Itinerary

Take a taxi from Winnipeg Airport to your hotel Inn at the Forks and check in. Overnight in Winnipeg.

After breakfast, a group transfer will take you to the airport for your flight to Churchill on Hudson Bay.
A Lazy Bear Lodge guide will meet you upon arrival at Churchill Airport and escort you to the lodge where you take the Cultural and Heritage Tour to explore various historic sites in Churchill and surrounding area. These include Cape Merry, an outside tour of the polar bear holding facility, and the wreckage of the famous plane, “Miss Piggy”.
Afterwards, check in and meet your hosts for the next five days. You will have a limited amount of free time to independently explore Churchill. You may also enquire about optional tours and excursions, although it’s better to book these at the time of booking. See day 5 for some excursion suggestions.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Today you depart on a full-day Hudson Bay Coastal Tour on the flagship ‘Matonabee’, the only arctic cruising vessel with underwater viewing windows. You’ll have the opportunity to view polar bears along the coast of Hudson Bay and other local river estuaries.
These magnificent creatures can be seen swimming in the water or cooling off on the rocks. A day of fun and learning is complemented by lunch served on board.
Breakfast, takeaway lunch and dinner included.

Hudson Bay is home to more than 50,000 beluga whales. After breakfast, you take to the waves again on a three-hour Beluga Whale Boat Tour in search of ivory-coloured belugas.
Also included in the excursion is a walking tour of the historic Prince of Wales Fort, giving you an overview of the region’s past.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Today you may embark on any postponed or optional tours requested. It’s recommended that these activities are requested at the time of booking but it may be possible to book later, depending on availability.

These include kayaking amongst beluga whales in the Churchill River with an experienced guide or “aqua-gliding” with belugas on Hudson Bay or the Churchill River on a floating mat tethered to a boat.

You can also independently visit sites like the Itsanitaq Museum and the Canada Parks Museum as well as unique shops and native art in town.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Following a delicious breakfast at the Lazy Bear Lodge Café, this three-hour Tundra Tour allows you to explore the tundra’s flora and fauna in the comfort of the Arctic Crawler, a specially constructed all-terrain vehicle.
The lodge shuttle takes you to Churchill Airport for your return flight to Winnipeg. Upon arrival in Winnipeg, you will transfer to Grand Winnipeg Airport Hotel.
Breakfast included.
You could choose to extend your stay in Winnipeg by a day or so. Manitoba’s capital has a busy summer events programme and some interesting attractions including The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the 100-metre Tower of Hope, Assiniboine Park and the diverse biomes of The Leaf, the Forks food market as well as the beaches of Lake Winnipeg nearby.

After breakfast, check out of your hotel and transfer independently to Winnipeg International airport for your return flight. Breakfast included.