Alberta & British Columbia: Banff, Yoho & the Canadian Rockies

Lake Minnewanka; 4–6 miles, easy

Breakfast is included at your hotel. You will have the morning to visit a few sites in Calgary, perhaps strolling the cobbled streets of Stephen Avenue, lined with historical buildings and shops. Your guide(s) meet you at 12:00 p.m. in the lobby of your Calgary hotel. Please be dressed for walking and plan to eat lunch before meeting your group.

If your arrival at the Calgary hotel is scheduled for later than 12:00 p.m. or if you are delayed, you must travel at your own expense to our Banff hotel. Banff Airporter (banffairporter.com) and Brewster Banff Airport Express (brewster.ca/transportation/brewster-banff-airport-express) offer shuttles between Calgary International Airport and Banff. Costs are approximately $65 CAD per person one-way. Please contact the Moose Hotel and Suites to advise of any travel delays or changes, and the staff will pass your message on to your Country Walkers guide(s). Please note that if you miss the Country Walkers’ transfer from Calgary, you will miss the first walk in Banff. Once you arrive in Banff, check into your room. Meet your guide(s) as soon as they return from the walk with the rest of the group (around 5:00 p.m.).

Once you arrive in Banff with your guide(s) enjoy a first walk at Lake Minnewanka. As you follow its pathways along the glassy-surfaced lake, marvel at your first up-close views of Banff National Park, a stunning canvas of spruce and fir trees and rugged peaks skirted by pine-green forest.

Tonight, gather for a welcome reception followed by dinner in Banff.

Accommodation: Moose Hotel & Suites, Banff
Included Meals: Dinner

Banff walking tour; 2 miles, easy. Lake Louise; 2.5-4 miles, easy to moderate

Satisfied from a hearty breakfast, head out for a historical walking tour of Banff followed by free time to visit the Whyte Museum and learn about the cultural heritage of the Canadian Rockies or browse the shops in town.

After lunch on your own in Banff, transfer to Lake Louise for a casual stroll along the lake. If time allows, ascend along the trail toward Plain of Six Glaciers. Transfer back to your hotel to relax.

Tonight, your guides will provide recommendations for dinner on your own.

Accommodation: Moose Hotel & Suites, Banff
Included Meals: Breakfast

Sunshine Meadows Monarch Viewpoint; 3 miles, easy or Sunshine Meadows Standish & Rock Isle Viewpoints; 4.5 miles, easy to moderate. Available until mid-September

Awake to the cool mountain air and another full breakfast. Shuttle 20 minutes to Sunshine Village, a ski resort that straddles the Continental Divide and the border between Alberta and British Columbia. Here, you will ascend the summit by gondola and chairlift, admiring sweeping views. At the top, take time to marvel at Banff’s magnificent Sunshine Meadows, a vast natural garden set in an enormous valley surrounded by breathtaking peaks. Take in its riot of colorful wildflowers, rolling green slopes and glistening lakes. During your visit to the summit, learn about the vegetation and ecosystem of this fascinating world above the tree line from your guides. You will have an opportunity to hike one of the ridgeline trails, a thrilling preview of more magnificent landscapes to follow throughout your walking vacation. Enjoy a boxed lunch on top of the world, with stunning views of the pyramidal Mount Assiniboine. Nicknamed the “Matterhorn of the Rockies” for its resemblance to the Swiss peak, it is the highest mountain in the southern range of the Canadian Rockies.

Transfer to your lodge in Kananaskis (1 ½ hours driving time), your home for the next three nights. Upon arrival, check in and unwind before joining your group for dinner at the lodge.

Please note: For guests on our late September departures, you will hike to Stanley Glacier instead of Sunshine Meadows as the gondola and shuttle bus service to Sunshine Meadows does not operate in from mid-September. Located in Kootenay National Park, this easy half-day outing runs from the Vermillion River to a rockbound hanging valley containing Stanley Glacier. The hike is especially rewarding in the early summer when wildflowers blanket the trailside, and numerous waterfalls and avalanches tumble off Stanley Peak’s northeast face.

