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Departures 7 May - 5 November 2011 (Saturday and Tuesday departures)Please Note: This tour can be combined with our 'Churchill Beluga Whale' Tour on departures from July - Aug 2011.This tour can also be combined with the 'Polar Bear Experience' on departures from 4 October - 5 November 2011. This wildlife-viewing tour offers a unique opportunity to photograph and learn about the Black Bear as well as a wide variety of other animals in their natural habitat. Riding Mountain Guest Ranch is a secluded, lakeside, Cape Cod style home complete with knotty pine woodwork, Canadiana furnishings and an open fireplace. Enjoy scrumptious home-cooked meals and a relaxed atmosphere. In your free time, visit the ranch animals, enjoy a canoe trip, or stroll the surrounding countryside. Day 1: Arrive in Winnipeg and transfer to your central hotel for a one night stay. Days 2-4: 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. The black bears of Riding Mountain are renowned for their many color phases, and you have to 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! Join your wildlife biologist on informative safaris and nature walks, and visit a vacant bear den. 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 and kayaks. Time permitting, transfers to the charming town of Wasagaming will be provided. Visit beautiful Clear lake, and wander through the unique shops. Day 5: Return to Winnipeg, and drop the car at the airport before you head away; alternatively, why not spend another night or two in the city, and explore the many attractions that Winnipeg has to offer.
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© Jim Irwin
Black Bear cubs playing
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