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Because of its remote location, the park differs greatly from its more accessible cousins to the south. The journey requires careful planning, registration with park officials, and the right equipment. There are no roads, no campgrounds, and no signs telling you where to go or what to see. Parks Canada recommends that a visitor engage the services of a trained Inuit polar bear guard when hiking in the park. Parks Canada also provides interpretive programs, visitor reception, and orientation services, including safety briefings at the Torngat Mountains Base Camp.

The Torngat Mountains Base Camp , on Saglek Fjord outside the park is the main access to the park. It operates from mid-July to the end of August. For more information, please consult the Torngat Mountains National Park website, or email the park at [email protected]. More on Getting to Newfoundland & Labrador

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Escape to Canada’s pristine ‘place of spirits’

Seeking solitude? Fewer than 600 people visit Torngat Mountains National Park each year.

Saglek Fjord marks the southern end of Torngat Mountains National Park, an ancestral Inuit homeland.

From deep in an ink-blue fjord a minke whale surfaces, as if to prove that this “place of spirits” on the northern tip of Canada’s Newfoundland and Labrador province lives up to its Inuktitut name.

The chug of an outboard motor is among the few signs that humans populate the rugged landscape of Torngat Mountains National Park . “Populate” is a loose term: There are no roads or year-round settlements in this sprawling area roughly three times the size of Rhode Island.

When this former reserve became Canada ’s 42nd national park in 2008, a small team, staffed entirely by Inuit peoples , became official stewards of a land cooperatively managed by Parks Canada and Nunatsiavut and Nunavik Inuit.

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For the Inuit, caring for this land is a longstanding tradition; for centuries seasonal groups have lived here, following wildlife, navigating iceberg-dotted coastlines and rocky islands, and braving unpredictable weather.

But the growth of tourism and the priority of protecting public lands has placed this remote region within reach of travelers. Don’t worry about being crowded out: Fewer than six hundred visit each year.

On Sallikuluk (Rose Island), Evie Mark and Akinisie Sivuarapik (right) pay tribute at a burial cairn with throat singing and drumming.

Dusk settles across the tip of Saglek Bay in Labrador.

Communing with nature

Those who make the effort to reach this spirited place find an unspoiled landscape, where the wind whistles across some of Canada’s oldest rocks as caribou pause on barren mountain slopes.

“I don’t think people understand the strong connection Inuit have to the land,” says Jillian Larkham, tourism director at Nunatsiavut Government , the first Inuit regional governmental body in Newfoundland and Labrador. “Once you go to Torngat, out of cell service, you have a more meaningful outlook.”

But what do you do with all this space? You follow the rocks.

While there are no formal trails in the park, Inuit have historically used rock cairns called inuksuit to mark routes (visitors are not allowed to build them).

Torngat is one of the best places in the world to see polar bears. Park officials advise visitors to explore with an armed bear guard.

Due to the prevalence of bears, hikers are discouraged from exploring alone. “There is an abundance of polar bears in the area and visitors are pretty much guaranteed to see one,” says park superintendent Gary Baikie.

To keep visitors safe, armed Inuit bear guards lead excursions. “They have a lot of knowledge of hunting and of bear activity” passed down through the generations, Baikie says.

All hikes start at the north arm of Saglek Fjord at Silluak, where a rocky beach cradled by steep scree walls (created from rocks sliding down the fjord cliffs) gives way to a broad meadow. Depending on bear sightings and weather, routes can change.

In warmer seasons a faded path leads from the beach, through low shrubs and white flowers bobbing in the breeze. Hikers carefully cross a narrow ravine to a peaceful glacial lake ringed by fine golden sand, bear prints toeing the water’s edge.

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In Hebron, a national historic site, descendants of the original inhabitants have been returning to rebuild community structures, such as the 1830s Moravian church (large white building).

Established in 1831 by Moravian missionaries, the Inuit community of Hebron was forcibly abandoned in 1959.

Remembering the past

A visit to Torngat wouldn’t be complete without stops at Sallikuluk and Hebron, where important cultural sites bring Inuit history in Torngat to life.

At Sallikuluk, cultural guides shed light on remnants of tent rings and sod houses, signs of the community that lived on the island for 5,000 years. On a hill overlooking the bay, a sacred burial site holds the graves of more than 600 Inuit.

Decades ago, the remains of 113 people were removed from the cemetery without Inuit permission and stored at the University of Toronto for research purposes. Those remains were finally returned in 1995, after a committee of Inuit elders was established to prevent something similar from happening again.

Back on the mainland, just south of the park, Hebron Mission National Historic Site of Canada commemorates the Inuit who lived here with Moravian missionaries from 1831 to 1959.

After Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada, Inuit in northern communities were forcibly resettled farther south along the coast (Nunatsiavut) or to northern Quebec (Nunavik).

