polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba
Beautiful polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba. Credit Natural Habitat Adventures & Colby Brokvist
polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba
Adroable polars bears in Churchill, Manitoba. Credit Natural Habitat Adventures, Mike Hillman & Colin McNulty
polar rover and polar bears
The Polar Rover and polar bears. Credit Natural Habitat Adventures, Colin McNulty & Gene Hollander
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The northern lights and dog sledding. Credit Natural Habitat Adventures, Brad Josephs & Colby Brokvist
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Premium Polar Bear Adventure

Mixed Board Basis 5 nights from €8,999 per person Including Flights

Overview

Observing magnificent polar bears in the vast, rugged Artic is an incredible experience, and this five or six-night, small group escorted tour offers an exclusive insight into their natural habitat. Starting and ending in Winnipeg, board a private chartered plane to Churchill where you’ll embark on unforgettable tundra excursions.

Whether you stay for six days or seven, you’ll be treated to incredible trips through the Churchill Wildlife Management Area. While most tour groups can only go halfway to the prime viewing area, Natural Habitat Adventures has exclusive permits to access the whole area, so you’re guaranteed some of the best views of the epic landscapes and wildlife. The tours are also on-board Polar Rovers, a technically advanced vehicle with large windows and a see-through steel viewing deck so you can safely see the polar bears up close.

As well as seeing the polar bears, you’ll get the chance to enjoy even more special activities, including a night time tundra excursion where you’ll potentially see the northern lights, and a dog-sledding journey through a boreal forest. (NHA)

Highlights

  • Witness polar bears in their natural habitat on board the technologically advanced Polar Rovers, with large windows and a steel viewing deck
  • Have the chance to potentially see the northern lights on a night time tundra excursion
  • Enjoy exclusive permits to access the Churchill Wildlife Management Area beyond typical polar bear tours
  • With only 16-guests per 30-person Polar Rover, you’ll be guaranteed a great window view
  • Private chartered planes between Winnipeg and Churchill, for added comfort and convenience
  • Meet a local musher and his dogs for a sled ride through the boreal forest

Itinerary Overview

6 or 7 day trips are available on different departure dates:

 Fly to Winnipeg 1 night - Fly to Churchill 3 or 4 nights - Fly to Winnipeg 1 night

Departure Dates

2023 6 day trips:
15 Oct, 18 Oct, 19 Oct, 22 Oct, 24 Oct 28 Oct, 2 Nov, 3 Nov, 13 Nov

2023 7 day trips:
11 Oct, 14 Oct, 16 Oct, 21 Oct, 22, Oct, 23 Oct, 7 Nov, 10 Nov, 12 Nov

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  • Flights & taxes
  • Accommodation
  • Checked baggage
  • CAR licensed & bonded
  • In resort assistance & 24 hour contact centre
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Day 1

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Your tour begins in Winnipeg, located along the eastern edge of the Canadian prairie. You’ll stay overnight at the Fort Garry Hotel, where you’ll meet your fellow travellers and Expedition Leader for a welcome dinner.

Day 2

Winnipeg - Churchill

Today you will transfer to the airport to board a chartered plane to Churchill. If you’ve booked the six-day trip, you’ll head on to the tundra for an evening of seeing polar bears, whilst those on the seven-day trip will enjoy an evening presentation on polar bears by the professional naturalist staff.

Days 3 & 4

Churchill

You’ll spend the next couple of days exploring on the Polar Rover. The Expedition Leaders know the best places to see these magnificent creatures, and the steel viewing deck on the back of the vehicles allow you to safely see them up close. As you watch the polar bears wander and interact, the Leaders will explain their behaviour and how the survive in their rugged habitat.

Both evenings, you’ll get together for dinner and presentations on the local cultures and wildlife.

Day 5

Churchill

Those on the seven-day trip go on a tour of Churchill during the day, and then an evening polar viewing and dinner abroad the Polar Rover. The day includes a drive to Cape Merry, where you’ll potentially see Arctic Fox and Arctic hare. Meanwhile, in the evening you may have the special opportunity to see the northern lights.

Those on the six-day trip (in which the night time outing takes place on day two), will have free time to explore in Churchill, or you can choose an optional helicopter excursion over the tundra before boarding the flight back to Winnipeg.

Day 6

Churchill – Dog sledding – Winnipeg

For those on the six-day trip, you will transfer to the airport for your next return flight.

For those on the seven-day trip, the return flight to Winnipeg departs mid to late afternoon, giving you the chance to enjoy a fantastic and authentic dog sled ride. You’ll meet a local musher and his team, getting some time to meet the dogs before riding behind them through the boreal forest.

If there’s enough time, you’ll be able to pick up a few locally made handicrafts or take an optional helicopter tour over the tundra. You’ll then have a farewell lunch before flying back to Winnipeg for a final reception.

Day 7

Winnipeg – Depart

After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the airport for your flight home.

  • Return transatlantic flights
  • Accommodation throughout tour
  • Services of the Expedition Leader and assistants
  • Polar Rover excursions
  • Dog sledding excursion
  • Evening wildlife and cultural presentations
  • All meals
  • Cold weather gear, including boots and a parka
  • Most gratuities
  • Airport transfers
  • All activities and entrance fees
  • Private charter flights from Winnipeg to Churchill
  • All taxes, permits and service fees

What’s Not Included

  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Some gratuities
  • Passport and visa fees (if any)
  • Optional activities e.g., helicopter trip over the tundra
  • Optional travel protection and medical evacuation insurance

Please note: Itineraries may vary slightly, but all inclusions will remain the same. Please also note that polar bear sightings are not 100% guaranteed. Since Natural Habitat Adventures was founded in 1989, there have only been a handful of times that polar bears have been missed, however the distance and frequency in which you see the polar bears can differ depending on weather.

Holly Reid
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