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Exploring at Arctic Watch Lodge<br />
Beluga whales<br />
Drying salmon<br />
Husky<br />
Activities at Elu Inlet Lodge<br />
The region around Elu Inlet Lodge is a pristine,<br />
unexplored wilderness and it is this environment<br />
that you can explore by kayak, foot and boat.<br />
The brief but intense Arctic summer transforms<br />
the tundra, with meadows of wild flowers: a<br />
naturalist’s paradise that is shared with caribou,<br />
musk oxen and a massive variety of birdlife. There<br />
is always the chance of sighting larger predators,<br />
such as wolverines, wolves or grizzly bears.<br />
Culturally, this region is rich in Inuit archaeological<br />
sites, giving visitors a chance to stand at ancient<br />
stone fox traps or fire rings and look out over the<br />
same vistas as Inuit hunters and their families have<br />
for hundreds and even thousands of years.<br />
Inuit ladies taking a stroll<br />
Igloolik<br />
Set on a small island northwest of Baffin Island,<br />
the town of Igloolik is one of Canada’s oldest<br />
and most traditional Inuit communities. It has<br />
fiercely resisted many of the changes of the<br />
modern age with television only permitted in<br />
1980 and there are few other places where you’ll<br />
catch so clear a sense of the Inuit’s indomitable<br />
nature. Whales, walrus and seals share this<br />
remote and often ice-bound settlement and life<br />
still revolves around hunting marine mammals<br />
along the water’s edge and amongst the ice floes<br />
of the surrounding seas.<br />
Walrus Photography<br />
in Arctic Igloolik<br />
This week long trip operates for just one week in<br />
July: a truly unique experience. Guests are hosted<br />
by a local Inuit family and stay in a rustic camp<br />
near the water’s edge. You will spend most of<br />
your days on a boat floating amongst the ice floes<br />
with the chance to see a magnificent bowhead<br />
whale rise amidst colonies of walrus. Bowhead<br />
whales can grow up to 18 metres in length and<br />
have been known to swim both around and<br />
under boats, a captivating and also daunting<br />
experience. Walrus, often weighing more than a<br />
tonne, are found on the pack ice in large numbers<br />
and the boat can get to within about 30 metres<br />
of them. Spending much of your days afloat gives<br />
you the chance to take some unique photographs<br />
of the wildlife, and as the tundra springs to life<br />
you’ll also have the chance to hike around the<br />
camp, learning more about the area’s birdlife,<br />
flowers and culture.<br />
Nunavut: Canada<br />
Telephone: 01993 838 700<br />
Walrus at Igloolik<br />
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