Dates, Prices & Info
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Trip Pricing
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Internal Air Cost: $895 per person (this will be listed separately on our invoicing)
Single Occupancy: For a single room add $895. Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person
Other Notes: Trip prices are per person based on double occupancy and are given in U.S. dollars.
Please read our Payment & Refund Policy here.
- Trip Price
Adult: $6295 (+internal air)
Child (12 & under): $5295 (+internal air)
Internal Air Cost: $895 per person (this will be listed separately on our invoicing)
Single Occupancy: For a single room add $895. Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person
Other Notes: Trip prices are per person based on double occupancy and are given in U.S. dollars.
Please read our Payment & Refund Policy here.
Accordion Options :
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Mouse over or tap dates above to view prices for specific departure dates.
Internal Air Cost: $995 per person (this will be listed separately on our invoicing)
Single Occupancy: For a single room add $895. Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person
Please read our Payment & Refund Policy here.
- Trip Price
Adult: $6595 (+internal air)
Child (12 & under): $5595 (+internal air)
Internal Air Cost: $995 per person (this will be listed separately on our invoicing)
Single Occupancy: For a single room add $895. Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person
Please read our Payment & Refund Policy here.
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Group Size
Limited to 16 Travelers
A very important feature of our Arctic family expedition is the limited group size. Nature and wildlife are always best experienced in intimate settings, and our small group is a particularly important feature of thisadventure, ensuring plenty of room on board the tundra vehicles with a window seat for each guest.
A very important feature of our Arctic family expedition is the limited group size. Nature and wildlife are always best experienced in intimate settings, and our small group is a particularly important feature of this
Specialized 4x4 Land Rovers and Land Cruisers
Our Private Leaders
Included
- Trip price includes: Accommodations, services of Nat Hab's professional Expedition Leader(s) and assistants, Polar Rover excursions, dog sledding excursion, evening wildlife and cultural presentations, all meals from dinner on Day 1 through breakfast on final day, cold-weather gear including a parka and boots during your trip, most gratuities, airport transfers on Day 1 and final day, all activities and entrance fees, all taxes, permits and service fees.
- Internal air cost includes: Round-trip private charter flights from Winnipeg to Churchill (this will be listed separately on our invoicing).
Not Included
Travel to and from the start and end point of your trip, alcoholic beverages, some gratuities, passport and visa fees (if any), optional activities, items of a personal nature (phone calls, laundry and internet, etc.), airline baggage fees, airport and departure taxes (if any), optional travel protection and medical evacuation insurance.
Physical Requirements
Easy
A Churchill wildlife expedition with Natural Habitat Adventures requires very little walking. Travelers must be able to walk up/down stairs. Our Polar Rover vehicles, designed to travel over the tundra for the purpose of polar bear observation, can sometimes offer a bumpy ride. Travelers must be prepared for temperatures that may be well below freezing, and slippery surfaces.
A Churchill wildlife expedition with Natural Habitat Adventures requires very little walking. Travelers must be able to walk up/down stairs. Our Polar Rover vehicles, designed to travel over the tundra for the purpose of polar bear observation, can sometimes offer a bumpy ride. Travelers must be prepared for temperatures that may be well below freezing, and slippery surfaces.
Important Information About This Trip
Searching for polar bears is a special component of this trip, but given that this departure runs late in the season, we are less assured of seeing them than might be the case earlier in the fall. Polar bears typically inhabit the Churchill area year-round. The highest concentration occurs in October and November as the bears gather to await freeze-up on Hudson Bay and the beginning of their winter hunting season. However, since weather always dictates their movements, and patterns are becoming somewhat less reliable with climate change, we can never predict exactly where the polar bears will be at any given time. Sometimes the best bear viewing happens at the beginning of the season, sometimes it occurs in the middle, and sometimes it's at the end—we never know for sure. Once Hudson Bay freezes, many of the bears depart for the pack ice. Historically, this has happened in early December, but an unusually early cold spell can sometimes occur, hastening their departure.
Meals
Please understand that the meals in Churchill are specially planned and prepared for well in advance. With ample notice, dietary requirements due to serious medical conditions or strict personal restrictions can be met, but must be adhered to while on the adventure. If you have a very restricted diet, we recommend bringing some of your preferred snacks along with the appreciation that certain foods are limited in this part of the world.
Meals
Please understand that the meals in Churchill are specially planned and prepared for well in advance. With ample notice, dietary requirements due to serious medical conditions or strict personal restrictions can be met, but must be adhered to while on the adventure. If you have a very restricted diet, we recommend bringing some of your preferred snacks along with the appreciation that certain foods are limited in this part of the world.
Mandatory Insurance
Since the areas you will travel to on this trip are remote and wild (that's why we go there!), we require medical evacuation insurance for this program. If you decline the medical evacuation insurance coverage offered by Natural Habitat Adventures, we require that you send us documentation of the independent coverage you have selected. We recommend that your chosen independent insurance plan includes at least $250,000 in medical evacuation coverage. Please note that we will add the cost of Natural Habitat Adventures' medical evacuation policy (currently $48 per person) to your tour invoice until you provide our office with proof of coverage including your insurance company's name, phone number and your individual policy number. Thank you for understanding that our policy exists exclusively in the interest of our guests' safety.
To protect your investment and to provide peace of mind while you travel, we also strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel insurance. Plans may cover everything from medical treatment to trip cancellations and delays and lost luggage. Please contact our office if you would like more information about the medical evacuation and comprehensive travel insurance policies we offer by calling 800-543-8917.
To protect your investment and to provide peace of mind while you travel, we also strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel insurance. Plans may cover everything from medical treatment to trip cancellations and delays and lost luggage. Please contact our office if you would like more information about the medical evacuation and comprehensive travel insurance policies we offer by calling 800-543-8917.
Getting There & Getting Home
In case of flight or weather delays, we recommend that you arrive a day early and either participate in our Extra Day in Winnipeg program or stay on your own. Please schedule your flights to arrive by 5 pm in order to attend a 7 pm orientation dinner on Day 1 of your program. You are free to depart at any time on the final day.