The move was devastating to an already vulnerable Inuit community trying to assimilate to mission life. They left behind homes and the 1830s Moravian mission church, which fell into disrepair. “My parents always wanted to go back,” says Gus Semigak. “They never got to.”

Now Semigak is among the descendants who have returned to Hebron to honor their ancestors and restore the church for future generations. As a bear guard, he helps visitors navigate these Arctic lands and shares his family’s story, as the sound of hammers reverberates through the air.

Platform tents provide shelter for staff at base camp, part of Torngat Mountains Base Camp & Research Station.

Arctic char live in the ocean but migrate to fresh water to spawn. Their eyes are a prized delicacy for the Inuit, providing needed vitamin C.

What to know: All visitors must obtain permits, register their visit, and complete an orientation session before they can explore the park. Firearms are not allowed.

How to get there: The park is open year-round, but expedition-style cruise ships, charter planes, and helicopters run only in summer. Schedules can change, due to weather.

How to book: PAL Airlines offers daily service to Goose Bay Airport , where visitors can pick up boat or helicopter transport to Torngat Mountains Base Camp & Research Station (see below). Contact Parks Canada for a list of local operators.

Where to stay: Inuit-owned and -managed Torngat Mountains Base Camp & Research Station is the safest place to stay. Open a few weeks each summer, the station has insulated dome-shaped shelters surrounded by a seven-foot-high electric fence keeping polar bears out. Base camp meals are served communally; researchers, and Nunatsiavut and Nunavik youth and elders sit elbow to elbow with visitors, conversations lasting as long as the summer sun.

Multi-day packages start at about $5,098 (U.S.) and include a round-trip charter flight from Goose Bay Airport and a boat ride to Kangidluasuk (St. John’s Harbour), where base camp is located.

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Polar bears, Inuit culture and mile high mountains in Canada’s newest park. Explore northern Labrador in the Torngat Mountains National Park, with mountains over 1,600 metres, rising directly from the water in massive fjords.

• Arrive at Basecamp on your charter flight from Goose Bay.
• Using the zodiacs and other boats, spend days exploring the fjords that define this coastline.
• To get a feeling for the shear isolation and scale of northern Labrador, camp out at the base of the mountains.
• Visit Hebron , the abandoned community host to the historic Moravian church.
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Explore the Torngats and experience Inuit culture.

This tour explores the northern extremes of Labrador. The highlight of the trip is the Torngat Mountains National Park. With mountains over a mile high, and fjords that slice into them for many miles, it is a dramatic landscape. Polar Bears and Black Bears patrol the territory while icebergs drift south from Greenland. Our days will be filled exploring the coast and fjords by boat and walking in the mountains and on the tundra. Meals will feature local foods and the entire trip will be an exploration of local Inuit culture as much as the landscape. An optional helicopter tour over the mountains and seashore to view the park, icebergs and animals is available. When we set out to explore the Torngats prepare to be awestruck by the magnificent scenery and landscape viewed through an Inuit cultural lens. Our past clients agree – living day to day with our Inuit partners not only brought their history alive but also added unexpected depth to our understating of the land and the sea. Traditional food was often our daily fare, from fresh arctic char cooked on hot rocks over an open fire at sunset to snacking on traditional plants as we hike. In all our adventures, we endeavour to remove anything that can come between the traveler and the experience. In Labrador one of the subtlest barriers to truly appreciating the land and the Inuit world is our own culture. Step away from the trappings of western society and allow our Inuit hosts to introduce you to an ancient and still vibrant world. We travel only with what we need to remain safe and comfortable but we leave behind the excess accoutrements that actually separate us from appreciating the experience.

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Torngat Mountains National Park

• 1.1 History
• 1.2 Landscape
• 1.3 Flora and fauna
• 1.4 Climate
• 1.5 Visitor information
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• 3 Fees and permits
• 4 Get around
• 11 Stay safe

Torngat Mountains National Park is a Canadian national park on the Labrador Peninsula in Nunatsiavut , occupies the northernmost tip of Labrador , Canada .

Understand [ edit ]

The Torngat Mountains are named for the Inuktitut word torngait , meaning "place of spirits". The largest and most remote national park in Atlantic Canada , Torngat covers 9,700 km² (3,700 sq mi) of Arctic Cordillera from Cape Chidley south to Saglek Fjord.

History [ edit ]

This is Inuit country, as it has been for thousands of years. The national park was created as part of the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement which came into effect in 2008. Under the agreement, Inuit people (formerly called "Eskimos", a term that is offensive to many Inuit) can continue hunting, fishing and trapping within the park boundaries.

Landscape [ edit ]

Torngat is the southernmost part of the Arctic Cordillera, a mountain range which extends northward across Baffin Island and Nunavut . Terrain is rugged, with mountains and fjords.

