1

I hear the walking isn't too crowded heading that way.

2

Use AirMiles or Aeroplan if you have or can get the points, they are both extraordinary deals for flying to Iqaluit from Western Canada.

3

Airmiles is just a scam pulled on unsuspecting sheeple, nothing free on this planet!

4

The eastern Arctic does not deliver much of big bang for the buck. It always costs a fortune to get to the hub, Iqaluit but Iqaluit is not particularly interesting and so you will want to go on to another place like Pangnirtung. This means more money for air fare since there are no roads anywhere. Hotels are expensive and I don't think there are hostels since there are not enough young travellers you get up that far.

How about the Rockies instead?

5

Unless you have some specific personal reason for going to Iqaluit I'm not sure why you'd go there. As northword says, most people would continue on to Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Broughton Island, etc.,......even more expensive!

6

I think Iqaluit's a fascinating place, although I can understand why not everyone would. It's not as beautiful as Pond Inlet or Pangnirtung, but it is quite nice (admittedly, in a barren kind of way!) and culturally very interesting. As #2 pointed out, your best way to get here is via Aeroplan or other rewards program; otherwise it's hideously expensive. There are a couple of B+Bs in town, but they seem to go out of business and then re-open periodically so it's hard to know what's going to be open at any given time. I'm not aware of any operating right now, but Nunavut Tourism (www.nunavuttourism.com) should have listings.