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The rugged scenery makes for good hiking territory
polar bears at Churchill in Manitoba, which
CRUISES.
are offered by many UK operators. As one While the many cruises that sail up from
of the world’s endangered species because of Vancouver to Alaska are very much a
the shrinking Arctic ice cap and subsequent mainstream holiday, the more adventurous
loss of habitat, there is also a sense of traveller can follow in explorers’ wakes on a
urgency in seeing these huge beasts. series of specialist journeys around Canada’s
The best time to see polar bears is in Arctic region. There are several different
October and November as they wait for the journeys in the far north, including cruises Camping on the snow in the footsteps of Frobisher
Hudson Bay to freeze. A one-week package around the famed Northwest Passage and
costs about £3,000. Further animals can be also to Baffin Island. from Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories,
seen in summer, including other bears and Inuit-owned Cruise North offers a range as a great place to see the lights.
the distinctive white beluga whales, plus of these journeys on its expedition ships, There’s little daylight during the winter
moose, caribou and abundant birdlife. which are featured by specialists such as months, but that doesn’t stop tourists taking
Frontier and Windows on the Wild. part in activities such as dog-sledding,
TOURING.
Peregrine Adventures also offers a cruise snowmobiling, snowshoeing and ice-skating.
The Yukon is the area where most self-drive through the Northwest Passage, while
tours are offered, and it is often combined Explore! has a package retracing the journey
FIRST NATIONS & INUIT CULTURE.
with neighbouring Alaska. Scheduled daily of British explorer Martin Frobisher to Baffin Many tourism businesses are owned,
flights to the Yukon capital of Whitehorse Island. Packages for these itineraries tend to operated and staffed by Inuit or First Nations
from Canada’s major cities make it one of cost between £3,000 and £5,000. people, who try to give guests a taste of their
the more accessible areas of the far north. culture and lifestyle. Many tours include
Activities include canoeing, rafting, hiking,
NORTHERN LIGHTS.
some element of native culture such as visits
fishing and even a horse-safari as well as For those who don’t mind the cold and want to remote communities and handicraft dem-
stays in remote wilderness lodges. Tourists to travel to the Yukon or Northwest Territories onstrations. For example, Jetset’s Yukon river
can learn about the gold rush by visiting in the winter, one of the bonuses is seeing itinerary features First Nations ceremonies.
Dawson City and the Klondike gold fields. the spectacular northern lights. With little
Canoeing is available on the Northwest light pollution, they are some of the best
Territories’ Nahanni river and Bloodvein areas to see the nightly light show
WHO TO GO WITH
river in Manitoba through specialists between late August and April.
such as Windows on the Wild. Frontier recommends
Operators featuring northern Canada include:
Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Blachford Lake
■ 1st Class Holidays – 1stclassholidays.com
Territories, is also known Lodge, a 20-
■ All America Holidays – allamericaholidays.co.uk
as the diamond capital of minute flight
■ Bales Worldwide – balesworldwide.com
North America.
■ Connections – cnww.co.uk
■ Explore! – explore.co.uk
■ Frontier Holidays – frontier-canada.co.uk
■ Jetset – jetsetholidays.co.uk
■ Nats – northamericatravelservice.co.uk
■ Peregrine Adventures – peregrineadventures.co.uk
■ Titan HiTours – titantravel.co.uk
■ Travel 2 – travel2.com
■ Travelpack – travelpack.com
■ Wildlife Worldwide – wildlifeworldwide.com
■ Windows on the Wild – windowsonthewild.com
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