Polar Bear Fly-In Migration Safari

Arrive Winnipeg

Today you will fly into Winnipeg, where you will spend the night in a hotel by the airport, ready for your flight to Churchill the next day.

Winnipeg - Arviat Polar Cabins

On arrival in Churchill from Winnipeg, transfer to a waiting private charter aircraft for a 40 min flight to the Arviat Polar Bear Cabins. Situated halfway between Churchill and Arviat on the Hudson Bay Coast, the cabins are only a couple of miles south of the mighty Gellini River. Cabins have been strategically placed in ‘Polar Bear Alley’ for reliable polar bear encounters and amazing photography opportunities. During October and November the river is still flowing so polar bears can no longer travel north due to the river’s 5km width. You live with them, observe them and photograph them as they patiently wait for the Hudson Bay Coast and the river to freeze up.

Overnight: Arviat Polar Bear Cabins

Arviat Polar Bear Cabins

Knowing that your guides will keep you safe, you’ll be able to approach polar bears from the ground for up-close photographic opportunities. In many instances, the polar bears are friendly, in good spirits and will not approach. At times there will be a curious polar bear who will come towards you but your expert guides will keep you at a safe distance at all times.   Churchill is situated directly in the prime Northern Lights viewing band where the most intense and reliable sightings occur. Eagerly await sunset each evening looking out for the first hints of the Northern Lights to appear in the darkening night sky.

Overnight: Arviat Polar Bear Cabins

Arviat Polar Cabins - Churchill

After a morning spent observing and photographing Arctic wildlife, it’s time to fly back to Churchill where you will spend the night in a local hotel.

Depart Churchill

Depart Churchill and arrive into Winnipeg either later afternoon or evening, for your onward flight home.