Belugas, Birds & Blooms
By Travel Manitoba
05/27/2008
Summer is the perfect time for your group to visit Manitoba and we offer exciting itineraries including beluga whale watching, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, Tundra Buggy Adventures and town and area tours. As well, your group travel members have time to enjoy other attractions in Churchill such as the Eskimo Museum, Parks Canada facility and the town complex. Group travelers can choose from a number of gift shops where souvenirs range from postcards to hand-made Inuit wall hangings and stone car
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- Two beluga whale boat expedition tours
- Tundra Buggy® interpretive adventure
- Prince of Wales Fort interpretive tour
- Churchill town and area tour
Tour Dates:
Number of Days: 6
DAY 1:
Guests will depart Winnipeg in the evening by VIA Rail where they will
enjoy an overnight on the train.
DAY 2:
Guests will sit back and enjoy the full-day journey as we travel north,
watching the scenery change from big city to farmland, boreal forest and
lakes until we reach the sub-Arctic tundra in Churchill.
DAY 3:
Guests arrive in Churchill in the morning. The group will immediately
embark on a town and area guided bus tour of local and historical points
of interest surrounding Churchill, including Cape Merry, Port of Churchill
and Manitoba Conservation's Polar Bear Holding Facility. Guests will
have the opportunity to enjoy lunch at one of the famed local restaurants
and will check into their hotel later in the afternoon. This evening will be
free to enjoy a quiet evening in this quaint northern community.
DAY 4:
Breakfast can be enjoyed at leisure at one of the local restaurants of
choice. Beluga whale tours are scheduled according to high tide and
today guests will enjoy their first beluga whale tour in a Coast Guardapproved
vessel that will include an interpretive tour of Price of Wales
Fort, the oldest, most northerly, stone fort in the country. There will also
be time to visit some of the unscheduled attractions in town such as the
Eskimo Museum and Parks Canada Interpretive Center.
DAY 5:
Breakfast can be enjoyed at leisure at one of the local restaurants of
choice. Beluga whale tours are scheduled according to high tide and
today guests will enjoy their second beluga whale tour in a guided
Zodiac® boat. These boats are smaller and inflatable, which allows for a
more intimate whale experience at surface level. Guests will be able to
have lunch before being transferred to the Tundra Buggy® launch site.
Guests will participate in a half-day summer Tundra Buggy® tour, which
is the best way to experience magnificent summer wildlife, including
caribou, arctic fox, and ptarmigan. The Buggy will meander over a system
of established trails, stopping at leisure for the guests to enjoy the
scenery, search for wildlife, and take photos of the lush flora of this
unique sub-Arctic environment. Guests will be given time to shop and
explore more unscheduled attractions in town.
DAY 6:
Guests will have the opportunity for an early breakfast at a location of
their choice before being transferred to the airport for their departure
back to Winnipeg. Guests will arrive in Winnipeg in the early afternoon and depart at their leisure.
