Monday, July 21, 2014

The Best Churchill Manitoba Polar Bear Tours

By Paulette Mason


Traveling into Northern Canada or Alaska can be a trip of a life time. As an extended vacation touring wilderness locations can be very exciting and leave the traveler with a desire to return as often as possible. Determining which of many available activities to select is the key to a successful excursion. The Churchill Manitoba polar bear tours may prove to be the exact adventure you need.

This vacation spot is considered the polar bear capital of the world because it is home for the largest population of bears. Seeing and being able to photograph these animals is actually guaranteed by the tour lodges available along the coast. Most lodges are located in the coastal areas because wild life migrates to the water for hunting and other feeding practices.

You can choose to purchase a tour from a lodge that allows you to purchase your own air fare and lodgings prior to your arrival or choose one of the lodges that supply the entire package of travel, lodging and tour arrangements for their clients. Which ever package you select you will be assured of excursions onto the tundra and close encounters with bears. There are vehicles called tundra rovers that transport guests to the best viewing areas for bears.

Most lodges have transporters that can seat up to thirty people comfortably. Many of these rovers have been redesigned to carry a maximum of fifteen people at one time to optimize the comfort level of guests. When the tour is for the full day the host supplies sandwiches, beverages and dessert for participants. All rovers are equipped with bathrooms for guest use.

There are companies that take their clients to the areas of highest sighting opportunities and lead them on foot to safe positions to view the bears interacting together naturally. These walking excursions are across the tundra which is flat and fairly easily maneuvered by people of all ages. Children under eight years are not allowed to participate in these trips for safety reasons.

There is a super sized vehicle called the mobile hotel offered by one touring company. This vehicle can sleep up to thirty in single rooms and provides all of the comforts you expect in lodge accommodations. Showers, ample seating, windows that slide open and an outside deck encased in steel grating that allows clients to get as close as eleven inches from the bears. They also provide a world class chef for their guests meals.

Researching the qualifications of the people who will be acting as your guides is an important step when planning your trip. Most guides have extensive experience not only in this areas you will visit but also in the habits and behaviors of bears during the entire year. There are seminars held yearly for providing up to date information for them and as refresher courses in areas that do not arise often.

Because there are no roads into this area visitors must fly into the area. This ensures that there will be no mobs of tourists to deal with while you vacation. Adding all of these things together may make this the best recreational excursion of your life.




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