Churchill Arctic Family Adventure

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 this adventure, ensuring plenty of room on board the tundra vehicles with a window seat for each guest.

• 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).

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.

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.

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.

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.