'It's so beautiful and so grand,' says traveller who won free airfare to Yellowknife

Two winners of Northwest TerritoriesTourism's 150 free flights to Yellowknife campaign say they're sad their trip is coming to an end.

Best friendsAvneetKaurDhanoaandAmnaBasitboth hail from Toronto. They wrapped up their six-day trip Thursday.

• NWT Tourism giving away 150 free flights to Yellowknife

"It's been great," Kaur Dhanoasaid. "Everyone in this city has been very supportive in making sure that we have planned out a jam-packed, full, fun-filled trip."

The pair explored the territory's capital, but also ventured out to the communities, making stops in Enterprise, Fort Smith and to Wood Buffalo National Park.They also went canoeing, explored local parks, and even met Yellowknife's mayor.

"It's so beautiful and so grandthat reallyone trip of six days just doesn't do it justice," Kaur Dhanoasaid.

The friends hope to return to the North in the winter to see the northern lights. Theyalso look forward to flying to some of the territory's more remote communities that they didn't have a chance to see this time around.

"I hope our enthusiasm coupled with the memories that we're going to take back are really going to reflect that it's absolutely worth discovering what Canada has to offer from coast-to-coast, North to South, it's beautiful," Kaur Dhano said.

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