If you go: Nunavut

August 27, 2006|Linda Matchan, Globe Staff

How to get there

First Air

800-267-1247

firstair.ca

Offers flights daily from Ottawa to Iqaluit, Nunavut's capital; three times a week from Montreal to Iqaluit; daily to Pangnirtung; and Monday- Friday to Cape Dorset.

Kenn Borek Air

867-979-1919

borekair.com

Flies within Iqaluit to Pangnirtung and Cape Dorset every day except Saturday.

Canadian North

867-979-5331

cdn-north.com

Flies from Ottawa to Iqaluit Sunday-Wednesday and Friday.

Where to stay

Capital Suites

Iqaluit

867-975-4000

capitalsuites.ca/iqaluit.htm

Around $143 for a studio, $282 for a two-room suite, per night.

Frobisher Inn

Iqaluit

867-979-2222

frobisherinn.com

Rooms and suites $195- $250 .

Huit Huit Tours

Cape Dorset

867-897-8806

capedorsettours.com

Has guest -house accommodations and offers customized tours.

Auyuittuq Lodge, Pangnirtung

867-473-8955

From $85- $125 .

Where to find Inuit art

Inuit Images Plymouth

508-833-8250

inuitimages.com

Pucker Gallery 171 Newbury St.

617-267-9473

Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts Pangnirtung

867-473-8870

uqqurmiut.com

Cape Dorset Art dorsetfinearts.com

Resources

Polynya Adventure and Coordination

867-979-6260

polynya.ca

Offers tour packages throughout Nunavut, including nature and Inuit art tours.

NunavutTourism.com

General tourism information.