North Star Adventures - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

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Joe and Jess are informative and gregarious tour guides! As a solo traveler, I immediately felt at ease with them. I booked two nights of aurora hunting, a few nights apart, and both nights, they worked extremely hard to find the aurora for us. They spoke honestly about how the weather may affect our chances. The first night, we all spent the whole night in laughter and great conversation about travel all over the world. The second night, we were treated to an amazing aurora display -- a brilliant and vivid show that significantly peaked for only a few minutes. I felt very lucky that Joe knew when we needed to leave the warmth of the bus to catch it! I was grateful and honored to learn about the aurora from the First Nations/Indigenous perspective. Thank you, Joe and Jess, for an awesome time!

Jacob F.

Went on the 2 hour Mining Heritage Tour with Joe, and we had a great time! His passion for the history Yellowknife and the surrounding region is contagious. The tour provides you with an understanding of how mining created the modern city of Yellowknife. Joe also thoughtfully provides context about the Dene people living here prior to the mining boom and how their lives have changed in past century. Joe's personal story is fascinating and I could have spent hours more just listening. We drove around town, stopping multiple places, the last of which was the NWT Diamond Centre, which gave me a sense of the size and scale of the *current* Northwest Territories mineral mining economy.

lily C.

We decided what we had wasn’t enough so we needed to rent parkas and snow pants and shoes from them. Currently they are not providing service through phone but directed me to the email address. We emailed out requests and they delivered the clothes to our hotel. Overall, all communication was clear; they sent us an email confirming the pick up time and what their van looks like. The guide for the night was Joe and he tried several spots so we can get the best glimpse of the aurora. He explained where we were heading to and why that would be a better spot. We did see the aurora and took some great pictures! The pictures from the night before were emailed to us by the next afternoon, just as promised. Overall, knowledgeable and trustworthy tour company, highly recommended.

Alison W.

Booked three nights Aurora hunting tour and saw Aurora every night! Also booked the city tour with them as well.

Joe is a wonderful guide - very friendly and very knowledgeable. He's a local so he has recommendations for food, souvenirs, sights, and things to do!
Even for camera settings on how to best capture the northern lights, he's there to assist! He also takes professional photos for you with the Aurora so you don't have to worry about having a fancy camera (which we did not have).

Highly recommend!

Anvita S.

We traveled as a couple to YK for northern lights for 2 nights on the good Friday long weekend and went with Joe for the Aurora Hunting tour. Our 1st night, we left the hotel around 10.30 and started seeing Aurora just 3-4kms outside of YK. Joe estimated the directions where the lights would be best and took us to 3-4 more spots through the 4hrs to spot Aurora. The display was mesmerizing throughout the night and we got memorable pictures. Joe is a great conversationalist so we talked a lot about life in YK, northern lights and our cultures. His camera and sense of photography is amazing , so he took great pictures of us and the Aurora.
The 2nd night when we left YK around 10pm, Joe drove us around 40kms outside the city towards east for Aurora hunting . But due to the cloud cover being very dense, we couldn't spot any. So we came back to YK and went west and around 12.45am reached a spot where the sky was clear and Aurora started to show up, not so intensely though as we had seen the previous night but Joe didn't leave any stone unturned to make sure the group sees it. Overall, North Star is an amazing way to see the Aurora and its totally worth it!

Angela M.

Highly Recommend! Excellent Service!
We are so happy to book the whole adventure with them, We did the Aurora Hunting adventure for 2 nights, Aurora Teepee Camp tour 1 night, and Snowmobile Wilderness Tour. The Tour guides Shadow, Kobie, Crystal and Archie are very helpfull, well organized, happy and very energetic. We saw the beautiful Aurora as we expected. And the highlight is snowmobile. Great experience, great tour... Great North Star Adventure!!!

PS: They serve the best hot chocolate and maple cookies 😁😋

kris V.

We recently took the Ice Road Tour, and it was an unforgettable experience! Joe & his team were fantastic—knowledgeable, funny, and incredibly helpful.
North Star Adventures provided a well-organized and enjoyable experience from start to finish. If you’re visiting Yellowknife, I highly recommend this tour for a unique and authentic northern adventure!

Tien-Jui C.

My friends and I had the three nights winter package with North Star Adventures. Even though we only saw a little bit of aurora at the very last night, the experience is incredible. These fantastic memories are all thanked to our amazing tour guides, Shadow and Kobie. During the tours, their enthusiasm exaggerates the atmosphere. They are also very knowledgeable about where to hunt the light and the city.
I also would like to appreciate the hardworking drivers, Randy, Joey, Archie and Joe who gave us numerous of safe and sound rides. Believe me, it was hard to drive on the snow and ice especially in the dark nights where there is no much street lights.
Finally, RuRu, the office manager also did a great job on helping us to book the flights, accommodations and activities. Without their service, my friends and I won't have such fabulous experience.
THANK YOU!!!