Flora and fauna [ edit ]

The park protects wildlife including caribou, polar bears, peregrine falcon, and golden eagle.

Climate [ edit ]

The Arctic Cordillera represents one of Canada's most inhospitable climates, with temperatures in the −35 °C (−31 °F) range commonplace during dark, long Arctic winters.

Visitor information [ edit ]

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• Park office , ☏ +1 709-922-1290 , toll-free: +1-888-922-1290 , [email protected] .  

Get in [ edit ]

Nunatsiavut is remote, accessible only by small aircraft or coastal ferries. The park, as the northernmost point in Labrador , is even further from the beaten path; access is by boat or chartered aircraft only.

The park borders Nunavik on Quebec 's Ungava Peninsula - which is just as inaccessible. Nain, a tiny community in northern Nunatsiavut, Labrador is the usual jumping-off point to reach Torngat Park.

By air [ edit ]

• Nunatsiavut Group of Companies operates flights to the Saglek airstrip.

By boat [ edit ]

• Linkum Tours offer packages which include hiking and a trip to Saglek Fjord.

Fees and permits [ edit ]

Visitors must obtain permits, register and undergo an orientation before setting off on treks or boat trips.

As of 2024, fees have not been imposed for park admission.

Get around [ edit ]

There are no roads or infrastructure in the park. Access is primarily by boat or on foot; hikers are advised to travel with an Inuit bear guard.

Speedboats, longliners, polar bear guards, helicopter and fixed wing charters may be obtained through the base camp ( ☏ +1-855-TORNGAT (8676428) , fax +1 709 896-5834).

See [ edit ]

The Torngats are the highest mountains in Canada east of the Rockies. Mt Caubvick/D’Iberville is the tallest at 1652 m (5437 feet); a few other peaks reach above 1538 m (5000 ft).

There are hundreds of archaeological sites in the park, some dating back almost 7,000 years. More recent remains include Moravian Mission sites, as well as Hudson Bay Company trading posts in Saglek and Nachvak fjords.

As the park is remote and remains in its natural state, it is well suited to wildlife watching - including birds, caribou and bears.

Do [ edit ]

Wilderness-oriented recreational activities include hiking, scrambling, kayaking and day or multi-day cultural and natural excursions, often with Inuit guides.

Hiking [ edit ]

There are no roads, trails, or signs in Torngat Mountains National Park. There are, however, unmarked hiking routes and traditional Inuit travel routes marked by inuksuit (stone markers). Visitors can explore the park on guided or unguided day hikes and interpretive walks, overnight camping trips, multiday backpacking treks, and technical rock-climbing excursions.

With help and logistical support from Torngat Mountains Base Camp and Research Station, Parks Canada offers a range of day trips and overnight hiking opportunities in Torngat Mountains National Park.

There are many opportunities for backpacking in the vast and diverse terrain of Torngat Mountains National Park. Visitors can explore established hiking routes or map out their own route through different areas.

Parks Canada has prepared multi-day and shorter single-day hiking route descriptions for visitors. These outline known routes and offer some interpretation of the area. These route descriptions are reliable for describing the area that you are hiking in, but you must carry your own map, compass, and GPS. Do not use the route description as your only means of navigation.

Parks Canada also sets up satellite camps each summer to provide support for visitors that are looking for an overnight hiking experience. These satellite camps are big enough to hold 5-6 pup tents enclosed by a temporary bear fence. Visitors can do day hikes to and from these camps to areas of interest, ideally in the company of an Inuit bear guard.

For more information about hiking in the park, and the level of skill required for different routes, contact Torngat Mountains National Park or Torngats Base Camp and Research Station.

Buy [ edit ]

This is Arctic wilderness; there are no amenities within the park. The most basic provisions (groceries, equipment rental, accommodations, police and medical assistance) are available on a very limited basis in Nain and Kangiqsualujjuaq. If you need supplies, bring them with you.

Eat [ edit ]

Bring what you need and leave no trace when you leave. Be bear aware: stored or cached foodstuffs may require bear-resistant containers.

Drink [ edit ]

While there are many fresh water streams and ponds in the Torngat Mountains. this untested water should be boiled, treated (iodine or chlorine in warm water) or filtered (<0.5 microns fine filter) before use.

Sleep [ edit ]

• Torngat Mountains Base Camp , On Saglek Fjord, outside the park , ☏ +1-855-TORNGAT (8676428) , [email protected] . Tent-style camping accommodations at the park’s southern end, enclosed by bear fences. Seasonal, mid-July to end-August.  

