Location: Churchill, Canada
White Whale Lodge
Churchill Polar Bear Photography Tour
Sleep on the Tundra
Unlike all other hotels in the Churchill area, cozy White Whale Lodge is situated outside of the city, in the heart of the Canadian tundra, where our guests can embrace the dramatic solitude of the subarctic wilderness, yet close enough to town to sample Churchill’s restaurants each evening.
Located in Polar Bear Territory
Staying at the lodge maximizes our guests time among bears each day by significantly reducing the travel time to Polar Bear Alley and other remote bear viewing hotspots that are far from Churchill.
Polar Bears at White Whale Lodge
It is not uncommon for bears to wander right up to the lodge’s perimeter fence. Nowhere else in Churchill boasts world class polar bear viewing opportunities even when you are not actively on a tour!
Foxes and Wolves at White Whale Lodge
Red, Cross, Silver, and Arctic Foxes are all common visitors at the lodge. Occasionally it is even possible to see wolves, but they are less common during at the height of the Polar Bear Migration.
Cozy Cabin Ambience meets Modern Efficiency at White Whale Lodge
Newly constructed from repurposed, historically significant local materials, White Whale Lodge is a warm and comfortable part of your VIP Polar Bear Tour experience.
The perfect blend of rustic coziness and modern efficiency, all rooms have ensuite private bathrooms, multiple outlets for charging cameras, and unrestricted, high speed Starlink wifi.
A complementary buffet breakfast is available from 6am onwards in the Great Room, but if you feel like rustling up something of your own design, the lodge has a fully equipped guest kitchen accessible 24hrs a day.
Unparalleled Northern Lights Viewing
On clear nights, White Whale Lodge is an excellent place to photograph the surreal Northern Lights which are hidden by street light pollution to visitors staying at lodgings in town.
If you’ve never photographed northern lights before, your trip leader (award winning photographer Andy Murch) will show you exactly how to shoot the Aurora Borealis.
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2025
DATE
October 27-November 2 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE
November 2-8 FULL
November 8-15 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE
PRICE (USD)
$7,595 + 5% Goods & Services Tax (GST) per person double occupancy
$9,795 + 5% Goods & Services Tax (GST) single occupancy
LEADER
Andy Murch
2026
DATE
October 26 – November 1 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE
November 1-7 5 SPOTS AVAILABLE
PRICE (USD)
$7,595 + 5% Goods & Services Tax (GST) per person double occupancy
$9,795 + 5% Goods & Services Tax (GST) single occupancy
LEADER
Andy Murch
2027
DATE
October 27-November 2 5 SPOTS AVAILABLE
November 3-9 6 SPOTS AVAILABLE
PRICE (USD)
$TBA + 5% Goods & Services Tax (GST) per person double occupancy
$TBA + 5% Goods & Services Tax (GST) single occupancy
LEADER
Andy Murch
Delivering world-class wildlife encounters since 2010
Big Fish Expeditions Founder, award winning photographer Andy Murch has spent the last three decades chasing big animals all over the world. Few people have Andy’s knowledge and organizational skills necessary to put together a professional expedition. Have a look through some of the comments from our guests: testimonials.
Guest Feedback
AMAZING TRIPS
Amazing trips, just finish my 7th with Big Fish Expeditions, many more to come! 
Sene M.
Canada
ABOUT BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
5 stars!
I’ve been on three trips with Big Fish Expeditions. Each one was well organized and jam packed with unique wildlife encounters. I am booked for another trip next year and for many more to come. Highly recommended!!
BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
I have been on a couple of Big Fish Photography Expeditions trips now. They are always well organized, and exceed my expectations! Andy puts together unique and action-packed trips. I’m looking forward to my next dive experience with him.
Trisha S.
Vancouver, BC
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TIME WITH BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
Andy is one of the best in the business. I would highly, highly recommend anyone interested in an animal focused trip to go with big fish expeditions.
The quality of experience and knowledge of the trip leader really sets them apart. Expect to get your fill of animals no matter what the trip is. Andy is also great at finding other animals to incorporate within the trips.
If you’re looking for a shark trip or big animal experience, this is your place. Period.
Enjoy!
Jesse B.
Ontario, Canada
ANOTHER GREAT ADVENTURE WITH BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
Just returned from my second trip with BFE and it went off perfectly. The true adventure of these trips always present challenging logistics but they pulled it off flawlessly. I would highly recommend BFE to anyone looking to get “off the grid” and experience a wildlife trip of a lifetime. I am looking forward to my next adventure with them. Thanks again!!
Scott O.
Detroit, Michigan
GO. YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT!
I have been on 3 Big Fish Expeditions trips by now and have more trips to look forward to in the near future. First of all I share a big passion for sharks, whale and other big marine life and Big Fish Expedition is all about that. As an amateur photographer is great to be among equals and even better to get new tips and ideas from professionals.
Andy is very helpful showing new tricks and talk about UW photography in between dives. Sure the destinations offers world class diving but it’s also about the people and the relation to people and Andy surely gives everyone the feeling of being very welcome and try to give everyone a lifetime experience.
Another good thing is that Andy is maybe the only pro shooters who offers trips to very reasonable prices. I won’t go into details about all the good dives I’ve done with Big Fish but instead say GO, you will never regret it!
Br, Rasmus Raahauge
Denmark
