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| Polar Bear Discovery
A 7-Day tour starting from $3,699
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| Journey to the land of the Polar Bear. Get up close and personal with these thousand-pound wonders in the wild. See the Northern Lights dance across the Arctic sky. Thrill to the magnificent scenery, natural beauty and rare wildlife from your warm Tundra Bus. Join us for an adventure of a lifetime in the Canadian wilderness! |
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• Services of a professional tour manager
• 9 Meals (3 dinners, 2 lunches and 4 breakfasts) • Round trip airport transfers • $35 in Mayflower Money Hotel Accommodations Days One and Six – Best Western Charterhouse, Winnipeg, Manitoba Days Two and Five – VIA Rail overnight Days Three and Four – Lazy Bear Lodge, Churchill, Manitoba
Day One
• Arrive in Winnipeg with included transfers to your hotel • Welcome dinner Day Two • Breakfast at your hotel • Motorcoach to Thompson • Board VIA Rail for overnight trip to Churchill Day Three • Morning arrival in Churchill with transfer to Lazy Bear Lodge • Churchill Cultural Heritage Tour • Dinner at the Lazy Bear Lodge Day Four • Breakfast at the lazy Bear Lodge • Full day of Polar Bear viewing aboard tundra bus with included lunch Day Five • Breakfast at the Lazy Bear Lodge • Another full day of Polar Bear viewing aboard tundra bus with included lunch • Board Via Rail for overnight trip to Thompson Day Six • Board waiting motorcoach to Winnipeg • Farewell dinner en route Day Seven • Breakfast at your hotel • Transfer to Winnipeg Airport for return flight home
Winnipeg – Gateway to the Canadian West
Rising from the shores of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, Winnipeg is the capital and largest city in the province of Manitoba. The city’s rich architecture, brick warehouses and rail depots reflect its importance as a historic supply center. A 1920s boomtown, Winnipeg is a vibrant Canadian cultural center with its many art galleries, museums and The Forks market. It is here you’ll meet your traveling companions for a welcome dinner. The next morning, take a scenic ride by motorcoach to Thompson, where we’ll board Canada’s VIA Rail to Churchill. Built in 1929, it took over 3,000 men to lay the 1,000 miles of rail track between Winnipeg and Churchill. Tundra Bus – The Best Way to See the Best Show on Earth With large, overinflated tires, the tundra vehicles are designed to safely travel over the fragile ecosystem. Our warm, self-contained tundra bus takes us out onto the tundra to view these magnificent beasts, some just a few feet away from our window. Invented and perfected in Churchill, the tundra buses let you get within a few feet of the bears and be completely safe, secure and comfortable! Vehicles are well-heated with onboard washroom facilities and large viewing windows, plus a special open-air observation platform for watching the bears. Have your cameras ready! Lazy Bear Lodge – Your Warm, Comfortable Home in Churchill Rustic and charming, the Lazy Bear Lodge is an elegant, handcrafted log building providing warm, comfortable accommodations. The newest in Churchill, the Lazy Bear Lodge is smoke-free and family-run, bringing you the best in personal service and quality amenities. Eat fireside at the Lazy Bear Cafe as you feast on homemade cuisine, creating a true Northern ambiance you’ll always remember. Churchill – Discover the Polar Bear Capital of the World Established as a grain port in the early 1700s, the frontier town of Churchill is home to the world’s southernmost population of polar bears. These magnificent creatures, the monarch of the Arctic, tip the scales at over 1300 pounds and can stand some 10 feet tall. Anticipating the winter freeze, polar bears congregate along the coast beginning in October to return to the seal-rich feeding grounds on the ice flows of Hudson Bay. Watch as they search for food, play and roughhouse as they have for centuries. Tours are led by experienced driver-guides whose years of hands-on experience in the Churchill region provide an insightful narration. In your hunt for wildlife, you may also sight arctic foxes, arctic hares, caribou, ringed seals and the beautiful willow ptarmigan. Get an awe-inspiring look at the greatest wildlife viewing spectacles on Earth. For those who hear the “call of the wild,” join us for this once in a lifetime experience! SPACE IS LIMITED!
Departure Date October 4, 2009 Per Person Rates Twin $3,699 Single add $629 Triple deduct $12 Rooms for the night before and after the tour are available. Cost for a room in Winnipeg is $139, tax included. CURRENT SPECIALS: Early Bird Price on Select Tours
Land Tour pp Price Book Early & Save
up to $1,500 $100 per couple $1,501 to $2,000 $200 per couple $2,001 & up $300 per couple
Offer valid on the following tours:
Ireland, Scandinavia, Waterways of Russia, Europe by Train, Dutch Waterways in Sprintime, Historic Poland & Prauge, Majestic Swiss Alips & the Glacier Express, Rome & Mediterranean Classic Cruise, Italy & Amalfi Coast, Italy w/ a Tuscan Culinary Experience, Jewels of the Adriatic, Greece, Barcelona & Med Cruise, Treasures of the Pharaohs, Israel, China & Yangtze River cruise, Discover the Panama Canal, South American Adventure, Costa Rica,
Early Bird Savings Details:
Savings applicable for new bookings based on the Early Booking Savings schedule listed on page 6 of the brochure or early bird price reflecting the savings listed on each holiday in the 2009 World brochure. This savings is not applicable to tours listed in the 2008-09 or 2009 Deluxe Escorted Motorcoach Holidays brochures or the 2008 or 2009 United States, Canada and Mexico brochures. Reservations received by January 31, 2009 receive applicable savings as listed on page 6 of the brochure or the early bird price on each holiday in the 2009 World brochure. This offer may be used in conjunction with valid Mayflower Money and Referral Rewards. No other savings offers apply. Savings may be used on multiple holidays.
Please mention code IEB0808 at time of booking. |
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