Classic Polar Bear Adventure

Special Interest Departures

Polar Bears in a Changing Arctic: Climate Change Focus
14 October 2020
Travel with Natural Habitat's founder and president Ben Bressler, and the World Wildlife Fund's Climate & Energy Manager Melanie Gade, on this special expedition into the fragile ecosystem of the Canadian Arctic. As you search for polar bears and explore the tundra, learn how climate change is affecting the wildlife, habitats and humanity of the far north. Discover some of the Arctic's rarest treasures, and learn how you can make a lasting impact to protect them. Plus, when you join this groundbreaking trip, Natural Habitat will offset the entire carbon output from your life for an entire year!

Churchill from a Woman's Perspective: Women-Only Tour
09 October 2020
Embark upon an empowering adventure seen through a female lens, on this all-women expedition into the Arctic. With a female expedition leader and driver, head out onto the tundra in a Polar Rover in search of the mighty polar bear and other wildlife and discover the often-overlooked stories of women in Arctic exploration and science. Learn about the women who were lifelines for expeditions and entrepreneurship during Canada’s early days, and meet those who are the backbone of the settlement of Churchill today, home to generations of indigenous peoples and pioneers. You’ll come away not just awed by encounters with polar bears, but inspired by the exploits of the women who continue to play a crucial role in Canada's remote north.

Photography Tours
26, 27 October 2020
01, 02, 03, 08 ,09, 12 November 2020
These special focus departures designed for photography enthusiasts include three full days on the tundra to allow the chance to capture polar bears in the wild. Travel with an expert naturalist-photographer for hands-on daytime coaching followed by evening lectures about how to capture the ethereal Arctic light and its wildlife. With just 16 guests on the Polar Rover there’s a window seat for everyone, plenty of space for camera equipment, and room to manouevre for unrivalled polar bear photos.

Responsible Travel

Since 2007 all Natural Habitat's trips and office operations have been completely carbon-neutral, making them the world's first 100% carbon-neutral travel company. Natural Habitat embarked on this ambitious project in partnership with Sustainable Travel International, paying to offset the carbon emissions that result from all their office and trip related activities.

Beginning in 2019, Natural Habitat are now offsetting all guests' flights to and from the starting point of their adventures, increasing the total amount of their carbon offsetting by 300-400%! Here's how it works: Natural Habitat calculate the carbon emitted from activities on your adventure (the majority of these emissions result from burning fossil fuels for transportation).  They then fund carbon reduction projects to balance emissions in an amount equal to that released on their trips. For example, they pay for the reforestation of native tree species in Zimbabwe and the provision of efficient, biomass-fuelled cook stoves in Rwanda to replace the burning of wood.

From the beginning of January 2007 through the end of 2018, Natural Habitat have offset 17,272 tons of carbon dioxide. According to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) this is equivalent to 3,648 cars not on the road for a year; 2,551 homes not using electricity for one year or 447,624 tree seedlings grown for 10 years.