Bear Watching Holidays - An Exciting Wildlife Adventure

Among the most exciting wildlife adventures you can embark on is one of the fantastic bear watching holidays that are available. Unless you experience it, it is hard to understand the thrill of seeing these magnificent creatures in the wild. Observing them at home in their natural habitat is both humbling and exhilarating.

Choose one of the niche wildlife companies offering excellent bear watching holidays in a variety of destinations in Sweden and Finland, and you'll be guaranteed the best chance of a sighting.

Finland

As an example, you can head to Finland on bear watching holidays that include accommodation in a beautiful wilderness centre, located deep in the heart of a thick taiga forest. Once at the centre, you'll have the opportunity to spend a couple of nights in a log cabin especially designed for the purpose of sighting bears. Along with Brown Bears you may also be able to see Wolves, Lynx and even Wolverine.

In Finland, the chance of seeing Brown Bears is very good and some nights at Martinselkosen Wilds Centre have rewarded visitors with sightings of up to 10 animals at one time, and up to 20 over the course of the evening. The tours run throughout the summer, so you'll enjoy long daylight hours and ample light into the nights – making for perfect sighting conditions.

While in the hide you can watch the dominant males nonchalantly surveying their territory, and marvelling at the younger cubs playfully interacting. A typical night in the hide will see you observing the animals forage, climb trees, play and socialise, usually no more than 30 metres away. Sometimes they get even closer and seeing an adult in such close proximity is nothing short of breath taking. Photographic opportunities abound and, from such close proximity, it's not hard to capture stunning portraits of these majestic and curious creatures going about their usual business.

Of course, nights will be spent in the hide, but during the day there is a whole host of other things to see and do, including the opportunity to explore the forests, lakes, streams and other beautiful parts of the area around the wildlife centres, either on your own or with a guide. With so many other species of wildlife to look out for, including the Elk, Beaver and plenty of birds like the Black-throated Divers, Little Buntings and Siberian Jays, bear watching holidays in Finland can be a truly well-rounded nature experience.