Stay safe [ edit ]

The mountains of northern Nunatsiavut are very much for the experienced, independent voyager. This is the Arctic, polar bear country where distances are vast (the park covers twice the area of Prince Edward Island , Canada's smallest province) and assistance is not always close at hand. Unless one is experienced with this region, it's best to rely on an Inuit guide when venturing far beyond the base camp. Native guides are permitted to carry firearms (where visitors are not) and know the area well.

Bring warm clothing and extra provisions, as adverse (unpredictable and bitterly cold) weather, sometimes even in summer, may substantially delay your transport out of the park. Under adverse conditions, outside assistance may be days away even in an emergency.

Carry bear repellent and keep food out of reach of dangerous animals . Polar bears, black bears, foxes and wolves are all present in the area.

Leave a copy of your plans with friends or family, so that they may contact police in an emergency (Nain's RCMP detachment is ☏ +1 709 922-2862 ; Parks Canada is ☏ +1 709 922-1290 in Nain and operates 24-hour emergency dispatch from faraway Jasper , Alberta at ☏ +1 780-852-3100 or ☏ +1-877-852-3100 ).

Connect [ edit ]

A satellite phone may be the only means of limited (and expensive) communication in this remote location. There are no satellite phones for rent or sale in Nain; the closest vendor is in Goose Bay.

Go next [ edit ]

• Nunatsiavut has no intercity road network. A coastal ferry or aircraft leads south to rejoin the Trans-Labrador Highway at Goose Bay .

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Hiking Through the Remote, Northern Torngat Mountains National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador

Melody Wren

April 15, 2021

The view in front of me has a spectacular coastline, and when I turn around, the steep and rugged Torngat Mountains in their beautiful fall colours both dwarf and inspire me.

We often fly to other parts of the world seeking beauty, other cultures and traditions and to meet people with different backgrounds. I found all those elements right in our own country on a trip to the Torngat Mountains National Park . It was my last trip before Covid-19.

I was on a small expedition ship with Adventure Canada, spending part of the trip travelling down the eastern coastline of Labrador, with daily hikes exploring the different areas within the national park. Inuit guides and interpreters shared their love of the country and culture with us.

You can’t enter the park without a bear monitor. Adventure Canada has access to the Torngat Mountains because of the Indigenous locals working as staff on board that double as bear patrols because of the high number of polar and black bears.

Conversations with the Inuit bear monitors guiding are filled with the history of the park mixed with Inuit history. The strong lure to travel to the Torngats are the low numbers of visitors every year as its only accessible five weeks out of the year, with less than 600 people visiting annually compared to Banff National Park with 4.09 million. The weather changed to clear blue skies with sunshine as we approached the Torngat Mountains. The name comes from the Inuktitut word Tongait, meaning “place of spirits.” Once I started hiking through it, the mystical, sacred and magical parts of it were as crystal clear as the icebergs. The park has been called “the lost corner of Labrador” as it’s so inaccessible physically.

We anchored and took zodiacs to a small landing site in Ramah. Heavy rain cleared and the sun, along with a full rainbow behind the mountains, highlighted the same spectrum of fall colors in the tundra blanketing the hills. Mountains sculpted by glacial ice lured hikers high up in the hills, while others lingered near waterfalls next to caves.

I traversed a tricky wide stream, one booted foot in the cold water and one to plonk onto the next rock, and repeat. I wanted to get to the other side to see the relics of Inuit life from hundreds of years ago, including fragments of homes and pieces of stoves set in the wilderness. Talking to our Inuit guide, Derek, he told us that the longest solo hunting trip he had taken in winter was 66 days. I love being on this land, but it’s the people that are making it a rich experience.

As we hiked, I chatted to our Inuit guides about their background and the traditions they are bringing back to daily life including tattoos on wrists, ankles and arms, representing the mountains we hiked through, the water, caribou and hunting spears. After hiking, we continued our chats onboard, our hands warming around mugs of tea, their hands beautifully adorned with traditional tattoos, mine bare, not wearing my history but wishing I were.

Sharing pieces of their backgrounds set the tone for the journey. We were encouraged to ask questions and to abandon pre-existing ideas. It can be difficult to talk about culture, which requires a lot of honesty and openness on both sides. Reconciliation was openly discussed throughout the voyage. Learning more about Inuit culture and traditions became a focus of my journey in miles and personally .

Hiking onto a beach in Nachvak Fjord gave us a chance to hike around the deep fjord. Our hiking group was scattered on the beach when our guide spotted three polar bears on the far side of the fjord. Two of the bears started swimming close to our protected zone. The guide quickly gathered us together and urged us to move quickly to board waiting zodiacs. Hiking any day through the Torngats, we had to be prepared to change course because of wildlife or bad weather, all adding to the enjoyment and adrenalin.

