点评:Being wild life enthusiasts, we wanted to always see Polar bears in the wild. Having missed seeing polar bears in Svalbard , we researched and found the next best place which is easily accessible and with good hotels to stay was Utqiagvik. We wrote to 71 North Tours and enquired which would be the best month to visit and which time of the day to book the tours as we would be travelling from India.
We received a reply in April, that although, wild life sighting is unpredictable, and with some luck on our side, the best month would be June.
So, we booked our tickets to arrive in Barrow on June 5th. We booked the last tour 9pm to 11 pm on June 5th. And the first trip 10am-12pm for 6th June morning.
Ray our guide on both the days. He was the best we could ask for. It was just me, my husband and Ray on 5th June trip.
24hrs sunshine as we were at the time of midnight sun, weather beautiful ...the drive to the Point Barrow was stunning with frozen snow all over.
God answered our prayers as we saw 9 polar bears , one mum and cub too. Our joy knew no bounds. The bears were all in playful mood, sliding down the snow, burrowing into the snow, looking out of it, so cute.
The following day, we saw 6 polar bears out of which we saw a polar bear couple mating in close proximity to our vehicle.
Besides watching bears on second day, Ray explained about all the places on the way, the history of the place, the culture, the festivals. We stopped to take lots of pictures of places, the whaling boats , both ancient and modern , the northern most football field in the world, Cathy Parker Field
Ray never rushed us and gave us lot more time than the 2 hour tour
Thank you so much Ray and 71North Tours for making our day. God bless you. Sorry for posting the review so late.
翻译:作为野生动物爱好者,我们一直渴望在野外看到北极熊。由于错过了在斯瓦尔巴群岛看北极熊的机会,我们研究了一下,发现乌特恰维克是交通便利、酒店也不错的下一个最佳去处。我们写信给71 North Tours,询问哪个月份最适合旅行,以及由于我们要从印度出发,预订行程的最佳时间。
我们在四月份收到了回复,说虽然野生动物的观赏情况难以预测,但如果运气好的话,六月是最佳月份。
于是,我们订了6月5日抵达巴罗的票。我们预订了6月5日晚上9点到11点的末班车,以及6月6日上午10点到12点的首班车。
两天的行程都是雷担任我们的导游。他是我们能找到的最好的导游。6月5日的行程只有我、我丈夫和雷。
我们当时正值午夜阳光普照,阳光明媚,天气宜人……前往巴罗角的路上,一路风景如画,冰雪覆盖,美不胜收。
上帝回应了我们的祈祷,我们看到了9只北极熊,其中一只母熊和一只幼崽。我们欣喜若狂。熊们个个都兴致勃勃,在雪地里滑行,钻进雪里,向外张望,真是可爱极了。
第二天,我们看到了6只北极熊,其中有一对北极熊夫妇在我们车旁交配。
第二天,除了看熊之外,雷还为我们讲解了沿途的景点、历史、文化和节日。我们停下来拍了很多照片,包括古老和现代的捕鲸船,以及世界上最北端的足球场——凯西·帕克球场。
雷从不催促我们,给了我们比2小时行程更长的时间。
非常感谢雷和71North Tours,让我们度过了美好的一天。愿上帝保佑你们。抱歉这么晚才发布评论。