Text : Tara Lee Wittchen
Timmun and Kristiina Alariaq are the owners and operators of Huit Huit Tours. Timmun was born in an outpost camp and raised on the land, and will share the traditional knowledge and skills to survive on land and sea. Educated in the south, he returned to the north where he has worked as a media coordinator, artist and government administrator while continuing to hunt, fish, and train sled dogs.
Kristiina Alariaq was born in Finland and raised in northern Ontario. She arrived in Cape Dorset in 1976. She has learned traditional Inuit women’s skills, dog sledding, Inuit art and social development in Nunavut.
The Alariaqs’ passion for the north and respect for traditional Inuit knowledge is transmitted through the unique cultural experiences they share with their guests as they discover the Arctic.
Cape Dorset and surrounding areas provide stunning landscapes that will enrich you with history, culture and adventure. Huit Huit Tours offers a variety of eco-culture trips in Cape Dorset and the south Baffin region. Inuit art and culture are a focus of town tours. Visitors live the culture with local people and learn about environmental adaptations from our “on-the-land” programs through dog sledding, camping, observing wildlife and viewing archaeological sites. We provide logistical and tour services to individuals, groups, film companies, divers and photographers. All-women groups and custom tours can be organized on request.
Explore the magnificence of Baffin Island – a land carved by nature’s artistic hand, and painted with the brush strokes of human culture. It’s an inspirational environment ; where the closer you get to the land, the higher your spirit will soar.
We offer several seasonal tours filled with cultural experiences and outdoor adventures. We promise you a once-in-a-lifetime trip, with memories that will last forever. You’ll enjoy days of beautiful environments and nights in beautifully appointed accommodations.
Our accommodations are all centrally located in the natural splendour of stunning Cape Dorset. They take their cue from the tradition and beauty of the land, and subtly transition from the breathtaking outdoor environment to our calming indoor world. At Dorset Suites Hotel, the space is a soothing and contemporary architectural expression of the northern winter stone house concept – qammaq – long established by the Inuit.
We have designed four sites, where you’ll be swept away by every modern comfort, treated to second to none service, and offered a truly relaxing experience. You can choose between accommodations at our 2-bedroom Beach House, 3-bedroom Guest House, 3-bedroom White House, or one of the 1-bedroom suites in Dorset Suites Hotel, where you’ll be greeted by a spacious lobby and dining area. We also provide an executive meeting room for those who have added business to their pleasure.
For more information on Dorset Suites Hotel, please visit our website at www.dorsetsuites.com.
Our programs combine adventure and experiential learning about Inuit life and culture within the natural arctic environment. All our tours are hosted and guided by Timmun and Kristiina, with the help of other family members and local resource people.
With our trips, you’ll discover more than appreciation for the land. You can share in our kinship with the stunning natural arctic environment, and millennia-old Inuit traditions and knowledge. Take a summer sea trip and visit Thule and Tuniit camps along the south Baffin coast. We’ll share the community’s natural traditional knowledge. You’ll marvel at our ancestors’ ingenuity and survival skills in this unforgiving arctic environment.
Discover a land and sea environment teeming with plant and wildlife that has sustained Inuit for centuries. These lush horizons will electrify every sense. Undiscovered sights, sounds, tastes, smells and touches will expand and deepen your knowledge, appreciation and connection to the natural, cultural and historical world. Join our arctic adventure, and discover your arctic dreams.
For more information on dates, length of trip and costs, please download our information sheet.
Contact
Huit Huit Tours
Timmun and Kristiina Alariaq
P.O. Box 4
Cape Dorset, Nunavut Canada
X0A 0C0
Tel. : (867) 897-8806 Fax : (867) 897-8434
E-mail : huithuit@capedorsettours.com
Internet : www.capedorsettours.com