Akulivik
An Inuit Village On The Hudson Bay Coast Of Nunavik, With Tundra, Islands, Seabirds, Polar Bear And Beluga In The Surrounding Waters, A Co Op Store And A Strong Tradition Of Hunting, Sewing And Carving. A Very Remote Village Reached Only By Air, With Limited Services · Akulivik, Quebec
Akulivik is an Inuit village of roughly 600 to 700 people on a small peninsula on the east coast of Hudson Bay, in the north of Nunavik. It is reached only by scheduled flight, normally Air Inuit from Montreal by way of Puvirnituq (confirm), and it is not a sightseeing town: there is no old quarter, no tour desk and no fixed programme. What it offers is a low, open coast. Tundra and bare rock run down to a shore scattered with islands, the bay carries seals and beluga, and polar bears pass the coast in some years. The village is small, quiet and close-knit, with sewing and carving at the centre of daily life and hunting at the centre of the year. Services are a Co-op store, a small hotel or guest house and a few takeaways (confirm), so supplies are limited and prices are northern. Weather and ice rule every plan, so allow spare days and hire a local outfitter for any trip beyond the houses.
Akulivik, an Inuit village of about 700 people on a small peninsula on the east coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, reached by scheduled flight; coordinates approximate, Akulivik, Quebec, Canada
Akulivik keeps no visiting hours because it is a living village. The Co-op, any Northern store, the guest house and the community hall keep their own hours, often roughly 9 to 5 on weekdays with a shorter day at the weekend - confirm by phone. Boat trips run roughly July to September while the bay is open, and snowmobile trips onto the sea ice run roughly March to May. Midsummer brings almost endless light, and midwinter brings long darkness and fewer services for visitors. Walking the peninsula and the streets costs nothing at any hour.