WILD BEAR LODGE

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.

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.