Muir's Tours
Polar Bears



Enthusiast Polar Bear Tours

These are the polar bear tour options with general interest aspects as well as polar bear watching on the tundra in the safety of the Tundra Buggy. In common with the Specialist Tours, Enthusiast Tours visit Gordon Point and Polar Bear Point, favoured places for watching the bears.
 

The tour leader / guide on the Enthusiast Tours is not a qualified naturalist but they are well trained and they have excellent general knowledge of the area, the culture and polar bears. For your comfort there will be a maximum of 18 people on each "day buggy" although they are equipped with 38 seats, so you have more room for your camera etc.. Some of the Enthusiast trips include a helicopter flight in the price, all others it is an optional exra.
 

Overnight in the Tundra Buggy Lodge
By staying on the tundra overnight you have more time for viewing the bears and also a better chance to see the northern lights (aurora borealis). You stay on the tundra overnight in the warmth of an immobilised train of tundra vehicles, permanently positioned in one of the best places for viewing the bears.  All meals are provided while at the Tundra Buggy Lodge. The cabins are all singles and there are shared bathrooms (due to conservation measures there are limited facilities of 4 toilets / 2 showers to 35 people). There is a large common room and a dinning room. We provide a roving Tundra Vehicle (18 people per vehicle that was designed for 38, so there is plenty of space) for use during the day in case we need to seek out the bears.

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Tundra Buggy Based Enthusiast Tours

2009

Code

PB52E

PB56E

PB59E

Available

 18 Places 14 Places 16 Places

Dates

Oct 25 - 31

Oct 31 - Nov 06

Nov 03 - 09 

Winnipeg

1 night before & 1 after

1 night before & 1 after

1 night before & 1 after

Tundra Buggy Lodge

3 nights

3 nights

3 nights

Time on the Tundra

2 full days
18 seats of 38 used

3 full days
18 seats of 38 used

3 full days / nights
18 seats of 38 used

Churchill

 1 Night

1 Night

1 Night

Local Flights

Round Trip Winnipeg / Churchill

One Way Flight / One Way Train

Round Trip Winnipeg / Churchill

International Flights

NOT Included

NOT Included

NOT Included

Leader

Guide

Guide

Guide

All taxes included in Price

All taxes included in Price

All taxes included in Price

All taxes included in Price

Price CAD

CAD7370

CAD7370

CAD7370

Single Supplement

CAD407

CAD407

CAD407

Activities Included

CT, EM, PC, DS.

CT, DS.

CT, EM, PC,DS..



CT = Town and area tour, EM = Eskimo Museum, PC = Parks Canada,
SP = Slide presentation, DS = Dog sledding, CA = Cultural Arts, HT = Helicopter Flight

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Travel Insurance

Comprehensive personal insurance, including search and rescue is required on this trip. For UK clients we recommend the policies of the British Mountaineering Council, for their expertise in evacuation from remote areas worldwide. Details at www.thebmc.co.uk  As Insurance is always provided by a company based in your home country, we are unable to suggest suitable insurance companies unless you reside in the UK.