Hiking, Backpacking, Walking - Experience Labrador Tours

Experience Labrador Tours offers support to unguided tours that individuals or
groups may require. We can deliver you to a starting point for your trip and come
and collect you at the destination point. A good example of this would be the
"Wonderstrand Hike". Our support services include the transportation to and from
the area as well as contact for those who want to be able to monitor your
progress. We will maintain contact with the client if requested and be ready to
respond to a call for help should it be required.

"In August, 2004, my family and I embarked on a four day, 45 km walk on the Wonder Strand
on the coast of Labrador north of Cartwright. This is an area of interest to archaeologists
studying early Viking landings in North America and it is a skidoo travel corridor for south coast
Labrador residents in winter but, apart from the odd boat passing by off shore, we did not
encounter any other people. The walk began at Fish Cove Point, about 55 km north of
Cartwright and finished at North River, across Sandwich Bay from Cartwright, and was a
combination of beach walking and hiking crossing headlands, all easily manageable by our
group which ranged in age from 12 to a very fit 74 years. Campsite options were plentiful and
appealing beside fresh water streams with great ocean views and wildlife viewing (black bear,
caribou, porcupine, otters, whales, seals and a variety of seabirds) added to the enjoyment.
Plentiful bakeapples and blueberries on the headlands were an added bonus.
The jumping off point for the trip is Cartwright which is accessible by ferry from Goose Bay,
Labrador or Lewisporte, Newfoundland, by road from Newfoundland and by scheduled twin otter
air service from Goose Bay. Experience Labrador Tours is based in Cartwright and offers a full
range of services to prospective hikers. Peyton, George and Tom Barrett are friendly,
knowledgeable and safety conscious and they provided top quality service for our trip, ranging
from pick-up at the airport in Cartwright, through boat travel to the starting point, boat pick-up at
the finish point and delivery to the ferry. They acted as an emergency contact for the duration of
our trip and they were very responsive and accommodating to our needs and last minute
changes in plan."

Cathy Jong