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Fees are based on our grouping our clients (who usually approach Canoe Arctic Inc. as singles or pairs) into parties of nine persons. Our fee is determined by adding the appropriate guiding-outfitting rate (land cost) to the appropriate air charter rate (air charter cost) as summarized below.
Guiding-Outfitting Rates (Land Cost) - 2010
- $250 CDN ($238 US) per person per day (June 12 - 22/2010, Aug.21 - Sept.2/2010).
- $265 CDN ($252 US) per person per day (June 26 - Aug.17/2010).
- The above US prices are approximate and were calculated from November, 2009
bank rates of $1.00 US equals
$1.05 CDN.
- All trips operated by Canoe Arctic Inc. are guided by Alex Hall. All food
and equipment is supplied.
Air Charter Rates (Air Charter Cost) - 2010
All of the canoe trips outlined in our schedules for the years
2010 and 2011 are located in the vast, uninhabited interior of
Canada’s mainland arctic. Because the
nearest roads and communities
lie hundreds of miles away, long distance flights by bush aircraft are required
for both the access and exit points of each trip. We
operate on the most remote rivers on Earth so the air charter costs of our
trips are considerable.
All of our canoe trips depart from and return to Fort Smith, N.W.T. via chartered
float planes. Air charter rates and fuel
costs for the types and combinations of aircraft we use (de Havilland Beaver
and Turbo Otter, Cessna 185 and 206)
are summarized in the detailed descriptions that are available for each of
our trips. All of our trips are located between
220 and 482 air miles northeast of Fort Smith. Total miles flown on the two
round trip flights required for each canoe
trip range from 935 air miles for our trips near treeline to 1,708 air miles
for our trips furthest out on the tundra. This
results in air charter fees ranging from $2040 to $3661 CDN ($1942-$3487
US) per person for our canoe trips in the
year 2010.
Early Booking Discount
Anyone who reserves space on a trip for 2011 by September 30/2010 will
be guaranteed the guiding-outfitting rates
we charged for the summer of 2010.
Frequency Discount
Repeat clients begin to earn a 10% discount on guiding-outfitting fees
upon booking their third trip with Canoe Arctic
Inc.
Federal Tax
Canada’s Federal Government collects a 5% “Goods and Services
Tax” (GST)
on virtually all goods and services consumed
in Canada. Our trips are subject to this tax.
Payments and Cancellations
To book your reservation, Canoe Arctic Inc. requires a deposit of $600
CDN ($571 US) per person. Ninety days prior
to the departure date of the canoe trip, a second deposit is required
to complete payment of the guiding-outfitting fees.
The balance of the fees (air charter cost) is due on completion of the
canoe trip. Personal cheques payable to Canoe
Arctic Inc. are preferred for all payments. We cannot accept credit cards.
Refund, less $200 CDN., will be made if
your cancellation is received by April 1 or after this date provided
cancellation is received 90 days or more prior to the
departure date. Refund will be made after April 1 with less than 90 days
cancellation notice if Canoe Arctic Inc. can
find a substitute client. Cancellation insurance is available through
travel agents. For our clients who reside in Canada,
all-inclusive cancellation insurance (covering trip cancellation, trip
interruption and emergency medical evacuation) is
available through us from Brewster American Express Travel.
Payments in US Dollars
All prices are in Canadian dollars. US prices shown in brackets are approximate
and were calculated from November,
2009 bank rates. Exchange rates on US cheques (checks) are determined
by our bank at the time of deposit in our
bank account. Currently $1.00 US equals $ CDN.
Air Fares & Connections
Fort Smith, N.W.T. is served by direct flights
from Edmonton, Alberta. Edmonton, in turn, enjoys direct daily jet services
from Toronto, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Calgary and Vancouver, and is
easily accessed via one of these six cities
from any major city in North America. Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. operates
daily flights (except on Wednesdays and
Saturdays) between Edmonton and Fort Smith (special tourist fare for Canoe
Arctic clients is $853 CDN or approximately
$812 US as of Nov/09).