Canadian Arctic Wildlife Safari Cruise
Why join this Voyage?
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A quest to meet the Arctic’s Big 5 – walrus, caribou, muskoxen, whales, and the worlds largest land carnivore the polar bear, along with a wide variety of birdlife and the tundra in its summer bloom
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Strong cultural emphasis with visits to Inuit communities including Cape Dorset, the Inuit art capital of the world, and to sites virtually untouched for thousands of years, led by Canadian Inuit guides
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Travel aboard the Lyubov Orlova, a 112 passenger ice-strengthened expedition ship, ideal for this type of voyage, operated by Canadian Inuit, offering a true insight into their culture
Trip Summary
This varied expeditionary voyage offers a fascinating combination of both wildlife watching and cultural experiences. With such a variety of excursions and peak summer weather – long days, blooming tundra flowers and (usually) calm, warm weather - we recommend this trip as an ideal way to experience the Canadian Arctic for the first time. Visit uninhabited islands of soaring bird cliffs, scout the beaches in search of walrus, polar bears and herds of musk oxen roam amid fields of wildflowers and thick beds of soft lichen. Quaqtaq lies at the northern tip of a peninsula jutting into Hudson Strait, directly in the path of migrating marine mammals where we hope to see whales. In the community of Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) you can feast on locally harvested foods and enjoy performances of traditional Inuit throat-singing and drum-dancing.
Itineraries (download the group tour itinerary below)