Friday, July 25, 2014

Choosing The Best Churchill Manitoba Polar Bear Tours

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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.

Some guides take their clients on walking expeditions after arrival at the sighting areas. The walking tour will bring the client close enough to observe bears interacting with one another undisturbed by human presence. Because the landscape is tundra it is flat enough to not present walking problems for most people.

One company offers the option of staying in a mobile hotel. They have created a extra large vehicle that sleeps up to thirty people in single rooms. It also contains showers, bathroom facilities, windows that open from a control room and a viewing platform that brings them within a foot of bears in a secure enclosure. They also supply an award winning chef for the dining pleasure of their guests. Clients who opt for this experience can look forward to several days and nights in the wild with all the comforts they find at home.

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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