Whitewater Rafting – The Chilko-Chilcotin-Fraser, British Columbia

Highlights:

Great diversity and enormous stretches of Class IV whitewater; Reliable, responsible and experienced whitewater guides are some of the best anywhere; fewer crowds than other rafting destinations; private flight over Whistler and the Coast Range to Anahim Lake.

Overview:

A Week of Wildwater Rafting in Western Canada, this journey of discovery is one of the most ecologically diverse and personally satisfying expeditions found anywhere. You’ll start with a flight over the towering mountains and massive glaciers of the Coast Range to the Chilcotin wilderness.

The trip begins with a spectacular scenic flight over the glaciated Coast Range into Chilko Lake Resort, on the edge of a glacial lake. Our Chilko River adventure winds through lush alpine forests, narrow canyons, high desert plateaus and skyscraping hoodoos, then ends 3,000 vertical feet lower and one week later on the Fraser River, the lifeblood of Canada’s largest river system. The route runs through Lava, Big John and Farwell canyons and includes the continent’s longest stretch of commercially navigable whitewater.

Trip Review:

"The intensity of a whitewater experience seems to double a person's distance from jobs, freeways, home cities and workaday responsibility. It sharpens all senses, hones your physicality, deepens your ability to fully inhabit a moment and take delight in the natural world. More than simple immersion, whitewater offers a literal baptism into an old, yet eternally fresh way of life. -Paul McHugh, San Francisco Chronicle"