The world famous Tundra Buggy Lodge is a truly unique property and experience located on the tundra in the heart of polar bear country near Churchill. Parked out on the open tundra during polar bear season, wake up to the site of polar bears wandering past your window day and night and immerse yourself in the arctic wildlife on your doorstep. Pair that with warm accommodation and home cooked meals! Not only a polar bear phenomenon but the lodge also offers an optimal position for northern lights viewing.
Photo credit: Frontiers North
Photo credit: Frontiers North
Tundra Buggy Lodge Features
The Lodge consists of two accommodation units that sleeps up to 40 guests, a lounge, a dining hall, and staff quarters. Outdoor viewing platforms connect each unit and a great spot for outdoor photography. The Lodge is also equipped with exterior field lights allowing for bear watching even at night.
Accommodation: consists of 10 upper and 10 lower sleeping berths, each with a window, a reading light and four 110-volt electrical outlets. Each berth houses a standard twin-sized coil mattress 190 cm long by 98 cm wide (74.5 in long by 38.5 in wide). A sound-dampening curtain provides privacy by separating the berths from the aisle. Each berth is equipped with a thermostat controlled heating unit that can be adjusted to your desired temperature. Each 20-person accommodation unit has three bathrooms, two of which are equipped with showers.
Lounge: The Thanadelthur Lounge is used for relaxation, presentations, wildlife and northern lights viewing. It has WiFi accessibility, a multi-touch SmartBoard screen, and a robust audio system. A perfect place to mingle over pre-dinner drinks, read, share images, swap stories and enjoy post-dinner wildlife presentations hosted by wildlife experts. It includes panoramic views from the wall-to-ceiling windows.
Rooftop Observation Deck: boasts a 360° view of the tundra and wildlife or an unobstructed view of the northern lights.
Dining Hall: known as Dan's Diner, this is an exclusively remote dining affair where you’ll have a chef on hand creating regional cuisine and hearty home-cooked favourites. Enjoy a filling breakfast to prepare for your day of wildlife viewing on the tundra and unwind to a delectable dinner to cap off your magical night.
Read more to find your perfect Tundra Buggy Lodge experience on our Polar Bears at Tundra Buggy Lodge or Photo Adventure Northern Lights in Churchill.
Photo credit: Frontiers North
Photo credit: Frontiers North
Reasons To Love The Tundra Buggy Lodge
- Location, location, location! A lodge on wheels means ultimate access to viewing by positioning the Tundra Buggy Lodge in different locations as the season changes. In autumn, the lodge is located at Polar Bear Point in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area (CWMA), a time when the highest density of polar bears are in play. In winter, the lodge is transported along the Churchill River bank for ultimate northern lights viewing. The perfect place to view bears all day long and have optimal northern lights viewing at night (weather permitting)
- Observe and get up close with polar bears in their natural habitat
- Learn from presentations from world-renowned polar bear researchers and scientists onsite
- An exclusive and remote dining affair at the unique Dan's Diner embraced by large ceiling windows for polar bear or northern lights spotting while dining
