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The Aurora Pod has 360-degree views of the night sky through a glass ceiling
Natural Habitat Adventures offers women-only Northern Lights and Arctic Exploration in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. All photos: Lindblad Expeditions
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The seven-day tour takes travellers to a different viewing location each night
Natural Habitat Adventure’s custom-designed Aurora Pod set in a remote tundra location
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Churchill is perfectly placed under the auroral oval of the polar north
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Its location allows scientists to predict where northern lights will appear with more accuracy
This is one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights
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Guests gather to witness the spectacle each night
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The winter expeditions run from January to March
Natural Habitat Adventures provides all the cold-weather clothing needed for the duration of the tour
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The women-only tour has proved to be successful
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It's limited to 14 guests per tour
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The area is stunning in deep winter
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Guests lay in snow looking up at the northern lights
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The Aurora Pod has 360-degree views of the night sky through a glass ceiling
Natural Habitat Adventures offers women-only Northern Lights and Arctic Exploration in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. All photos: Lindblad Expeditions
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XOD32BISYFCBNLMU43TWFKP4VI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c1b77cf7e11b49b52cb739f37ca32e92dfd08a3d968c8aac387f32ef32026010&width=400&height=225)
The seven-day tour takes travellers to a different viewing location each night
Natural Habitat Adventure’s custom-designed Aurora Pod set in a remote tundra location
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HR2JFLJNJ5GB3MY3VX4L6D46WE.jpg?smart=true&auth=9f3aea2f3a94ebe83988136b1b6326418719a5aa7ebe592f5b5f7bc93990b032&width=400&height=225)
Churchill is perfectly placed under the auroral oval of the polar north
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NC7MGGZE35C3XMLZYHUMULHEYE.jpg?smart=true&auth=3afbe05f28139b800f436b341a71170480066d114a9a5de3d239aa525c1a3bf7&width=400&height=225)
Its location allows scientists to predict where northern lights will appear with more accuracy
This is one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VR5V2G3PDJHPVKZLX3G7E5IWCE.jpg?smart=true&auth=11cbce7a89aff1cf80817d028e231c77a06f9224c8230f5c0baa347c9541d0c9&width=400&height=225)
Guests gather to witness the spectacle each night
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The winter expeditions run from January to March
Natural Habitat Adventures provides all the cold-weather clothing needed for the duration of the tour
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TP7MESJNL5H33KUD4RQM5ANAGM.jpg?smart=true&auth=d6b3458244d64aa2117e417b5d9f7289e33d49c527df74f5caf2ffe68ab47a5c&width=400&height=225)
The women-only tour has proved to be successful
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It's limited to 14 guests per tour
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The area is stunning in deep winter
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KUB2ZOW5ZBAXLAA7D7HVQ7G3DU.jpg?smart=true&auth=f2bfdf9e6a040088f16d3839685891a395d39ce8090a94d457b672c6ea503b79&width=400&height=225)
Guests lay in snow looking up at the northern lights
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The Aurora Pod has 360-degree views of the night sky through a glass ceiling
This Canadian northern lights show is for women only
See the aurora borealis in all its glory during Churchill's deep winter
Gigi Ragland
16 November, 2023
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