Observe, Photograph, Listen to & Record Belugas in Canada’s Churchill River
7 Days / Jul & Aug
Estimated from $9278 (+ Internal Air)
Limited to 12 Participants
Day 1: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Arrive in Winnipeg and settle into the historic Fort Garry Hotel before meeting your Expedition Leader and fellow travelers over a welcome dinner.
Day 2: Winnipeg / Churchill
Fly north to Churchill, explore Indigenous cultures at the Itsanitaq Museum and settle into the Churchill Northern Studies Centre before an introduction to the beluga research program and field training.
Days 3–5: Hudson Bay: Beluga Whale Research
Work alongside researchers on Hudson Bay to monitor and identify beluga whales, collect acoustic and environmental data, and help build a long-term ecological record of the Churchill River Estuary and its changing Arctic ecosystem.
Day 6: Churchill / Winnipeg
Spend a final morning in Churchill with a local musher and, conditions permitting, a dog cart ride before flying back to Winnipeg for a farewell dinner with your group.
Day 7: Winnipeg / Home
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before transferring to the airport for departing flights home.
*New trip in development: the exact trip route, length and cost are yet to be finalized.
Walk the tundra, Hudson Bay coast and boreal forest with expert naturalists, watching for polar bears, Arctic foxes, caribou, migratory birds and northern lights.
Photograph belugas up close to help identify individual whales and record their behavior, then lower hydrophones to capture their underwater conversations.
Study how a warming Arctic is affecting Churchill’s wildlife, adding to long-term data conservation scientists use to monitor animal health, behavior and habitat.