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  • Green northern lights arcing over black spruce on the tundra near Churchill, Manitoba.
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    The Churchill Trifecta: Belugas, Bears and Northern Lights in One Day

    August 14–22, 2026 · Churchill, Manitoba

    Discover Churchill

    In August 2026 we spent three days in Winnipeg, then five days in Churchill, Manitoba, with Discover Churchill. We watched belugas from Zodiacs and from the shore, and found polar bears on the rocks, at Ithaca Point and along Polar Bear Alley, including a mother with two cubs. On August 19 we had all three: belugas, bears and a two-and-a-half-hour aurora display.

  • A polar bear walking through driving snow on the tundra outside Churchill, Manitoba.
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    Eighty-Three Polar Bears: Nine Days in Churchill

    16–25 November 2024 · Churchill, Manitoba

    Nine days in Manitoba with Discover Churchill, timed for the polar bear gathering on Hudson Bay. Eighty-three bears in six days on the tundra, including one that walked past us at arm's length, plus foxes, ptarmigan, Arctic hare and owls. We arrived to open water and left as the bears were walking out onto new ice.

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Chris Commisso standing beside a glacial lagoon in Iceland, with icebergs and a snow-covered mountain behind him.

Chris Commisso · Expedition Expert

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Chris and Erika have sailed ten expedition voyages and toured seven more expedition ships. Favorite explorations so far: Antarctica, Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Alaska, the Galápagos, the Scottish Hebrides, Churchill and French Polynesia.

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