7nx]

I'm from Yorkshire in Northern England but check weather here everyday to point my girlfriend says I'm obsessed with Yellowknife. Think about coming here everyday. Sooner rather than later I want to move here at least visit first. England far too over-crowded now. Literally millions of people in a 20 square mile radius.

[@MustDoCanada]

Well, you can't get much more opposite in terms of population haha. I think Yellowknife has like 50,000 people. Yukon, next door, has around the same and some say, more wolves than people! haha. But yes, beautiful no doubt. Super cold long and dark winters. Summers with almost no darkness.

[@iang-lb7nx]

@@MustDoCanada well here in Northern England we on same latitude as Hudson Bay, higher than Edminton either. So dark 3:30pm in winter and not dark til nearly 11pm in summer. But very dull and wet. But not much snow any more. But all countryside is getting destroyed at an astonishing rate. Hopefully being English he wouldn't be too difficult to go there.

[@DominicBlair]

How much did the flight to the Yellow dog lodge cost? I’m interested in going.

[@MustDoCanada]

I'm not sure actually. I think 2-300. Ask yellowdog though because sometimes its included

[@MustDoCanada]

Our Saver Card will save you 5% too, which might amount to a good chunk

[@DominicBlair]

Must Do Canada Was that per person and to go and to come back?

[@MustDoCanada]

@@DominicBlair I believe it's per flight. It's only 15 minutes or so

[@moisesduarte1380]

Excelentes videos !!!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thank you!

[@sumairasim7793]

Great video😄

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks!

[@MustDoCanada]

Thanks :)

[@andrewtodd9103]

So beautiful cause it's one of the worlds last places not touched by man

[@jisanmahfuz2387]

How did you book the seaplane for enjoying the Nahanni national parks wonderful view?

[@MustDoCanada]

If you google Simpson Air, you can call or email them to set it up :)

[@joshuahillel2450]

On a commercial plane flying from Paris to Chicago 20 ago, I flew over something I still can't pin on an exact or even approximate location.. It was overrealistic.. Infinite swathes of shallow wather with flat, oval rocks all over it.. Totally uninhabited.. No snow, though it was August.. The stewardess showed me on the map after I asked, it was something like Northern Canada, but I couldn't say where now.. Weird, a flight from Paris France to Chicago flying over Northern Canada? Any clue?

[@MustDoCanada]

Hmm, that does seem odd, but I suppose it was possible to go north and come down over Nunavut (Canada's East North) and down to Chicago. We flew to Cambodia from Calgary, but for some reason, they flew north and came down over Russia. Weird but maybe something to do with air currents. Cool though! I've never flew over Nunavut. It's the only territory we haven't been

[@joshuahillel2450]

@@MustDoCanada Yeah it's gotta be Nunavut.. Of course I searched Google Earth since then but images arent' focused enough on this part of the world (they'll be someday).. You're right it's gotta be more up North than I thought, and a place on the map where land is particularly torn to bits.. I don't think anyone could ever trek or even fly over (on small planes) such a place.. It's also weird that I remember seing it so distinctly when I should've been flying 30.000 feet high. Well, flying Chicago-Paris is a good one))

[@MustDoCanada]

@@joshuahillel2450 If only they let you do a stopover :)

[@joshuahillel2450]

@@MustDoCanada Nope, just flying above is worth it, I'm telling you)

[@jackwhite7570]

Infinite swathes of shallow water? That sounds a lot like northern Québec or Northern Ontario. It would be in the flight path of a commercial plane going from Paris to Chicago, planes don't fly in a straight line from point A to B, they perform a sort of arc which takes them to a higher latitude. Though I doubt it was Nunavut, that seems a bit too high in latitude. Open Google earth and type in "lac Perroche", it and the surrounding area could match your description, lots of water and round/oval islands all over the place. It's also right in the flight path to Chicago from what I can tell.

[@cha12231986]

How many days and how much did you spend a for Northwest Territories and Yukon trip?

[@MustDoCanada]

We had a lot of sponsorship from local companies and tourism boards but it can be cheap or expensive. If you're flying out to secluded lodges or taking flightseeing tours over the national park, it will be pretty expensive. I think a week in the lodge is around $5K but I'm not 100% sure. This is flights, meals, etc. Hotels though are about average, maybe $100-150 per night, maybe less in the low season. There are hostels and plenty of options for camping as well. Food is a bit expensive though, although you can find restaurant meals for $15 and there's usually Tim Horton's and Subway for cheaper food. We bought groceries quite abit. We spent about one month between the two (or maybe three weeks) but we also drove all the way to the Arctic. Also, the drive between Whitehorse, Yukon and Yellowknife is crazy long. Maybe 30 hours. We'll write up an article soon with more info.

[@marcorivera16]

Just subscribed to your channel. I'd love to do this in the future. There's no doubt that Canada is one of the more beautiful countries in the world. I used to fly to Iqaluit quite often years ago and always enjoyed the peaceful feeling of the North.

[@oriolesfan129]

As long as you want to make it.

[@bigmac7077]

The Northwest Territories are sort of like unexplored lands even though they’re explored

[@MustDoCanada]

Totally! And if you go deep North, they're practically unexplored at all

[@PotterFan394007]

Wow!!!

[@cesarcasillas7422]

Saludos desde la tierra del tequila Jalisco México

[@MustDoCanada]

Gracias Amigo! :)

[@MustDoCanada]

Saludos!!

[@abeabe9000]

Puro Jalisco compa!

[@HotPepperLala]

Hey did you need to register for a fishing license when u went out fishing?

[@MustDoCanada]

I believe the lodge does it for you...

[@henryhenry903]

Camel with SunGlasses even if you don’t want to do the lodge stay you can get a fishing license for pretty cheap it’s been a few years since I was there but I wanna say $60 ish and it’s good for the whole territory just check best times of year for the type of fish you are after and you can shore fish most places along the roads it really is a great place to see

[@RoodeMenon]

So there were no Northern Lights at Yellowknife at that time?

[@MustDoCanada]

Not for us no. There was actually a big forest fire nearby so the skies were covered in smoke :(

[@jamiemason2069]

As a Torontonian, I hate the cold here there’s no way I could stand it up in the north