Mackenzie Trail – Backpacking Adventure

Highlights:

A classic heritage trail through a wilderness park; a floatplane ride into remote wilderness; spectacular mountain scenery; wildlife watching including mountain goats, wolves, bears and bald eagles.

Overview:

An adventure in Western Canada in the central coast of British Columbia following the classic Mackenzie Trail, an historical and culturally significant route. A floatplane will drop you into a vast and untouched wilderness and with your guide follow the Mackenzie Heritage Trail, into the Bella Coola Valley. It was originally a trading route for indigenous tribes. In 1793 Alexander Mackenzie was guided along the route by local people and became the first explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean overland.

The trail is in Tweedsmuir Park, a wilderness park where the trails are not maintained. The trails can be rough and streams and rivers may need to be negotiated. It is a vast and untouched wilderness and it is rare to see other people. This trip is the real deal! This trip is only suitable for those in good physical condition as it is remote hiking carrying a backpack and will involve walking on steep ground through a variety of terrain.

Trip Review:

""Cheers for all your hard work it was an awesome holiday, I really had a brilliant time." Sam Mitchell 2005"