Muir's Tours - polar bears



Churchill - Hudson Bay - Canada
Polar Bear Tours

The Adventurer Tours provide 2 or 3 full days on the tundra, but unlike the other tours, we do not provide a naturalist guide, so the cost is lower. Information is given by the tundra buggy's knowledgeable driver.

The Enthusiast Tours offer local history and culture in addition to viewing the bears.  You slowly travel around Gordon Point, the heart of the best bear country in the Churchill area.  Nights are either spent in hotels in Churchill or you can sleep over in the Tundra Buggy Lodge. Some of these have 36 hours of rail travel to or from Churchill built in.

Some of the most sought after trips are the Specialist Photographic and Natural History Tours. These include 4 - 9 nights in the area, with 2 - 7 full days of bear watching on the tundra. A great opportunity to concentrate on bear observation, with the maximum time spent on the tundra. 

The Wilderness Lodge tours were designed for active wildlife enthusiasts only and include time walking on the tundra with three nights in a wilderness lodge and one night in Churchill. Some polar bear viewing by vehicle and some on foot.

The Classic Tour is a Specialist tour that has 2 days and 1 evening on the tundra with a specialist guide, but gives a wide range of experiences for a great price.

Some of our tours are based in Churchill hotels and you travel each day onto the tundra. Other groups are based in special Mobile Tundra Lodges, which are set up each season on the tundra, allowing 24 hour observation of the bears and the Northern Lights. Other options are a 2 way combination Specialist package with 2 or 3 nights in the Tundra Lodge and other nights in Churchill giving 4 or more full days on the tundra. More about the Mobile Tundra Lodge

The Ultimate Prime Time Tour is for the person who is fanatical about polar bears or nature photography.

The Black & White Tours give you the chance to see both black bears and polar bears in one trip.

Cape Tatnam Denning Area is the place to see mothers and cubs during the late summer and early autumn. Our lodge provides a base near the denning area, with the bears coming to you at the lodge fence. Scheduled tours out from the lodge on our All Terrain Vehicles to see the polar bears in various locations in the Cape Tatnam Wildlife Management Area.

Please note all our trips can be extended by adding extra days in various cities or other wildlife areas.

Churchill is a wilderness frontier town so on all tours please note the accommodation is adequate, but not fancy.

 

Travel by train through Manitoba to add an extra dimension to your polar bear safari.
 Please note all our trips can be extended by adding extra days in various cities or other wildlife areas.

 

A Tundra Buggy Driver's Diary     Feedback from our travellers

 

See also Polar Bears & Beluga Whales - The Summer in Churchill

We also arrange Polar Bears watching in Svalbard (Norway) and off the coast of Alaska.

 

Global warming is having a big impact on the polar bear.

Please help save the polar bears, click on the WWF logo to learn more.

The 3 Primary Options

(Full details will be provided in a personalised quotation.)

 Specialist Tours

 Enthusiast Tours

 Adventurer Tours


A specialist tour gives the maximum time on the tundra viewing or photographing polar bears.

 Choose a Pro Naturalist or Pro Photographer as the group leader. These are all inclusive tours. 

Choose from
1. Expert naturalist guide More
2. Professional photographic guide More
3. Churchill hotel based or
4. Combination of 2 bases - A static tundra lodge (+ roving vehicle for day viewing) and a Churchill hotel

A well-rounded tour that combines viewing the polar bears with history and cultural tours of the Churchill area, plus activities such as dog sledding. With prime polar bear viewing at Gordon Point, 25 miles east of Churchill.

The group leader is a general guide, with wide knowledge.

Choose from
1. Churchill hotel based or
2. Tundra Lodge

Our “no frills” option for those who simply want to view the polar bears of Churchill in the most economical way. 

Our knowledgeable Tundra Buggy driver provides commentary / interpretation.

There is some time left unscheduled - we have some low cost ideas for you - Options include dog sledding, guided visits to information centres and cultural tours. 

Choose from
1. Churchill hotel based or
2. Tundra Lodge

 Trip Length: 7-10 days

 Trip Length: 4-6 days

 Trip Length: 3-4 days

 Accommodation:
Winnipeg and Churchill hotels and / or the Tundra Buggy Lodge and /or Wilderness Lodge

Meals: Almost all meals


Accommodation:
Winnipeg hotel except on Via Rail tours, Churchill hotel or the Tundra Buggy Lodge.

Meals: Lunches on the Tundra Buggy and
a farewell dinner or all meals in the Tundra Buggy Lodge

 Accommodation:
Churchill hotel or the Tundra Buggy Lodge.

Meals: Lunches on the Tundra Buggy or all meals in the Tundra Buggy Lodge

Leader:
Expert naturalist or pro photographer or both

 Leader:

Knowledgeable guide

Leader:

Driver/interpreter

 Group size: 14-22

 Group size: 12-22

Group size: 12-38 

 Days on tundra: 4-8

 Days on tundra: 2-3

 Days on tundra: 2-3

Other Activities: Churchill town tour. Additional activities such as Dog Sledding or Helicopter Flights are available


Other Activities:
Churchill town and area tour and activities such as dog sledding, cultural arts program, visit to Eskimo museum and Parks Canada Interpretive Centre

 Other Activities: Churchill town and area tour (on four-day packages only)


Transportation: Airfare round trip from Winnipeg to Churchill and all transfers in Churchill

one-way Via Rail
option available


Transportation: Airfare round-trip from Winnipeg to Churchill and all transfers in Churchill

one-way Via Rail
option available


Transportation: Airfare round-trip from Winnipeg to Churchill and all transfers in Churchill 

one-way Via Rail
option available


Estimated Prices: From GBP2550 / USD4400 / CAD5200 based on double occupancy.

The Ultimate Tour
Tundra Buggy Lodge
at Cape Churchill
from GBP3300 / USD5780 / CAD6860

Estimated Prices: From GBP1800 / USD3100 / CAD3700 based on double occupancy 

 Estimated Prices: From GBP950 / USD1600 / CAD1900 based on double occupancy

Specialist Tours
Prices and Dates

Enthusiast Tours
Prices and Dates

Adventurer Tours
Prices and Dates
 

Children who love polar bears

Please note that there are no polar bear trips designed with children in mind.  If you plan to take children you need to consider their ability to keep interested over an 8 hour period in a vehicle on the tundra for at least 2 days.  If they are polar bear crazy it will be no problem. Please note if your child unexpectedly is unable to cope, it may require special arrangements, at your expense, to curtail your trip.

A Tundra Buggy Driver's Diary           What gear do I need ?      Feedback from our travellers

Terms & Conditions           Reservation Form

 

More about Polar Bears from NOAA

More about Polar Bears from Polar Bears Alive

More about Polar Bears from the Smithsonian Inst.

 

See also Polar Bears & Beluga Whales - The Summer in Churchill

We also arrange Polar Bears watching in Svalbard (Norway) and off the coast of Alaska.