Many of our clients use drones these days. They can sometimes capture wonderful images, however, in the high arctic drones are more difficult to use , for various reasons, and some knowledge of the potential problems is best understood prior to any trip. It is also important to know that we cannot operate drones near to the wildlife ( a specific safe distance is mandatory ), or close to Inuit hunters and other tour operations.

Many people might wonder what floe edge looks like. Well, it looks different all the time - every month, day and hour during the floe edge season (and I will post many different floe edge pics for comparison ) . Sometimes “closed”, sometimes “open” . If you look at the drone pic carefully , you will see us set up beside the water near an open part of the floe edge, but it also shows the floe edge partially closed ( by an iceberg ) not far away from us. This closed area might effect some migrating whales from swimming past us and we would not know why, if it wasn’t for drones .

Many of our clients are not aspiring pro photographers, however for those who would like professional advice, and specific to the arctic, we offer a special service on two of our tours that includes photography tips, aid, and instruction from either Jenny Wong or Nelson Liu - two exceptional photographers who work with Baffin Safari. Details on these tours coming soon .

The floe edge attracts many animals

Guests on our Aurora Safari in April 2024 can benefit from the opportunity to experience these incredible solar events.

Another great season has been completed. Bear sightings were fairly good, however, similar to 2022, we experienced very few Narwhal. I Once again I traveled the length of Baffin Island this season from Iqaluit to Pond searching new locations for unique tour experiences. This year, traveling the remote west coast of Baffin, I found exactly the spot I was looking for.