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…
Summer polar bears at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams If you want to see polar bears in the summer, we have to start early. There’s a lot of prep work to be done! Our preseason to-do list is long, detailed and designed with one goal in mind —…
Shaking off the wet at Seal River. Photo courtesy of Churchill Wild guest David Fox. by Paul Scriver, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide The Hudson Bay coastline has been providing an amazing diversity of wildlife for our Summer Dual Lodge Safaris. With the final day of the second safari underway,…
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…
A summer walk with polar bears at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Robert Postma photo. by Vanessa Descorcy 1. Walk with polar bears From July through November, you can stay at one of Churchill Wild’s three fly-in wilderness ecolodges and participate in daily guided treks through polar bear country. Polar bears…
Mom and cub on the beach at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Photo courtesy of @Donna.Racheal on Instagram. Click image for more. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild We had a beautiful encounter with a mom and cub recently at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. We spent all day trying to…
The bald eagles would soar high above the thermals, looking for their next meal. Photo courtesy of guest Mishko Hansen. by Bella Waterton, Churchill Wild Wilderness Guide What a finish to our last Birds, Bears and Belugas safari of the season! We had numerous polar bear encounters including a Mom…
Polar bear triplets at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Quent Plett photo. by Terry Elliot, Churchill Wild Guide We had another beautiful summer at Seal River Heritage Lodge this year highlighted by incredible polar bear encounters, happy beluga whale swimmers, dancing northern lights and my first ever sighting of polar bear…
Polar bear walks towards us at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Robert Postma photo. People are often surprised to hear that they can see polar bears during the summer at the Churchill Wild lodges, but polar bears naturally come ashore when the Hudson Bay ice melts, and as they do they…
Polar bear Mom and cubs on gravel bar at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. If you're thinking about going to see polar bears this summer you're in luck! We're almost sold out again this year thanks to hundreds of guest referrals and some wonderful TripAdvisor reviews, but we still have a…