From £3,328 per person (excluding flights)
This is based on 3 nights’ accommodation on a room only basis, listed excursions, and transfers.
Note: This trip can be tailored to your requirements. Speak to our team if you’d like a customised itinerary.
Departure Days: These trips operate daily from Mid-December to March
Arrival to Yellowknife to pick up the charter ski-plane to Blachford Lodge. Settle into your room either in the main lodge itself or in one of the cosy rustic cabins dotted about on the site next to the frozen Great Slave Lake.
All meals are included and the menu features a plethora of local northern ingredients including fish, meat and home-grown vegetables. The in-house chef is a passionate cook and keen to share the delights of the surroundings with guests and diners. Everyone loves “Tire sur la neige” – a delicious maple syrup served on fresh snow beside the lodge.
Today you are at leisure to relax or join an optional guided excursion.
Snow shoes, ice-skates and skis are available for all guests to use free of charge during their stay, so the temptation is always there to explore the surrounding winter wilderness. In traditional Canadian style, guests are known to break into an impromptu game of ice-hockey or curling on the lake.
Each evening, if the weather obliges you’ll have an opportunity to marvel at the northern lights. Choose your viewing spot from one of the viewing decks, the hot tub or the Aurora viewing windows in the main lodge.
Today, we recommend joining one of the lodge’s signature snowmobiling tours to explore the surrounding wilderness.
Whiteman Loop (2 hours)
Follow a scenic route across three small lakes and bush trails connecting Blachford and Long Lakes before returning to the lodge. Along the way, visit the now-abandoned Cadieux family cabin on the Francois River system.
Ice Fishing by Snowmobile (2.5 hours)
Opt to travel by snowmobile for your ice-fishing excursion, offering a thrilling ride across the frozen landscape.
Ice Pressure Ridges on Great Slave Lake (3 hours)
Set off on a winding trail from the lodge to Thor Lake, a remote mineral exploration camp. From there, head south on bush trails and an old mine access road for a panoramic view of the East Arm of Great Slave Lake and Blanchet Island. Continue down to the lake itself, where you can witness how wind, currents, and the moon’s gravitational pull create striking cracks, ridges, and towering ice formations.
Watta Lake – Historic Cabins & Waterfalls (6 hours)
Explore a network of frozen lakes around Blachford, stopping at the remains of a 1950s homestead on the Francois River. See open water rapids before crossing beaver ponds and frozen portages to reach a stunning waterfall on the Beaulieu River. Visit an abandoned log cabin, where travellers’ names are inscribed on the walls, and enjoy a campfire lunch in the wilderness.
Ice & Exploration – The Ultimate Great Slave Circular Tour (8 hours)
Covering nearly 100 km, this adventure showcases the immense beauty of North America’s deepest lake. Travel along winding trails to an old geologist’s cabin and the remnants of the ‘Rex Cafe,’ a 1930s mining camp. Descend onto the East Arm of Great Slave Lake to witness its dramatic ice pressure ridges, search for prehistoric rocks along the shoreline, and take shelter in the ‘Hole in the Wall’—a secluded inlet offering respite from the East Arm’s strong winds. Warm up by a roaring campfire and enjoy a hot lunch before heading back to the lodge.
