Arctic - Polar Bears and Northern Lights of the Torngat Mountains (9 Days)

Mid-March to April polar bears begin to move onto the sea ice and into the fiords near the Torngat Mountains of northern, Nunavik in search of seal pups. Large male bear - giants on the ice, juvenile bears as well as mothers and cubs can be found seen. The world of the polar bears and the cubs is a one of ice, a frozen land-scape and set in the foothills of the Torngat mountains.

The entry point to the polar bear areas - potentially even denning areas, will be based out of the Inuit community of Kangiqsualujjuaq - or commonly known as "George River", with a population of 600 mainly Inuit people. We depart George River for the Arctic Kingdom exclusive base camp that will be set up approximately 60km from the community on an peninsula overlooking the sea ice of Ungava Bay.This exclusive base camp, comprising of heated dome structures and and insulated habitats will be a comfortable, remote setting to conduct day trips by snowmobile in search of polar bear and potentially cubs.

Arctic Kingdom works closely with local experienced Inuit hunters who know where polar bears, including cubs, linger on the sea ice in order to find seals and seal pups. To augment the day trips that we will be conducted overland and sea ice with the snowmobiles, a helicopter will take you to explore the stunning Torngat mountain, the immense Korac and George River, over the newest national park of and out to the sea ice floe edge where polar bears should be found in large numbers. The floe edge can consist of much jumbled pack ice making travel by snowmobile difficult. Using a helicopter we can access an area of polar bears that has previously never been seen before by anyone but researchers and scientists and local Inuit.

Once the day has come to an end, and the sun has sunk below the horizon in fire of reds and oranges, the darkness of the night sky will reveal one of natures most awe inspiring sights - the Aurora Borealis - also known as the Northern lights. If conditions are right, we are in one of the best locations in the Arctic to witness this natural spectacle.

Expedition Highlights

·Be one of the few to witness polar bears near the Torngat mountains in this extremely remote area at eye level.
·See the brilliant Northern Lights on clear night skies
·Fly over some of eastern Canada's highest peaks in the Torngat mountains
·Visit three distinct regions - Torngat Mountain Foothills, the George River Plateau and the Ungava Coast.
·Helicopter to the floe edge to see polar bears hunting seals
·Abundant wildlife such as Caribou, Arctic Fox and baby seals
·Watch Inuit hunters track polar bear tracks in search of polar bear cubs
·Snowmobile along traditional Inuit routes to the Arctic Kingdom base camp
·Possibly see the northern lights
·Experience the most comfortable remote base camps available - the Arctic Kingdoms Exclusive Arctic Dome Base Camp
·Travel through Nunaviks newest park - Kuururjuaq as we cross the Koroc River to the basecamp

Operated by Arctic Kingdom

Departures: March, April