5 DAY ITINERARY
Day 1 - Port Hardy to Nimmo Bay via Helicopter
This afternoon, depart Port Hardy aboard a Eurocopter A-Star or Jet Ranger helicopter for a 25-minute flight to Nimmo Bay for your Heli-Venture Tour. Nimmo Bay Resort is a luxurious high-end helicopter adventure destination nestled at the foot of Mount Stevens along the Great Bear Rainforest coastline in British Columbia.
Your Heli-Venture Tour enables you to sample a core of several adventures in plush comfort and safety. Each day is action packed with a variety of coastal adventures in and out of the helicopters. This outdoor adventure vacation package forms a wonderful family or corporate trip as there is an abundance of adventures to ensure all guests learn new outdoor skills, make wilderness discoveries and participate in thrilling adventure sports.
Your accommodation for the next 4 nights will be in an inter-tidal chalet. Each chalet has two bedrooms with queen beds in each. All chalets have a full bathroom that includes shower and bath tub and a comfortable lounge/living area set in a panorama of pristine wilderness only British Columbia can provide.
OPTION:
Round-trip Transportation to Port Hardy
Transportation to and from Port Hardy is available from Vancouver or Victoria. Exclusively Canada is pleased to offer professional travel reservations assistance, please ask an agent for more details.
Luxury: Overnight Nimmo Bay Luxury Resort - Private inter-tidal Chalets
Day 2, 3 & 4 - Heli-Ventures
For the next couple of days, the helicopter is your "hovering magic carpet" to your adventure, were you will experience whale watching, caving, ocean-kayaking, rafting, heli-hiking and fishing - all in just 4 DAYS!
Fly to killer whales and join a team of experts, complete with hydrophones, as you transfer from helicopter to 60' boat to follow the whales as they swim in the peaceful waters of Johnstone Strait. Learn about breeching, rubbing rocks and the different pod names. Understand the wherefore and why of these magnificent creatures as you spend time with them in their backyard pool.
Experience a world below our own, as Speleologists escort you through a British Columbia old growth forest to a limestone cave/karst system. Walk through huge caverns, over underground rivers, through cathedral like chambers; help your companions over huge boulders and up and down rock faces as you experience and conquer inner space. As the sun pierces the twilight zone, you emerge from this new world, again entering your private helicopter to fly off to yet another marvel, the white sand beaches of the West Coast. Here you eat lunch as the blue waters of the Pacific wash your feet and the sun warms your very soul. Search out Japanese glass fishing floats, explore tidal pools or take a swim. You may find yourself wanting to stay right here but soon it's time to take off to yet another unbelievable coastal destination.
If all of this is not enough, ocean-kayak on the quiet mainland fjords of the Inside Passage. Professional kayak guides will introduce you to the wonderful life forms of intertidal waters. Watch eagles, stellar sea lions, seals, blue herons and otters. Glide quietly over starfish, crab and sea urchin as the tranquility of the moment overwhelms you.
Float a magical river in a guided raft. Gaze up at the 6,000 foot mountains as you pass them by. Touch forests of cedar, hemlock, spruce and pine as you glide seaward on this glacial melt, home to thousands of pacific salmon, trout, otter, aquatic birds and bears.
Then it's off to the alpine mountain meadows and diamond blue glaciers of the Coast Range as Heli-Hiking becomes your next challenge. This is as close to heaven as humans can get. You will go places no one has gone before, face to face with cloud level mountain goats, fly over bear and moose, and discover places such as Paint Pot, Silverthrone and Twin Lakes that will live in your memory forever.
Top off your Heli-Venture, fishing for coastal trout or salmon on the rivers of the mainland coast. Your guide will instruct you in the finest techniques to catch and release a fish while pointing out that the 300 foot tall spruce tree you are casting by is over 1,000 years old.
We guarantee there is nothing like this! The Pacific Northwest cuisine, mountaintop massages, comfortable queen size beds, private intertidal chalets and waterfall hot tubs will keep you refreshed, relaxed and ready for each new day.
Luxury: Overnight Nimmo Bay Luxury Resort - Private inter-tidal Chalets
Day 5 - Heli-venture / Depart Nimmo Bay
After breakfast, the helicopter whisks you to places unimaginable as you complete your heli-venture. In the afternoon you'll say good-bye to your guide and board your chopper for the flight back to Nimmo Bay. Rich with new experiences, new friends and fantastic memories you'll depart Nimmo Bay at 5pm for your journey home.
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 4 nights Luxury accommodation in private inter tidal chalets, room tax & any mandatory service charges
- Round trip helicopter flight from Port Hardy to Nimmo Bay
- Full service, gourmet coastal cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- House wine and custom micro-brewed beer in your cabin's mini fridge; beer and wine in the pool hall; the beer and wine served at the lunches; the beer and on tap beer at the bar and white and red house wines with dinner
- Professionally guided wilderness adventures (whale watching, caving, ocean-kayaking, rafting, heli-hiking and fishing) - and the helicopter stays with you all day
- All adventure gear provided including hiking boats, waterproof jackets, helmets, splash pants and life jackets
- Use of all lodge facilities, Billiard room, surf bikes and kayaks and hot tubs located at the base of waterfall
- Personalized documentation package
PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Transportation to & from Port Hardy
- Alcoholic drinks from the bar and the specialty wines and beers available for dinner upon request.
- Gratuities
- Massage, fishing licenses taxes and specialty beverages
- Goods and Services tax (GST)
- Trip Cancellation Insurance (Insurance can be purchased from your Vacation Specialist, ask for more details)