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Ann and John F.
Rio Grande, NJ
Oct 2010
Tundra Lodge Adventure
On trips like this, we like having presentations about the area and the wildlife which they did each evening. They worked very well together, too. Accommodations, as expected, in the Tundra Lodge were basic yet comfortable. 
We enjoyed the trip, the staff, and the new friends! We like small group trips. We wanted to see polar bears in the wild. We'd been to Antarctica so going to Arctic seemed a logical thing to do! We like adventure-type trips where we learn about the environment, animals, the geography, the history, etc. The staff was very enjoyable and accommodating. The guides were excellent and much fun. 
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Janet C.
Fitchburg, WI
Mar 2007
In Search of the Northern Lights and Wildlife
Joy, as before, is great to work with. She got answers to all of my questions in a timely manner. Since I have also taken Natural Habitat's polar bear watching trip to Churchill and have always wanted to see a good display of northern lights, this trip was just what I wanted to complete my Arctic winter experience. The whole trip was memorable.
The group of people on the tour was wonderful. We quickly became one large family and everyone was ready to have a good time. Our guide could not have been better. He was so well prepared in every way....about all aspects of the Arctic and photography.
One does not go to Churchill to stay at a four star hotel. Ours was clean, roomy and warm enough. One couldn't ask for more. All of the people involved on our trip were knowledgeable and most helpful. Having been there before, I was still impressed with the quality of this trip.
There were no surprises. I do somewhat question the value of the train ride to Churchill, but it did give us a chance to get acquainted in a relaxed setting, and our guide's talks about the area were informative.
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Karen S.
Silver Spring, MD
Mar 2007
In Search of the Northern Lights and Wildlife
ExpeditionTrips was wonderful and I will book future trips with you. My Program Manager, who helped me decide on the trip, was outstanding. I was concerned about my mother, who is 78 with limited mobility (she uses a walker). She really wanted to come along, but I needed to make sure she would be able to participate and not feel left out.
You might want to emphasize that this is a good trip for someone who can no longer run marathons. My sister and I were able to shove our poor mother up the rickety ladder into the observation dome and help her get down. Of course it helps that she is a trooper, but still... Eric and the others on the tour were very kind and helpful to her and another older woman who had some mobility impairments.
Everyone we encountered was wonderful. I enjoyed the small group and the way we bonded quickly into a team. Eric was a great guide, and the folks in Churchill couldn't have been nicer. Service on the train was excellent as well.
I had seen the lights in Idaho many years ago and thought they were fascinating. I was in Alaska last summer and decided to head back north in the winter and see them.
The trip was just fabulous. I still can't decide about the train trip however. It was fun hanging out with the gang, but I think I might have preferred to fly to Churchill and spend more time there. The scenery from the train was nice but wasn't all that exciting, but then I've been to Russia in the winter, I was born in Iowa, and I've spent a lot of time in Minnesota, so maybe there was nothing new for me to see.
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Uriel A.
Kfar-Saba, Israel
Mar 2007
Classic Polar Bear Expedition
This is the third time I have used ExpeditionTrips, and I will definitely continue using you based on our recent experience. Previously I have been to Antarctica and Ecuador with your company and I had all the reason to believe that this trip would be as successful as the previous ones. I was right...
The guides we had (Jared and Scott) were the best one can imagine. They were courteous, knowledgeable, very well organized and caring. There was almost no question they didn't have a good answer to. They even successfully squeezed in a 'Bear Lift' and an 'Aurora Borealis' sighting into our timetable that was quite full already.
As for organization, everything went according to the timetable. No one got lost, all luggage arrived everywhere safely, there was plenty of food and drink all of the time; I really can't remember any occasion to complain about.
The trip to Churchill was awesome and using the services of Natural Habitat is a fantastic decision. Natural Habitat really knows their job. Everything from the choice of hotels through the excellent guides we had and the organization were nothing less than perfect. I definitely feel that I got much more than I paid for (and I paid quite a nice sum...). The trip was better than what I had expected. It would have been nice to have had some more time in the Tundra. We spent two whole days out and the animals did not come when asked to, so some sights could have been missed....
But really, the trip is awesome and Natural Habitat is a GREAT company with excellent guides and outstanding organization capabilities.
