The park office for Nahanni National Park Reserve is located in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The vast majority of visitors travel to the park by chartered floatplane. Virginia Falls and Rabbitkettle Lake are the only designated aircraft landing sites within Nahanni National Park Reserve. Park use permits are required for aircraft landings in the park.
Permits are available from the park office .
Flights may be made to Virginia Falls for the day. These day trips do not require reservations or registration. However, the aircraft operator will require a park-use permit for landing. Parks Canada Reservations are required for river trips in Nahanni. It is recommended that they be made well in advance due to popular demand.