Join us in Canada's mainland Arctic to explore for wild wolves, musk-oxen, and the mid-summer southbound migration of the massive barrenground caribou herds - one of the last great wildlife spectacles in North America since the bygone days of the buffalo... 

Barrenground caribou 'bunch' of the Ahiak herd in Nunavut during the summer migration - Photo copyright Eric Peterson.

The Barrenground caribou herds of Canada's Nunavut Territory are the largest & least influenced in the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of animals migrate from the tree-line to the calving grounds on the remote Arctic tundra, and then back again during the summer and autumn. Our wildlife camps are set up near the calving grounds and southbound migratory routes of four of the largest herds: the Bathurst, Ahiak, Beverly & Kaminuriak; allowing us mulitple choices for quality caribou migration exposure.

You have the choice to combine a week of 'Dance with Wolves' with a week of the 'Great Summer Caribou Migration' at a substantially reduced rate! 

Add on $2,500.00 USD // $2,800.00 CDN per person

Prices do not include GST tax.

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The cows & calves of the Beverly& Ahiak herds as the migrate along the Thelon River valley in Nunavut during July.  Click photo to enlarge!

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From one of the most scenic tundra locations in the world, you will enjoy daily gourmet cuisine & comfortable tent accommodations. We also provide qualified trip leaders to watch for wild wolves during the first & secondary stages of their den cycle, to boat & hike to see musk-oxen singles and herds, and a choice of daily interpretive programs. 

  In the meantime, through a series of techniques that includes aerial reconnaissance, satellite imagery, GPS positioning & traditional knowledge, we will keep monitor the movements of the caribou herds - and once they move close enough to our position (within 100 miles) we will fly out to meet them on their migratory route.

We will then position participants to see and photograph the summer large 'bunch' movements usually 5,000 - 50,000 animals - of cows & calves of either the Bathurst, Beverly, Ahiak or Kaminuriak herds as they traditionally migrate southward off the nearby calving grounds in July.  

Depending on the circumstances, such as how far the herd is located from the main camp, the suitability of the country, and the logistics needed to access that specific area, we will either set up an overnight spike camp, or simply spend a day with the migration and head back to overnight at the active main camp. 

Designed for photographers and wildlife enthusiasts, we will accept only a total of twelve participants on this expedition. 

While on this special departure, participants will almost certainly encounter musk-oxen herds, & tundra wolves during their secondary-stage den cycle.  It is also quite possible that we will encounter moose, barrens grizzly plus a variety of nesting raptors and waterfowl - all under the summer midnight twilight of the Arctic summertime!

Click here to obtain our bird list (in PDF)

The Summer Caribou trip is essentially the same as the 'Dance with Wolves' trip with the charter flight to see the summer migration added.  Thus you can learn more about this trip by going to the 'Dance with Wolves' page.