Parc national Tursujuq offers you the opportunity to spend 4 days at Sukkuk camp to explore a part of Tursujuq park at your own rhythm. We will bring you, your group, your food and your material by snowmobile Friday, then come to pick you back up Monday. Take advantage of this opportunity to discover the park at your own pace: whether you simply want to relax at camp and admire the cuestas by the fire, or set off on an adventure skiing on Lake Tasiujaq or snowshoeing along the snow-covered trails.
Before letting you freely explore the area by ski or snowshoes for the weekend, we will outline you the ski trails around and teach you the basic of the camp in Winter season to stay warm and cook. You will have the weekend to explore Lac Tasiujaq north and its snow-capped cuestas, a unique landscape of snowfields and breathtaking white plateaus.
ITINERARY:
Day 1: Getting to Sukkuk and learning about the camp
The journey begins around 10 am at park’s pavilion. We will ensure you have all you will need for a good weekend at Sukkuk in the Winter! Then we pack your material and food into Qamutik and snowmobile. We can also pick you up in Umiujaq with your food cooler, skis and/or luggage’s. Then we head towards Sukuk camp, 30 km from Umiujaq, it takes about 1 hour by snowmobile, depending on the trail condition.
On arrival at Sukkuk, Tursujuq team will help you to warm up the two camps and explain you the functioning of the propane fridge and oven and fuel furnace.
Day 2-3: Free time around Sukkuk
Enjoy a complete weekend inside the park and explore the surrounding by ski, snowshoes or even with your own snowmobile. Make sure to dress warmly and bring extra clothing and food. We will have a preparation meeting few weeks before departure to help you prepare and explain you the trails options around Sukkuk area. We will suggest a list of useful applications to have on the land prior to your departure.
Day 4: Departure by ski or skidoo & return to Umiujaq
Last day at camp, please clean the camp and close all appliance before heading out. Tursujuq park’s team will come back to Sukkuk around 2 pm to pick you and your luggage’s up. You could decide to ski back to Umiujaq and leave your luggage in the camp entrance for our team to carry by snowmobile. Your plan is to be back in Umiujaq by 4 pm.
Lodging: Sukkuk camp
- 1 Kitchen camp equipped with propane oven & fridge, dinning table and 1 room with 2 single beds (1 bunk beds)
- 1 visitor’s dormitory camp with 7 single beds (3 bunk beds). All beds have mastress & pillow, NO bed sheets or sleeping bags. Rentals available.
- Outside dry toilet
No running water at camp.
Sheets, pillowcases and sleeping bags are not provided.
Good to know
The two camps are equipped with solar panel, which allows you to charge your devices with a USB plug, we suggest you to bring such charger.
There is now running water, but we will melt snow for dishes. There are plenty of pots and pan onsite.
Park’s team will provide 20L of drinkable water, Satellite phone (for emergency only), bear banger and flair. Wood and fuel will already be at the camp.
Notes
Price per person, before taxes. Find out about preferential rates for JBNQA beneficiaries.
Please note that hunting and trapping are strictly prohibited in Quebec’s national parks. However, Inuit have the right to practice their subsistence activities throughout Nunavik, including in parc national Tursujuq. Therefore, witnessing a group of Inuit hunting caribou or ringed seals, or trapping foxes, can become a part of your Nunavik park experience.
Drones
Nunavik Parks (Kativik Regional Government) does not permit the use of drones for recreational purposes in the parks it manages (Parc national Tursujuq, Parc national des Pingualuit, Parc national Kuururjuaq, and Parc national Ulittaniujalik) so as not to impact the visitor experience or disturb wildlife.
Safety
Autonomous visitors to Parc Tursujuq must take some responsibility for their own safety, and risk management must be an integral part of their experience. We strongly advise you be well informed about the area, about the possible wild life encounter plus to take out an insurance policy covering air evacuation costs.