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Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
Location: Set in the Clayoquot Sound World Biosphere Reserve near Tofino. Description: Luxurious 21st century tented camp offering supreme comfort and delicious food. The main building houses the open kitchen where you can watch your food being prepared, discuss recipes with the chef and where you will have breakfast, lunch and relax. A gourmet dinner with many locally sourced foods and BC wines is served in an elegant dining tent. Accommodation: 20 roomy prospector-style canvas tents with queen or twin beds and adjacent lavatories; the shower building is a short walk way. Why we like it: An unusual resort in a fabulous setting with phenomenal bear and whale watching. Packages: 3, 4 and 7 day all-inclusive packages depart Sunday and Thursday from Vancouver and range in price from £2727 for 3 nights in the off-peak season May 15 to June 21 and August 28 to October 2, 2008 to £6316 for a high season week. Children's prices apply if under 12 and sharing a tent with 2 adults and range from £1145 to £1715. Included in the package are: All gourmet meals and snacks; All beverages (including house bar, wine and beer); Return Resort Charter Seaplane flights from Vancouver; Guided and unguided activities to include: Hiking, Kayaking/Canoeing, Riding, Mountain Biking, Salt and Fresh Water Fishing, Marine Activities, Wildlife Viewing (Whales, Sea Lions, Sea Otters, Eagles, Puffins, Bears), Hot Springs Cove Tour, Walk the Wild Side Tour, Clay pigeon Shooting, Rock Climbing and a spa treatment. NB For an extraordinary holiday combine Clayoquot and Nimmo on their Horse-powered safari.
Nimmo Bay Resort
Location: 25 minute flight from Port Hardy, north Vancouver Island. Description: The Perfect Getaway! Whether you want an inspiring fishing getaway or simply a private escape for two, Nimmo is perfect. The floating lodge houses the dining room, bar and very comfy sitting room and bar whilst the sleeping accommodation is on dry land. Expect gourmet meals, excellent service and an exceptional holiday. Accommodation: 6 inter-tidal and 3 stream-side chalets. Each inter-tidal chalet has two bedrooms, with queen beds in each. The stream-side chalets also have two bedrooms, with one queen and two twins. All chalets have a full bathroom that includes shower and bath tub and a comfortable lounge/living area set in the pristine wilderness only British Columbia can provide. Nimmo is in the 1000 Places to see before I die book. Why we like it: Just an extraordinary place luxury in the middle of nowhere. The Heli-Adventure package (recommended unless you are a keen fisherman) includes: Flights from Port Hardy; Heli-Fishing Heli-Hiking - alpines, glaciers, waterfalls, west coast beaches, old growth forests; Heli-Rafting (float or white water) (May-August); Bear viewing (grizzly & black bear); Whale watching (July-October); West Coast Beachcombing & Picnics; First Nations cultural adventures; Great Bear Rainforest educational hikes; All gourmet meals, soft drinks, beer and vin du table. Price: per person sharing a room: £3490 for 3 nights, £4655 for 4 nights and £8145 for 7 nights.
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