Summary
Short description
Encounter abundant wildlife, remote landscapes and urban city delights with this luxurious 11-day tour of British Colombia
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Highlights
- Explore the delights of Vancouver, often crowned the world's 'most liveable city'
- Relax in the luxurious surrounds of the Relais & Chateaux Sonora Resort
- Indulge your wild side with 4 nights luxury glamping in British Columbia's pristine wilderness at Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
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Recommended for:
Activity adventure | Honeymoon | Natural world | Relaxation | Wildlife
Created by our specialists, this itinerary takes in two of British Colombia's finest resort hotels: Sonora and Clayoquot Wilderness Resort. Both are ideal for wildlife watching, whilst maintaining the highest standard of accommodation – Sonora is part of Relais & Châteaux and Clayoquot is a luxury glamping resort. Each wilderness resort also offers a wealth of activities and excursions, from a guided grizzly bear tour to salmon fishing. The activities on this tour come highly recommended and Destination Canada marks out Clayoquot Wilderness Resort's 'Walk on the Wild Side' as a signature Canadian experience.
Day by day itinerary
Day
1
London to Vancouver
Enjoy included airport lounge access before your flight to Vancouver, where you'll check-in to The Opus, steps away from Stanley Park, Granville Island and the Inner Harbour in Yaletown, a great base to enjoy one of the world's most spectacular cities, while staying in one of the city's hippest hotels.
Stay: The Opus (Superior)
Day
2
Vancouver
Spend the day at your leisure in Vancouver. Explore Vancouver on your own or join in for an optional excursion such as the Granville Island Market Tour, Capilano suspension bridge, Vancouver foodie tour or even a day trip to Victoria for whale watching. Speak to our specialists for excursion options.
Stay: The Opus (Superior)
Day
3
Vancouver to Sonora Resort
Start your luxury lodge hopping with a helicopter ride or floatplane to Sonora Resort on the beautiful Sonora Island. The island is a jewel among the wild beauty and pristine waters of British Colombia's West Coast. After your arrival, get settled and explore the resort before you enjoy a delicious Pacific Northwest gourmet dinner. The resort also allows guests full access to the stocked fly-fishing pond, with all equipment; fitness amenities; the complimentary use of 6 mountain bikes; and supervised archery lessons.
Stay: Sonora Resort (Deluxe)
Meals: B L D
Days
4-5
Sonora Resort
Sonora Resort is a Relais & Chateau luxury resort with a stunning setting among towering trees, postcard views, and the background music of waves lapping the shoreline, which really allows you to reconnect with nature. Take a guided eco boat tour, see grizzly bears, kayak, go rafting, hike the coastal rainforest or try heli-hiking. One of the key experiences at the resort is fishing, with heli-fly-fishing, river fly-fishing, and salmon fishing all available. Experience the five-star accommodation, an extraordinarily high level of attention and service and breathtaking outdoor adventures. Why not finish the day by enjoying your catch for dinner, prepared just the way you like it. Other optional activities offered by the Sonora Resort are a guided grizzly bear tour; a guided zodiac nature tour; Philips River ecological & cultural tour, and guided salmon fishing.
Stay: Sonora Resort (Deluxe)
Meals: B L D
Day
6
Sonora Resort – Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
Depart Sonora Resort on your privately chartered floatplane for a scenic 30-minute flight over Vancouver Island to Clayoquot Wilderness Resort on Bedwell River. The 28 luxurious dining, sleeping, lounge and massage tents, appointed with top amenities will accommodate you on your extraordinary wilderness experience. In the evening, after you've settled in and explored the resort, sit with your hosts to design your personal adventure for the next day. This means there'll be no 'signing up' for particular activities in advance, as you can decide what you would like to do each day.
Stay: Clayoquot Wilderness Resort (Ultra)
Meals: B L D
Days
7-9
Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
Continue your outdoor adventure! Embrace the area's ancient forests with 1,000-year-old cedars, miles of walking and riding trails, pristine lakes, a majestic coastline ad a breath-taking river sanctuary surrounded with abundant wildlife including whales and black bears. The resort specialises in remote wildlife experiences, meaning you can choose to tour a secluded beach to learn to surf, have a First Nations guide escort you on a day-long 'hike on the wild side' interpretive trail and Flores Island, kayak rushing rivers or private inlets. The resort's signature experience is horsemanship, with horses available for beginner or expert riders.
Stay: Clayoquot Wilderness Resort (Ultra)
Meals: B L D
Days
10-11
Depart for the UK
After breakfast it's time to say goodbye to British Colombia's coastal wilderness and take the floatplane back to Vancouver, before boarding your flight back to London, arriving on day 11.
Meals: B
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Pricing
Any element of this itinerary can be adjusted to suit your needs. Just contact us to find out more.
Accommodation rating:
11-day tailor-made holiday from £10,780 pp incl. flights
Superior
Low Season
from £10,780 pp. incl. flights
High Season
from £12,745 pp. incl. flights
Includes:
- Complimentary UK airport lounge access
- Return flights between the UK and Vancouver
- 2 nights at the Opus Hotel Vancouver on a room only basis
- Helicopter or float plane transfer Vancouver Airport to Sonora Resort
- 3 nights at Sonora Resort, inc. gourmet meals and snacks, complimentary wireless Internet, complimentary phone calls anywhere in the world, all beverages (liquor, house wine, domestic beer, pop, juices & water), use of all amenities at the resort - including outdoor heated pool, hot tubs, steam rooms, hot tubs, sauna, fitness room, tennis court, games room with billiards, shuffle board, foosball, virtual golf games, state of the art movie theatre
- Floatplane transfer Sonora Resort to Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
- 4 nights at Clayoquot Wilderness Resort in an en-suite luxury tent, inc. gourmet meals and snacks, spa treatment (one hour), guided and unguided activities include: hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, mountain biking, wildlife viewing (whales, eagles, bears), hot springs cove tour, walk the wild side, tour, skeet shooting, archery & rock climbing, marine activities, salt and fresh water fishing ( ½ day of fishing)
- Floatplane transfer Clayoquot Wilderness Resort to Vancouver
Departures Ex Vancouver 2020
14, 21, 28 May
04, 11, 18, 25 June
02, 09, 16, 23, 30 July
06, 13, 20, 27 August
03, 10 September
Terms & Conditions
Prices are per person based on two people sharing a twin/double room; prices are subject to availability and possible change; normal booking conditions apply.
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