A white Kermode or Spirit bear

We are now taking bookings for our Svalbard, Spirit bear and beluga trips for 2012.  For further information about the trips, or if you would like to make a booking or speak to the Expedition Leader, please contact us at: info@ursusinternational.org

Ursus International is committed to providing opportunities to travel to exceptional destinations that offer unique opportunities to experience the diverse beauty of nature, in an authentic adventure travel context.  With an emphasis on sustainable observation of wildlife and a profound educational experience, we also strive for excellence in terms of information provision, service and group leadership.

Observing belugas from Zodiac inflatables

2012 itineraries

- Svalbard - archipelago of the ice bear - An expedition cruise to the fabulous and pristine wilderness of Svalbard, in Norway's High Arctic, offering wonderful opportunities to observe polar bears, walrus, harp seals, bearded seals, blue, fin and sperm whales, Arctic fox, reindeer and huge numbers of northern sea-birds, in an unforgettable and spellbinding setting.  Our Svalbard itineraries allow for only 12 guests at a time, offering you an experience of the Arctic that you will never forget.

- White Bears of the Great Bear Rainforest - the elusive Spirit bear of British Columbia’s raincoast - this trip, to British Columbia's serene and mystical Great Bear Rainforest, is a quest to find the mythic Spirit bear that inhabits it.

- Belugas, Wildflowers, Birds and Bears - summer on Canada’s Hudson Bay - travel to the fringe of the Arctic, in northern Manitoba, to see the extraordinary annual massing of beluga whales in the Churchill River estuary, and to learn about the varied and interesting ecology of the Hudson Bay Lowlands.

To learn more about these trips, click the links in the text or on the titles in the left-hand side bar.