Polar Bear Tours & Trips
Highlights
- Witness the world’s largest land carnivore: A male polar bear may exceed 1,500 pounds and stand 10-plus feet on its hind legs!
- Dedicated Svalbard polar bear cruises offered—the archipelago hosts a denser, more concentrated population as compared to many other parts of the Arctic where bears are definitely present but widely distributed
- Greenland cruises to see polar bears often try Northeast Greenland National Park, though bears are also occasionally seen along the southeastern coast near Skjoldungen and also in West Greenland north of Disko Bay
- Long days of the summer Midnight Sun offers extended opportunities to look for bears
- Renowned naturalists and expedition staff on hand to enhance your experience with educational lectures and expert insights into the Arctic ecosystem and polar bear conservation efforts
The King of the Arctic. Nanook of the North. White bear, ice bear, sea bear. The world’s largest terrestrial carnivore, the polar bear is perhaps the most universally familiar and potent symbol of the Arctic biome. Roaming the sea-ice vastness, proving their marine-mammal cred with impressive swimming ability, snatching seals from breathing holes and occasionally trying their luck against walruses, belugas, and narwhals, polar bears inspire awe among anyone lucky enough to actually glimpse them in the wild.
Distributed in nearly 20 subpopulations across the Arctic, polar bears may be glimpsed anywhere from Alaska and Baffin Island to the protected wilderness of northeast Greenland. But when it comes to trips to see polar bears, few areas offer such promising odds as Svalbard, where the great hunters are stranded during summer by seasonal sea-ice retreat. Sightings are never guaranteed, of course, but the search itself through the wild splendor of ice-bear country is its own thrill.
About Polar Bear Tours & Trips
The King of the Arctic. Nanook of the North. White bear, ice bear, sea bear. The world’s largest terrestrial carnivore, the polar bear is perhaps the most universally familiar and potent symbol of the Arctic biome. Roaming the sea-ice vastness, proving their marine-mammal cred with impressive swimming ability, snatching seals from breathing holes and occasionally trying their luck against walruses, belugas, and narwhals, polar bears inspire awe among anyone lucky enough to actually glimpse them in the wild.
Distributed in nearly 20 subpopulations across the Arctic, polar bears may be glimpsed anywhere from Alaska and Baffin Island to the protected wilderness of northeast Greenland. But when it comes to trips to see polar bears, few areas offer such promising odds as Svalbard, where the great hunters are stranded during summer by seasonal sea-ice retreat. Sightings are never guaranteed, of course, but the search itself through the wild splendor of ice-bear country is its own thrill.