Canada: The Northwest - Summer in the Arctic Circle (55/59)

Canada: The Northwest - Summer in the Arctic Circle (55/59)

The Northwest Territories are one of the least known tourist destinations in Canada. The region is five times the size of Germany and hardly developed at all - only around 41,000 people live here. The documentary travels from the vast forests of the south to the harsh tundra in the north and provides a fascinating insight into this remote and majestic region.

The journey through the Northwest Territories starts in Fort Smith. This little town is the gateway to the Wood Buffalo National Park, which is home to 6000 wood buffalo - a world record.
The film continues on to the Louise Waterfalls and Fort Providence, where, in the lounge of the Snowshoe Inn, the locals regularly enjoy karaoke parties. We stop off in Yellowknife, which with 19,000 residents is the largest town in the territories and visit the Wildcat Café, the oldest restaurant in town. From Fort Simpson, we head for Nahanni National Park. This enormous nature reserve can only be accessed by water or air. It is also worth visiting the Fort Simpson rubbish dump, which is often bustling with black bears, bald eagles and cranes searching for food. Our journey ends on the Arctic Sea in the far north. The village of Ulukhaktok is home to a group of Inuit, who take us into the tundra, hunting for musk oxen.

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