BELUGAS, BEARS & BLOOMS

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2 BELUGAS, BEARS & BLOOMS JULY & AUGUST 10 15, 2017 Summer is the perfect time to visit Churchill! During the summer months of July & August, the Churchill River is teeming with beluga whales who migrate into the warm shallow waters to give birth and feed on small fish. Known as "Canaries of the Sea", these friendly and inquisitive creatures will capture your heart as you enjoy their whale song by tour boat and zodiac. While on land, take in the magnificent view as the surrounding landscape erupts into colourful blooms. Exploring the Churchill Wildlife Management by Tundra Buggy, you will have the chance to see a multitude of northern wildlife. You might even have the opportunity to see the first of the summer polar bears as they migrate into the area. This unique interpretive-guided summer experience will leave you in awe of the beauty of Canada's northern summer. DETAILS Duration: 6 days Tour Starts & End: Winnipeg, Manitoba Cost: $4,299 CAD + 9% tax Single Supplement Cost: $525 CAD + 9% tax Max: 22 adventurers

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4 WHAT S INCLUDED Return flight from Winnipeg to Churchill Two nights at Winnipeg hotel Three nights in Churchill hotel All tours as outlined in this itinerary Meals, from breakfast on Day 2 to dinner on Day 5 Interpretive Guide WHAT S NOT INCLUDED Independent flights to and from Winnipeg Personal items Travel insurance (mandatory Medical & Evacuation insurance) Alcoholic beverages Gratuities DETAILED ITINERARY This is our intended itinerary. Wildlife sightings and some activities depend on favourable conditions. As with all of our adventures, weather, sea, and road conditions are a determining factor and will dictate our itinerary. Day 1 Winnipeg City Tour Our adventure begins in Winnipeg, the gateway Churchill adventures. After checking into our hotel, we ll meet with the rest of the tour group and our interpretive guide. Our first order of business is a journey of discovery through the beautiful city of Winnipeg. We will tour Manitoba s largest city by bus, with stops at the infamous Manitoba Legislative Building, the historical Exchange District, a visit to St. Boniface a charming French-speaking community in the heart of the city and a stop at the Forks, Winnipeg s most celebrated public space and the spot where the Assiniboine River and Red River meet. In the evening, our guide will host a welcome dinner for our tour group so that we can get to know our fellow travelers better and learn more about our upcoming adventure into the north. Day 2 Churchill Area Tour Our second day starts off with an early morning flight to Churchill. The two-hour flight takes us from the prairies of central Manitoba over boreal forest and taiga, and finally, to the colourful tundra of Churchill. Upon landing, we ll set out on a Churchill Town & Area tour to explore the area surrounding the town of Churchill; our guide will teach us all about the historical significance of the places we ll visit: Cape Merry; the site of a crashed

5 airplane affectionately known by locals as Miss Piggy; and Manitoba Conservation s Polar Bear Holding Facility (aka Polar Bear Jail). We ll even have time to stop to enjoy a walk along the coast of the Hudson Bay bring your bug spray! After lunch, our group also spend some time visiting the Parks Canada Interpretive Centre and Churchill s Eskimo Museum, which houses one of the most extensive Inuit Art collections in the world. After a full first day in Churchill, our group will enjoy dinner at a wonderful little family-run restaurant. front of the Inukshuk on the coast of Hudson s Bay! Day 5 Churchill Wildlife Management Area Day four brings us on an adventure into the vast and colourful Churchill Wildlife Management Area! In the morning we ll hop on a world-famous Tundra Buggy and head out onto the tundra in search of summer polar bears, Arctic foxes, hares, and more types of plants and flowers than you can imagine growing in the north! Day 3 First Day on the Churchill River Today is our first encounter with Churchill s beautiful beluga whales! We ll start with a threehour boat tour on the Churchill River, zipping up and down the river beside pods of curious whales. The boat tour also includes a stop for a walking tour at the historical Prince of Wales Fort, where we ll learn about the famous explorers who lived at the fort in the eighteenth century and how they managed to survive in Churchill s harsh climate. After lunch, we ll visit the Parks Canada Interpretive Centre and take part in an interactive presentation that explores Our full-day tour allows us to learn from our guide and Tundra Buggy driver about the many different types of plant life and animal life that are native to the Churchill area. We ll even stop to have a picnic-style lunch on the Buggy itself while enjoying the scenery! Then it s back to the airport for our return flight to Winnipeg, where the group checks back into our hotel for a good night s rest a perfect time to go over thousands of pictures! Day 6 Time to Head Home Our Churchill adventure concludes today and we all head home. Day 4 Beluga Zodiac Tour Today starts on the river on an Zodiac boat tour, giving us a chance to get even closer to the extraordinarily friendly beluga whales. In the afternoon, our group has some free time to explore Churchill s gift shops and local tourist sights. We, of course, have to take our picture in

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