Experience the thrill of hunting this large marine mammal. While cumbersome on land, the Walrus is graceful and majestic underwater. With adult walruses reaching up to four meters in length and weighing up to 2,000 kilograms, hunting a walrus is a challenging and awe inspiring experience. Get up close and personal with your surroundings as your knowledgeable guides will share stories of the land, their culture and history and the importance walrus hunting is for their local community.
Includes:
- Flights from Winnipeg to Naujaat
- 2 nights accommodation at Naujaat Hotel
- 5 nights stay at Hunting Camp
- All meals (including snacks)
- Guides (1 guide and 1 helper for every 2 hunters)
- Nunavut hunting license
Does Not Include:
- Gratuity and taxes
Itinerary
Day 1
Afternoon:
- Flight arrives in Naujaat
- Host picks you up at Airport and takes you to the hotel
- Check into the hotel
- Free time to explore the community
Evening:
- Dinner at hotel
- Overnight at hotel
Day 2
Morning:
- Breakfast at hotel
- Guide meets guest at hotel to begin start of tour
- Travel by boat to local hunting spots
Afternoon:
- Assist guide to set up camp
- Lunch at camp
- Guided Hunt
Evening:
- Dinner at Camp
- Overnight at Camp
Days 3 -5
- Breakfast at camp
- Explore the area
- Lunch at camp
- Guided hunts
- Dinner at camp
- Overnight at camp
Day 6
Morning:
- Breakfast at Camp
- Guided hunt
Afternoon:
- Lunch at camp
- Return journey to Naujaat
Evening:
- Dinner at hotel
- Overnight at hotel
Day 7
Morning:
- Breakfast at hotel
- Free time to explore
Afternoon:
- Lunch at hotel
- Depart for airport
- Flight departs for Rankin Inlet
- Connecting flight to Winnipeg
Additional Information
Flights:
Calm Air provides direct flights between Rankin Inlet and Naujaat on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The flight, which normally takes one hour and fifteen minutes, departs Rankin Inlet at noon and arrives in Naujaat at 1:15 PM. Return flights depart Naujaat at 2:00 PM and arrive back in Rankin Inlet at 3:15 PM.
If you are travelling from Winnipeg, you may need to spend the night in Rankin Inlet before proceeding on to Naujaat the next day.
Contact Arctic Wilderness Guiding and Outfitting and we can book your flight for you.
For more information on flight schedules and routes visit www.calmair.com
Accommodations:
Guests visiting Naujaat can stay at the Naujaat Hotel Inns North. The hotel has 20 rooms including 13 standard rooms and 7 executive rooms. Each room includes a private bathroom, cable TV, a microwave and mini-fridge and Wi-Fi. Guests staying at the hotel can also access on-site laundry facilities.
For guests participating in our multi-day excursion we provide Arctic tents, including a 2-inch foam bed and a sleeping bag. As part of the experience, guests can help the guides assemble the tent. This has proved to be a popular activity with guests of the years.
In terms of washroom facilities, a separate tent is built for the toilet, which consists of non-running water and a bucket with toilet paper.
Meals:
The Naujaat Hotel Inns North offers restaurant service for breakfast lunch and dinner. For those looking for a quick meal, Tundra Takeout offers a wide selection of fast food items. Visitors to town can also purchase groceries at the local COOP. The store is open daily from Monday – Saturday from 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM and on Sundays from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Ground Transportation:
Guests staying at the Naujaat Hotel can access the complimentary airport shuttle service. As part of our tour packages, we also pick our guests up at the hotel at the start of the tour and drop them off at the hotel once the tour has been completed.