Baillie Lodges has announced that its remote outpost Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge on Vancouver Island is celebrating its 25th anniversary with new adventures this year. To commemorate this milestone, the luxury lodge has announced a range of new helicopter rides in time for the 2025 season.
The 2025 season kicks off on May 22 and will comprise five months of inclusive luxury and new adventures for guests where they might spot black bears foraging shoreside; whales, seals and sea otters enjoying the region’s network of waterways; and bald eagles soaring overhead. With that, the “Experiences Guide” has been updated for the 2025 season; it offers a full introduction to the range of signature, optional, well-being and bespoke experiences on offer for guests at Clayoquot.
Among the options, the Bedwell River cold-water mindfulness experience has been redesigned as a one-hour sunrise “glacial plunge” as part of the included well-being experiences on offer, due to popular demand. It is also available as a private experience, at an additional cost. Additionally, on the heli-experiences menu are two new alpine adventures, plus four new coastal-themed itineraries. The “River Run,” a 15-minute one-way heli pickup from the Ursus Valley hike, is also new for the season and is available at an additional cost.
New heli-experiences include the 30-minute “Alpine Scenic” tour, offering an aerial perspective of the Vancouver Island wilderness. Best enjoyed at sunset, the tour lifts off for a flight through valleys and above the Mount Mariner Glacier with views spanning across Strathcona Provincial Park. Best for families or friends traveling together, the new “Lake Day” experience whisks guests away to a remote lake deep in the wilderness. Guests enjoy a picnic spread, plus customized hiking and aquatic sports itineraries.
New coastal-themed heli-adventures include “Coastal Scenic,” a 30-minute ride exploring Vancouver Island’s rugged coastlines; “Island Picnic,” a half-day tour exploring the islands dotted around the ocean and wildlife; “Sea Caves,” which allows guests to fly north via helicopter to discover remote sea caves, tidal pools and pebbled beaches; and “Walk the Wild Side,” which takes guests to the wild Vargas Island and follow a seven-mile trail along a cultural route of the First Nations Ahousaht people who have gathered medicinal plants and seasonal foods over centuries.
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