Backroads

Heli-Hiking Banff, Lake Louise and the Bugaboos

The allure of hiking in the Canadian Rockies is manifested in lush meadows, crystal-clear lakes, soaring granite spires, cascading glaciers and snowcapped peaks. Join Backroads Trip Leaders, certified Professional Mountain Parks Heritage Interpreters who know the region intimately, to experience the natural grandeur of Banff, Kootenay and Yoho National Parks. Then journey into the famous Bugaboos, by helicopter and on foot, reaching areas so remote it would be an epic challenge to get there on your own—if you could get there at all. Each evening, soak up the splendor of majestic mountain lodges.

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Days 1-2 banff national park

Days 3-6 bugaboo provincial park

Route Rating What's this? Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. Each offers options for more or less activity, so you can decide exactly how much you want to do day by day.

Lodging What's this? Our lodgings are divided into three different categories.

Premiere Inns:These lodgings possess both elegance and authentic regional flair.

Casual Inns:These lodgings are comfortable and appropriate to the areawith such characteristics as authenticity, scenic settings and proximity to our activities.

Deluxe Camping:We set up the tents (and take them down), handle every camp chore and perform culinary magic.

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Imagine having lunch atop a high rocky plateau, surrounded by soaring spires with pristine mountain wilderness below and traces of the daily grind nowhere to be found. Can you see yourself in a helicopter, landing on a ridge high above the valley, then hiking through meadows lush with wildflowers? Or think about negotiating a suspended walkway into a canyon and coming face-to-face with two thundering waterfalls. These are just a few of the memorable experiences in store for you on our heli-hike and bike experience in the Canadian Rockies.