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Polar bears (Jeroen Verhoeven)

Trip summary

Day 1 Toronto
Day 2-9 Hiking & canoeing in Algonquin Park
Day 10 Niagara falls-Toronto
Day 11-12
Toronto-Winnipeg
Day 13-17 Churchill. bear watch
Day 18
Departure Toronto

Departure: Sep 27, 2012
Duration
: 18-19 days
Start: Toronto
Group size: 8–10
Price: $Can 5,050 / $US 4,550

Life without a challenge is a dull existence. Wonderful days in Algonquin as a prelude to sub arctic splendor and its polar bears. Trip of a lifetime!
Eva, Chech Republic

  • Polar bear outside Churchill, Manitoba - Nature Trek Canada expedition
    The largest bear on earth (the species, that is, but that one is a nice size)
    Photographer Martin Roosenboom
  • >Fall in Algonquin Park - Nature Trek Canada expedition
    Fall colour palette in Algonquin Park
    Photographer Martin Roosenboom
  • Fall reflections, Algonquin Park - Nature Trek Canada expedition
    Three vital C’s – Calm, Colours and Canoeing (Algonquin Park)
    Photographer Lo Camps
  • Fall canoeing in Algonquin Park - Nature Trek Canada expedition
    Misty morning paddle
    Photographer Mark Flesch
  • Niagara Falls - Nature Trek Canada expeditions
    The Maid of the Mist (Niagara Falls)
    Photographer Miriam Taekema
  • Polar Bear Express - Nature Trek Canada expeditions
    Board the true Polar Express
    Photographer Lo Camps
  • Churchill station (Manitoba) - Nature Trek Canada expeditions
    Welcome to the polar bear capital of the world
    Photographer Thea Engelenburg
  • Polar bear - Nature Trek Canada expeditions
    Waiting patiently for sea ice to come, and global warming to go away...
    Photographer Guus Ruimers
  • Tundra buggy, Churchill - Nature Trek Canada expeditions
    Tundra Buggies are the safe way to watch and photograph bears
    Photographer FH Helsen

Indian Summer and Polar bears: From Algonquin to Hudson Bay

Leaves turn anywhere from blazing orange and golden to crimson red as we catch the height of the fall colours in Algonquin Park in central Ontario. We explore on foot and by canoe while keeping an eye out for moose and otter while tuning our ears to the haunting cries of loons and wolves.

In Winnipeg we board the Churchill Express for a two-day train ride to the Hudson Bay. Here polar bears await colder weather to wander off on the ice. These arctic lowlands have even more to offer though, as we hike through a unique coastal landscape and stunted spruce in lichen-clad forests. Northern lights blaze across clear night skies to cap our days' outing and with the wind in your face, and crunching snow underfoot, you'll get a real taste of the arctic!

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