The Ultimate Predator Finale
2025 Dates: October 15th - 21st (Spaces Available) | Guide: Kyle Moore | Location: Finland | Cost: £2,495.00
Bears, Wolves, Wolverines and Eagles…
This is our final trip of the year and you could say we’ve saved the best till the last. On this epic adventure, we will spend 5 days in purpose-built wildlife photography hides strategically placed in ‘no man's land’ itself. Only the predators call this land home.
Mid-October and the days are getting ever-shorter, as we shift our usual pattern of entering the hides, choosing to shoot throughout the day to maximise the beautiful low autumnal light. For many years now the Wolves in this area have reproduced and the current pack is going strong. With bold group dynamics amongst the pack, we’re guaranteed to witness some incredibly unique wildlife photography opportunities, that quite literally nowhere else on earth can offer.
In the evenings we will enjoy delicious home cooked meals at our wilderness cabin, followed by freshly baked desserts warm from the oven. We have this beautiful cabin exclusively to ourselves, and each evening we can enjoy the facilities including the sauna, lakeside hot tub and a grill house where we can enjoy food and warm drinks around the campfire. If conditions are favourable, this time of year offers an excellent opportunity to observe the Aurora borealis as it dancing across the boreal skyline. Both the hide area and our basecamp are situated in some of the most wildest, remote corners of Northern Europe, where only wildlife call this land home. This really is a premium wildlife photography experience and one that quite literally, nowhere else on earth offers such opportunities to observe Bear, Wolf, Wolverine, White-tailed, and Golden Eagles on the same day.
Base Camp
Our base for this trip is a stunning lodge located in the picturesque surroundings of the Boreal forest. This location is renowned as one of the best places in the world to observe Brown Beasr cubs in the wild, as featured on BBC Planet Earth narrated by David Attenborough.
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We will arrive on an afternoon flight at Kajaani airport via Helsinki, where you will be met by your guide. A 2-hour transfer will follow, taking us to the Martinselkonen wilderness lodge where we will be based for the duration of the tour. Dinner is prepared for our arrival. After dinner the guide will deliver a short presentation detailing the week ahead. Our first night will be spent resting in our accommodation, after a day of traveling.
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Breakfast will be served early on, followed by a period of free time to spend as you wish. BearPhoto guides will offer optional daytime photographic opportunities including passerine birds and red squirrels. Feel free to explore the surrounding area, during the day as you wish. Dinner will be provided shortly after an optional presentation in the afternoon, at around 3:00pm. Your guides will lead you to your chosen hides for the night at 4:00pm. Sandwiches, flasks (tea/coffee) and bottled water will be provided for each individual whilst in the hide. Following a short drive and 1km walk to the hides, it is simply a case of getting set up, comfortable and waiting for the first Bears to appear. Each hide is equipped with basic beds and toilet facility. The following morning you will be escorted from your hides by the guides at 7:00am, followed by the short walk back to base camp where breakfast will be waiting. The following days and hide nights will all run in a similar pattern.
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This is the final day of the trip, and upon leaving the hides at 7:00 a.m. you will be guided back to basecamp one final time for breakfast. We will have just enough time for a shower and any last minute packing that may be required before our minibus arrives to transfer us back to Kajaani airport for our flights home.
Meet The Guide
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KYLE MOORE
Now on his 10th year working in Finland, Kyle’s knowledge on locations throughout Finland for Bear photography is unparalleled. When not in Finland, Kyle’s home is in the UK, where his passion for wildlife was ignited from a young age. Having quickly built up an impressive portfolio of wildlife images, Kyle's talent was soon recognised through some of the most prestigious wildlife photography competitions in the industry, which included a category win in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) and being named overall winner of the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards, at the age of 18, both leading to live televised interviews on national news outlets. Kyle specialises in predatory mammal species, bears and foxes being personal favourites, and will often spend countless months on location immersing himself in the landscape, all in the aim of capturing the essence of his chosen species. Kyle has worked for the likes of the Canadian tourist board, BBC, and most recently Samsung. His work is represented by some of the world's leading photographic stock agencies, where his images are published worldwide.
HOW TO BOOk
To secure your space on this tour please click the ‘book now’ tab below and follow the payment instructions. All bookings require a £300.00 deposit per-person. Payment can be made securely online using all major card types. The remaining tour balance will be due approximately 2 months prior to the departure date. This will be confirmed in your booking confirmation.
Please read all the information, itinerary and tour details prior to booking. If you have any questions, please email us at info@bearphoto.co.uk