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Price From: 6,795 USD
Operator:
Natural Habitat Adventures
Price From:
6,795 USD
Ideal Age Range:
19 to 30,
31 to 50,
Over 51
Fitness Needs:
Light Impact
Program duration:
7 days
Trip Dates:
01-10-2017,30-11-2017
Embark on an adventure in search of Polar Bears in the snowy tundra of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada with Natural Habitat Adventures. Unlike most tour operators, Natural Habitat is allowed full access to the Churchill Wildlife Management Area allowing you more opportunities to see Polar Bears.
Their expert guides and unique Polar Rovers give you a chance to get up close with the magnificent bears. View the bears from the comfort of the inside of the vehicle, standing on the viewing deck, or look at them through the mesh steel floors, allowing you to be within inches of them! Also, meet the First Nations community of Churchill for some storytelling and for an opportunity to learn more about the land and wildlife of the area.
A few exciting highlights you can look forward to include:
Our Churchill polar bear tour begins in Winnipeg. Once a fur-trading post and boomtown for the Canadian Pacific Railway, today Manitoba's capital is its cultural and commercial center at the eastern edge of Canada’s vast prairies.
Transfer to the historic Fort Garry Hotel, grande dame of Winnipeg hospitality and one of the city’s most prestigious landmarks. Meet your Expedition Leader at a welcome dinner and orientation this evening.
Fly by chartered plane to Churchill this morning. This hospitable frontier town, originally a Hudson Bay Company fur-trading post, is our base for adventure.
On the 6-day trip, we head to the tundra this evening for our first glimpse of the bears, though we often see them from the bus as we leave the airport, even before boarding our Polar Rover.
Our 7-day trip opens with an evening presentation on polar bears and the northern environs by our professional staff of naturalists and scientists.
Uniquely designed Polar Rovers are our mobile means for spending time among the bears. Though they are built to accommodate up to 35 passengers, we take a maximum of just 16, ensuring everyone a window seat.
Our Expedition Leaders know the best places to observe polar bears, which congregate in the region each fall as they wait for Hudson Bay to freeze, signalling the start of the winter seal-hunting season. As we watch them interact, we're delighted by their antics and rugged beauty. From the warmth of our vehicle, we may see mothers with cubs, young males play-fighting, or a lone bear ambling over the tundra in solitary majesty.
Our knowledgeable Expedition Leader offers interpretation along the way, explaining the bears’ behavior and how they thrive in such a harsh environment. In the evenings, we'll meet for dinner followed by presentations on wildlife or local cultures.
On the 7-day trip we tour historic Churchill, then head out to the tundra for evening bear viewing and dinner aboard the vehicle. During the day we may visit local sled dogs en route to Cape Merry, where we often see Arctic fox and Arctic hare.
If the skies are clear, our nighttime tundra excursion might reveal one of nature’s most exhilarating experiences—a chance to view the northern lights away from the glare of town. Though they are never predictable or promised, the auroral display often starts as a white glow in the northern sky, then begins to flicker and dance in shimmering curtains of color.
On the 6-day trip (your nighttime tundra journey takes place on Day 2), there’s free time in Churchill or an opportunity for an optional helicopter excursion over the vast expanse of frozen tundra before boarding our flight back to Winnipeg.
Our return flights are scheduled to depart in the mid- to late afternoon, to offer as much time as possible for exploring Churchill today. Pick up last-minute native-made handicrafts and souvenirs or, if time permits, take an optional helicopter tour over the tundra or an authentic dog sled excursion. We enjoy a farewell lunch in Churchill before flying back to Winnipeg, where we have a final reception before our adventure concludes.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flights home.
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| Continent: | North America |
| Official Language(s) | English, French |
| Capital: | Ottawa |
| Population | 36,048,521 (2016 estimate) |
| Climate(s) | Arctic, Sub-arctic, Semi-Arid Desert, Temperate Rainforest, Humid Continental |
| Major Airport(s): | Lester B. Peason International Airport (YYZ), Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Calgary International Airport (YYC) |
| Economic Driver(s): | Fossil Fuels, Mining, Manufacturing, Agriculture |
