Although bear tours are commonly associated with holidays (and fantastic holidays they are) they can also have a slightly more serious and contributory side. Sadly, in some parts of the world, bear populations continue to be under various forms of pressure. South East Asia Both the Asian Black Bear (sometimes called the moon bear) and [...]

Although the polar, grizzly and kodiak bears are better known than most, there are plenty of fantastic bear-watching opportunities available in Europe.  European brown bear tours are available throughout the continent, offering holiday makers the chance to view one of the continent’s most legendary and misunderstood animals – but where are the best places to [...]

Visitors on bear tours are very likely to see plenty of bears, and no doubt that is exactly what they are after.  But in certain parts of Europe, visitors on city tours and city dwellers can be unexpectedly brought into very close proximity to one of our ursine cousins. This happened in 2009 in Ljubljana, [...]

Often, most bear tours will take you to a feeding ground on or near the water, since places teeming with salmon and other marine life practically guarantee multiple bear sightings. As any guide worth his salt will tell you, bears are fishermen extraordinaire, and could teach you a thing or two about fishing. Seeing bears [...]

They’re the bear tour souvenirs that would make all other holiday souvenirs pale in comparison. Just imagine – a perfect photo of a grizzly on its hind legs, fangs bared, looming menacingly with its arms in the air. It’s the one that looks as if the photographer risked his life to capture that moment. Or [...]