The Best Churchill Manitoba Polar Bear Tours

By Paulette Mason


Traveling into Northern Canada or Alaska can be a trip of a life time. As an extended vacation touring wilderness locations can be very exciting and leave the traveler with a desire to return as often as possible. Determining which of many available activities to select is the key to a successful excursion. The Churchill Manitoba polar bear tours may prove to be the exact adventure you need.

With the largest population of bears in the world in this area it is easy to see why it is considered the polar bear capital of the world. Tour promoters and guides will guarantee that you will see and be able to photograph numerous bears during your stay. The lodges are located in the midst of the bears range and near the coast where they feed and hunt.

Some lodges in the area offer complete vacation packages that include air fare, lodging and the actual expeditions into the natural habitat of bears for their guests. Others offer to guide their guests once they have arrived on location onto the tundra to view bears and other wild life. Either way the tours are conducted from tundra rovers of various sizes to allow close encounters with nature and wild life.

One of the lodges has a transport vehicle that is designed to accommodate up to thirty people comfortably. This lodge has a policy that limits the actual number of participants to fifteen to optimize the comfort of their clients. These vehicles offer lunches and beverages for the client and are equipped with restroom facilities. Most trips encompass a full day of activities.

Some guides take their clients on walking expeditions after arrival at the sighting areas. The walking tour will bring the client close enough to observe bears interacting with one another undisturbed by human presence. Because the landscape is tundra it is flat enough to not present walking problems for most people.

There is a super sized vehicle called the mobile hotel offered by one touring company. This vehicle can sleep up to thirty in single rooms and provides all of the comforts you expect in lodge accommodations. Showers, ample seating, windows that slide open and an outside deck encased in steel grating that allows clients to get as close as eleven inches from the bears. They also provide a world class chef for their guests meals.

All of the tour guides need to be highly skilled at their trade and have knowledge regarding the habits of bears and other wildlife in the area. Some of the organizations involved with the guides present seminars during the off seasons to ensure the guides have the latest information at their disposal. This technique also gives the guides opportunity to share experiences and ideas with their peers as learning opportunities to enhance their skills.

The only way into this area is by air. This allows for a secluded vacation without the usual crowds seen in most tourist areas. Combining the seclusion with the up close and personal encounters with these great white bears may provide you with the most exciting time of your life.




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