Great Bear Rainforest - Natures Great Events

The Great Salmon Run is the reason why the bears congregate in large numbers in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.

Frontier Canada has been sending a few lucky people to see the bears in the Great Bear Rainforest for a number of years.

The Great Bear Rainforest is home to around 17,000 grizzly bears plus innumerable black bears and a few of the rare white spirit bears (Kermode bears). All are reliant on the health of the salmon run.

Frontier Canada, the experts in wildlife (and particularly bear) watching holidays have a variety of ways to see these magnificent animals from a day trip from Vancouver Island to Knight Inlet (click on a following links):

Islands of the Spirit Bear - Great Bear II, a comfortable boat sleeping 5 people in Prince Rupert, northern British Columbia for 7 days exploring the Great Bear Rainforest.

Orcas, totems & grizzly bears - 5 or 7 days aboard the Island Roamer departures. Starting from Port McNeill, Vancouver Island, this natural history voyage explores the protected waters of Northern Vancouver Island in search of killer whales and grizzly bears.

Knight Inlet Lodge - Like the BBC film crew a stay at Knight Inlet Lodge located in the Great Bear Rainforest and accessed by a 30 minutes floatplane ride from Campbell River on Vancouver Island direct to Knight Inlet Lodge. Almost unique and a wonderful way to see grizzly bears and learn about their habitat.

You can also stay in a remote Canadian Indian village which offers remarkable bear viewing opportunities. Klemtu Tourism works closely with local environmental and conservation groups, together with the Kitasoo/Xaixais people. The Great Bear Explorer tour focuses on the white Kermode bears(also known as the Spirit bear) of Princess Royal Island as well as the large grizzly bears, which roam the coastal estuaries.

2-4 Nights Polar Bear watching holidays from Churchill - Prices from £1383 pp
Polar bears are reliant on seals for their wellbeing and therefore gather in Churchill in Northern Manitoba awaiting the big freeze in October / November

Polar bears can also been seen during the summer at a remote lodge not far from Churchill. Please have a look at Birds, Bears & Belugas

CLICK HERE to see details of the programme on the BBC site
CLICK HERE to request a holiday quote