Vancouver Island Alpine Hiking Adventure - Strathcona Provincial Park Vancouver Island has incredible alpine hiking. From our base at the Bears Den Lodge we can walk to the entrance of Strathcona Provincial Park. This park features high alpine meadows, glaciers, alpine lakes and majestic forest. The trail networks are amazing. We can stay overnight at the Bears Den Lodge and then do day trips. Trips are customized to suit your group's needs. Or you can rent the lodge and go on your own self-guided adventures! Day 1 - Depart Victoria at 9 a.m. and drive 3 hours to Mt. Washington. Stop at scenic points, waterfalls, and towering trees along the way. We check into the Bears Den Lodge at approximately 3 p.m. Afternoon free to mountain bike, play disc golf, go horseback riding or light hiking (optional activites) Your guide prepares a welcome feast and we overnight at the Bears Den Lodge Day 2 - We depart at 9 a.m. for the alpine trails in Strathcona Provincial Park. We hike past alpine lakes, meadows, rivers, and stunted forests of yellow cedar and hemlock. Mountain views are in every direction as we hike to one of the many lakes for lunch. We have options for distance and can hike 8 km. or 16 km. depending on the fitness level and enthusiasm of the group. We return to the Bears Den Lodge and have a BBQ dinner and hot tubs as we overlook the ocean and mountains from the decks of the Bears Den Lodge. Day 3 - We depart at 9 a.m. for another day of alpine hiking but take a different route. We hike until approximately 2 p.m. and then drive back to Victoria arriving at 5-6 p.m.. Costs: $499 per person plus gst. Includes all meals, transportation, park fees, hiking guide/tours, accommodation in private room. Please add $75 for single occupancy. Minimum group size is 4. Departure dates are flexible-please call or email us to arrange a departure.

Rocky Mountain Eco Adventure The best of the Canadian Rockies! We hike on the Columbia ice Fields, raft the Kicking Horse River, hike in the alpine above Lake Louise, soak in the Banff Hot Springs and much more. We get off the beaten path and enjoy waterfalls, alpine lakes, and mountain view-scapes all day long. See more mountains in a day than most see in a lifetime. Your naturalist guide knows the highlights and how to avoid the crowds. Always on the look-out for wildlife we hope to see bears, elk and even mountain sheep. Options include an afternoon trail ride in the Rocky Mountains or soaring above the mountains during a tandem paragliding flight provided by our good friends at HeliParagliding.com [click to visit site]. Imagine . . . Day 1 - We depart Vancouver and drive through 6 hours of scenery stopping long the way at scenic points and for short walks. We arrive at our lake front cabin at Sicamous in the Shuswap Lake area. Relaxing swims in the evening and a welcome feast prepared by your guide. Overnight Sicamous. Day 2 - A 30 minute drive and we are in the mountains heading east towards Roger Pass and Yoho National Park. We get to the alpine playground of Golden right in the heart of the Rockies. We have a picnic lunch by the Kicking Horse River. Afternoon options include Rocky Mountain Trail ride on horseback, alpine hiking or tandem paragliding off of a 6,500 ft. mountain. Overnight in Golden in lodge accommodation. Day 3 - We depart at 9 a.m. for a white water rafting trip down the world-famous Kicking Horse River, one of the top white water spots in the world. Extreme adventure or a more gentle nature cruise are the options. Some go for a bit of both! We have lunch on the river and return to Golden in the later afternoon. Overnight Golden. Day 4 - We drive 1.5 hours up the scenic Icefields Parkway to the Columbia Icefields. Your guide leads the way for a short hike on the glacier. We stop at waterfalls and scenic vistas along the way. After all this is known as the "Most Scenic Highway in the World". After lunch we then drive to the majestic town of Banff. We ride the Gondola up to the top of Sulphur Mountain, soak in the Hot springs and then eat dinner in Banff. Free evening to stroll the quaint streets of this scenic mountain town. Overnight Lake Louise. Day 5 - We depart at 9 a.m. to visit Lake Louise and then Moraine Lake. From Moraine Lake we depart on an alpine hike to the Consolation Lakes high above tree-line. Picnic lunch in the high alpine of the Rocky Mountains. Overnight Lake Louise. Day 6 - We depart back west to the town of Sicamous today. We stop at various waterfalls, and scenic walks and pints of interest along the way. Evening swims in Mara Lake. Overnight Sicamous. Day 7 - Today we drive to Vancouver via the Okanagan valley. We visit some of the beautiful beaches and wineries along the way and arrive in Vancouver at approximately 5 p.m. We then say our goodbyes or join up with a Vancouver Island Eco Adventure! All-inclusive costs: $1,899.00 per person $1,599.00 for children under 16. Includes all transportation, guides, Park Fees, rafting tour, hiking tours, gondola ride and hot springs fees, all breakfasts, all lunches and 3 dinners. Add this trip to our West Coast Eco Adventure Tour or our Grizzly Bear Eco Adventure for an amazing two week vacation! Departures are arranged so that this trip can begin or end when these trips starts or end.

Alpine Hiking at Mount Washington Vancouver Island has incredible alpine hiking. From our base at the Bears Den Lodge we can walk to the entrance of Strathcona Provincial Park. This park features high alpine meadows, glaciers, alpine lakes and majestic forest. The trail networks are amazing. At this point we do not offer daily departures but can arrange guided hiking tours for groups of 4 or more. We can stay overnight at the Bears Den Lodge and then do day trips. Trips are customized to suit your group's needs. Or you can rent the lodge and go on your own self-guided adventures! Please call or email us at info@islandadventuretours.com for more information.

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