Watch polar bears in their natural habitat while traveling with the aptly named Boulder-based Natural Habitat Adventures.
The carbon-neutral company — it partners with the non-profit Sustainable Travel International to purchase 100 percent of the carbon-emissions offsets for all of its trips and works with local polar bear experts to ensure minimal impactleads annual treks to northern Manitoba’s Hudson Bay area, known as “the polar bear capital of the world.”
Travelers move about in veggie oil-fueled “tundra buggies” on six- or eight-day adventures that include accommodations and most meals; for an extra fee, guests can opt to stay in the “Tundra Lodge,” a hotel on wheels that is moved around the bears’ habitat for up-close viewing.
Group size is limited to 15; trips are run October to mid-November, when the bears are waiting for the sea to refreeze for hunting. Rates start at $4,195 for the six-day trip; call 800-543-8917 or visit .