Accommodation: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis Country
Alternate Accommodation: Crosswaters Resort, Kananaskis Country for the September 12-17, 2021 tour
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Chester Lake; 6 miles, 1,391-ft. elevation gain, easy with some moderate sections or Karst Spring; 6 miles, 990-ft. elevation gain, easy with some moderate sections

After breakfast and a one-hour shuttle, you hike the Chester Lake Trail, one of the most scenic hikes in Spray Valley Provincial Park, in Kananaskis Country. The wide and easy-to-follow trail meanders through forests and stunning alpine meadows surrounded by towering peaks.

While it’s a bit steep at points and there are a few switchbacks, the trail eventually opens into a scenic mountain valley. Enjoy a boxed lunch on the trail before returning to the lodge for an afternoon tea. Note: Because of Covid restrictions only massages are currently available at the spa. Maybe catch a nap before rejoining your group for another relaxing dinner at the lodge.

Accommodation: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis Country
Alternate Accommodation: Crosswaters Resort, Kananaskis Country for the September 12-17 2021 tour
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Ptarmigan Cirque; 3 miles, moderate, 760-ft. elevation gain. Coal Mine Trail; 3 miles, easy. 839-ft. elevation gain.

This morning, you journey to Elbow Sheep Wildland, the north end of Kananaskis Country and the start of the Ptarmigan Cirque, a high mountain bowl between Mount Arethusa and Mount Rae.

You begin climbing up the Highwood Pass through a forest of alpine larch, subalpine fir, and Engelmann spruce. Along the way, the wooded path opens and levels out into a breathtaking circular alpine meadow filled with wildflowers, complete with a glacial stream. As you bask in the grand views of the meadow and surrounding mountain peaks, you enjoy a trailside snack by the waterfall while keeping an eye out for bighorn sheep. This loop trail is rated moderate due to a short section of steep switchbacks in the beginning. Aside from the switchbacks, the hike takes little effort.

Next, shuttle to the Coal Mine Trail. The coal mine operated from 1947 to 1952. This hike has a steady incline on a wide trail through the forest and then narrows and opens up to great views. Pause here to enjoy your bag lunch while the wind blows through the grass, and perhaps you will be inspired to make an Inuksuk before heading back down. Alternatively, you may prefer an optional afternoon horseback riding at Boundary Ranch. Your guides will provide more information on tour.

Tonight, you dine at the lodge. During our special farewell dinner, savor locally sourced food served family-style accompanied by wines from British Columbia.

Accommodation: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis Country
Alternate Accommodation: Crosswaters Resort, Kananaskis Country for the September 12-17, 2021 tour
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy an early breakfast and bid farewell to your hosts. Then, shuttle to Calgary International Airport (YYC) at 8:15 a.m. (1 ½ hours travel time); you’ll arrive by 9:45 a.m. for your return flight. We recommend a flight out of Calgary no earlier than 12:00 p.m.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Badger Bowl, McPherson and Bowbend Trails; 6 miles, easy

After enjoying an included breakfast your guides will meet you at 9:00 a.m. in the lobby of your Calgary hotel. Please be dressed for walking.

Once you arrive at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park with your guides enjoy a first walk on the Badger Bowl, McPherson and Bowbend Trails led by a guide from the park foundation. During your walk you’ll learn about the history, wildlife, and flora of this park. Afterwards, drive to Fallentimber Meadery for a tour and tasting.

Tonight, gather for a welcome reception followed by dinner at The Crossing.

Accommodation:The Crossing at Ghost River, Cochrane, AB
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Ghost River walk; 2 miles, easy. Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary; 1 mile, easy

Satisfied from a hearty breakfast, head out for an exploration of plant medicine from an Indigenous lens. Meet our local guide for a walk on the grounds of the 145-acre property. Conclude your walk along the Ghost River and enjoy a picnic lunch prepared by your guides. This afternoon, drive to the nearby Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary for an introductory tour and walk, and learn about wolves and wolfdogs. Travel back to your hotel to relax.

Tonight, enjoy dinner at The Crossing.

Accommodation:The Crossing at Ghost River, Cochrane, AB
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Lake Minnewanka; 4 miles, easy to moderate; Wapta Falls; 3 miles, easy.

Savor another full breakfast at The Crossing. Shuttle (1.25 hours driving time) to Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park.

