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Spring (May-June)
Bear-Viewing Summer (July-Sept) Best of the Wilderness Guided Alpine Hiking Customised Holiday Autumn (Sept-Oct) Grizzly-Viewing
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Welcome to the world of the Rocky Mountain grizzly
 Our
valley is
one
of few places in the world where you can
watch totally wild grizzlies in their natural habitat.They come down from the mountains and feast on the salmon that come up our river. Unlike the large popular national parks, where each bear attracts a cluster of onlookers, our valley is remote and little known.  We limit the numbers of guests to make sure the experience
remains personal and to minimise our impact on the
environment.Our guides are trained, experienced and local and you can expect to have a maximum of four guests to one guide. As well as grizzlies, the valley in autumn is home to hundreds of bald eagles who come to feed on the fish. You may also see black bears.
A totally wild experience The bears you will
see are totally natural. You should not expect to see a
multitude of bears feeding in one
place (with a bank of tourists or photographers looking on). Some bear-viewing operations habituate bears to humans. It is frequently these that are shown on wildlife videos and documentaries. We prefer to view totally wild bears in their natural wilderness setting. We do not use viewing platforms. This makes viewing less predictable but, in our opinion, more real and more rewarding.
 Many
of our guests have come away with excellent photographs, but we do not
recommend our holidays to those for whom photography is their sole aim. For us the experience of watching the bears takes
precedence. Because our bears are totally wild there is always a chance you will come away empty-handed, although more than 90 percent of our guests have seen bears during their stay. All the photos on this website have been taken at or around the ranch since 2006.
Safety around bears Bears
are not usually dangerous if sensible precautions are taken. We have
never had an attack or a close encounter. Like any wilderness activity,
however, there are inherent risks.We follow a set of established bear-viewing protocols under the careful guidance of one of Canada's top bear biologists. Your guides carry bear-deterrent. You will be briefed in bear safety during your stay at the ranch. Grizzly Bear Ranch is a member of the British Columbia Commercial Bear Viewing Association, an organisation which is responsible for promoting safe viewing and bear conservation.
Autumn itinerary Your
day of bear-viewing at the ranch begins with an early coffee
before we head out.Equipped with cameras and binoculars you will travel with a bear guide in one of our 4x4s. We typically return to the ranch mid-morning for breakfast. We may also take you on middle-of-the-day tours to show you tracks, bear paths, day beds and the salmon that are the bears' main autumn food source.  We almost always take
a wildlife-viewing trip
by raft down our river - one of the most remote and beautiful
waterways in BC.You may also see a beaver, moose, elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer. porcupine, coyote and even, very occasionally, a grey wolf, cougar or bobcat. Your stay will include:
Pricing for autumn grizzly-viewing holidaysThese holidays are all four nights and begin at approx $1,400 per person all inclusive. Please contact us for details of prices and availability. |
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