Trip Classification: Moderate to Strenuous, depending on hikes selected by participants.
Trip Description: Wilderness hiking and adventures with Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH). One of the best hiking and walking adventure experiences that Canada has to offer, combining hiking in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, with the hospitality and luxury of CMH’s back country lodges.
The trip starts with pick up at Calgary Airport, Banff, or Lake Louise and transport to the Bobbie Burns Lodge. From the Lodge, guests are flown by helicopter to remote meadows, lakes, or glaciers. CMH’s internationally accredited mountain and hiking guides are with guests every step of the way.
This will be a Lodge-to-Lodge itinerary with three nights each at the Bobbie Burns Lodge, and the iconic Bugaboos Lodge. Each lodge offers access to hundreds of acres of terrain and legendary hikes. An 1818 group did this itinerary in the summer of 2023. Click here to read the blog by Xiao Ye from her 2023 trip with CMH.
Level: Heli hiking is for everyone. CMH offers multiple levels of hikes each day – from gentle hikes with minimal elevation gain, to hikes on truly challenging terrain. In addition, there are once in a lifetime via ferrata adventure options. CMH provides hiking equipment – boots, jackets, rain gear, backpacks, walking sticks – and equipment required for the via ferrata (climbing harness, helmets).
Trip Cost. Price per person, double occupancy CDN $8,220 (approximately US$6,100) plus applicable Canadian taxes. Single occupancy CDN $9,300 (approximately US$6,900) plus applicable Canadian taxes. The prices are quoted in Canadian dollars: US Dollar price will depend upon exchange rate at time of payment.
Price includes transfer from Calgary (or other pickup point) to the Bobbie Burns Lodge, return transfer to Banff or Calgary Airport, accommodation for six nights, all meals, professional guiding services, hiking and via ferrata equipment, and daily helicopter transfer to hikes. Price does not include optional purchases or services (bar, spa treatments), airfare to Calgary, hotel in Banff or Calgary, or gratuities.
For more information or to register contact the 1818 Trip Coordinator.
Tour Operator: https://www.cmhsummer.com/
1818 Trip Coordinator: Gail Davenport (davenport.gail@gmail.com)