As you follow its pathways along the glassy-surfaced lake, marvel at your first up-close views of Banff National Park, a stunning canvas of spruce and fir trees and rugged peaks skirted by pine-green forest.

In Banff, enjoy free time to visit the Whyte Museum and learn about the cultural heritage of the Canadian Rockies and browse the shops in town. After lunch on your own in Banff, travel to Heather Mountain Lodge (1.5 hours driving time), your home for the next two nights. We will stop en route for a hike to Wapta Falls. Upon arrival, check in and unwind before joining your group for dinner at the lodge.

Accommodation: Heather Mountain Lodge, Golden, BC
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Hemlock Grove Interpretive Trail; 0.2 miles, easy; Great Glacier Trail; 4 miles, 1,053-ft. elevation gain, moderate

Awake to the cool mountain air and another full breakfast. Today we drive to Rogers Pass Discovery Center in Glacier National Park. Rogers Pass has been designated a National Historic Site in commemoration of its role as an essential link in the building of the transcontinental railway.

First, walk the interpretive boardwalk through old-growth cedar-hemlock forest.

Next, we begin our hike on the Great Glacier Trail. The Illecillewaet Glacier, which has become known simply as the Great Glacier, is the biggest of 131 named glaciers in the park, and its name is Okanagan for “swift water”. The hike starts on a portion of a rail trail, which is what remains of the great Canadian Pacific Railroad in this area, passing the ruins of the Glacier House, once a 90-room luxury hotel. Flora along this trail included Dwarf Dogwood, Leatherleaf Saxifrage, and Lewis Monkeyflower. The view opens up to Illecillewaet Glacier Falls to the east and Cheops, Ursus Minor and Grizzly Mountains to the north. Pause here for your box lunch and then retrace your way back.

Once you are back at the lodge, unwind in your uncomplicated alpine hideaway. Later, enjoy another gourmet cabin-style dinner.

Accommodation: Heather Mountain Lodge, Golden, BC
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Canoe or kayak, easy, 3 hours; Marble Canyon; 1 mile, easy

This morning, after a hearty mountain breakfast, travel (1 hour driving time) to the Columbia River, home to the Columbia Wetlands, the largest intact wetlands in North America, and provides the life support system for hundreds of thousands of birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. They sustain the second-largest concentration of great blue heron residents in western Canada, more than 300 pairs. Migrating waterfowl—15,000 each spring and autumn—depend on the wetlands to survive their journeys. Songbirds, shorebirds and birds of prey rely on the Columbia Wetlands, as do Kokanee salmon, Rocky Mountain whitefish, ling cod and several varieties of trout.

You will paddle downstream in a canoe or kayak through the wetlands which are nestled between British Columbia’s Rocky and Purcell mountain ranges. These wetlands are the source of the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean in North America—the mighty Columbia. It is here in BC’s own wild backyard that everything begins.

These wetlands provide essential winter habitat for hundreds of elk and deer. Moose, wolf, cougar, coyote, beaver, river otter and grizzly bears are just some of the larger mammals that call this place home.

Conclude your float at the Captain’s Dock for a filling BBQ lunch. You will be struck by the sheer beauty and peacefulness of this setting.

Next, you will travel (2 hours driving time) through Kootenay National Park, pausing to walk the interpretive Marble Canyon trail which is located at a hanging valley where Tokumm Creek joins the Vermillion River. (Tokumm is a native word that means “red fox.”). Transfer to your lodge in Kananaskis (1.5 hours driving time), your home for the night. Upon arrival, check in and unwind before joining your group for dinner at the lodge. During our special farewell dinner, savor locally sourced food served family-style accompanied by wines from British Columbia.

Accommodation: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis Country
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy an early included breakfast at Pomerpoy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge. Then, shuttle to Calgary International Airport (YYC) at 8:30 a.m. (1.5 hours travel time); you’ll arrive by 10:00 a.m. for your return flight. We recommend a flight out of Calgary no earlier than 12:00 p.m.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Lake Minnewanka; 4–6 miles, easy

Your guide(s) meet you at 12:00 p.m. in the lobby of your designated meeting point hotel in Calgary. Your guide(s) will be wearing a Country Walkers shirt. Please be dressed for walking and plan to eat lunch before meeting your group.

