Polar bear cuties. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Steve Pressman photo. by George Williams Steve Pressman was hoping to see polar bear babies on his third polar bear safari with Churchill Wild. He got more than he bargained for. A wildlife trifecta! Pressman met with wolves on the second day of…
Humans have always been drawn to animals' impressive power, movement, colour and size. Cheetahs are revered for their speed and unique spots; polar bears for being one of the largest carnivores on the planet; birds-of-paradise for their rainbow of feathers. With so much power and beauty on display in the…
More than two-thirds of the world’s polar bears are in Canada. Churchill Wild is home to the world’s first and only Polar Bear Walking Safaris based out of our fly-in-only remote Arctic lodges. Here at our eco-lodges, you will learn more about these fascinating animals and their home environment. We’ve…
We know there are always so many choices to make when booking a vacation, so we strive to make your planning a little easier by helping you choose the right Churchill Wild lodge for you. Hint: it might be all three. We strive for consistently high customer service at each…
Written By George Williams Greta. Acrylic enamel painting by Kal Barteski “Enjoying the sunbeam, her grace and poise so elegant and glamorous. I could almost feel the warmth of the sun coming off her coat as she melted into the rock day bed.” ~ Kal Barteski We couldn’t imagine a better…
We take food seriously up in the north. So it may sound funny, but by the time you sit down to your first lodge meal, a lot of planning has already gone into making sure the moment feels cozy and welcoming. It begins when you first connect with staff—and they…
August marked our official opening! Like a polar bear running across the frozen tundra, we went from 0 to 40 km/h in what felt like an instant. Unlike a polar bear that rests after such a burst of speed, it was go, go, go for the Churchill Wild team for…
When the bears come off the Hudson Bay ice when it melts in spring, where do they go until it freezes again in the fall, a period of some three to five months? Wind and cold temperatures do not deter people from all over the world to visit northern Manitoba…
Places hold magic. Our lodges are no different, but it’s more than simply the lodge itself. It’s the blue shadows on the drifts as a wolf steals past Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. It’s frozen bubbles beneath the lake at Dymond Lake Lodge or the rocky braided river that glistens at…
https://youtu.be/PLvLTQe4wpE?rel=0 Churchill Wild specializes in ground-level walking tours through the polar bear inhabited regions of Arctic Canada. We own and operate the only permanent ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast, which is home to the largest and most accessible polar bear population on the planet. We pioneered polar bear walking…