OUR MISSION
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SEA NORTH TOURS BELIEVES THAT BELUGA WHALES DESERVE RESPECT AND PROTECTION. AND WE PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH.
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We are fully committed to your safety both on and off the water.
Our guides are true professionals with experience and certification.
We provide an adventure like nothing you’ve ever experienced before.
We strive to offer our guests the best service and an unforgettable nature experience by:
Sea North Tours is the oldest tour company on the water in Churchill, Manitoba. Founded in 1977, by Mike and Doreen Macri, it was sold in 2011 to their close friends, Dwight Allen and Louise Foubert, who are the current operators today. It has always been a family owned company that developed because of a love of the subarctic and its wildlife. Dwight and Louise have a passion for sharing Churchill’s treasures with people from all over the world and started their tourism ventures back in 1982. Along with their son Remi, they have spearheaded many of the tourism attractions in Churchill today including: paddleboarding with the belugas, whale-friendly boats, The Sloop Cove Hike and more. With their entrepreneurial ingenuity, Sea North Tours continues to grow each year.
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2016 Aspiring Youth Award
Long and Distinguished Service Award
2014 Service of Excellence Award
Manitoba Tourism Education Council certified tour guide since July 1993
Owner/operator of “SUP North”, she fell in love with Churchill in 2012. Combining her passion for the whales, the water and active living, she introduced paddleboarding to the Churchill River.
An avid photographer and local gallery owner, Alex has been with Sea North Tours since 2013. His love and overall knowledge of the town of Churchill and its surrounding wildlife radiate from him with every tour.
He is a 3rd generation Churchillian and Captain of the one and only SEA NORTH II vessel. His favourite memories to date are rare Orca sightings in 2012 and 2014.
My name is Nickia McIvor and I have been raised in Churchill my whole life. I love to travel and explore the northern lands and make art in my free time.
Jocelyn works on the front line entertaining beluga whales all summer. Instead of toys, she uses kayaks and zodiacs. It’s a hard job, but someone’s gotta do it!
Some belugas swim closely behind boats, enjoying bubbles from their engine propellers. But props can injure or even kill them. That doesn’t happen with Sea North boats. We either use prop-free Jet Drive engines or Prop Guards® on our boats so there are no exposed moving parts beneath the water.
We were the first whale watching company in the Churchill River and Hudson Bay to install Prop Guards®, and we’re still the only ones. But we are working to change that. In addition to educating others about Prop Guards, we’ve also become a dealer so we can provide them at cost–making guards more accessible in the North. Heck, we’ve even given them away!
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Sea North Tours have been amazing to work with. Not only are their drivers fantastic, but they really do have customer experience at the heart of their operation. They also have an incredible focus on safety, for the clients and the whales. It has been a pleasure to work with Sea North Tours and we are excited for the upcoming summer as well.
Sea North Tours. Simply the best! I’ve been all over the world in search of marine life encounters for photography and nothing beats the Beluga Whale action provided by Sea North Tours. I return to Churchill every summer from SE Florida because I never get tired of being bumped by belugas — the most interesting creature I’ve ever been in the water with. This is a family run business and they treat you like family, from the hotel accommodations to the breakfast every morning to the professionalism of the tours and other activities. I look forward to many more summers in Churchill with Sea North Tours and the belugas.
Sea North Tours have been amazing to work with. Not only are their drivers fantastic, but they really do have customer experience at the heart of their operation. They also have an incredible focus on safety, for the clients and the whales. It has been a pleasure to work with Sea North Tours and we are excited for the upcoming summer as well.
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