Polar bear in fireweed. Dennis Fast photo. by George Williams We’re kicking off our 31st season of summer polar bear safaris with Birds, Bears & Belugas at Seal River Heritage Lodge on July 6, which makes it the perfect time to have a conversation with Dennis Fast, Churchill Wild’s first Head…
Scarbrow has visited Dymond Lake Ecolodge for 14 of the past 15 years. Jianguo Xie photo. by George Williams Father’s Day is a time to celebrate the dedication, love, and effort of dads everywhere, and that includes the big male polar bears at our ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast.…
by George Williams Award-winning filmmaker, journalist, photographer, and expeditionist Tomas Koeck was at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge last fall during the Hudson Bay Odyssey capturing footage for a new wildlife documentary entitled Flyway of Life. The project was in collaboration with the National Audubon Society, Canon USA, Churchill Wild and…
VP of Business Development (Jackie Storry) and Sales Manager (Sue Brown) getting wild at RVC. by George Williams Churchill Wild attended Rendez-vous Canada (RVC) in Edmonton with Travel Manitoba and a host of elite local travel providers from May 14-17, and the response to their luxury polar bear safaris and…
Walking out to view polar bears at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Churchill Wild pioneered polar bear walking safaris over 30 years ago, but our family has actually been working on the ground with polar bears for five decades. We operate the only lodge-based polar bear walking safaris on the planet,…
Polar bear mom and cub snuggles. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Allison Reimer photo. by George Williams Happy Mother’s Day from our Churchill Wild polar bears! We’ve had so many wonderful Moms at the Churchill Wild ecolodges over the years and we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to all…
16 of the over 4,000 women who have walked with polar bears at the Churchill Wild ecolodges. by George Williams Over 8,000 guests have now walked with polar bears at Churchill Wild's remote ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast, and more than half of them have been women. From amateur…
Summer wolf pups at Nanuk. Tammy Kokjohn photo. by George Williams Tammy Kokjohn Tammy Kokjohn couldn’t believe it when she was told she’d won a trip for two on the Hudson Bay Odyssey at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge in Churchill Wild’s 30th Anniversary contest last year. Then she lived it.…
Wild polar bear. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Christian Baum photo. Happy Earth Day 2024! Today is a day when people from all over the world come together to take action and preserve our beautiful planet. The Earth Day 2024 theme is focused on engaging people, governments, institutions, and businesses to…
Guests photographing a polar bear from the viewing platform at Seal River Heritage Lodge on the Arctic Safari. Jad Davenport photo. It’s National Tourism Week (NTW) and the weather is warming up just in time! Now in its 14th year, National Tourism Week takes place from April 15-19 and is…