Date: Jul 27th, 2009 - Aug 2nd, 2009
Code: BBB1
Cost: $ 3,349.00
Single Supplement Cost: $ 450.00
Trip Details
Tundra Buggy Days: 0.5
Capacity: 22 people
Guide Type: Interpretive Guides
Lodging: 1 nights Winnipeg, 3 nights Churchill
Meals:
None
Transportation:
O/W air - O/W rail
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive into Winnipeg by own arrangement. Afternoon Winnipeg city tour, including downtown Winnipeg, Legislative Building, St. Boniface Museum, and Manitoba Museum. Overnight in Winnipeg
Day 2
Depart Winnipeg by train. Day and night are spent on train, travelling north.
Day 3
Full day spent travelling north on train.
Day 4
Arrive in Churchill. Group participates in Town & Area Tour. Overnight in Churchill.
Day 5
Morning Beluga Whale three hour tour (includes tour of Prince of Wales Fort). Afternoon visits to the Eskimo Museum and Parks Canada Interpretive Center. Overnight in Churchill.
Day 6
Morning two-hour Zodiac whale watching tour. Afternoon Tundra Buggy Tour. Overnight in Churchill.
Day 7
Depart Churchill this morning, arrive Winnipeg mid day. Depart Winnipeg at leisure.
**Please contact our office for other possible departure dates.
Activities
Beluga Zodiac:
A guided excursion into the beluga whale estuary in a Zodiac®. Quickly move around the beluga whale estuary and experience the largest beluga whale population in the world at surface level. Zodiacs are industrial-strength inflatable boats commonly used by military and law enforcement agencies.
Boat Expedition:
On a Transport Canada approved vessel, discover hundreds of beluga whales in the mouth of the Churchill River. Then, across the river, tour Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site of Canada; the oldest most northerly stone fort in the country.
Churchill and Area Tour:
A guided bus tour of local and historical points of interest surrounding Churchill, including such attractions as Cape Merry, Port of Churchill and Manitoba Conservation's Polar Bear Holding Facility (weather permitting).
Eskimo Museum:
The museum contains one of Canada's finest collections of Inuit carvings, kayaks and artifacts dating from pre- Dorset, Dorset, Thule, and modern Inuit times.
Parks Canada Interpretive Centre:
Walk back in time viewing detailed and exciting wildlife dioramas, fur trade exhibits. View a series of videos on the history, culture and wildlife of the area. You leave chock-full of natural and historical information from the Churchill region.
Summer Tundra Buggy Adventure:
The best way to experience magnificent summer wildlife including caribou, arctic fox, and ptarmigan, is on an authentic Tundra Buggy. The Buggy meanders over a system of established trails, stopping at leisure to enjoy the scenery, search for wildlife, and take photos of the lush flora of the Arctic.
Winnipeg Tour:
Enjoy your stay in Winnipeg by learning about the city's unique and vibrant history on a guided tour. Begin the day with a tour of the historic Exchange District, with one of Winnipeg’s best attractions, the Manitoba Museum. After the Museum, head to the Forks National Historic Site. Visit Winnipeg’s French Quarter (St. Boniface) with its beautiful St. Boniface Cathedral, the oldest cathedral in Western Canada. View Upper Fort Garry Gate, the Legislative Building, and Winnipeg’s 393-acre Assiniboine Park where, weather permitting you will have the opportunity to walk through the unique Leo Mol Sculpture Garden. The tour will end at Fort Whyte Alive Nature Centre.