The Vancouver Olympics showed off so much of our glorious country. We are proud to have offered a selection of Canadian tours for 40 years. Please join Quest this summer and fall to explore our Canada.

Join Quest expeditioners for an exploration of the remote waters and coastlines of Canada and Greenland. This expedition cruise on board the comfortable Clipper Adventurer travels from Resolute Bay, Nunavut to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.

On our route are the monuments to the Franklin Expedition, the sheer cliffs lining the fjords of Northeast Baffin Island, and the massive tubular icebergs of the Jacobshavn Icefjord. A Zodiac cruise along the base of the bird cliffs at Prince Leopold Island will offer us a spactacular view of thousands of nesting guillemots, murres and kittiwakes. We’ll meet elders in Pond Inlet and traditional Greenlandic kayakers in Sisimiut.

Our annual Point Pelee tour is ideal for birders of all levels, and is the perfect introduction for new birders. On an average day in May, birders can easily see 75 species and “big days” are not uncommon with totals of over 150. Large flocks of the same species can be seen in many different areas of the park, a phenomenon that some people find unbelievable when seen for the first time.

Ian Shanahan, currently head naturalist at Presqu’ile Provincial Park, will ensure that all participants have a memorable experience.

Calling all seafarers! Join Quest leader Tony Beck on this active exploration of the natural history, culture and rich history of these two islands. We are never far from the sea on this trip with walks on sandstone cliffs and sand-dune trails. On the way, we'll watch for black-legged kittiwakes, northern gannets, Atlantic puffins, storm petrels and possibly minke and fin whales.

Our meanderings, in a 15-passenger window van, around the back roads from our base of comfortable country inns, will help us appreciate the unique island way of life.

Gros Morne, Labrador and L’Anse aux Meadows are just some of the highlights of our annual summer odyssey. We’ll spot alpine flowers in the Great Northern Peninsula, and birds and seals on the tidal flats of St. Paul’s Bay. Along the way, we'll listen for woodpeckers and warblers in the boreal forests and watch whimbrels that are already migrating south.

Crossing the Strait of Belle Isle to Labrador, we'll watch for northern fulmar and shearwaters, as well as several species of whales. During the late spring and early summer, icebergs and floes drift southwards along this part of the coast. Join expert naturalist David Milsom on this van tour limited to eight participants.

This is the perfect time to observe one of the world’s best birding spectaculars: the fall waterfowl and shorebird migration. We’ll see snow-white tundra swans with 2-metre wingspans, flocks of up to half-a-million geese, huge flocks of sandhill cranes, and Franklin's and California gulls. The area around Saskatoon is one of the most reliable areas on the continent to see the tallest bird in North America, the endangered whooping crane.

Join Quest naturalist Don Shanahan on this van tour limited to eight participants as we explore the backcountry of Saskatchewan.

Travel with Quest naturalist Justin Peter to Churchill, Manitoba, the Polar Bear Capital of the World, where we have planned an exciting mix of activities. We will be out in the Tundra Buggy® for two full days, so we can observe and photograph these great bears in safety and comfort as they interact with one another.

In the boreal forest near Churchill we'll watch for red and Arctic fox, boreal chickadees, gray jays, and willow and rock ptarmigan. We will be lodging at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre from where we hope to observe the fantastic Aurora Borealis.

Photo credits: polar bears and the Tundra Buggy® image: © Tundra Buggy®, Arctic icebergs, polar bear of Churchill: © Barry Griffiths,
Canada warbler, PEI light house, great black-backed gull, whooping crane: © Tony Beck