A favourite stand-out, purely magical day was at Eclipse Sound. We spent a sunny morning hiking where multi-hued colours were highlighted in the dense growth. Rivers, waterfalls, frequent wildlife sightings, rainbows during the day and northern lights at night helped me to understand the reason the area is the spiritual home of Inuit. Seals were spotted, caribou swam offshore and, once again, we saw polar bears. I remember feeling like I was part of a movie set because it was such a record-breaking memorable day. How did I not know how beautiful northern Labrador was?

The day we anchored near St. John’s Harbour, part of the Torngat Mountains base camp, we set out in three different hiking groups: extreme, ridge hike and a waterfall hike. I was part of the last group.  After hearing so much about base camp, it was interesting to finally see the camp of permanent buildings with plastic igloo-shaped domes to stay in. The domes are the only place to stay in unless you are staying on an expedition ship anchored nearby.

Beyond base camp, colorful tundra and cascading waterfalls were surrounded by multi-textured rock formations making an incredible backdrop to our hike. Seeing the bear monitors with rifles strapped to their backs nearby kept it realistic. The monitors kept looking for bear scat on the trails and broken branches. We couldn’t stray from the trails because of the lurking dangers and had to be respectful. After all, we were in a natural environment encroaching on the bears territory—they weren’t in ours. Offshore, we spotted minke whale spouts. The area felt so remote, I had to remind myself that I was still in Canada.

Every day was such a gift to see so much beautiful scenery and wildlife while forming new connections. I was sad to leave so much behind, but I knew I would keep in touch with many of the people I met along the way.

Background information : Torngat Mountains National Park is at the most northern tip of Labrador, on an Inuit-run reserve. Running along the border with Quebec on the west side and the Labrador Sea on the east, the park is huge at 6,237 miles, and it’s not easy to get to. In the summer, visitors can take a plane north from the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in central Labrador or visit by ship which visits once a year.

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Among serious adventure seekers, word is spreading about Torngat Mountains National Park—an Inuit-run reserve in Labrador, Northeastern Canada

Adam Leith Gollner, Travel + Leisure

Canada’s Inuit people call the polar bear nanuk. In Torngat Mountains National Park, an Inuit-run nature reserve in the northernmost part of Labrador, I lost count of how many nanuk s I saw, often just yards away, in the space of four days. As I skimmed the bottle-green depths of the park’s spectacular fjords in a Zodiac, they appeared everywhere: prowling the coastline, paddling through the shallows, surveying their dominion from the barren mountainsides.

My guides were three senior members of the Inuit community: Jacko Merkuratsuk and cousins John and Paul Jararuse. They explained that polar-bear populations in northeastern Canada are not just healthy but may actually be on the rise, thanks to regional conservation programs. They pointed out a mother and her two cubs swimming across a bay, their snouts and little round ears poking out of the frigid waves. We were able to get so close we could hear them hissing, a warning sound not unlike steam escaping from an engine. After peering at us and huffing a few times, the creatures chugged toward land, leaped onto shore, and began lumbering away over the boulders at remarkable speed. I stared after them in astonishment: I had never seen wildlife of such grandeur before.

The nanuk commands serious respect among Inuit people, and with good reason. On arriving at the Torngat Mountains Base Camp, every visitor has to watch a half-hour video about staying alive in polar-bear country. The film makes it clear that the bears are highly intelligent and, as the alpha predator in these parts, not to be underestimated. The recommended response to a surprise face-to-face encounter goes as follows: aim desperate punches at the animal’s nose and, as the narrator shouted into our screen, “FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE!”

Fortunately, there’s a sizable team of rifle-bearing Inuit guards in the park, and no visitor is allowed to venture beyond the buffer zone surrounding the base camp’s fenced-in, electrified perimeter without being accompanied by at least one of them. Several years ago, I was told, a group of hikers who attempted an overnight trip without notifying the guards were attacked as they slept in their tents, and one was mauled nearly to death. The lesson was clear: in the Torngats, if it’s humans versus the wilderness, the wilderness will win.

Like many Canadians, I’m fascinated by the idea of the far north, and by the possibility of connecting with and learning from the people whose ancestors inhabited this land long before European settlers arrived. Labrador borders my home province of Quebec, yet no Quebecker I know has ever been to the region. That’s partly because it’s complicated and expensive to get there, but also because, until the Torngat Mountains National Park’s visitor-friendly base camp was upgraded in 2010, there weren’t many places to stay. The camp, which doubles as a research facility, is open for just four or five weeks of the year, from late July to late August — the only time it’s warm enough to visit. Guests spend their days taking guided expeditions into the wilderness: hiking is the way to explore by land, helicopter by air, and Zodiac by sea.

