KUUJJUAQ - DISCOVERING Discovering Kuujjuaq Trip Highlights You Might Wonder Why Kuujjuaq Is the Most Traveled • Explore Kuujjuaq by Car and on Foot Village in Ungava
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Price CAN $3,823.00 pp +GST + PST Double occupancy - minimum group of 2 KUUJJUAQ - DISCOVERING Discovering Kuujjuaq Trip Highlights You might wonder why Kuujjuaq is the most traveled • Explore Kuujjuaq by car and on foot village in Ungava. Inuit Adventures offers an exceptional • Learn about the daily life of the Inuit of perspective of Kuujjuaq which reveals how the whole region Kuujjuaq buzzes with activity, providing the essential services to the • Discover the organizations and services local Inuit and to the entire population of Nunavik. Comfort- offered to the Inuit of Kuujjuaq and ably lodged at our co-op hotel, you will have the leisure to Nunavik spend the week ambling through town, gaining understand- • Socialize with Kuujjuaq residents ing that would have been impossible without your guide. • Meet some of the village's artists and During your stay, you will of course also have the opportunity elders to gaze upon the spectacular aurora borealis sweeping across • Decide which of our proposed activities dark blue skies. you'd enjoy To give you an idea of where the village is located, Kuujjuaq is south of Ungava Bay. With 2,400 residents, one can say that it is Nunavik's metropolis. So if you've been dreaming of going to the Arctic, in Kuujjuaq, you're already there. There are no roads that link Kuujjuaq to even its closest neighbour. In fact, none of the 14 villages in Nunavik are linked by roads. The only way to gain access is by snowmobile, dog-sled, plane or canoe. Goods are shipped there by boat in summer or by plane year-round. In Kuujjuaq, in the summertime, days are long with only four hours of darkness during the solstice, then at the winter solstice it is the opposite, with four short hours of sun. Perhaps you will learn something new from this journey and it will inspire you to visit other villages. Cape Wolstenholme Hudson Strait www.inuitadventures.com Salluit er iv R uq it n ir v u P P a y Akpatok Killiniq n e island (abandoned in 1978) R i v e r Kangirsuk Ungava Bay Torngat Mountains Aupaluk Leaf Bay K o r Mt. D’Iberville Tasiujaq Kangiqsualujjuaq oc Ri Nunavik ver ine Parc national Tree l r ve Kuururjuaq Ri af Le Kuujjuaq er iv R ak so Kok r ve Ri h rc La G e o KUUJJUAQ - DISCOVERING Kuujjuaq Itinerary C r a Trip Details g e n Day 1 In 2 1/4 hrs the jet carries you the distance separatingi Kuujjuaq from R a i v p • 5 days / 4 nights package e Montréal.Parc national You land at the gateway of Ungava Bay. Fori the afternoon, we r s • Departure from Montréal-Trudeau Airport c Clearwater proposeTursujuq a visit to the local fire station, arena, churches,a water distribu- u on Mondays, returning on Fridays Lake tion system as well as driving by the hydroelectric stationR and the iv • Tours available year round petroleum distribution installation; then how about a visite to the local r • Chance to learn about the inner-workings L radio station where broadcasts are aired in Inuktitut ittle W hale of the North Rive r Day 2 Today we've planned visits to organizations such as Makivik Corpora- • Preliminary check sheet for travel tion whose principal functions are the administration of Inuit land and • Activities on Day 4 at additional cost management of funds received as a result of the James Bay and Northern Québec agreement as well as the Kativik Regional Govern- 0 ment who work in favour of greater political autonomy for the region of Nunavik. Other institutions you will have the opportunity to see that Package Includes day are the school board, the Nunavik Tourism Association, Town Hall • Flight from Montéeal to Kuujjuaq with0 First and the hospital that serves all of Ungava Bay. Air DayQuebec 3 A map of the town will be your means of orientation to spot different • 2 days in the company of a guide Labrador(Nfld) locations of interest. It is simply a matter of following the directions • 4 nights at the Kuujjuaq Co-op Hotel indicated on your map and making fun discoveries such as the mayor's (double occupancy) house, the local day-care, the general store... In the evening, enjoy • All meals Katadjak throat singers who will entertain you with a traditional perfor- mance. Day 4 You have a choice of going out on excursions such as a dog-sled ride in Kuujjuaq - Discovering winter, seeing musk-oxen while riding a snowmobile or paddling a CAD $3,823.00 pp +GST +PST kayak depending on the season, or you can choose to do some fishing Double occupancy • Minimum group of 2 in summertime. And what would you say about ending the day by Individual price increases for a smaller group catching a movie at the local cinema? Effective: January 2020 Day 5 The time has come to purchase souvenirs from one of the village's stores. Before you return to Montréal, you will enjoy sitting down with elders who will tell you stories of long ago while sipping down a traditional tea and savoring bannock. 19950 Clark-Graham ave., Baie-D’Urfé, Québec, Canada H9X 3R8 1-855-657-3319 | 1-514-457-3319 F: 1-514-457-9834 [email protected] Québec licensee.