Beluga whale season July - August 2020 ! Book now !!!
Activities
Beluga Whale Watching (Late June - Late August)
* All depends on beluga whale annual migrations *
Paddle Boarding Beluga Whale Tour: Sea North Tours and SUP North partnered together for this three hour tour. SUP North tour guide will accompany you to head out on the Churchill River and there is a safety zodiac (a mini-inflatable boat) by your side just in case. You can sit or stand on the paddle board as you like to see tons of friendly and curious beluga whales in their natural habitat “ up close and personal”.
Kayak Beluga Whale Tour: 3 hours kayaking at the low tide Churchill River to meet the beluga whales. Guided safety zodiacs are provided for guests.
Zodiac Beluga Whale Tour: A dedicated guide will accompany you for a 2 hours high tide Churchill River beluga whale watching tour by Zodiac boat.
Tour operators:
Sea North Tours Ltd. https://www.seanorthtours.com/
Nanuk Operations http://www.nanukoperations.com/,
Great White Bear Tours https://www.greatwhitebeartours.com/,
Lazy Bear Expeditions https://www.lazybearlodge.com/
Polar Bear watching tour
*All depends on Polar Bear annual migrations*
Polar Bear Summer Tour (Late August - September)
Tundra Buggy Tour Operator
Frontiers North Adventures - https://frontiersnorth.com/
Polar Bear swimming in the Churchill River
Tour Operator: Sea North Tours http://www.seanorthtours.com
Driving tour where you may see polar bears along the Hudson Bay
Nature 1st Tours http://www.nature1sttours.ca/
Polar bear viewing experience by “boat”
Lazy Bear Expeditions https://www.lazybearlodge.com/
Polar Bear Winter Tours
Custom-built “tundra vehicles” shepherd visitors (safely) into the path of migrating polar bears for 2 – 3 night tours. You can sleep at Tundra Buggy Lodge out at Cape Churchill in Wapusk National Park. For this time of year, reservations are a must, as many services quickly become fully booked.
Tour Operators:
Frontiers North Adventures https://frontiersnorth.com/
Great White Bear Tours https://www.greatwhitebeartours.com/tours/general-tour-information
Local Tour Operators
Discover Churchill http://www.discoverchurchill.com/
Nanuk Operations http://www.nanukoperations.com/
Nature 1st Tours http://www.nature1sttours.ca/
Lazy Bear Expeditions https://www.lazybearlodge.com/
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Tour (Late November - Late March, Summer)
*All depends on if the evening has clear and dark night skies *
Local Tour Operators
Discover Churchill Adventures http://www.discoverchurchill.com/
Arctic Aurora Tours http://arcticauroratours.com/
Tundra Buggy Tour Companies
Frontiers North Adventures https://frontiersnorth.com/,
Great White Bears Tours https://www.greatwhitebeartours.com/,
Lazy Bear Expeditions https://www.lazybearlodge.com/
Bird Watching (Late May - September)
Churchill, Manitoba is a birder's paradise! Over 250 species of birds nest or pass through Churchill and surrounding areas during their annual migrations. You may see American Avocet, American White Pelican, Bonaparte’s Gull, Eared Grebe, Ferruginous Hawk, Ross’s Gulls , White crowned sparrow, White-faced Ibis, Wilson’s Phalarope,…
Tour Operators
Nature 1st Tours http://www.nature1sttours.ca/
Wapusk Adventures http://wapuskadventures.com/
Boreal Birds Blog www.borealbirds.org/blog
Helicopter Tour http://hudsonbayheli.com/
Hudson Bay Helicopters
Want to see more of Churchill aerial view and have a memorable experience during your Churchill visit? You can sign up for a 60 or 90 minutes duration helicopter tour with Hudson Bay Helicopters which is a full service helicopter charter company offering first class helicopter sightseeing services with knowledgeable pilots providing you with interesting and enlightening commentary and answering all your questions during the flight. Being the only helicopter operator in Canada with permits to fly in the Wapusk National Park, you can watch Polar Bear's activities in early August.
In the summer, you can fly along the coast and see beluga whales as they congregate to give birth and feed their calves before departing in early August.
In the winter, you can see the aerial tour of polar bears, moose, caribou, seals, arctic fox and many more of the diverse creatures that inhabit this pristine wilderness.