DESTINATIONS CANADA |REMOTE STAYS
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WILDERNESS TOURS
For clients looking to get active in the wilderness, try one of these for size:
Exodus Travels has a series of remote hikes on its Canadian Rockies Wilderness Walks tour – including around Landslide Lakes, where guests will enjoy three nights’ wild camping in a remote spot reached by helicopter. The 13-day trip costs from £2,749 for summer 2021 departures (flights extra).
Ramblers Walking Holidays takes guests hiking in the lesser-known parts of the east on a 12-night French Quebec & New England trip. Highlights include walking the rugged trails of Baxter State Park and Acadia National Park, and exploring a section of the dramatic Appalachian Trail. Prices start at £4,099, including flights.
Explore has a 13-day Walking in the Canadian Rockies trip featuring off-the-beaten-track hikes in the Kananaskis Valley, Kootenay, Banff and Yoho national parks and beyond, with prices from £2,330 (excluding flights).
Trafalgar has added a six-day trip, Polar Bears in Manitoba, where guests can explore the icy tundras of northern Canada, with dog-sledding, northern lights viewing and polar bear spotting on the itinerary. From £4,902 excluding flights.
36 8 OCTOBER 2020 ABOVE: Clayoquot Wilderness Resort in British Columbia
“Set in a remote location, this is ideal for clients seeking real peace and tranquillity,” says Tony Daly, managing director for Ranch Rider. “The opportunity to participate in ranch life makes it truly authentic, with horse rides and all-terrain vehicle tours offering spectacular views over
the Canadian Prairies.” Book it: A seven-night stay with Ranch Rider costs from £1,206 including accommodation, meals and most ranch activities, based on travel between June 1 and September 30, 2021 (excluding flights).
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BEST FOR . . . LUXURY Clayoquot Wilderness Retreat, British Columbia If touching down in a floatplane and waking up in a safari-style tent in the heart of the rainforest sounds like your client’s thing, look no further than Clayoquot Wilderness Retreat. This eco-friendly, high-end seasonal camp sits in the middle of a Unesco Bisophere Reserve on the edge of Vancouver Island and offers abseiling, rock climbing, wilderness workshops, horse riding and heli-trips as well as a spa, fine-dining restaurant and glass-fronted cocktail lounge where guests can watch black bears, otters and seals frolicking around. “Accessible only by seaplane, helicopter or boat, this is a truly remote, remarkable wilderness retreat,” says Sharon Mason, chief operating officer at First Class Holidays. “The luxury canvas tents have en-suite bathrooms, heated floors and private outdoor showers, and it’s all set in one of the last remaining ancient temperate rainforests in the world.”
Book it: A six-night trip with First Class Holidays, including two nights in Vancouver and four at Clayoquot Wilderness Retreat, costs from £9,249. Price includes Air Canada flights from London, return helicopter or floatplane transfers plus all meals, drinks and guided activities, based on departures in June 2021.
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BEST FOR . . . CAMPING Wolf Creek Campground, The Yukon For anyone wanting to properly immerse themselves in nature, nothing quite beats pitching up in an RV and sleeping under the stars. Canada’s national parks are scattered with campsites that offer the chance to do just that, but for some of the most remote experiences look to the Yukon, where snow-capped mountains, aqua-blue glaciers and ultramarine lakes form the backdrop for some rather memorable stays. Standout sites include Wolf Creek Campground – located just south of Whitehorse, where guests can watch Chinook salmon migrate – and Congdon Creek, which sits right by Kluane Lake and has bears roaming
the shores. Book it: Purely Travel has an eight-night RV holiday through the region taking in Whitehorse, Dawson City and Kluane National Park from £1,395 per person, based on two sharing and including one night at the Edgewater Hotel in Whitehorse, seven nights in a four-berth motorhome with insurance and GPS, and flights from Heathrow, departing in June 2021.
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