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.…
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 bears playing in Hudson Bay. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Andreas Meyer-Wernecke photo. by Maggie Cole Most people think you can only see Churchill polar bears in the traditional polar bear viewing months of October and November, but you can actually see these great white bears along the Hudson Bay…
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…
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…
Big, powerful polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge. (Peggy Peregrine-Spear) By George Williams “The kindness of everyone at the lodges.” That was the first thing Peggy Peregrine-Spear said to us when asked about her polar bear safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge last fall.…
A walk in the fireweed. Young polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Michael Poliza photo. by George Williams The anticipation is building as we eagerly await our return to Seal River Heritage Lodge in July for our beloved Birds, Bears, & Belugas safari. After a three-month break, we'll be…