Yellowknife City Sightseeing Bus Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Explore Yellowknife with a local guide and experience the North like never before. This 3-hour city tour includes stops at over 20 iconic locations — from the Legislative Assembly and Prince of Wales Museum to the Bush Pilots Monument, Diamond Centre, Ragged Ass Road, and more. You'll learn about Yellowknife’s rich history, current way of life, and where the North is heading next. Expect a relaxed pace, friendly storytelling, and great photo opportunities — especially at the Yellowknife Welcome Sign, where we’ll snap a group photo you’ll want to keep. Whether it's your first time here or you're returning for more, this tour is a perfect starting point to connect with the land, the culture, and the people of Yellowknife.
Inclusions
What's included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
What's not
- water is always available
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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Ratings come from 28 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Showing reviews written in English.
1Poor Communicators and Excellent Flakes
I signed up for 3 tours offered by NWT Charter Services leading up to my 4-day stay in Yellowknife: City Tour, Bison/North Arm, and Aurora Hunting in shared bus. My city tour guide Zinsi was wonderful and despite me being the only tour member that day she brought a great deal of enthusiasm and professionalism and was great at answering all my questions about Yellowknife! Unfortunately that is where the positive experience ended. The Bison tour was cancelled in a vague canned email without reason less than 24 hours before it was set to start and I had to call and leave a message to confirm that it was in fact cancelled, but I understood the reasoning they gave despite being disappointed (as I was super excited for that tour and had too little notice to rebook a similar tour with another operator for the next day). Then that night I was stood up for the Aurora tour, left waiting over an hour past the pickup window for a tour that had supposedly been cancelled but I was never notified - I even got a confirmation text the morning of the tour at 10:30am CONFIRMING that the tour was on. No refund in sight for either of the cancelled tours and no opportunity for me to make up the time lost from these gaps in my itinerary. Please do not book an outing with NWT Charter as they are not reliable communicators and seem to enjoy cancelling events more than running them
5Great tour!
Great tour! Lovingson was very friendly and did not rush. He also provided some great locals' insights.
5excellent tour
Guide, Zinsi, was excellent. Was given full tour of the town and the attractions. Adapted and changed tour to add areas as I had already seen some attractions.
5Great overview of Yellowknife
I had a great experience with guide. She catered to my interests. Booking fee included museum.
5Yellowknife NWT WOW!!
Lovingston was awesome. Very knowledgeable, professional and entertaining with all his local and specific information.
5Great experience
Sapphire was a delight. Her knowledge of the city and its history were very informative. Would highly recommend.
Know before you go
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- NWT Charter Services
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Yellowknife
- Its from-price is 12% below the median of the 11 city tours we list in Yellowknife.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 11.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Yellowknife
Yellowknife, capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, sits on the shore of Great Slave Lake and is known for its gold-mining past and northern lights.
Yellowknife grew in the 1930s after gold was found on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, and it became the territorial capital in 1967. Old Town, on a rocky peninsula, holds floatplane docks, houseboats moored in the bay and weathered log buildings. The Bush Pilot's Monument on the Rock looks across the water, and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre tells the story of the territory's Indigenous peoples.
Top-ranked sights in Yellowknife: Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC).
