Summer Day Tours
Join a Summer Day Tour!
A Summer Tundra Buggy® Day Tour is an ideal option to see wild polar bears if you are currently staying in or planning your own Churchill travel and accommodations.
A Summer Tundra Buggy® Day Tour is one of the best ways to experience the magnificent ecosystems surrounding Churchill. Experience the summer scenery and explore the tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area while your Tundra Buggy Driver provides information about the colourful flora, amazing fauna, and incredible history of this unique subarctic environment. Scan the landscape and look for arctic fox, arctic hare, caribou, and the first polar bears returning from their annual hunt on the sea ice. Churchill is also an incredible destination for bird lovers, with over 200 different species migrating through the area each summer.
If you are a travel advisor, please visit our Travel Advisor Resource page to view our Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tour schedule. If you do not yet have access, you can sign up here.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Access to the entirety of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area
- Learn about the flora and fauna of the tundra
- Spend six hours exploring the beauty of the summer tundra and viewing wildlife
Full Trip Details
Summer Day Tours
What to Expect:
Frequently Asked Questions
- Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours are available in July and August.
- Our Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tour departure times vary as they are planned around Sea North's beluga whale-watching schedule as well as Calm Air's flight schedule.
- Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours begin at Fifty Eight North at 124 Kelsey Boulevard. Guests will be transferred to the Tundra Buggy Dock where we will board our Tundra Buggy and journey into the Churchill Wildlife Management Area for an approximately 6-hour tour.
- Summer day tour times vary, depending on the tide times. Please review the specific tour time of your booked day tour here. Summer day tour guests will meet at Fifty Eight North – Home of the Tundra Buggy located at 124 Kelsey Boulevard.
Our Tundra Buggy day tours are capped at 40 and during peak seasons have a tendency to sell to capacity. We highly recommend booking your Tundra Buggy Day Tour(s) as early as possible.
All guests will enjoy a light meal and refreshments during their Tundra Buggy excursion. The lunch may include homemade soup, sandwiches, and cookies. Canned soda is available on board, as well as water, coffee, hot chocolate, and tea (but don’t forget to bring your own reusable mug and/or water bottle).
Unfortunately we do not allow mobility aids such as walkers or wheelchairs onto the Tundra Buggy due to lack of storage space.
A Tundra Buggy can hold up to 40-passengers, however our Interpretive and Specialist Guided multi-day packages have a lower maximum capacity to allow for more room.
Each Tundra Buggy is outfitted with 40 seats that are arranged in groups of two. They are comfortable, and there is space on the floor beneath the seat to store your bags for the day.
Don’t forget to bring a sealable, reusable travel mug for your water, coffee and tea. Bring whatever else you need for the day, including: a camera, extra camera batteries, sunglasses, and any necessary medications. The Tundra Buggy tours are long (eight hours in autumn and six hours in summer) so bring everything you’ll need to feel comfortable that day. And remember to dress in layers!
Yes, there is a single-use bathroom located near the back of the Tundra Buggy.
Although you can see polar bears in the area as early as June, the prime time to see polar bears in their natural habitat is during October and November when the polar bear population around Churchill is at its highest. It is possible to see polar bears in the summer during our Tundra Buggy excursions, but our main focus at this time of year is the landscape, plant life and other northern wildlife, including birds.
Every day on the tundra is a little different but our guests most often spot: polar bears, arctic fox, red fox, ptarmigan, snow geese, gyrfalcons, snowy owls and a plethora of other birds and wildlife that call the Churchill Wildlife Management Area home. Checkout our Wildlife of Churchill: Autumn blog or Wildlife of Churchill: Summer blog to learn what wildlife you could possibly encounter in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area.
We currently have two EV Tundra Buggies operating with the goal of converting our remaining touring fleet to electric propulsion by 2030. Click here to learn more about our EV Tundra Buggies.
Upcoming Dates:
Jul 3, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/3/2025
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$279
Jul 5, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/5/2025
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$279
Jul 7, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/7/2025
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$279
Jul 8, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/8/2025
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$279
Jul 10, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/10/2025
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$279
Jul 11, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/11/2025
Jul 13, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/13/2025
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$279
Jul 14, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/14/2025
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$279
Jul 18, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/18/2025
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$279
Jul 19, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/19/2025
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$279
Jul 21, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/21/2025
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$279
Jul 22, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/22/2025
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$279
Jul 24, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/24/2025
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$279
Jul 27, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/27/2025
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$279
Jul 28, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/28/2025
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$279
Jul 30, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 7/30/2025
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$279
Aug 2, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/2/2025
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$279
Aug 4, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/4/2025
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$279
Aug 7, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/7/2025
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$279
Aug 11, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/11/2025
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$279
Aug 12, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/12/2025
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$269
Aug 15, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/15/2025
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$279
Aug 17, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/17/2025
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$279
Aug 21, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/21/2025
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$279
Aug 23, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/23/2025
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$279
Aug 24, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/24/2025
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$279
Aug 25, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/25/2025
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$279
Aug 26, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/26/2025
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$279
Aug 28, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/28/2025
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$279
Aug 29, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/29/2025
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$279
Aug 31, 2025
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Summer Tundra Buggy Day Tours 8/31/2025
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$279