Step ashore on Bylot Island — a UNESCO Migratory Bird Sanctuary inside Sirmilik National Park — and trek through a landscape of glaciers, tundra wildflowers, and nesting thick-billed murres. This is one of Canada's most remote and spectacular national parks.
What to expect
Your certified Inuit guide ferries you by small boat across to Bylot Island's southern shore, where you set foot on tundra that sees almost no human traffic. The trek winds past frost-polygon wetlands teeming with geese, eiders, and Arctic foxes on the hunt. Glaciers cascade from the island's interior mountains directly into the sea — a scale that photographs struggle to capture. The guide narrates the land through Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit — traditional ecological knowledge passed through generations.
Good to know
Coordinated through the Parks Canada local outfitter list (see URL); contact outfitters listed there directly for day-trip pricing and availability. Bear banger or guide carries deterrent — standard protocol. Wear waterproof hiking boots; tundra is wet underfoot. Confirm park entry requirements with Parks Canada ahead of time as permits may be required.
Sail there
Luxury cruises that call at Pond Inlet — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.