Kugaaruk, Nunavut

Welcome to Kugaaruk

formerly Pelly Bay

Home to the Netsilingmiut, the people of the seal. Kugaaruk is located on Simpson Peninsula south of the Gulf of Boothia on the east coast of Pelly Bay. This community offers a rare glimpse at traditional life in the high Arctic. Ideal for:

• kayakers
• photographers
• hikers

Kugaaruk is home to two new unique sea kayaking ventures:

• Arctic Sea Kayaking Adventures
• The Elders Kayak Building Program

The historic Stone Church in Kugaaruk, Nunavut

Traditional drumming ceremony by elder

One of our young Kugaaruk residents

Things to do while visiting Kugaaruk:

• tour Pelly Bay in a sea kayak
• watch narwhals and beluga whales in the bay
• make a kayak
• take pictures of polar bears
• hike to Inukshuks
• go bird watching for trumpet swans
• fish for Arctic char
• watch ivory carvers at work
• learn about wild Arctic plants and flowerss
• hike to historic Inuit campsites
• experience the Northern Lights