2 Days Aurora Experience in Yellowknife

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2 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
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's Included

Admission fee

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

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

Itinerary

Duration: 2 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Aurora Night 1

    4 stops
  • 1
    Madeline Lake Territorial Park

    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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Prelude Lake Territorial Park

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

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Yellowknife River Territorial Park Day Use Area

    Our first stop.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    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

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Aurora Night 2

    1 stop
  • 5

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

    4 hours • Admission ticket free

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
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Aurora Bus Tours

Tags

Nature and Wildlife Tours
Overnight Tours
Multi-day Tours
Bus Tours
Adventure Tours
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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