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Ikaluktutiak Hotel and Arctic Island Lodge - Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
The Ikaluktutiak Co-operative owns two hotels in the community of Cambridge Bay. The original Inns North hotel is on the banks of the North West Passage. This hotel features 21 double-occupancy rooms and three single-occupancy rooms (one of which is a suite). The hotel has a non-smoking restaurant and dining room that is also open to local residents. Rooms have in-room coffee service, color cable TV and radio. Bathrooms are shared. Other facilities include laundry services, phones in some rooms, a fax machine and a conference room that hosts up to 100 people. Daily room rates are $200 per person per night, except for the apartment. The apartment includes a kitchen, living and dining room, and private bathroom.
The Co-op also owns Arctic Island Lodge. This hotel features 25 rooms and one suite. There are 17 single occupancy rooms and 8 double occupancy rooms. Each room has a private bath, coffee service, color cable TV and phone. The lodge features two meeting rooms. The North West Passage room features a stuffed polar bear and Franklin Expedition artifacts and seats 125. A second meeting room accommodates 40. The Co-operative also provides complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport. Local guides offer tours to view musk ox, Mount Pelly, the Japanese monuments and the over 60 species of local birds. Walking tours and passenger van tours are available.
About Cambridge Bay
Alternate Name: Ikaluktutiak
Local Meaning: Good Fishing Place |
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Cambridge Bay is located on southeast coast of Victoria Island. There is an abundance of wildlife here including caribou, fish, waterfowl and seals. Visitors to Cambridge Bay can take guided tours to see musk oxen and nesting birds at Mt. Pelly. Naturalist tours to see the tundra birds, waterfowl and brilliantly flowered tundra in July.
Cambridge Bay is home to the Arctic Coast Visitors' Centre. The centre features Inuit history, arts and culture. Interpretative trails take visitors through an old town site, and the wreck of Amundsen's ship.
Cambridge Bay is the jumping off point for two excellent canoeing rivers. The Nanook and the Kuujjua Rivers offer fabulous scenery. Both rivers will take canoeists a number of weeks to ford, and include difficult portages. This is the trip of a lifetime for experienced canoers.
For the Curious in Cambridge Bay
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Animals: Caribou, Musk Oxen, Foxes, Wolves, Lemmings, Weasels, Polar Bears, Wolves, Grizzly Bears, Ground Squirrels, Bearded Seals |
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Birds: Snow Buntings, Whistling Swans, Seagulls, Canada Geese, Ross's Geese, Black Brants, Snow Geese, King and Common Eiders, Pintails, Long-tailed Ducks, Jaegers, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls, Rock and Willow Ptarmigan, Ravens |
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Flora: Tundra Flowers |
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Land & Mountains: Mount Pelly |
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Arts & Crafts: Carvers, Clothing: Parkas & Footwear |
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Archeology: Sites at Mount Pelly |
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Explorers: Wreck of Amundsen’s Ship |
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Museums & Parks: Arctic Coast Visitors Centre |
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