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The Coast Fraser Tower Conveniently located close to businesses and scenic walking trails in the downtown area is Capital Suites. Yellowknife’s recently renovated suites offer comfortable furniture, wall-mounted flat screen TVs and fully-equipped kitchens. Complimentary Wi-Fi enables you to stay connected anywhere in your room. From $135 Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada, is famous for the beauty of its rustic outdoors – but that doesn’t mean you can’t relax in absolute comfort indoors. Make the Coast Fraser Tower in Yellowknife your home-away-from-home as you take in the majestic Great Slave Lake and Northern Lights. You’ll be perfectly situated to enjoy the region’s natural beauty as well as plenty of shopping, arts and entertainment. Chateau Nova Yellowknife The Chateau Nova Yellowknife is conveniently located in the northeast area of downtown, approximately five kilometres from the airport with easy access to the Ingraham Trail and Yellowknife Highways. Once you arrive at the hotel, enjoy the welcoming atmosphere, great amenities and warm customer service. The newly renovated one and two-bedroom suites come with full kitchens and are incredibly spacious – starting at 600 square feet. You can view the Aurora Borealis right from your balcony, with a choice of lake or city views. From $232 Moderate From $209 Moderate Blachford Lake Lodge Moderate Festivals in Northwest Territories Blachford Lake Lodge is located in the rugged wilderness of northern Canada, in prime Aurora- watching country. Perched overlooking Blachford Lake, it is a half-hour bush-plane flight from the city of Yellowknife. The lodge provides many of the benefits of a resort, with the priceless addition of the pristine wilderness, unpolluted by artificial light or noise. Pricing on request Unique Lodge Yellow Dog Lodge Soar on a scenic float plane into the wilderness of Yellow Dog Lodge, a family-run fishing retreat perched between two pristine lakes. A guide reveals the best fishing spots and you spend the day amid nature with only the sounds of thrashing pike, walleye or trout and water lapping the boat. Fly fish for the beautiful arctic grayling. Stunning Aurora viewing in fall. Pricing on request We think you’ll agree – the North has the very best festivals. Dance in hazy midnight sunbeams to the beat of a world-class band. Frolic among glittering ice sculptures beside a palace made of snow. Join artist-led workshops far above the Arctic Circle. Wear a classic old-time costume and hoist a beer, toasting the frontier past. Or gather as storytellers mesmerize crowds on the banks of the rushing Mackenzie. Some popular festivals include Reindeer Crossing, perhaps the most iconic event in all of Canada’s North; the Sunrise Festival, celebrating the return of the sun after 30 days of it setting below the horizon; Folk on the Rocks, an annual music festival; Long John Jamboree and Snowking’s Castle. Unique Lodge My Backyard Tours Simpson Air My Backyard Tours professionally guided tours offer personalized service, and participants' interests are incorporated into the city, capital sites and Meet the Artist gallery tours, which range from two to three hours in length. My Backyard Tours also offers hiking tours, boat sightseeing tours, fishing tours and Northern Light tours in autumn and winter. Simpson Air boasts the most experienced and knowledgeable pilots in the region. Due to their unsurpassed expertise in the area, Simpson Air is the leading choice for all adventure trips into the Mackenzie Mountains and the Nahanni National Park Reserve. Simpson Air offers day tours that are sure to be the experience of a lifetime. Pricing on request Pricing on request NARWAL Northern Adventures Beck's Kennels NARWAL offers year-round opportunities for you to learn and explore. In the spring and summer, tours include the floating dinner theatre, hiking, fishing, motorboat tours, paddling day tours, half day tours and multi-day tours. In the fall and winter, you can view Aurora by voyageur canoe, go on an ice cave adventure or build an igloo. Beck’s Kennels is one of the largest professional sled dog kennels in Canada. Over 150 happy, healthy huskies live at Beck's Kennels. If you are looking for adventure along with a pristine wilderness tour, Beck's Kennels is the place for you. You will also have the chance to meet with world champion dog musher, Grant Beck. Pricing on request From $65 From prices for accommodation are ‘per room’ and sightseeing are ‘per person’. Prices do not include applicable taxes. www.andersonvacations.ca