So, you're going in with the intention of meeting/seeing/maybe becoming your totem?

Have you tried setting an intention way in advance of your trip. It's what I do. Here's what I suggest, if you're interested.

Think about it for a few days, whenever you remember to. Examine your intention. Refine it or broaden it. Whatever seems right. Then at the last minute, release your intention and change it to "do with me what you will." Then see what happens.

I wonder if this will make it more likely that you will encounter your totem. I'd suggest being open to any animal being your totem. Anything from a tapeworm to an elephant, to an alien  The more you settle on an idea of what your totem is, you're more likely to see it in a trip. Maybe.

I don't know much about totems. Can someone have multiple totems at once? Can a totem change throughout a lifetime?

I like the idea of a totem. I had a series of INCREDIBLY detailed and real dreams a few years ago. they were different than any other dreams I'd ever had. In the dreams I was in water up to my eyes and I was moving quickly across a still body of cold water with moonlight reflecting off of it. I felt at home. I had no human thoughts. I was just in the moment. I think I was a beaver. Who knows. Interesting at the very least.