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Black Bear Viewing in Riding Mountain National Park
4 nights
This wildlife viewing tour offers the opportunity to photograph and learn about the black bear as well as a variety of other animals including moose, deer, elk, timber wolves and bald eagles, in their natural habitat. Spend one night in Winnipeg on arrival and three days within Riding Mountain National Park. This tour can be combined with polar bear viewing in October.
Holiday idea - 4 day or 7 day package
| Day 1 |
Arrive in Winnipeg and transfer to your central hotel for a one night stay. |
| Day 2 |
This morning you will pick up your self-drive car and head to Riding Mountain National Park, a three-hour drive from the city. Once in the park, you will check in to your accommodation at the Riding Mountain Guest Ranch for a three-night stay. Meet your Naturalist Guide, Dr. Jim Irwin, and enjoy a welcome dinner. A bear-watching tour will be provided this evening. |
| Days 3-4 |
Join your guide on daily, fully-commentated wildlife-viewing safaris and nature walks, as well as the opportunity to visit a vacant bear den. The black bears of Riding Mountain are renowned for their many colour phases - keep an eye out for blonde, taupe, cinnamon, red or chocolate bears. You will have an excellent chance of seeing these secretive forest creatures close-up, from the comfort and safety of a special viewing blind. You may even spot a mother bear with cubs! The park is home to a bison herd as well as moose, elk, deer, coyotes, timber wolves, and Bald eagles. Mid-day periods are free to use the recreational facilities at the ranch, such as hiking trails, canoes, kayaks, hot tub and horseshoe pits. |
| Day 5 |
Return to Winnipeg today, and return your rental car. Spend your final night in Winnipeg. |
| Day 6 | Return to the airport for your flight home. |
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| Dates | Departure dates: June to end of October |
| Prices from |
5 night package from £750 per person 7 night package from £1345 per person |
Price includes one night accommodation in Winnipeg (Hotel Fort Garry or similar), three day compact rental car, three evening sessions in bear-watching blind, early morning wildlife safaris and guided nature walks, three nights accommodation at Riding Mountain Guest Ranch, all meals while at Guest Ranch, all required land transportation for wildlife viewing and natural history activities, hosting and guiding services of Dr Jim and Candy Irwin, use of ranch facilities: canoes, kayaks, hiking trails, billiards, hot tub, horseshoe pits and natural history library, use of computer with high-speed, satellite Internet connection. International airfare, meals other than indicated, gratuities, insurance, items of a personal nature, taxes, fees, surcharges and insurances on rental car are not included.
Recommended stays
Dymond Lake Lodge
Located 30km north of Churchill, Dymond Lake Lodge is accessible only by plane. The remote location offers excellent bear watching opportunities from the lodge’s viewing tower, the nature trails or from the expansive picture windows. The guest rooms and cabins all have private bathrooms.
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| Prices | Contact us for further information. |
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