If your arrival at the Calgary hotel is scheduled for later than 12:00 p.m. or if you are delayed, you must travel at your own expense to our Banff hotel. Banff Airporter (banffairporter.com) and Brewster Banff Airport Express (brewster.ca/transportation/brewster-banff-airport-express) offer shuttles between Calgary International Airport and Banff. Costs are approximately $65 CAD per person one-way. Please contact the Moose Hotel and Suites to advise of any travel delays or changes, and the staff will pass your message on to your Country Walkers guide(s). Please note that if you miss the Country Walkers’ transfer from Calgary, you will miss the first walk in Banff. Once you arrive in Banff, check into your room. Meet your guide(s) as soon as they return from the walk with the rest of the group (around 5:00 p.m.).

Once you arrive in Banff with your guide(s) enjoy a first walk at Lake Minnewanka. As you follow its pathways along the glassy-surfaced lake, marvel at your first up-close views of Banff National Park, a stunning canvas of spruce and fir trees and rugged peaks skirted by pine-green forest.

Tonight, gather for a welcome reception followed by dinner in Banff.

Accommodation: Moose Hotel & Suites, Banff
Included Meals: Dinner

Banff walking tour; 2 miles, easy. Lake Louise; 2.5-4 miles, easy to moderate

Satisfied from a hearty breakfast, head out for a historical walking tour of Banff followed by free time to visit the Whyte Museum and learn about the cultural heritage of the Canadian Rockies or browse the shops in town.

After lunch on your own in Banff, transfer to Lake Louise for a casual stroll along the lake. If time allows, ascend along the trail toward Plain of Six Glaciers. Transfer back to your hotel to relax.

Tonight, your guides will provide recommendations for dinner on your own.

Accommodation: Moose Hotel & Suites, Banff
Included Meals: Breakfast

Sunshine Meadows Monarch Viewpoint; 3 miles, easy or Sunshine Meadows Standish & Rock Isle Viewpoints; 4.5 miles, easy to moderate. Available until mid-September

Awake to the cool mountain air and another full breakfast. Shuttle 20 minutes to Sunshine Village, a ski resort that straddles the Continental Divide and the border between Alberta and British Columbia. Here, you will ascend the summit by gondola and chairlift, admiring sweeping views. At the top, take time to marvel at Banff’s magnificent Sunshine Meadows, a vast natural garden set in an enormous valley surrounded by breathtaking peaks. Take in its riot of colorful wildflowers, rolling green slopes and glistening lakes. During your visit to the summit, learn about the vegetation and ecosystem of this fascinating world above the tree line from your guides. You will have an opportunity to hike one of the ridgeline trails, a thrilling preview of more magnificent landscapes to follow throughout your walking vacation. Enjoy a boxed lunch on top of the world, with stunning views of the pyramidal Mount Assiniboine. Nicknamed the “Matterhorn of the Rockies” for its resemblance to the Swiss peak, it is the highest mountain in the southern range of the Canadian Rockies.

Transfer to your lodge in Kananaskis (1 ½ hours driving time), your home for the next three nights. Upon arrival, check in and unwind before joining your group for dinner at the lodge.

Please note: For guests on our late September departures, you will hike to Stanley Glacier instead of Sunshine Meadows as the gondola and shuttle bus service to Sunshine Meadows does not operate in from mid-September. Located in Kootenay National Park, this easy half-day outing runs from the Vermillion River to a rockbound hanging valley containing Stanley Glacier. The hike is especially rewarding in the early summer when wildflowers blanket the trailside, and numerous waterfalls and avalanches tumble off Stanley Peak’s northeast face.

Accommodation: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis Country
Alternate Accommodation: Crosswaters Resort, Kananaskis Country for the September 12-17, 2021 tour
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Chester Lake; 6 miles, 1,391-ft. elevation gain, easy with some moderate sections or Karst Spring; 6 miles, 990-ft. elevation gain, easy with some moderate sections

After breakfast and a one-hour shuttle, you hike the Chester Lake Trail, one of the most scenic hikes in Spray Valley Provincial Park, in Kananaskis Country. The wide and easy-to-follow trail meanders through forests and stunning alpine meadows surrounded by towering peaks.

