Polar Bear viewing holidays in Churchill, Canada (FN)
Number of nights: 3
Description
Together with our partners, Tundra Buggy Tours in Churchill, we are pleased to offer you a huge range of polar bear viewing holidays.
All tours take place on a 40 passenger Tundra Buggy, allowing ample room to move around and experience polar bears the way they should be.
There are many different ways to watch and enjoy the polar bears.
This is a summary which might help you to make your decision.
The 'Adventurer Tour' includes 2 or 3 nights in either hotel or Tundra Buggy Lodge with 2 days polar bear watching.
Maximum 38 guests
The 'Enthusiast Tour' is longer, still with 2 days polar bear watching but includes dog-sledding and can combine time at the Lodge with time in Churchill.
Maximum 22 guests. NB.
The fewerpeople make for much easier viewing from the tundra buggy.
The 'Specialist' tours are designed for photographers and keen naturalists; either lodge or town based, with an experienced photographer or naturalist accompanying the group. These can last up to 8 nights and can include time at Cape Churchill as well as Polar Bear Point. Specialist Level - Maximum 19 guests
Frontier North's promotional video
Frontiers North are totally committed to the fragile environment of the sub-Arctic had have over 30 years of experience taking guests out on the tundra to view and photograph polar bears in their natural environment.
Frontiers North are a Platinum Level sponsor of Polar Bears International (PBI). What does this mean to you? A PBI representative will be on the Tundra Buggy. These representatives are qualified polar bear experts, many from zoos. They conduct lectures during your adventure about seeing polar bears, their environment and habits. Frontier North's guests have told us that this is a highlight of their holiday.
There are too many variations to include them here, so please telephone your polar bear expert on 020 8776 8709. We can then discuss how long you want to be away, where you would like to stay, and your level of interest.
There is a list of all the Frontiers North tours. Click here for 2010 and Click here for 2011. They are listed in Canadian $. You will need to add the tax and divide by the exchange rate which in June 2010 is $1.50 = £1.00 The prices exclude air fares which can be provided by Frontier Canada
NB It is also possible to travel between Churchill and Winnipeg by a 36 hour train journey
Time to visit: Mid October - mid November
Guide Price - £1700pp plus flights
