Fat Bike the High Arctic
Explore the Arctic on your bike – tracking musk oxen and polar bears as you go | 11 days
Journey deep into the Arctic. Your purpose built bike is your expedition cockpit and Arctic Watch Lodge is your basecamp. This human powered adventure will explore the frozen landscapes of the Northwest Passage floe edge as polar bears hunt seals and summer begins to grasp the polar landscapes. Bike the tundra in search of Muskoxen as the Arctic flora begins to bloom and life takes hold on the summer landscapes of Somerset Island
Dates: 3 – 13 July 2025
Price: From £12,215 per person
Leader: Local guide
Key info: Group size 6 maximum. Daily excursions by electric bike are fully guided. Nights are in an off-the-grid basecamp in en-suite cabins with locally sourced Canadian cuisine. Normal daytime temperatures range from 6° – 14°C. Warm days can reach 21°C.
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Travel Tips
Fiona’s travel tips
BEST TIME TO GO: There’s plenty to see and do any time between May and November.
READ: Dead Reckoning: The untold story of the Northwest Passage by Ken McGooganh; Russell A Potter’s Finding Franklin: The Untold Story; Erebus by Michael Palin; Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition by John Geiger and Owen Beattie.
YOU WON’T FORGET: These are very special small group encounters with the incredible wildlife and nature of the Canadian Arctic. Your hosts will play a big part in the success of your trip but the locations and their indigenous inhabitants will speak for themselves.
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