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Wildlife abounds at this lodge and on this tour you will use various means of transportation to view the variety of animals including ATVs, mountain bikes and kayaks. About 3000 beluga whales make their way to Cunningham Inlet from mid-July through the first week of August. They roll around in the shallow water of the Cunningham River estuary to shed their skin and enjoy the warmer river water. The bay is also a nursery for the young whales. It is possible to approach the whales from the shore to within a few feet. Polar bears are also viewable from the lodge and in the summer of 2000, the lodge averaged a polar bear sighting on the Cunningham River delta every two weeks. The bears never came into the lodge compound but there are many bears on the pack ice in the Northwest Passage between Somerset Island and Resolute Bay. It is possible to see bears regularly on the north shore of Somerset, about 10 kilometers from the lodge. During the summer of 2000, there was a family of 18 muskoxen a few kilometers from the lodge all summer long. The group included a chief bull, lesser males, females, immature animals and calves. Muskoxen wander the valleys in northern Somerset Island looking for green vegetation. The chance of seeing them during a day’s outing by mountain bike, ATV or foot is excellent. The caribou of Somerset Island are the endangered Peary caribou as well as barren ground caribou. There is a wide variety of land and sea birds, including Arctic tern, three types of jaeger, snow buntings, guillemots, kittiwakes, and fulmars, three types of loon, snow geese, brant geese, rough-legged hawks, and peregrine falcons.
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| Season: early July to early August |
| Suggested Items: Camera, video camera, day pack, sunglasses, sunscreen. |
| Suggested Clothing: Warm jacket, rain gear, hiking boots, warm socks, fleece underclothes, rubber boots, camp shoes, hat, |
| Difficulty: Easy/Intermediate |
| Maximum Number of People: 20 |
| Equipment Provided: Kayaks, rafts, ATVs and mountain bikes. |
| Transportation: Trips originate and end in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. |
| Accommodations: The lodge consists of a main complex of almost 5000 square feet with a kitchen, dining room, audio-visual projection room, lounge, bathing room (hot showers), equipment room and mud room. For accommodation (double occupancy) there are 16 heated cabins 12 feet by 12 feet, each with a marine toilet and cold running water. As well, there is a pump house, garage and freezer/ pantry. The lodge can accommodate up to 32 guests. New to the lodge is a lounge, meeting room and natural interpretation center. |
| Meal Information: All meals are included. The food is hearty, tasty and varied. We serve some northern food such as muskox, caribou and Arctic char. Special diets can be accommodated. |
| Guide Information: Guide is included. |
| Weather Information: The weather is traditionally good in the summer. Temperatures average about +10 deg. C (54 deg. F) to +12 deg. C (59 deg. F). Nighttime/ bad weather temperatures can go down to 0 deg. C (32 deg. F). The highest temperatures are +18 deg. C ( 65 deg. F) Winds can be high at times. The sun is above the horizon 24 hours per day. |
| Comments: Trips run Saturdays to Saturdays. Children's programs are available at the lodge. |
| Trip Duration |
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8 days
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$6900.00* per person
July 6-13, July 13-20, July 20-27, July 27-August 3, 2012 |
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*Please add 5% Goods and Services Tax
If you have any questions or would like more information about a particular adventure, please email us.
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