First comes love, then comes marriage and then comes… a honeymoon to see Canada’s polar bears? 

Yes, if Churchill Wild, a luxury polar bear tour operator in northern Canada, has anything to do with it.  After years of informally catering to honeymooners from all over the world, it has been announced that beginning in 2008, Churchill Wild will offer two options allowing honeymooners to spend their first few days as husband and wife revelling in the beauty of one of the globe’s most precious ecosystems.   

“Because we operate our polar bear viewing adventures from wilderness lodges” says Mike Reimer, Owner and President of Churchill Wild, “we are able to offer guests two seasons (instead of just the infamous Fall season) in which they can see wild polar bears in their wild home.”  Churchill Wild offers honeymooners the opportunity to see polar bears in July and August on its Birds, Bears & Belugas adventure as well as in October and November on its Great Ice Bear tour. In either case, the tour begins with a night at one of Winnipeg’s most luxurious hotels where the couple will enjoy spa services, gourmet food and quiet time together in an executive suite, and ends with time spent on the Hudson Bay coast, home to some of the world’s most exotic wildlife.  

Regardless of trip choice, Churchill Wild is recognised internationally to be among the most exclusive wildlife viewing adventure providers in Canada’s north for a variety of reasons. Firstly, it is the only company in the Churchill region with remote wilderness lodges on the Hudson Bay coast which are accessible by air only. This remoteness allows guests the opportunity to see the polar bears in their natural habitat as well as a much wider range of wildlife (including caribou, wolves, Arctic fox, Ptarmigan, Snowy owls, etc.) than would be possible on a town-based tour. Secondly, Churchill Wild’s tours, regardless of season, are led almost completely on foot which proves particularly important for the growing number of travellers hoping to avoid the unnecessary use of greenhouse gas-producing vehicles where their eco-journeys are concerned. Combine this impressive ethical reality with the opportunity to celebrate your new husband or wife, the gourmet food you will enjoy for each meal and the incredible experience of seeing some of the world’s most exotic wildlife up close and personal, and you have a honeymoon full of meaning, marvel and as magnificent a wilderness experience as can be had anywhere. 

“We’ve hosted many couples on honeymoon at the lodges over the years,” recalls Reimer. “And those times were always among the most memorable for everyone. The couple starts their story here, amid the wildlife and peoples of the Arctic, a story that will provide the backbone for their family for years to come. This is a place of incredible resilience and strength and is therefore an ideal location for the beginnings of a marriage and family.”

For more information on this rare opportunity, contact Churchill Wild at info@churchillwild.com, or see its website at www.churchillwild.com.