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Polar Bear Tours at Arctic Watch

Jul 04

Polar bears are stunning creatures. Topping the scales at 1,500 pounds, polar bears can be found across the high arctic. During the summer, polar bears scavenge the tundra in search of their next meals. Mother bears generally have 1 – 2 cubs, with 3 being the exception.

At Arctic Watch, the best time of year to see polar bears is from mid-summer (late July), once the ice has melted and the polar bears are forced to head for shore. The polar bears typically wander the shoreline of the Northwest Passage, scavenging for a morsel of food. Although the best place to see polar bears at Arctic Watch is along the Northwest Passage (a short ATV ride from the lodge), they can be found anywhere! We have spotted polar bears as far as 25km inland, fast asleep in the tundra, or simply wandering the hillsides. On occasion, a polar bear will wander past Arctic Watch enroute to the ocean; let me tell you, it makes for a wonderful dinnertime view!

Polar bear tours at Arctic Watch are the true polar bear experience. You aren’t on a big truck with 10 other people, you aren’t on a boat; you are simply sitting on a hillside, watching a bear wander past you. This isn’t a zoo; watching / photographing / observing polar bears at Arctic Watch is as close to nature as you are going to get!

I’ve had the chance to encounter numerous polar bears in the past 15 years in the Arctic, however the best polar bear experience always remains to be had at Arctic Watch. To watch a polar bear in “his” environment, wandering down the shoreline, beluga whales and seals in the water, birds flying above and icebergs floating past, is simply stunning. The bear usually doesn’t know you are there, as he wanders past, while you watch from the hillside above…

Here are a few great pictures, taken at Polar Bear Point, along the Northwest Passage, a 30 minute ATV ride from Arctic Watch!

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