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Nunavut Caribou Wildlife Tour - 8 Days
Caribou Migration in Canada's Arctic Tundra
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 Early autumn on the remote tundra of Canada's far North offers one of the world's most spectacular displays of nature known to man...
Musk-oxen gather into larger and larger herds as they prepare for mating. Migrating caribou - in singles and small groups range & graze the forever-reaching & remote landscape. Waterfowl, beginning now their long flight south will fill the sky, and often lit on the local tundra ponds in order to rest & feed en-route.
Rock & willow ptarmigan cackle in the bushes - now gathering into their winter flocks... Often on clear nights the aurora borealis dance and weave intricate patterns across the skies. The clarity of the atmosphere here offers a rare glimpse of raw wilderness afforded only to very few - and the time of season offers a very special period that represents nature's power in a truly magical way...
As the low-bush bearberry & cranberry turn fire red, and the dwarf birch and willows evolve to displays of brilliant orange, yellows and gold, the riot of autumn colours are near blinding!
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Itinerary:
Far and away our most popular wildlife trip, join us this early autumn at our comfortable photo camp on the headwaters of the Thelon River in the remote Canadian Northwest Territories.
To begin this unique adventure, participants will board a float aircraft in Yellowknife - the capital city of the Canadian Northwest Territories - to fly 235 airmiles to the 'Barrenlands' of the upper Thelon River to our isolated wildlife basecamp - located at one of the most remote regions in mainland North America. Here, at our main wildlife basecamp we offer comfortable tent-camp accommodations, including private sleeping Quonsets, dining room & lodge, and shower facilities.
As our photo camp is built on an active wildlife water crossing for caribou and musk-oxen, often times such animals are seen right in the camp yard. Sometimes caribou stay around for weeks at a time - and these characters are affectionately known as 'yardboo'!
We also offer an array of equipment on site such as boats, motors, canoes, kayaks, pontoon boat to enhance the expedition and seek out wildlife. On occasion, we set up and offer optional ground tent 'spike camps' to maximize wildlife viewing, and to explore new areas. Aircraft are often kept at these camps for much of the time, used for aerial reconnaissance, and available for emergency use.
These unique trips are all-inclusive from Yellowknife, NWT. We offer one-week trips on the Caribou Migration expeditions, with the option to extend two-weeks at a reduced rate. Once at the camp, we offer a choice of daily escorted and interpretive programs that include wildlife exposure, native & natural history, and archeology.
So, come join us to experience true immersion with the late summer & early autumn mixing period of the cows, calves and bulls of the Beverly & Bathurst barren-ground caribou. These are the largest and least human-influenced of the six Northwest Territories & Nunavut herds. We will likely encounter a steady source of singles and small groups of grazing caribou nearly every day during the 'mixing' period leading up to the mating period and southbound migration.
A meeting or two with musk oxen - often larger herds in prime winter pelage - is also certain at this remote and incredibly scenic sand-esker tundra near the Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary. Often other wild animals will grace us with their presence on the 'Dance with Caribou' trips, including sic-sics, fox, moose, barrens grizzly, and occasionally - even wolverine!
The tundra - esker scenery is hauntingly beautiful in the fall - like nowhere else on earth... And the sunsets & northern lights - well - they are truly amazing up here!
Incredible northern lights, intense autumn colours, Arctic animals and bird life all preparing for mating & winter make this trip truly a photographers & naturalists paradise!
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RATES PER PERSON
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Adult
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Single
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$4490.00
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Double
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$4180.00
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TOUR DEPARTURES
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August 18 + 25
September 01
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- Flight from/to Thelon Camp
- Camp accommodation
- All meals
- Expert wilderness guide
- Activities as per itinerary
- Ground Transportation
- Max 12 people
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