Canada Heli-Hiking Adventure
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Overview
Highlights
- Green Valleys
- Glacial Landscapes
- Picnic Lunch
- Endless Mountain Peaks
- Wildlife Encounters
- Suana or Whirlpool
- Breathtaking Views
- Luxury Accommodations
- Pre Adventure Extension Option
- Travel by Helicopter, Van & On Foot
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Trip includes
- In Banff: Transfers from Banff to Bugaboo Lodge or Bobbie Burns Lodge then back to Lake Louise, Banff or Calgary Airport from Bugaboo Lodge. Bobbie Burns & Bugaboo Lodges Include: All meals and snacks
- 3-nights Luxury Mountain Lodge accommodations (w/private baths) at Bugaboo Lodge.
- Use of equipment and helicopter rides
- Lodge Guest Amenities
- Professional Mountain guides
Itinerary
It is necessary to arrive in Banff a day earlier than your heli-hike adventure begins in order to be transferred to the helicopter pick up point. Check in at a conveniently located hotel in central Banff. We’ll help you find one that meets your needs. (hotel and arrival airport transfer are not included.)
Meals: Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Meet at the central terminal in downtown Banff where we meet our fellow heli-hikers and board our luxury motorcoach. We head westward along the shores of the Bow River past the incredible mountain citadels of Banff...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You might want to join the optional morning stretch, or sleep a little later. A hardy buffet breakfast is served before our full day of heli-hiking begins! The first helicopter leaves with a flight into the Bugaboos that takes...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast we fly out of the lodge, board a deluxe motor coach and retrace the journey through Kootenay and Banff National Parks en route to Banff and Calgary. You will have the choice of being dropped off in Banff or the Calgary Airport
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Dates & Availability
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.
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Tour Operator
Company owners Gene and Jo Ann Taylor have a genuine passion for active living. By that, we mean not living life sitting on a couch and watching it go by on a television screen, or staying so close to home that we could only dream about what the rest of the world was like. Always adventuresome and active, we decided to make it our life’s work. So in 1989 Jo Ann quit Nike and Gene left a national marketing and management company and together we founded The Walking Connection. From the beginning our concept was to create a community of like-minded people who enjoy walking, hiking, being outside, and for many, traveling and exploring some of the world’s greatest destinations by foot, kayak, hot air balloon or occasional zip line.
Being active and enjoying life is at the very core of who we are and what we do. Our company is not simply about fitness, exercise and being healthy. Though those are a big part, we are also about enjoying the great wines of the world, the unique flavors of local cuisine, meeting people of different cultures and taking long walks, just to see what’s around the next corner.
We are also rooted in adventure travel. We lead exciting journeys that balance active exploration with exceptional comfort. We criss-cross the globe searching for just the right places to visit and then create amazing itineraries that provide our traveling guests with authentic experiences. Whether walking through a bustling city market, the narrow passages of a rural village or hiking to a distant mountain top, we connect our guests to each other as well as to the local flavor, culture, cuisine and of course, great walks that are in nearly every corner of the world.
Walking is the connection…
…to an enriched lifestyle.
Walking is the connection…
…to the greatest destinations in the world!
As established leaders in the providing healthy living information, especially geared toward fitness walking, training and hiking, in 1992 we added a new component to our list services, which at the time was just beginning to gain popularity in the fitness, lifestyle and travel industries – active adventure travel. Our recipe for success is pretty simple. We take the existing active lifestyles of our clients, learn about their personal preferences and combined them with our professional planning skills to to create and personally lead remarkable travel adventures. Our goal is to treat every guest as special. And we do our best to make you a lifelong customer and guest by working tirelessly to earn your trust, over and over again, year after year.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- GST
- Airfare
- Hotel and airport transfers
- Gratuities for the guides, lodge staff or airport transfers
- Optional tours
- All items of a personal nature including beverages, laundry, shopping and phone calls
- All passport and visa application fees, vaccination and medical consulting fees
- No discounts or refunds on any unused portion of the tour
- Travel Insurance is not included, we recommend CSA Travel Pro.
Accommodation
Should you have to cancel your tour the following terms will apply:
Your deposit payment is refundable up to thirty days from booking date. After that all deposits are non-refundable but are transferable to a new booking within the same hiking season, the following hiking season, to a Heli-Ski booking within the same calendar year, or to a replacement guest found by you. All monies become non-refundable 8 weeks before the trip date. If you have not filed an insurance claim and wish to use these funds, a booking must be made with our Reservations Team by Dec 31st 2015.After this time the funds become non-transferable and will be taken as cancellation fees. In all cases of cancellation or changes to your booking, an administration fee of $75.00 CDN + taxes will be charged.
No refunds will be made for any unused portion of the tour.
All cancellations must be made in writing and delivered to The Walking Connection via e-mail and/or United States Post Office. Your cancellation date is the date your notice is received and confirmed by The Walking Connection, not the postmark date.
3 Breakfasts (1 Continental Breakfast), 4 Lunches and 3 Dinners
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