Short Description:
4-Season Wilderness Guest Ranch located in the sunny south Chilcotin Mountains Park, 4 ½ hours north of Vancouver. Customized adventures within our 5000 sq-km Guide Territory include Guest Ranch Stays, Grizzly Viewing Studies, Packhorse Trips, Wilderness Guide Training, Alpine Hiking, Fly-Fishing, Mountain Biking and Winter Adventures. Accommodation in our 8-bedroom ranch house or permanent alpine base camps. Licensed guides and sure-footed Cayuse Horses suited to novice or advanced riders.
Category:
Guest Ranch
Full Address:
Gun Creek Rd,
Gold Bridge,
British Columbia,
Canada,
V0K 1P0
FULL DESCRIPTION OF LISTING
Western family Guest Ranch vacations in BC, Canada. Mountain western horseback trail riding and sleigh rides. A dude ranch adventure to remember. If you want western horseback riding in the mountains, we have guest ranch and dude ranch adventures
Western horse riding holidays in BC, Canada. Guided mountain horse pack trip adventures and treks. Equine vacation for novice to expert. Overnight camping, horse pack trips, trail riding, wilderness guide training, wildlife safaris, and even winter riding vacations. Our equestrian vacations include all-inclusive riding tours.
Hike the mountains of British columbia on guided multi-day alpine hiking trips and wilderness trekking tours. Hut-to-Hut adventures supported by horse or hike from our Guest Ranch. If you are looking for guided alpine hiking and mountain trekking adventures over wilderness hiking trails, we have hut-to-hut walking tours and adventures based out of our ranch and alpine camps.
Winter Predator viewing: stalk Timber wolf and Mountain lions, two of the most elusive predators in North America. During the winter when the days are short and food is scarce, the predators are concentrated in the wintering grounds of their prey, including moose, Mule deer, Bighorn sheep and Mountain goat.
Big Game Safari: view Mountain goat, moose, Mule deer, Bighorn sheep, Black bear. Each animal requires different habitats and has different habits, so we adjust our trip ternaries to match their patterns.
Grizzly bear viewing: these big game safaris are wildlife viewing at its best. These nature tours offer many opportunities for wildlife photography, habitat research and watching Grizzlies, including sows and cubs, in the wild. Trips are camp and ranch based.
Wildlife viewing: view Grizzly bears, wolf, Mountain lion, Bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat, deer, bobcat, lynx, coyote and eagles in BC, Canada. Guided safari tours by horse back, foot, or vehicle..
Wilderness guide training schools and programs: for horseback guides, hike, and angling guides, wildlife guides, adventure tourism, and survival skills. If you are looking for a learning vacation that prepares you for employment as a professional guide within the tourism industry, ask about our guide training school, equine school and our other licensed guide outfitter training and wilderness survival education programs.
Guided fly-fishing vacations at BC lodges and resorts. We have freshwater trophy trout fishing to remember. If freshwater fishing is your interest, you can try fly-fishing and spin casting in our freshwater lakes, rivers, ponds and streams. Your licensed angling guide will show you where to fish for wild rainbow trout, brook trout, dolly varden and kokanee.
We offer guided backcountry mountain bike tours and adventures in BC, Canada close to Whistler. Choose multi-day cycling vacations from guest ranch or alpine camps. Pack horses assist by transporting gear to base camps. We even offer guided mountain bike tours and wilderness cycling.
Winter dude ranch adventures: activities include accommodation, meals, horse riding, guide(s), tack, bareback lessons and target practice. Activity options include ice fishing, horse drawn sleigh rides, wildlife viewing, cross country and telemark skiing, archery, stargazing, snow shoeing and snowmobiling.
Guided multi-day backcountry snowmobiling tours and winter alpine adventures in BC, Canada: ranch and hut to hut adventures, powder sledding in the Chilcotin Mountains in the best experience.
Skiing vacation packages in BC Canada: guided backcountry skiing, Nordic and telemark, and cross-country skiing. Hut-to-hut and guest ranch ski-in and out accommodation.
Wilderness Bus tours: step back in time to the days of pioneer towns and western frontier. You will travel historic highways along famous rivers, observe wildlife, nesting osprey and native traditional fishing
Chilcotin Holidays licensed guide territory encompasses the sunny South Chilcotin Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and the Chilcotin Mountains of Spruce Lake Park and Big Creek Park. We are just a 4 1/2 hour drive North of Vancouver, 2 hours North of Whistler, and 20 minutes from Gold Bridge.
Shuttle bus transportation to our ranch: leave the driving to our Chilcotin Express. Enjoy the scenery and don't worry about directions. We transport clients between Vancouver and our Ranch via the scenic Sea-To-Sky Highway or the Fraser Canyon.
2010 Vancouver Olympics in Whistler-Blackcomb: see the true wilderness of BC. Stay at our guest ranch and explore some backcountry while your here. Chalet rentals are available.
Recommended add on trips: white water rafting, river boat tours, Whistler Blackcomb, train trips, heli-skiing, salmon and sturgeon fishing, and plane charters.
Our wilderness travel adventures are based from our guest ranch and alpine camps that include Spruce Lake, Taseko, Big Creek, Tyaughton, Eldorado, Cardtable, Castle Peak, Mount Sheba, Slim and Leckie Creek, the Shulaps, McGillivray, Lorna Lake and Tyax Creek.
LISTING DETAILS
Max.No.Guest(non group):
Minimum Stay(days):
4
Max.No.Guest(group):
10
Transportation:
Via Chilcotin Express
Accomodations:
Our Guest Ranch is spacious, complete with two storey fireplace, sun room, large central dining room, a large outdoor deck facing the rugged Coast Mountains, and queen beds with feather duvets. The atmosphere is similar to that of a large family home. The 8 guest bedrooms have a varied combination of sleeping arrangements (such as queen, twin, single, and queen with bunk), along with 4 shared bathrooms. Our log chalets are self-contained, and range in size from the 1 bedroom Honeymoon Cabin to the 3 bedroom Family Reunion
Dining:
Our Alpine Camps vary between fully equipped permanent base camps and seasonal camps. The permanent camps include different combinations of log cabins and/or tent cabins for eating and sleeping. Tent cabins consist of 10 x 12 "walk about" structures with raised floors. Some of the permanent camps are more developed, with gravity-fed showers, solar lighting and heaters in the tent cabins.
Entertainment:
Target practice, bareback lessons, fishing, gold panning, fly fishing lessons, horse logging demonstrations and Grizzly viewing are only some of the exciting western Activity Options that are available to our guests.
Conference Capacity:
10 to 20
Nearest Airport(Hrs):
Vancouver- 4.5 hours
AirStrip at Ranch:
No
On Site Medical:
Hospital Nearby
Nearest Hospital(Hrs):
2 hours by car, 20 min by helicopter
Months Open:
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Exception to Months Open:
Languages:
English, German
Credit Cards:
VISA, Master Card
Price Range per Night:
$301.00-$400.00
(Prices in US dollars - use currency converter below to see the price in a different currency)
