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KOOTENAY ROCKIES, BC

 UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

GO FISHING

Hooked up Charters (Balfour)

  • Fishing Charters and Tours

  • Fish for Giant Fresh Water Trout

  • Kayak adventures

  • Camping, and more

EXPLORE A GLASS HOUSE

Glass House (Boswell)

  • An unusual roadside attraction built from bottles

  • 1200 sq foot floor space

  • Tours offered 7 days/week

GO HORSEBACK RIDING

Wide Open Spaces (Cranbrook)

  • Year long trail rides for all experience levels

  • 1-4 hour tours

  • Groups of up to 5 people

TAKE A MOTORCYCLE TOUR

Backroads Adventures (Cranbrook)

  • A variety of motorcycle tours to choose from

    • Scenic tours

    • West Kootenay tours

    • Across BC Tours

    • And much more!

GO WHITEWATER RAFTING

Endless Adventure (Crescent Valley)

  • White water rafting trips

    • Adventure rafting

    • Educational experiences

    • Family floating

  • Kayaking adventures

  • SUP Weekends

  • Teambuilding

  • and much more

GO KAYAKING

Paddle and Portage (Creston)

  • Guided and self-guided kayak trips

  • Kayak down to Kootenay River

RIDE A SCENIC CHAIRLIFT

Fernie Alpine Resort (Fernie)

  • Scenic Chairlift rides

    • Amazing views of Elk Valley

    • At the top: Lost Boys Cafe, hiking trails

GO SKIING

Alpine Resort (Fernie)

  • A ski resort that offers hotels, condos, motels, rental homes, and chalets

  • Ski vacations and multi-day lift tickets

  • Nightskiing

  • Spa and Fitness center

  • A variety of Winter and Summer activities

LEARN TO ROCK CLIMB

OCD Adventures (Fernie)

  • Rock climbing adventures for all ages and abilities

GO DOGSLEDDING

Adventure Source Tours (Fernie)

  • Dogsledding Tours

TRY SNOWSHOEING

Wild Nature Tours (Fernie)

  • Showshoeing tours 

  • Hiking tours

  • Biking tours

EXPLORE A HERITAGE TOWN

Fort Steele Heritage Town (Fort Steele)

  • Take a step back in time at this 1980's restored pioneer town

  • Explore museums and heritage buildings

  • Train rides, horse drawn carriages

  • Gold panning

  • Farming demonstrations

  • Make your own ice cream, and more!

LEARN ABOUT WOLVES

Northern Lights Wolf Center (Golden)

  • An center dedicated to wolf conservation and designed to educate the public about wolves

  • Interpretive family tours

  • Blackwolf photography tours

SKYDIVE

Skydive Extreme Yeti (Golden)

  • Tandem skydiving

  • Experienced skydiving

  • Skydive over the rocky mountains

 

GO PARAGLIDING

Altitude Adventures (Golden)

  • Paragliding flights

  • Tandem gliding with fully certified pilot

GO SNOWMOBILING

White n' Wild Snowmobiling (Golden)

  • ​Snowmobiling tours

    • Full or half day tours

    • Evening tours

    • Backcountry tours

    • and more

  • Sledding packages

TOUR THE WETLANDS

Columbia Wetlands Adventures (Golden)

  • Guided float tours into the wetlands

  • Nature and wildlife viewing

  • Canoe, kayak, SUP, and pedal boat rentals

GO OFF ROADING

Canadian Off Road Adventures (Golden)

  • ATV Tours

    • Nature rides

  • Raft and Ride

    • A day of ATVing and White Water Rafting

GO HELI-SKIING

Purcell Heli-Skiing (Golden)

  • Guided heli-skiing programs 

RIDE IN A HELICOPTER

Alpine Helicopter (Golden)

  • Helicopter sightseeing

  • Heli-skiing

  • Commercial operations

BEAR WATCH

Grizzly Bear Refuge at Kicking Horse

  • The largest enclosed and protect Grizzly refuge in the world

  • Daily Grizzly viewing

  • Interpretive tours

  • Ranger assist tours

DINE ATOP A MOUNTAIN

Eagle Eyes Restaurant (Golden)

  • A mountaintop dining experience

  • Located over 4,000 ft above ground 

LEARN ABOUT MINING

Underground Mining Railway (Kimberley)

  • Hop aboard a train and learn about the history of the Sullivan Mine

  • Enjoy mining displays at the Underground Interpretive Center

DINE IN AN IGLOO

Adventures in an Igloo (Kimberley)

  • Dinner in an igloo includes:

    • Hot drinks

    • Snowshoe walks

    • Tobagganing 

    • Home cooked 3 course dinner in an igloo

LAZE IN HOT SPRINGS

Halcyon Hot Springs (Nakusp)

  • Cottages, Chalets, and Camping

  • Spa

  • Hot springs

  • Poolside yoga, peddle boats, canoes, kayaking, swimming, and other recreational activities

  • Guided fishing tours

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GO ZIPLINING

Kokanee Mountain Zipline (Nelson)

  • Zipline tours

    • A series of 6 ziplines

    • 2,400 ft cross canyon zipline

    • Over 300 ft high

TEST YOUR ABILITIES

SkyTrek Adventures Park (Revelstoke)

  • An aerial trekking course

    • 4 treetop courses that will test your strength, agility, balance, stamina, and flexibility

  • Adventure tower

  • Kids treetop adventure, kids jungle gym

RIDE IN A GONDOLA

Everything Revelstoke (Revelstoke)

  • Gondola tours from the Mid-Mountain Lodge

  • Heli-skiing, cat-skiing, resort skiing

  • Whitewater rafting, skydiving, biking

  • Sledding, SUP, dirtbiking

  • Kayaking, paragliding

  • Dogsledding

  • Aerial adventures

FLY OVER A GLACIER

Glacier Helicopters (Revelstoke)

  • Scenic helicopter tours into the mountains and over glaciers

    • ​A variety of tour options to choose from

  • Revelstoke Dam helicopter tours

  • Heli-hiking, Heli-biking, Heli-picnicing

  • Heli-fishing

PICNIC ON A MOUNTAIN

Glacier Helicopters (Revelstoke)

  • Scenic helicopter tours into the mountains and over glaciers

    • ​A variety of tour options to choose from

  • Revelstoke Dam helicopter tours

  • Heli-hiking, Heli-biking, Heli-picnicing

  • Heli-fishing

LEARN TO SNOWSHOE

Revelstoke Snowshoeing Company (Revelstoke)

  • Snowshoeing in the Selkirk Mountains

  • Custom tours available

EXPLORE THE ENCHANTED FOREST

Enchanted Forest (Revelstoke)

  • A roadside attraction with a fantasy feel

  • Explore the Enchanted Forest, its homes, and its figurines

  • Take a nature walk

EXPLORE A DAM

Revelstoke Dam Visitor Center

  • 175 m high concrete dam

  • Learn how the dam was built and how it turns water into energy

  • Interactive displays

  • First Nations Gallery

  • Theatre

  • Guided and self-guided tours avaialble

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