Early autumn on the remote tundra of Canada's far North offers one of the world's most spectacular displays of nature known to man...

Musk-oxen gather into larger and larger herds as they prepare for mating...

Migrating caribou - in singles and small groups range & graze the forever-reaching & remote landscape...

Waterfowl, beginning now their long flight south will fill the sky, and often lit on the local tundra ponds in order to rest & feed en-route...

Rock & willow ptarmigan cackle in the bushes - now gathering into their winter flocks...

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Often on clear nights the aurora borealis dance and weave intricate patterns across the skies.

The clarity of the atmosphere here offers a rare glimpse of raw wilderness afforded only to very few - and the time of season offers a very special period that represents nature's power in a truly magical way...

As the low-bush bearberry & cranberry turn fire red, and the dwarf birch and willows evolve to displays of brilliant orange, yellows and gold, the riot of autumn colours are near blinding!

About the 'Dance with Caribou' Expeditions:

Far and away our most popular wildlife trip, join us this early autumn at a comfortable photo camp in the remote mainland Arctic of Nunavut, Canada.

Our wildlife camps typically offer comfortable tent-camp accommodations including private sleeping Quonsets, dining room & shower facilities.

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As our photo camps are usually set up on an active wildlife water crossing for caribou and musk-oxen, often times such animals are seen right in the camp yard.  Sometimes caribou stay around for weeks at a time - and these  characters are affectionately known as 'yardboo'!

 We also offer an array of equipment on site such as boats, motors, canoes & kayaks, to enhance the expedition and seek out wildlife. 

On occasion, we set up and offer optional ground tent 'spike camps' to maximize wildlife viewing, and to explore new areas.

An aircraft is occassionally kept at the wildlife camps for aerial reconnaissance, and for emergency use.

We offer a one-week trip on the Dance with Caribou expeditions, with the option to extend two-weeks at a reduced rate.  Once at the camp, we offer a choice of daily escorted and interpretive programs that include wildlife exposure, native & natural history, and archaeology.

The late Galen Rowell with a Yardboo!

So come join us to experience true immersion with the late summer & early autumn mixing period of the cows, calves and bulls of the Beverly, Bathurst & Ahiak barren-ground caribou. These are the largest and least human-influenced of the Nunavut herds.  We will likely encounter a steady source of singles and small groups of grazing caribou nearly every day during the 'mixing' period leading up to the mating period and southbound migration.