When your brother is splashing you. Photo by Quin Schrock @everchanginghorizon on Instagram. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild. We had an eventful first week at Seal River Heritage Lodge and the trip lived up to its name, as Birds, Bears and Belugas were seen by all! The…
https://youtu.be/q-bYPs2pXJA?rel=0 Imagine a place, where time stands still. Where you feel completely, and utterly present. Here, there are no barriers between you and the world. You are at peace, in the moment. Spanning six continents and a wealth of wilderness, National Geographic’s Unique Lodges of the World are places to…
Polar bear cubs following Mom across a river at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by Allison Francoeur Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there were magical places where you could walk with polar bears. The Hudson Bay coast in Manitoba, Canada was one of those places, and…
Guests photographing a polar bear at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge on the Hudson Bay Odyssey. Robert Postma photo. When do you want to see polar bears in 2020? Pick your favourite season! Churchill Wild pioneered polar bear walking safaris 26 years ago. Since then, over 4,000 guests have experienced the…
Return to Nanuk. Ian Johnson photo. by George Williams Ian Johnson has been walking with polar bears and showcasing the Churchill Wild lodges to his photography clients since 2012. He’ll be back again in the fall of 2019. Word-of-mouth business has been good. Ian Johnson. The 52-year-old professional safari guide,…
Mom and cubs at Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Michael Poliza photo. Dear Friends, Christmas is a time for enjoying the many blessings of family and loved ones. Our newly born polar bear cubs will soon be emerging from their dens with Mom and heading out on to the Hudson Bay sea…
Polar bear in fireweed. Dennis Fast photo by George Williams In celebration of Churchill Wild's 25th anniversary, we thought we'd create a gallery of some of the amazing polar bears we've walked with over the years. We've seen an astonishing number of the great white bears, thousands actually! We were…
They're talking about us again. Daniel D'Auria photo. Polar Bear Week takes place from November 4-10 this year, at the same time that the polar bears are gathering on the shores of Hudson Bay waiting for the ice to form. It's a week in which people from all over the…
Polar bear cubs on the move at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Haskell Rosenberg photo. by Bella Waterton, Churchill Wild Wilderness Guide Another amazing week has come to an end at Seal River Heritage Lodge, and guests on this Polar Bear Photo Safari were treated to some amazing encounters and views of…
One. Two. Three. Go!! See video below for what happened next. by Jenn Truijen, Churchill Wild Supper time is generally an active time around Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Wildlife often appears around 6:30 or 7:30 p.m. whether that be wolves, polar bears or black bears. Recently, we've had a larger…