Tauck Value Includes: • Small groups averaging 30 Tauck guests


• Two tundra vehicle excursions in polar bear country with a naturalist guide; a presentation on life in Churchill by a local First Nation resident; a dog-sled ride and private dinner at the Manitoba Museum


• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted


• 14 meals (5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners); service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage – and private charter flights between Winnipeg and Churchill


Experience life on the Arctic tundra, home to polar bears, snowy owls, Arctic foxes – and Eskimos


MANITOBA: POLAR BEAR ADVENTURE


1. ARRIVE WINNIPEG Tour begins: 2:00 PM at Inn at the Forks. Transfers are included from Winnipeg Int’l Airport to the Inn at the Forks. Your adventure begins with an orientation tour to the “Gateway of the West,” culminating with a private reception and welcome dinner at the Manitoba Museum, showcasing artifacts from the Hudson’s Bay Company and the 17th-century trading ship, Nonsuch. Meals D


2. CHURCHILL’S ARCTIC LIFE Everyone’s up early today for a private charter flight to Churchill, “Polar Bear Capital of the World.” A guided tour includes the village of Churchill, isolated yet alive with arctic life, from waterfowl, beluga whales, seals and polar bears to vestiges of its position as a grain exporting town. Meals BLD


3. POLAR BEAR CAPERS Visit Churchill’s Eskimo Museum to view one of Canada’s most comprehensive collections of Inuit artifacts and sculptures (visit day may vary). Then take a seat inside an all-terrain tundra vehicle to enter the arctic wonderland of Manitoba’s Hudson Bay shores. Each autumn, polar bears migrate from the frigid inland to Churchill, the staging area for their winter food-hunting season, offering the opportunity to see them in their natural habitat. You may see cubs cavorting, teenaged polar bears “wrestling,” or old-timers checking out their visitors. Our


naturalist guide will tell you all about these amazing creatures, as well as news of the global conservation efforts that are taking place on their behalf. Meals BLD


4. LIFE ON THE TUNDRA Back out on the tundra plains (in your heated vehicle), look for signs of wildlife – snowy white owls perched on high, cruising falcons and trotting arctic foxes – all on the hunt for unsuspecting prey, like lemmings, the lowest creature on the food chain. Then warm up with stories and lore about daily life on the Hudson Bay, past and present, from a local First Nation resident. Meals BLD


5. DOG SLEDDING! / WINNIPEG Dog sledding is a beloved tradition in Churchill; attend a presentation by trainers that sheds light on the history of these northern breeds and the sport itself. Then experience the whooshing exhilaration of a dog-sled ride for yourself. This afternoon you’ll fly by private charter to Winnipeg; join us this evening for a farewell reception and dinner at your inn in downtown Winnipeg. Meals BLD


6. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Winnipeg. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from the Inn at the Forks to Winnipeg International Airport. Please allow a minimum of three hours for flight check-in. Meals B


Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035 (5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches & 5 Dinners) 6 DAYS FROM $6,550*


BEGINS WINNIPEG Oct 24, 30 Nov 5, 11


Go to www.tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability; additional departure dates may become available as these sell out.


PRICE PER PERSON


Double $6550 Single $7120 Triple $6285 Departures average 30 Tauck guests.


* Airfare is additional. Tauck can book your air to and from Winnipeg, Manitoba, for travel originating in the U.S., subject to availability.


Please ask about additional hotel nights before or after your tour and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Product.


FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Night 1,5 Night 2-4


Inn at the Forks Lazy Bear Lodge


Winnipeg Churchill


Churchill MANITOBA ONTARIO SASKATCHEWAN Maximum Elevation: 781 ft.


Winnipeg


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