Wild Arctic - Canada

Arrive into Winnipeg.

Transfer from the airport to your hotel for the evening.

Transfer from your hotel to the airport.

FLY: Winnipeg - Churchill or Gillam.

Transfer from the Churchill airport to your lodge; if staying at a wilderness lodge, you will transfer by private charter to your lodge.

Afternoon at leisure, or a chance to go for a walk in search of wildlife.  (B)

Over the coming days, you will have the opportunity to explore the Arctic/ tundra environment.

Search for polar bears swimming or on rocks; and in September at Nanuk Lodge, look for mothers & cubs. During July-August, see Beluga whales, with a chance to swim & snorkel with them. When staying at the wilderness lodges, you will have the chance to go walking.  (B)

Your last breakfast in the sub-Arctic wilds. If staying at a wilderness lodge, charter plane transfer back to Churchill or Gillam.

FLY: Churchill or Gillam - Winnipeg.

Transfer to your hotel in Winnipeg for the evening.  (B)

This morning, transfer to the airport for your journey to Vancouver Island, British Colombia.

FLY: Winnipeg - Vancouver.

FLY: Vancouver - Campbell River.

Transfer to your hotel for the evening.  (B)

Today you will go on a rafting adventure - the specific adventure will depend on the season:

June-July: a full day trip into the Nimpkish wilderness to see black bears, elk, wild Pacific sockeye salmon, and soaring bald eagles;

August & September: raft & snorkel with the salmon!  (B)

Clayoquot Biosphere Reserve, Vancouver Island - min 3 nights
Want to revel in the wilderness of Vancouver Island, with a chance to see black bears?
A remote and extensive area of temperature rainforest on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Stay at the exclusive Clayoquot Wilderness Resort.

Go out in search of wildlife, including black bears in late spring and throughout summer. Look for marine wildlife including humpback whales, grey whales and killer whales (orcas).  Enjoy short to long day hikes, river kayaking, ocean kayaking in inlets & coves. Horse-riding is a signature experience at Clayoquot.
Incl. return sea plane charter flight to/from Vancouver, accommodation, all meals at the lodge, all activities listed.
From US$ 5,896 pp for 3 nights.

Winter Polar Bears - min 5 nights
Want to see the Great Ice Bear in its winter white home?
This is your chance to get up close and personal with a polar bear in their winter wonderland. All options start with an overnight in Winnipeg, followed by a morning flight to Churchill.

If you choose to stay in the town of Churchill (the most cost-effective option), your daily polar bear & other wildlife viewing will be via tundra buggies.

If you choose to stay at either Seal River Heritage Lodge or at Dymond Lake Lodge (min 6 nights), you will go out on walking excursions each day in search of polar bears and other wildlife. The focus at the Seal River Heritage lodge is maximising wildlife viewing and photography opportunities, with meal timings adjusted to suit. Those staying at Dymond Lake Lodge will enjoy walks from the lodge, and also a tundra buggy viewing tour on their last day in Churchill. From both lodges you have the chance to see the Northern Lights on clear nights.
Incl. Winnipeg - Churchill return flights, airport transfers, accommodation, breakfast, most lunches, all polar bear viewing trips. For stays at Dymond Lake Lodge or Seal River Heritage Lodge, air transfers to and from the lodges are also included.
From US$ 6,395 pp for 5 nights.

Puffins, whales & icebergs, Newfoundland - min 2 nights
Want to see an abundance of seabirds, as well as whales?
For a marine wildlife extravaganza, travel to Witless Bay Ecological Reserve near St John's on the east coast of Newfoundland. From May to August, the islands around here see over a million pairs of breeding seabirds, including Atlantic puffins, kittiwakes, Leach's storm petrels, and common murres. Humpback whales and minke whales also make an appearance during summer, the best time being July. Icebergs are occasionally seen early in the season, but not necessarily ever year. Enjoy viewing wildlife via a boat tour - a larger comfortable boat with a heated cabin, or a small boat with just 10 passengers for a whale's eye view.

From here, for the adventurous, it's also possible to visit Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve, a 2 hour drive to the south, for a chance to see seabird colonies from land. Here you can also see eider ducks, cormorants, guillemots, eagles and plenty more.
Incl. accommodation, airport & tour transfers, breakfast daily, and one boat tour per person. Not incl. flights to St John's.
From US$ 885 pp for 2 nights.