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 Classic Polar Bears
Tour, Canada...
Polar Bear Watching Tours
& Holidays in
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7 days London
to London, small group polar bear tour
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Client
feedback from this tour - Very
enjoyable experience. a very well organised
tour .we saw quite a lot of polar bears also
Acrtic Fox with its winter coat this looked
strange as there was no snow. (client
traveled in October 2007) |
Day 1. Depart London [D]
Depart London for Winnipeg, flying via Toronto. On arrival you will be met and
transferred to the elegant Hotel Fort Garry.
Day 2. Churchill [B, L, D]
After breakfast you transfer to Winnipeg airport for the flight to Churchill. On
arrival you head out to the tundra to spend the evening bear-viewing before
returning to Churchill for the night. Your stay in Churchill will be at one of
the small hotels in the town, all of which are clean and comfortable.
Day 3 & 4. Polar Bear-viewing [B, L, D]
Polar Bears are surely the most beautiful of the world's bears. Standing nearly
two metres tall at the shoulder and weighing an average of 600 kilogrammes, the
males are powerful and fearless. They are expert hunters with a highly acute
sense of smell.... they can detect a scent 32 kilometres away! They have no
natural enemies and no fear. Churchill, the 'Polar Bear Capital of the World',
is the only human settlement where Polar Bears can be observed in the wild and
it lies right in the bears migratory path. Our
 tours here are planned for
October and November, at the time of the annual migration towards the Cape
Churchill area. The bears generally spend the summer along Churchill's coastline
not hunting, but conserving energy and trying to stay cool - they will have been
here since mid-June. As winter approaches they begin to move towards the Cape
which is where the sea freezes over first and as soon as the ice is thick
enough, the bears head north where they spend the winter hunting. Our Polar Bear
trips go out on the tundra in specially designed 'Tundra Buggies' with heaters
and toilet facilities on board. Lunch and refreshments are provided on board too
in order to maximise your bear-viewing day. During Days 3 and 4, you will enjoy
a full day trip and a half day trip aboard the tundra buggies, giving you the
best possible opportunity to see the remarkable wildlife of the area. In
addition to bears you may see Arctic Fox, Caribou, Snowy Owls and Ptarmigan, and
with a maximum group size of fifteen, in a vehicle that can accommodate up to
double this number, you will have ample room for viewing and photographing the
bears. Half a day of dog-sledding is an optional extra which we can arrange for
you. You return to Churchill in
the late afternoon with time to relax before dinner and evening presentations.
Under the cover of darkness you need to turn your eyes towards the sky since the
Northern Lights are spectacular in this area, with the highest intensity of
Arctic auroral activity said to occur over this region.
Day 5. Winnipeg [B, L, D]
After some free time to pick up last-minute crafts and souvenirs, transfer to
the airport for your flight back to Winnipeg. You spend a final night at the
Hotel Fort Garry.
Day 6. Homeward [B]
After breakfast, transfer to Winnipeg airport in time for your return flight
back to the UK.
Day 7. Arrive home
8 day option: - This has an extra night in Churchill,
allowing enough time for a full-day tour of the historic town of Churchill.
You may also have the opportunity to visit Cape Merry where Arctic Fox and Hare
tend to appear and also visit the local sled dogs, where Polar Bears can often
be seen interacting with the dogs.
Costs...
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Nov
(7-day itinerary) £3,095pp
Nov (8-day itinerary) £3,250pp
Oct (7-day itinerary) £3,195pp
Oct (8-day itinerary) £3,350pp |
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single
supplement available on request |
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Included: Flights,
transfers & meals as indicated & guided activities |
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Departure dates: 7 day
itineraries:
11, 17, 18,
20 October,
1, 8, 15 & 15 November
8-day itineraries:
11, 16, 19, 23, 25, 27, 28 31 October,
2,
4, 6, 8, 11, 13 November |
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