Price from £10910 pp.
The Birds, Bears, and Belugas safari in July and August combines the thrill beluga whale watching with a Churchill Wild signature “on the ground” safari of summer polar bear viewing. With a backdrop of tundra alive with flora and fauna, this is a diverse and unique program. Aside from the belugas and bears, you’ll have the opportunity to see a whole host of other wildlife on this trip, you may see caribou, fox (red and Arctic), wolves, moose and birds galore. In fact, it isn’t unusual for birders to see 100 species over the course of their adventure. Also keep your ears open for the sounds of other sub-arctic wildlife, including wolves howling in the distance. Seal River Heritage Lodge, located 60 kilometres by air from Churchill, Manitoba, will be your home away from home for this exciting week. Known as the Polar Bear and Beluga Whale Capital of the World, this area is also the best place to see large congregations of beluga whales as thousands of them calve in the protection of the Hudson Bay each summer. Both bears and whales, along with the thousands of birds, will be in your backyard-literally.
Arrive in Winnipeg where you will enjoy a relaxing stay at our choice hotel, The Grand Winnipeg Airport Hotel by Lakeview.
You’ll then enjoy dinner and a chance to meet your tour group and adventure specialist.
Arrive in Churchill by air. Your adventure begins with a breath-taking aerial view of the winding Hudson Bay coast en route to your home for the next six days – Seal River Heritage Lodge.
After a full-course lunch Churchill Wild-style, you will experience the Hudson Bay coast for the first time.
Your first day at the Lodge will be rounded out by the first of many full-course meals followed by a cosy fireplace for the evening wind down. Relax, recharge and get a good rest because you have five amazing days to go!
Depending on both weather and group interest, you will enjoy the following activities:
Transfer back to Churchill. Enjoy some free time for browsing the shops and exhibits. Local places such as Cape Merry, the Port of Churchill, the Eskimo Museum, the Polar Bear Holding Compound (otherwise known as the Polar Bear Jail), as well as the Parks Canada exhibit, are all of great interest.
Your flight to Winnipeg will take place this evening. You’ll stay overnight at The Grand Winnipeg Airport Hotel by Lakeview.
Time for your flight home.
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