The name Torngat means Place of Spirits in Inuktitut, the Inuit language. In the past, Inuit shamans would venture into this mountainous, 3,745-square-mile wilderness to communicate with the spirit realm. The park is located in the far northern tip of the remote, rugged province of Newfoundland and Labrador, within the autonomous Inuit region of Nunatsiavut. Inuit lived there year-round until the completion of a government-led relocation effort in 1959. One of the Inuit community’s guiding principles is defined by the phrase, “You find what you seek.” Should you be the kind of traveler who seeks a profound sense of our planet’s majesty, you will find it there.

Some rocks in the Torngats are almost 4 billion years old, making them among the oldest on earth. Simply being on my feet felt like straddling history — I could sense a kind of primeval energy billowing up from the ground. The mountains are geological mille-feuilles striated with ancient minerals in layers of ocher, copper, and taupe. In the park cafeteria one morning, I met a geologist who told me about the origins of this extraordinary topography, explaining that, many millennia ago, continental rifts caused the earth’s mantle to burst through its surface. In a way, he said, this is what the planet would look like turned inside out.

The park isn’t simply one of Canada’s most striking corners ; it also embodies the nation’s efforts at reconciliation with its aboriginal peoples. The Inuit and their predecessors have inhabited Arctic Labrador for millennia, but during the 1950s, the government forced those communities to relocate southward, mainly to the towns of Nain, Hopedale, and Makkovik, where they were cut off from their way of life and underwent the notorious traumas of Canada’s residential school system. As part of land-claim settlements signed in 2005, the federal government agreed to hand control of this territory back to the Labrador Inuit and, in 2008, delivered on its promise to protect the Torngat region by granting it full national park status.

Flying there takes anywhere from a day or two up to a week, depending on the weather. This is the Arctic: scheduling extra days for contingencies is recommended. A fisheries researcher I met on the trip told me he recently sat through 10 days of storms waiting for flights to resume. “A week and a half late! The wife back home was pretty furious, eh?”

I was luckier. Arriving at Labrador’s Goose Bay airport with my friend John Cullen, who took the photographs for this story, I found our flight was due to take off within a few hours of its scheduled departure time. Once the conditions were right, a Twin Otter took us to Nain, the province’s northernmost town, and then an hour or so north to Saglek Bay, just outside the park. The plane, though cold and cramped, delivered a series of mind-blowing glimpses of the landscape below. I watched a pod of porpoises skim through the turquoise surface of the Labrador Sea and moose roam through the swaths of coniferous woodland covering the rocky Canadian Shield. The terrain was broken up by mirror-gray lakes, violet waterways, and forest-green bays. Then the spruce trees began to get smaller and sparser, until there were no trees anymore. We were now above the tree line, in the Arctic tundra .

Soon, we were out over the ocean, a wrinkled cerulean tapestry broken, here and there, by icebergs. Then we entered a patch of cloud. The air in the plane grew colder. When the mist began to part, huge shapes appeared in the distance, indistinct at first. I couldn’t tell if they were mountains or some kind of low-air-pressure-induced hallucination. These were the Torngats, their glacier-capped peaks protruding above the clouds.

“What an incredible flight!” I exclaimed to the pilot as we stepped out onto the gravel landing strip at Saglek. “You haven’t even seen the really beautiful stuff yet,” she said. “This is just the beginning.”

Arriving at Torngats base camp must feel a little like arriving on the moon. Part of the reason for that is the accommodation: a series of extraterrestrial-looking green geodesic domes, each of which comes equipped with propane heaters — crucial for getting through the chilly Arctic nights. The outer-space effect is compounded by the fact that the archaeologists, naturalists, and other scientists who use the camp as a research station, as well as many of the Inuit staff, often walk around in full-body mosquito suits, moon boots, and snow pants to protect themselves against the elements and the bugs. You’re also cut off from the rest of the world. There is a satellite phone for emergencies, and a weak Internet signal can sometimes be accessed in the cafeteria, but that’s it. Guests become part of a tiny human enclave set within a vast, permafrost wilderness.

On our first afternoon, we set off to explore the coastline by boat. Within minutes, we came across a massive iceberg drifting gently through the doldrums of the Labrador Sea like a blazing white palace. Everyone knows that the majority of any iceberg is actually submerged, but there’s something transformative about seeing the mansion-size tip with your own eyes, and contemplating what lies beneath. We could hear what’s known as the “bergy seltzer” — a popping soda-like sound caused by thousand-year-old air escaping from pockets in the ice.

Beyond all the polar bears , I was amazed at how much wildlife we spotted from the water as we toured the park coastline, from caribou on the tundra to bearded seals frolicking off the ice floes. Looking down through gin-clear water to the ocean floor, we could see colonies of sea urchins everywhere — enough uni to last several lifetimes. At one point, we rounded a headland to see a minke whale breaching right in front of our boat, flashing its dorsal fin as if flirting with us.

