This page summarise more of our popular departures, further details including full colour brochures are available from us. In almost all cases, we have had clients enjoy these trips in previous years.
Tonga Humpbacks
Tonga’s tropical waters are the mating and calving grounds for Humpback Whales which migrate from their winter feeding grounds in Antarctica. Our trip is based at a beachfront lodge on Vava’u and we will make daily small boat excursions to see the whales and subject to strict conditions (we will not disturb the whales), plan to snorkel with them. We will enjoy lots of other snorkelling opportunities with unspoilt corals and myriads of tropical fish. Previous snorkelling experience is required for this holiday. Some tropical seabirds breed here too.
Holiday info
Dates: 13th – 21st August and 17th – 24th September 2010
Naturalist: TBC
Cost: £3219 per person based on sharing a twin room
Deposit: £500 per person
Maximum no. of participants: 12
Price includes: Return economy class flights from Los Angeles, transfers, accommodation in rooms with private facilities, excursions, services of leader, all meals in Tonga.
Price excludes: Flights to Los Angeles, insurance, drinks, gratuities and items of a personal nature.
Bahamas Dolphins
Imagine spending days, swimming and snorkelling in shallow, crystal clear waters and assisting ongoing scientific work on some of the area’s Spotted Dolphins. No previous experience required as you spend 7 days aboard a 65’ live-aboard sailing vessel exploring these tranquil waters. Updating the catalogue of individual animals will form the main thrust of this year’s work. Departures from Freeport, 24th – 30th July, 31st July – 6th August and 7th – 13th August 2010. Prices from £1299 per person, sharing cabins, excluding flights.
South East Alaska
This superb wildlife cruise offers the best of Alaska’s famous wildlife. ‘Bubble-net’ feeding Humpbacks, Orcas, dolphins, both Black and Brown Bears, Steller’s Sea Lions, Bald Eagles and much more. Join us aboard our motor vessel Snow Goose as we explore this unspoilt wilderness surrounded by glaciers and snow-capped mountains.
Dates: 24th July – 2nd August 2010
Naturalist /guide: TBC
Cost: £2769 per person based on sharing a twin cabin
Deposit: £500 per person
Maximum no. of participants: 12
Price includes: Cruise aboard vessel in twin cabins with shore excursions. The vessel has 3 heads (WC) and 2 showers, services of naturalist and all meals aboard vessel.
Price excludes: Flights, insurance, pre/post hotels, transfers, drinks, crew gratuities, and items of a personal nature.
Newfoundland Whale Study Weeks
We have offered these trips for some years now, led by local expert David Snow. Land-based with a combination of small boat trips and other excursions. A large population of Humpbacks live in these waters plus Minke Whales and dolphins. Over twenty species of cetacean have been recorded. Other wildlife includes Caribou, seals, nesting Puffins and Gannets. Whilst you enjoy the whales, scientists will be continuing their ongoing work and we may be able to listen to the whales beneath us using hydrophones.
Holiday info
Dates: 4th – 10th, 11th – 17th, 18th – 24th July 2010
Leader: David Snow
Cost : Sharing twin room £1735
Single supplement: £215
Deposit: 10%
Group size: Maximum number of participants will be 8 plus leader.
Price includes: Hotel accommodation in St John’s in twin bedded rooms with private facilities, breakfast and lunches, two dinners, boat trips and land excursions as described, all transfers, services of naturalist/guides and boat crews.
Price excludes: Flights, travel insurance, other dinners, drinks, souvenirs, gratuities, laundry charges and other items of a personal nature.
Churchill Polar Bears including Tundra Buggy Lodges
The coastal town of Churchill is the undisputed Polar Bear Capital of the world. Just outside of town, where the tundra of sub-arctic Manitoba meets the frigid waters of Hudson Bay, large numbers of these great carnivores congregate with astounding regularity. By mid-October, no better place exists to see Polar Bears with such ease and safety. Clear nights should yield the spectacular Northern Lights too.
A separate full colour brochure giving full details of these tours is available from us.
