Tuktoyaktuk Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
hamlet in the Northwest Territories, Canada
About Tuktoyaktuk
It used to be known as Port Brabant. It was renamed in 1950 and was the first place in Canada to revert to the traditional Indigenous name. Tuktoyaktuk is the anglicized form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, meaning "resembling a caribou". According to legend, a woman looked on as some caribou, common at the site, waded into the water and turned into stone, or became petrified. Today, reefs resembling these petrified caribou are said to be visible at low tide along the shore of the town. The settlement has been used by the native Inuvialuit for centuries as a place to harvest caribou and beluga whales. In addition, Tuktoyaktuk's natural harbour was used as a means to transport supplies to other Inuvialuit settlements. Between 1890 and 1910, a sizeable number of Tuktoyaktuk's native fam
Top Attractions in Tuktoyaktuk
Explore the best things to see and do in Tuktoyaktuk:
- ★Anglican Log Cabin Church
- ★Arctic Ocean Sign
- ★Build an Igloo
- ★DEW Line
- ★Games night
- ★Hunting
- ★Ookpik Tours and Adventures
- ★Our Lady of the Lourdes
Where to Eat in Tuktoyaktuk
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Grandma’s Kitchen
Where to Stay in Tuktoyaktuk
- 🏨Hunter's B&B
- 🏨Smitty's Bed and Breakfast
- 🏨The End of the Road Inn
- 🏨Tuktu Bed and Breakfast
Tuktoyaktuk Travel Guide Sections
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