While it’s a bit steep at points and there are a few switchbacks, the trail eventually opens into a scenic mountain valley. Enjoy a boxed lunch on the trail before returning to the lodge for an afternoon tea. Note: Because of Covid restrictions only massages are currently available at the spa. Maybe catch a nap before rejoining your group for another relaxing dinner at the lodge.

Accommodation: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis Country
Alternate Accommodation: Crosswaters Resort, Kananaskis Country for the September 12-17 2021 tour
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Ptarmigan Cirque; 3 miles, moderate, 760-ft. elevation gain. Coal Mine Trail; 3 miles, easy. 839-ft. elevation gain.

This morning, you journey to Elbow Sheep Wildland, the north end of Kananaskis Country and the start of the Ptarmigan Cirque, a high mountain bowl between Mount Arethusa and Mount Rae.

You begin climbing up the Highwood Pass through a forest of alpine larch, subalpine fir, and Engelmann spruce. Along the way, the wooded path opens and levels out into a breathtaking circular alpine meadow filled with wildflowers, complete with a glacial stream. As you bask in the grand views of the meadow and surrounding mountain peaks, you enjoy a trailside snack by the waterfall while keeping an eye out for bighorn sheep. This loop trail is rated moderate due to a short section of steep switchbacks in the beginning. Aside from the switchbacks, the hike takes little effort.

Next, shuttle to the Coal Mine Trail. The coal mine operated from 1947 to 1952. This hike has a steady incline on a wide trail through the forest and then narrows and opens up to great views. Pause here to enjoy your bag lunch while the wind blows through the grass, and perhaps you will be inspired to make an Inuksuk before heading back down. Alternatively, you may prefer an optional afternoon horseback riding at Boundary Ranch. Your guides will provide more information on tour.

Tonight, you dine at the lodge. During our special farewell dinner, savor locally sourced food served family-style accompanied by wines from British Columbia.

Accommodation: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis Country
Alternate Accommodation: Crosswaters Resort, Kananaskis Country for the September 12-17, 2021 tour
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy an early breakfast and bid farewell to your hosts. Then, shuttle to Calgary International Airport (YYC) at 8:15 a.m. (1 ½ hours travel time); you’ll arrive by 9:45 a.m. for your return flight. We recommend a flight out of Calgary no earlier than 12:00 p.m.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Badger Bowl, McPherson and Bowbend Trails; 6 miles, easy

Your guides meet you at 9:00 a.m. in the lobby of your designated meeting point hotel in Calgary. They’ll be wearing Country Walkers shirts. Please be dressed for walking.

If your arrival at the Calgary hotel is scheduled for later than 9:00 a.m. or if you are delayed, you must travel at your own expense to our hotel in Cochrane. Take a taxi (approximately $120), Uber or Lyft. Please contact The Crossing at Ghost River to advise of any travel delays or changes, and the staff will pass your message on to your Country Walkers guides. Please note that if you miss the Country Walkers’ transportation from Calgary, you will miss the first walk in Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park and the Meadery tasting. Once you arrive in Cochrane, check into your room. Meet your guides as soon as they return from the walk with the rest of the group (around 4:00 p.m.)

Once you arrive at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park with your guides enjoy a first walk on the Badger Bowl, McPherson and Bowbend Trails led by a guide from the park foundation. During your walk you’ll learn about the history, wildlife, and flora of this park. Afterwards, drive to Fallentimber Meadery for a tour and tasting.

Tonight, gather for a welcome reception followed by dinner at The Crossing.

Accommodation:The Crossing at Ghost River, Cochrane, AB
Included Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Ghost River walk; 2 miles, easy. Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary; 1 mile, easy

Satisfied from a hearty breakfast, head out for an exploration of plant medicine from an Indigenous lens. Meet our local guide for a walk on the grounds of the 145-acre property. Conclude your walk along the Ghost River and enjoy a picnic lunch prepared by your guides. This afternoon, drive to the nearby Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary for an introductory tour and walk, and learn about wolves and wolfdogs. Travel back to your hotel to relax.

Tonight, enjoy dinner at The Crossing.

Accommodation:The Crossing at Ghost River, Cochrane, AB
Included Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Lake Minnewanka; 4 miles, easy to moderate; Wapta Falls; 3 miles, easy.

