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Torngat mountains - northern Labrador

I'm dreaming about a trip for 2027. For many years I've wanted to go to Newfoundland and Labrador - I had planned to go in Summer of 2020 but of course that didn't happen.

For many years I've been interested in going to the far north of Canada, but have no interest in taking an Arctic cruise. I've read the information on the Torngat Mountains National Park site and on the NL tourism site and I have general understanding of how an organized visit there would work and that it involves a day of travel by several planes to get there because of the remote northern location - (about 58-59 degrees latitude) and lots of other far in advance planning to make it happen during the few weeks (July and August) that there are organized visits to the area.

I'm hoping that someone on this forum has been to this remote and beautiful park location.

I'll have to read up if whale watching/ seeing puffins on Newfoundland is still worthwhile in later summer.
Every year starting in January, NL starts their delightful tourism ads on TV.

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I know you said you didn't want a cruise, but it really makes seeing the Torngat Mountains a lot easier. I am NOT a ship/cruise person, but the Adventure Canada expedition I did a few months ago was absolutely stunning. This is NOT a cruise, no entertainment and everybody dresses very casually. The company is wonderful, and includes many Inuit people on their staff. You must have Inuit guides in the Torngats, and there is a short season in fall due to biting flies.
https://www.adventurecanada.com/expedition-cruise/greenland-wild-labrador/greenland-and-wild-labrador-a-torngat-mountains-adventure-2026-on

Puffin viewing season pretty much ends by August.
I did that this year, too. Highly recommend the Isle of May off the east coast of Scotland. I saw thousands, and walked amongst their burrows.

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A few years ago I looked at the Adventure Canada cruises - just not interested in that form of travel and having to pay in US$ makes it even less appealing, adding 35% or more onto the price.

I know this would be "rough" travel and not luxury. ETA: I know that you must have guide that has a gun permit (for shooting polar bear if required), register your presence at the park and the accommodations are ringed by an electric fence to deter polar bears.