This 10-day wildlife experience, available to only a few dozen people per year, takes you to the world’s largest polar bear denning area in Manitoba. Watch with bated-breath as baby polar bear cubs emerge from their dens and greet their new world. This unique and exclusive polar bear tour is ideal for families with children, adventure travelers, wildlife and nature enthusiasts, as well as amateur and professional photographers.
Highlights
Visit the Eskimo Museum and the Parks Canada Visitor Centre
Capture precious moments between polar bear mothers and newborn cubs
Enjoy a dog sledding experience in Churchill
Witness shimmering and awe-inspiring northern lights
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Arrive in Winnipeg, Manitoba and transfer to an airport hotel. Once settled in to your hotel, join your Arctic Kingdom Expedition Leader and the rest of the group for a meet and greet and evening beverage.
Depart early for your flight to Churchill where this exciting polar bear adventure begins. Upon arrival in Churchill, be transferred to the hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the morning exploring Churchill with a town tour. Visit the Eskimo Museum and the Parks Canada Visitor Centre and take in the sights and sounds of this charming town known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”. After lunch at a local restaurant, get the chance to try a true northern experience – dog sledding! After working up an appetite in the great outdoors, gather for dinner and then have some time for last minute shopping before boarding the train to Chesnaye. Arrive at the lodge in the evening at approximately 10:30 pm.
The highlight of the next few days is to witness the grace and majesty of mother polar bears in their natural habitat, while their cubs tumble and explore. On snowmobiles, scouts track the polar bears. When they find their dens they radio the location to heated, tracked vans so you can head over. On some days, you can enjoy visits to known den locations, while on other days, you may spend time seeking a new one. Travel time from the lodge to the dens vary depending on where the den sites are, but you can generally expect a 20 minute to 1 hour or more drive to den sites.
After breakfast, return by train to Churchill, arriving in the early afternoon. Transfer to the airport, and depart for Winnipeg. Overnight in Winnipeg at the airport hotel.
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Initial deposit is $2200, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
Final payment is due 130 days prior to departure by bank transfer, check or credit card. All final payments by credit card may be subject to a surcharge and maximum of $20,000 charge
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Included
7 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, 7 Dinners
9 Nights Accommodations
Optional Excursions
Dog sledding in Churchill on day 2
Services of Inuit Guides and expedition staff
Return train ticket from Churchill to Chesnaye
Excluded
Meals not Included
Meals in Winnipeg and en route to/from the lodge
Satellite phones or internet usage
Tips, gratuities, personal expenses
Travel, medical and evacuation insurance coverage
Additional costs associated with weather and/or layovers at Lodge or in Churchill or Winnipeg
Commercial photos or videos
Professional photographers and filmmakers who plan on using photos or videos for a commercial nature will be required to complete a Parks Canada Film Application form and pay an additional fee of approximately $100 CAD.
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This was our first trip to South America and we were a little nervous. But Adventure Life made things so easy! All our questions were answered before we left, and our guide, Vidal, was amazing! He gave us enough space to explore without rushing us along. He also knew where the best picture taking opportunities were, which was great.
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The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
3 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
4 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.