2023 End-of-Season recap

2023 was another great season, but every season means looking at ways to improve for us at Baffin Safari.  

2023 recap

Another great season has been completed. Bear sightings were fairly good, however, similar to 2022, we experienced very few Narwhal. Instead, we did have wonderful bowhead whale sightings. There has been much debate amongst locals and researchers about the changes to the Narwhal migration in timing and location. It seems the migration through Eclipse Sound (the Pond Inlet floe edge) is later in the season and that there are more Narwhal migrating the northwest passage north of Bylot island. The Pond Inlet floe edge continues to provide incredible arctic scenery of mountains, glaciers, and icebergs but to improve our chances of seeing Narwhal Baffin Safari will be adding late season tours to the Admiralty Inlet floe edge serviced out of Arctic Bay.  

Aurora safari tour

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. Along the shores of Foxe Basin we are introducing a new early season tour allowing guests to stay in a very special camp for northern lights viewing and incredible wildlife opportunities of polar bears and cubs, caribou, wolves, walrus and whales. It is our new Aurora Safari tour.  

Nine years

One thing I am extremely proud of:   Baffin Safari has been operating now for 9 years. That means 9 spring seasons on Baffin Island.   To offer tours, we have to be licenced and insured.  We have never had an insurance claim - never.   We understand that accidents can happen - that is what insurance is for.   But we are super proud and pleased with our record of not relying on insurance.  

I look forward to seeing you in 2024.