Welcome to Arctic Escapes Travel

Specializing in Arctic Tours & Worldwide Travel

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Who We Are
We are the world's only floating wind and solar powered travel agency.  Floating on Houseboat 28 on Great Slave Lake we are a full-service, IATA accredited travel agency.  We are completely off the grid which means we make our own electricity - primarily using the sun and the wind to do so.  There's no one else like us out there!

Houseboat 28 from the air (middle houseboat)

Why Choose Us

• We're good at what we do - and we'll prove it!
• You can call us any day, any time, whenever you need us, and talk to a real person
• We have great package tours to see the real North
• You are supporting an environmentally friendly company using wind and solar power
• We can save you time, money, and frustration
• We do a lot that the internet just can't
• We are a Northern company and we know the best ways to get to and from here

We're a Small Company with Big Muscles

We are a member of TPI - Travel Professionals International - one of Canada's largest networks of independent travel agents.  This gives us preferred access to airlines & tour companies and get you the best deals while allowing us to keep our independence.
 

On Our Website you will find information on our great travel services, exciting trips to Yellowknife and the Arctic, photos of Yellowknife, Aurora Photos, useful travel information, weather forecast, and more.

YOU WILL NOT FIND on-line flight and vacation bookings here.  Why not?  Let's face it, there are a lot of other companies that offer it and have much bigger budgets than we do.  They need big numbers to survive - and we don't think of you as a number.  As an independent agency every client is an important client to us and we treat you that way.  Plus, when you have a problem just try to get a real live smart person to help you out from a website.  We're very good at what we do and we enjoy doing it for you.  Put us to work and see for yourself.

What We Do
We handle just about every travel need you can think of but here are some of our specialties.

• Service
  Real, live, fast, friendly, knowledgeable service, every day of the week, morning or night.
   
• Northern Adventure Travel
  No one knows the North like we do.  Northern adventure isn't just what we sell, it's what we do.  Even getting to the houseboat requires a canoe for 6 months of the year.  We offer a much different perspective than someone in a cubicle in southern Canada.  If you want real adventures, call real adventurers!
   
• Travel to & from the North
  Need to get here or get away from here?  Our extensive knowledge of the North, its airlines, services, and people make us the best choice to ensure you have the best trip possible.
   
• Conference & Meeting Services
  We handle arrangements for conferences, meetings, and groups.  Every detail is handled for you from negotiating your group a preferred airline rate to organizing meeting room space.
   
• Worldwide Air Travel
  What do you get when you combine an extensive background in the airline industry with a fascination of airplanes, airlines, and computers?  Okay, a bit of a nerd, but one who can figure out the most complicated itineraries to just about anywhere on the planet.  If your plans involve multiple stops or far away places we can outsmart and probably out-price the best on-line sites.  Not only do we have access to thousands of fares (including ones not available on-line) and the world's most advanced computer reservation system, you can actually call us and talk to us.
   
• Aeroplan Bookings
  Frustrated by being told there are no seats available to and from Yellowknife?  Our knowledge of the ins and outs of reservation systems gives us an advantage you can't even get by calling Aeroplan directly.  Many of our clients have been told there are no seats and yet we have been able to find them.  Before you spend hours on the phone in frustration give us a shout - we handle the rest.
   
• Leisure Travel
  Like most Northerners we love it up here but we love to travel too!  Every year we travel tens of thousands of kilometres for work and fun so we have extensive first-hand knowledge of many places.