I asked John Jararuse what went through his mind when taking in such sights. “Home,” was his simple reply. Later that morning, he steered our boat into another fjord to show us a little plateau of greenery just above the shoreline, with nothing but a soaring wall of rocks as shelter. “This is where I was born,” he said. We all bobbed there in silence for a moment, imagining the drama of birth in such an open environment, so far from a hospital or modern comforts of any kind.

Inuit livelihoods have changed radically over the past half-century. Hunting and fishing are still a way of life, but these days, Merkuratsuk and the Jararuses live in Nain year-round, traveling to the Torngats for seasonal work. John Jararuse spoke to us of the painful realities he had experienced during the resettlements, being separated from his home and loved ones. But all the Inuit I met on this trip shared a sense of optimism and relief that this place has been returned to its rightful custodians. “Now that this is a national park, it will be safe for other generations,” Paul Jararuse said.

As we navigated the coastline, our guides talked about the old ways, how their families had thrived on this land, of their own happy childhoods here. They’d lived in the Torngats year-round, spending winter in igloos and sod houses at first and, later on, in homes they’d built in a now-abandoned community named Hebron. To survive in such an extreme climate (it’s so cold that, in places, the ground stays frozen all year) they relied on skills developed by their ancestors centuries earlier. These included being able to identify the medicinal properties of an array of fantastical-sounding indigenous plants. Their pharmacopoeia included a medicinal cottony grass called suputaujak, whose fluffy white seeds can be inserted into ear canals to help with earaches or used to staunch a newborn’s bleeding navel. They’d chew a tundra flower called the river beauty to prevent nosebleeds and mix black crowberries with fish roe and seal blubber to make suvalik, a kind of Inuit ice cream. As kids, they’d rub the leaves of northern bunchberry plants on their faces and giggle at the tickling sensations they caused.

As we bounced around through the waves, every new vista brought a fresh astonishment, from the shock of sudden color on a mossy hillside to the tranquility of mist curling through the opalescent bays. The mountains seemed as imposing and impressive as cathedrals of stone. In places, erosion had caused some of them to shatter apart into piles of scree deposits, which in turn had gradually formed rivulets of what look like crushed Oreo cookies. We saw Mount Razorback, ridged with jagged points, and Blow Me Down Mountain. “The name describes it, I’d say,” Merkuratsuk offered. “It’s windy up there. People have gotten blown off mountaintops here and died.”

On our last night, two Inuit throat singers joined us around the campfire, chanting in transcendental tones. In the past, missionaries forbade these songs, branding them demonic. Fortunately, the tradition survived, and anyone hearing the singers today can’t help being transfixed by the way they emulate the sound of wind coursing past rocks or water rushing along a riverbed.

As they sang, the northern lights appeared overhead, bright green vectors arcing through the firmament like gigantic flashlights. As we stood there next to the bonfire, our heads craned upward, it felt like something, or someone, was shining immense tunnels of light through the sky in order to survey its territory.

“How can you not believe in spirits in a place like this?” asked Evie Mark, a throat singer and cultural liaison for the park. “I sing to them all the time — to the spirit of the elements, of the mountains, of the rivers.”

These elements are perhaps at their most breathtaking in the corridor of cliffs rising above Tallek Arm, off Nachvak fjord. We were lucky enough to take a helicopter ride to that part of the park and, from above, got a sense of how the minerals leaching out of the mountains affect the surrounding waters. Some rivers were deep black, while other bodies of water shimmered with iridescent tones ranging from magenta to jade. Near Little Ramah Bay, we spotted a lake the pale blue of milky sapphires.

On my final afternoon, I joined a group of the staff on a fishing excursion. After casting for a while, I sat down on the shore next to Andrew Andersen, the park’s half-Inuit, half-Australian visitor-experience coordinator. “Guests want to hike and see polar bears and icebergs — all that’s super, but we also like it when visitors want to engage with us Inuit,” he told me. “A lot of people come here without knowing that this culture — our culture — is here. Many of them say that coming here changed their life, that it made them think in different ways.”

Andersen’s father, William Andersen III, was the president of the Labrador Inuit Association during the nineties and early aughts, and he played a key role in the talks that led to the national park status for Torngats. Andersen told me how his father spoke of this region as the Inuit gift to the rest of Canada and, by extension, the rest of the world. For travelers lucky enough to come here, that gift brings with it the chance to see this place as the Inuit do: as a land alive with elemental forces.

When I mentioned this to Andersen, he said that the relationship goes both ways. “Seeing this place the way you see it — the way newcomers react to things we’re familiar with — is also a gift for us, because it constantly allows us to see our homeland through fresh eyes and to be reminded of how special this place is,” he said. “Like all true gifts, it benefits the giver as much as the receiver.”

How to Visit Torngat Mountains National Park

Set aside a week for a trip to this icy, rugged wilderness. You’ll need to plan carefully, but the experience will be unforgettable.