Savor another full breakfast at The Crossing. Shuttle (1.25 hours driving time) to Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park.

As you follow its pathways along the glassy-surfaced lake, marvel at your first up-close views of Banff National Park, a stunning canvas of spruce and fir trees and rugged peaks skirted by pine-green forest.

In Banff, enjoy free time to visit the Whyte Museum and learn about the cultural heritage of the Canadian Rockies and browse the shops in town. After lunch on your own in Banff, travel to Heather Mountain Lodge (1.5 hours driving time), your home for the next two nights. We will stop en route for a hike to Wapta Falls. Upon arrival, check in and unwind before joining your group for dinner at the lodge.

Accommodation: Heather Mountain Lodge, Golden, BC
Included Meals: Dinner

Hemlock Grove Interpretive Trail; 0.2 miles, easy; Great Glacier Trail; 4 miles, 1,053-ft. elevation gain, moderate

Awake to the cool mountain air and another full breakfast. Today we drive to Rogers Pass Discovery Center in Glacier National Park. Rogers Pass has been designated a National Historic Site in commemoration of its role as an essential link in the building of the transcontinental railway.

First, walk the interpretive boardwalk through old-growth cedar-hemlock forest.

Next, we begin our hike on the Great Glacier Trail. The Illecillewaet Glacier, which has become known simply as the Great Glacier, is the biggest of 131 named glaciers in the park, and its name is Okanagan for “swift water”. The hike starts on a portion of a rail trail, which is what remains of the great Canadian Pacific Railroad in this area, passing the ruins of the Glacier House, once a 90-room luxury hotel. Flora along this trail included Dwarf Dogwood, Leatherleaf Saxifrage, and Lewis Monkeyflower. The view opens up to Illecillewaet Glacier Falls to the east and Cheops, Ursus Minor and Grizzly Mountains to the north. Pause here for your box lunch and then retrace your way back.

Once you are back at the lodge, unwind in your uncomplicated alpine hideaway. Later, enjoy another gourmet cabin-style dinner.

Accommodation: Heather Mountain Lodge, Golden, BC
Included Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Canoe or kayak, easy, 3 hours; Marble Canyon; 1 mile, easy

This morning, after a hearty mountain breakfast, travel (1 hour driving time) to the Columbia River, home to the Columbia Wetlands, the largest intact wetlands in North America, and provides the life support system for hundreds of thousands of birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. They sustain the second-largest concentration of great blue heron residents in western Canada, more than 300 pairs. Migrating waterfowl—15,000 each spring and autumn—depend on the wetlands to survive their journeys. Songbirds, shorebirds and birds of prey rely on the Columbia Wetlands, as do Kokanee salmon, Rocky Mountain whitefish, ling cod and several varieties of trout.

You will paddle downstream in a canoe or kayak through the wetlands which are nestled between British Columbia’s Rocky and Purcell mountain ranges. These wetlands are the source of the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean in North America—the mighty Columbia. It is here in BC’s own wild backyard that everything begins.

These wetlands provide essential winter habitat for hundreds of elk and deer. Moose, wolf, cougar, coyote, beaver, river otter and grizzly bears are just some of the larger mammals that call this place home.

Conclude your float at the Captain’s Dock for a filling BBQ lunch. You will be struck by the sheer beauty and peacefulness of this setting.

Next, you will travel (2 hours driving time) through Kootenay National Park, pausing to walk the interpretive Marble Canyon trail which is located at a hanging valley where Tokumm Creek joins the Vermillion River. (Tokumm is a native word that means “red fox.”). Transfer to your lodge in Kananaskis (1.5 hours driving time), your home for the night. Upon arrival, check in and unwind before joining your group for dinner at the lodge. During our special farewell dinner, savor locally sourced food served family-style accompanied by wines from British Columbia.

Accommodation: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis Country
Included Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy an early included breakfast at Pomerpoy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge. Then, shuttle to Calgary International Airport (YYC) at 8:30 a.m. (1.5 hours travel time); you’ll arrive by 10:00 a.m. for your return flight. We recommend a flight out of Calgary no earlier than 12:00 p.m.

Included Meals: Breakfast