Canadian Adventure

Day 1  From Calgary airport drive into the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and spend six nights/5 days at Homeplace Ranch, a guest ranch, riding through mountain valleys and high foothills, crossing numerous streams, mountain meadows and old Indian trails. With 45 head of horses there are enough to suit all levels of experienced riders. Nearby there is fly fishing on the Bow River and during July you have the chance of attending the world famous Calgary Stampede. Just two lodges accommodate 14 guests in ensuite rooms and so you should get to know everyone, staff and guests included.

Day 2 - 6  Enjoying the beautiful riding country.

Day 7 & 8  Join one of the worlds most spectacular train journeys, the two day Rocky Mountaineer from Calgary to Vancouver: this is a two day daylight service with an overnight in Kamloops, a real opportunity to enjoy the truly magnificent splendour of the Rockies from the comfort of your seat.

Day 8  Just one night in Vancouver but enough to take in the waterfront & some great restaurants.

Day 9  After breakfast you make your way to the airport for the charter flight north to Bella Bella and then a 5 seater Beaver float plane over the most stunning scenery to the floating paradise of King Pacific Lodge, in Barnard Harbour on Princess Royal Island.

This lodge is true luxury in the wild - as well as all the wonderful outdoor activities you can indulge in spa treatments, enjoy wonderful food and spend spare moments on the deck with a glass of chardonnay.

Days 10 - 12  Enjoy this amazing wilderness location in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest. In the summer months there is so much wildlife to see. Spend half or full days excursions watching whale, orcas, porpoise, white sided dolphin. In September the salmon begin to run by their thousands up the rivers and streams and this is where you will find the Kermode or Spirit Bear. These all white bears (which owe their unusual colouring to a double recessive gene) are elusive and the optimum sighting of them from various platforms is from the end of August to early October.

Other activities include fly fishing and heli fishing up in the mountain lakes, salt water fishing, hiking, kayaking, wolf tracking, sightings of brown bear and sightseeing excursions.

Day 13  Back to Vancouver for another night to enjoy the bars and restaurants.

Day 14  Your flight back home.

Optional Extension:

If you still have energy left why not add a six day white knuckle river rafting trip from Chiko Lake down to the coast.

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