Inclusions

• Sisimiut, Greenland – Originally settled by Inuit people 4,500 years ago, Sisimiut is translated as “the people at fox burrows.” Visit the Sisimiut Museum that is made up of original and recreated 18th century wooden buildings. Many sled dogs and their keepers are here at this time of year, waiting for the winter to come.
• Uummannaq, Greenland – This is one of Greenland’s most colorful towns beneath a heart-shaped mountain. The fjord that surrounds the Uummannaq is popular for whale watching, with possible sightings including humpback and Minke whales.
• Pond Inlet, Nunavit, Canada – Enjoy a wander through a small, predominantly Inuit community and one of the major centers of Inuit art, with the world’s greatest proportion of artists per capita. The Inuits refer to the community as Mittimatilik, which translates as “where the landing place is.”
• Coburg Island, Canada – Stand in the Nijurtiqavvik National Wildlife Area, in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada, with its diverse Arctic wildlife, including chances to spot large seabird colonies and many-ringed seals, bearded seals, polar bears, walruses, narwhals and beluga whales.
• Sirmilik National Park, Canada – A protected area within the Arctic Cordillera in Canada, much of this park is bordered by water and lined with snow-capped mountains. Look for polar bears, beluga and bowhead whales, narwhals as well as harp and ring seals.
• Learn about the history of Greenlandic and Canadian Inuit communities and experience how modern descendants live in small villages in these modern times.
• Spend time in remote Nunavut, which claims to have more artists per capita than any other part in the world.
• Wildlife Watch List: Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Arctic Tern, Black-legged Kittiwakes, Northern Fulmars, Black Guillemots, Atlantic Puffins, Ravens, Common Redpoll, Snow Bunting, Lapland Bunting. Ringed, bearded and harp seals, walrus. Polar bears can be in the region. Minke, bowhead, beluga and humpback whales, narwhals