Getting There

Air Canada flies to Labrador’s Goose Bay airport from major U.S. hubs. From there, Parks Canada will arrange a puddle-jumper to Nain and, from there, a private charter flight to the Torngat landing strip. Weather delays are common and can last several days, so schedule extra time for contingencies.

Tour Operator

The park is open to visitors for only five weeks a year, so book well in advance. Base camp accommodations—huts and fiberglass domes — can comfortably accommodate up to six people and come with electricity and propane heaters. It is also possible to camp within the fenced-in property, in either your own tent or one provided by the park. In all cases, bathrooms and showers are shared. The four- or seven-night Tuttuk package, available through the park authority’s website, includes lodging, meals, guided excursions, cultural activities, and flights to and from Goose Bay. thetorngats.com ; from $4,978 per person. Helicopter tours start at $750.

What to bring

Pack wool socks, hiking boots, long johns, and rainproof gear; a down jacket and pants may also come in handy. Sunscreen and bug spray are essential.

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Take a hike in Torngat Mountains National Park

Marvel at the gorgeous fjords, landscapes ablaze with autumn colours, and wonderful wildlife sighting opportunities, including the possibility of both polar and black bears .

Travel to one of the least-visited coastlines in the country—the Torngats are simply unbeatable!

Some of the tallest mountains in Canada east of the Rockies form the backdrop to this national park, the only one initiated and staffed entirely by Inuit.

Cross the Arctic Circle

Enjoy the stunning mountain scenery of Kangerlussuaq Fjord (Søndre Strømfjord) as you sail south from Kangerlussuaq to Baffin Bay.

At 190 kilometres in length, this incredible waterway showcases some of Greenland’s finest scenery.

Enjoy your special moment of crossing the Arctic Circle , catch a glimpse of the Greenland ice cap, and watch for Northern Lights above the mountain peaks.

Visit Nuuk, Greenland’s intriguing capital

Take your time to wander the city of Nuuk, which offers a fascinating glimpse into Greenland ’s history—and future.

Enjoy the bustle of activity at the art galleries, cafés, and restaurants that possess a strong Scandinavian influence in their design, architecture, and flavours.

Look a little closer and you will see modern Inuit artworks and historic buildings from the whaling era dotting the streets, too.

Be sure to visit the excellent museum , offering a deep dive into the fascinating history and culture of Greenland.

Enjoy a warm Inuit welcome in Nain, capital of Nunatsiavut

Journey to lovely Labrador, where few have had the pleasure of going; fewer still have carried onwards to Nunatsiavut , the Inuit region of which Nain is the administrative capital.

Stop in at the historic Moravian church , enjoy the vibrant musical tradition, and peruse plenty of art and handicrafts that await you.

Adventure Canada has a family connection here and you can expect a very warm welcome.

Visit the restored Viking archaeological site at L’Anse aux Meadows

Travel back in time to the only authenticated Norse archeological site in all of North America, L’Anse aux Meadows —a must-see!

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Torngat mountains national park, chartered flights to torngat mountains base camp.

The Torngat Mountains Base Camp offers packaged excursions that include air travel from Goose Bay, N.L., to Saglek, N.L., (via Nain) and boat and/or helicoper transport from Saglek, N.L., to the Base Camp, which is located at St. John’s Harbour in Saglek Bay. Packages include round-trip air transport from Goose Bay to Saglek, boat and/or heliocpter transfer from Saglek to Torngat Mountains Base Camp & Research Station, all meals, tent accommodation, and guided excursions depending on the package purchased.

Please email  [email protected]   for additional information or inquires about charter schedules and availability for the upcoming season.

Getting to Goose Bay, N.L.

PAL Airlines  offers service to Goose Bay daily from St. John’s, N.L., Gander, N.L. and Deer Lake, N.L., and on selected days from Montréal, Que., and Halifax, N.S. (check with the airline for up to date information). 

Chartering Your Own Transportation to the Park

Air or boat charters from Nain are another way of accessing the park in the summer, and snowmobiles or air charters are used in the winter. Aircraft charter services are also available out of Goose Bay, Labrador, and Kuujjuaq in Nunavik. Boat charters with Inuit guides may be arranged. For more information call Parks Canada 1-888-922-1290 or the Nunatsiavut Government at (709) 922-2942. Staff can help put you in contact with local operators.  

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We are pleased to offer an exciting new experience for our visitors: a ridge hiking excursion. Participants take an 8 minute flight from Base Camp to a nearby mountain ridge where they spend the day overlooking some of the park’s most spectacular landscapes. A short tour of the surrounding area will take you back to base camp for the evening. If you would like to add this unique helicopter excursion to your Torngat adventure, please enquire as to fees and scheduling.

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