I’ve been there on a tour. We stayed in a lodge, which was really a bunch of Atco like trailers out in the middle of bear country. We would spend part of the day at the lodge watching the bears that hung out around the lodge and the other part of the day in the polar rovers driving around. It was an awesome time, highly recommend it. It’s pretty special as you go to bed to look out your window and look down on the bears.
We were there in October when the bears hand out by the water waiting for the bay to freeze over to go hunting. I believe the season is running close to an end as things will freeze up Novemberish. The weather in October was cool but nothing we aren’t used to. We went through Natural Habitat which supplied boots and coats as they are used to Americans who might not have the gear.
I forget what the cost was. It wasn’t cheap but worth it. It was also much cheaper than Antarctica. Both trips I’d say just do, the money is worth it.
My pics
http://www.stadevene.com/Canada/Polar-Bears/
(we were early October, managed to beat the snow)