The largest operators into the region are Air Canada and First Air . Numerous regional airlines offer scheduled and charter services to communities within the Northwest Territories. Ferry crossings for road travellers are provided free during the summer months by the territorial government for the Mackenzie River at Fort Providence, for the Mackenzie and Arctic Red Rivers at Tsiigehtchic, for the Liard River at Fort Simpson and for the Peel River at Fort McPherson. Cruises are available on Great Slave Lake and from Yellowknife to Inuvik on the Mackenzie River during the summer. Speed boat tours, guided canoe trips and river rafting trips are offered on Great Slave Lake, the Mackenzie Delta, the Nahanni River and other more remote rivers.
Sail boats are available on Great Slave Lake for charter or package tours.
The major routes are along the Dempster Highway from the Yukon to the Mackenzie Delta, the Mackenzie Highway from Alberta to the Great Slave Lake region, and the Liard Highway from British Columbia to the junction of the Liard and Mackenzie Rivers, near Fort Simpson. During the winter months, ice roads providing supply routes to remote communities almost double the size of the highway network. Drivers should ensure that their insurance is valid and take advice on precautions for driving in cold weather conditions. Ice roads require special vehicles. Terms and Conditions apply.