Holiday information
Dates: Departures mid October – late November 2009 and 2010
Prices: Hotel-based from £1425 per person sharing a twin (3 night Adventurer), from £2899 per person sharing (5 nights Enthusiast).
Tundra Buggy Lodge-based from £2149 per person sharing a twin (4 nights Adventurer), from £4249 per person sharing (6 nights Enthusiast) or from £4545 per person sharing (7 nights Specialist)
Single supplements: from £229- £385 depending on the exact tour.
Deposit: £500 per person
Price includes: return flights from Winnipeg to Churchill, accommodation (Winnipeg, hotel in Churchill or Tundra Buggy Lodge) and meals as per itinerary, transfers, services of guides as booked, Tundra Buggy tours, some itineraries include other excursions, taxes.
Price excludes: Flights to Winnepeg, other meals, insurance, drinks, gratuities and items of a personal nature.
Bowhead Whales of Foxe Basin
A unique opportunity to visit the Canadian Arctic, staying in a camp on the edge of land, and weather permitting, going out daily for five days in small boats to see and photograph the local Bowhead Whales, Walrus and arctic birds of the region. The 2007 recce enjoyed Bowheads from as little as 50 metres in perfect weather conditions, spy-hopping, fluking and even mating! There is always also the chance of Polar Bears too. This area was one of the main filming regions for the movie ‘Arctic Tale’. Limited to just eight participants. Departure during July 2010, from approx £3029 per person excluding flights to Igloolik, reached via Winnipeg.
Churchill Belugas
Up to 3000 Beluga Whales spend high summer in the Churchill River and these six day trips from Winnipeg includes two boat trips to get up close and personal to the ‘canaries of the north’, with options for kayaking and snorkelling too. You will also explore the summer tundra, enjoy a tundra buggy drive and there’s always a chance of an occasional Polar Bear. Departures July and August 2010 from £2029 per person excluding flights to Winnipeg. Single supplement from £275.
Narwhals and Belugas – Life at the Edge of the Ice
These awesome 14 day expeditions include nine days at an ice-edge Eco-base Camp in Lancaster Sound watching, photographing, kayaking and snorkelling with these almost mythical denizens of the High Arctic. Qualified divers can go one step further still. Watch Narwhals rest on the surface, cross tusks as they ‘sword-fight’ and exhale plumes of mist. Join Belugas as they whistle and chirrup around you. Experience the real Inuit style of life. There are good chances of seeing Bowheads, Polar Bears and high latitude birds. These have got to be the most amazing Arctic cetacean trips ever! Departures in May and June 2010 from Pond Inlet, Baffin Island from £7989 per person, excluding airfares. Full details available on request from us.
Other North American Wildlife Holidays
Wolves and Wildlife of Yellowstone
The world’s first National Park is especially magical in winter. These 7 days trips seek out not only Wolves but Bison, Moose, Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Coyotes, Mule Deer plus Bald and Golden Eagles. Add stunning snow-covered scenery, not forgetting Old Faithful erupting in it’s winter crystalline veil and you will come home with unforgettable memories. Private, heated snow vehicles will be used and comfortable western-style accommodation. Departures January and February 2010 from £2499 twin share, single supplement £255. Excludes flights (joining point Jackson Hole or Bozeman, Wyoming)
The Spirit Bears and Humpbacks of British Colombia
This fabulous voyage goes in search of the white form of Black Bear, known as the Spirit Bears by the original natives of the region. Add Brown Bears, a chance of wolves, running Salmon, Orcas, Humpbacks and much more, set in world-famous scenery with the planet’s oldest and tallest trees around you. Only one departure is scheduled for 2010, 19th – 27th September, from £3869 twin share, excluding flights to Vancouver.
Harp Seal Watch
Every March, 250,000 Harp Seals migrate from Greenland to the Gulf of the St Lawrence to have their pure white pups on the ice floes surrounding the Magdalen Islands. These 7 and 8 days trips spend up to four days on the ice, weather permitting, with the vast herds. Departures 26th February – 5th March, 3rd – 9th and 7th – 14th March 2010 from £3059 per person, excluding flights to Quebec City.
More information is available for all these holidays from us.
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