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Offering bear-viewing and wilderness holidays for the curious, intrepid and wild-at-heart. (With gentler options available too.) Hosted by one of Canada’s top bear guides.

As featured on New Lives in the Wild with Ben Fogle, in The Sunday Times, the FT, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Travel & Leisure and the Wall Street Journal.

Join a small group of nature lovers

Wild Bear Lodge is a small, intimate wilderness lodge that offers four and eight-night holidays in May-June and October.

It is the home of Julius Strauss, a renowned bear guide and war correspondent, who has spent the past 18 years living off-grid in bear country. He will host you and still does much of the guiding.

The lodge is located deep in the British Columbia interior where few tourists ever go. Yet it is easily accessible – only a scenic day’s drive from Calgary, Vancouver or Spokane in the US.

During the day we take our guests on walks and 4×4 drives deep into remote valleys and into ancient old-growth forests to watch grizzly and black bears as well as other Canadian megafauna.

We tailor our trips to the season and our guests’ appetite for adventure and exertion. For some a gentle stroll in the forest to a viewpoint is enough, with others we hike or snowshoe several miles into the sub-alpine.

For a signature wildlife experience

In the evenings we gather around a log fire in our lodge, fashioned by local craftsmen from wood and glass, for a drink, a chat, and a sumptuous meal cooked by our in-house chef.

After dinner we sometimes head for the sauna and hot tub, which is suspended over our wilderness river and gives out over one of the best views in western Canada.

Or we give a presentation on bear behaviour, Canada’s megafauna, or nature-related topics.

We pride ourselves on our rugged professionalism, versatility, and our perfect safety record. We offer old-fashioned hospitality but also high-tech modern amenities.

Each guest or couple is given their own riverside log cabin with a wood-burning stove. There is high-speed internet in each cabin, tea, coffee, slippers, hot showers, fresh towels, binoculars and a bird guide.

"If you are inclined towards experiencing pristine wilderness, you will be hard-pressed to beat a few days at Wild Bear Lodge in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains. Or if, like me, you are an urban beast whose love affair with the wild is limited to watching David Attenborough, then you should try it, for it is quite an eye-opener."
Mark Franchetti, Sunday Times, UK
"An experience that feels unique and personal. It felt intimate. We never felt like customers or clients. We felt more like welcome guests at a friend's estate. We felt like house guests. This is something that is extremely difficult to deliver but Wild Bear Lodge does it very well."
Paul & Liz from Ireland visited in Oct 2023
"If you want to escape this is the place to come... a unique wilderness experience. Julius is one of North America's top bear guides. The property covers 32 acres with the main house and six guest cabins... it's absolutely beautiful. I don't think I've ever stayed in wilderness that is quite as comfortable as this... a quintessential off-the-grid luxurious cabin... surrounded by bears."
Ben Fogle, New Lives in the Wild, Channel 5, UK