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Nature Travel Canada: Wildlife Tracking

Canada 5 to 7 days From 2,050 € Enquire now

Travel to North America and experience Canada’s breathtaking wilderness! In this nature-oriented educational course, you and your team as well as an experienced guide discover and experience the untouched nature of Canada’s province British Columbia, while learning about its native animals but also reflecting on yourself.

Depending on your chosen focus you leave for day trips to track cougars, wolves, California Bighorn Sheep, grizzly bears, black bears, eagles, or other birds, identify their tracks, and follow them to experience unique wildlife viewings. Your guide provides you with valuable information about the country’s flora and fauna, so you’ll be sent home with extensive knowledge about the animal’s habitat, their behaviour, instincts, and motion patterns.

Your trip at a glance

Highlights

Discover Canada’s fascinating fauna in their natural habitat
Acquire valuable knowledge about the local wildlife
Sleep two nights at a Western ranch in British Columbia’s pristine nature
Spend the other night in camps in the mountains and feel the connection to the wilderness
Meet people from all over the world
Experience breathtaking natural landscapes

Locations

British Columbia

Plan your trip

Included in the programme fee
- Placement in the programme
- Assistance with travel arrangements
- Assistance with selecting travel insurance
- Assistance with booking flights
- Risk coverage certificate
- Pre-departure information pack
- Accommodation during the programme
- Full board during the programme
- Excursions
- English-speaking support by long-term experienced staff
- 24/7 support throughout the programme

- Flights
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Personal expenses and optional excursions

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Daniel, your travel agent for Canada

You would like to learn more about this trip? Don't hesitate to contact me! Our service doesn't end with your departure: I answer all of your questions and support you before, during and after your stay abroad.

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Panoramablick entlang einer verschneiten Gebirgskette mit Vegetationsgrenze und einem grossen See

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Panoramablick auf einen Nadelwald mit einer angrenzenden Gebirgskette

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Animal tracking in Canada's wilderness

When joining this course you get to know Canada’s untouched nature through the eyes of its wild animals and experience an unforgettable outdoor adventure surrounded incomparable landscapes.

Nahaufnahme eines fressenden Wildtieres im Dickicht

Arrival and orientation in British Columbia

First of all, you will book a flight to Vancouver International Airport and spend a night in a local hostel. The next morning, you'll take an express shuttle (extra charge) or hire a car from Vancouver to your accommodation: a ranch located a few hours north of Vancouver in the middle of the unspoilt wilderness of south-western British Columbia. Upon arrival, you'll have a hearty lunch, followed by a horseback riding orientation and an introductory ride. Afterwards, you will discuss further details of your tracking adventure and pack up your equipment for the start the next morning.

Ein Wolfsrudel schart sich um zwei Wolfsjunge

Activities as a wildlife tracker in North America

From your arrival at the ranch around midday on Day 1 until your departure day, every moment will be immersed in horseback trek experiences. You'll master everything from packing and saddling to guiding the horses to grazing meadows each evening. Your guide will impart knowledge about wildlife, covering animals' habitats, instincts, and adaptive behaviors.

Depending on your interests, you can focus on cougars, wolves, California Bighorn Sheep, mountain goats, grizzly bears, moose, black bears, eagles, and more. Days will be spent trekking through forests, meadows, and hills, documenting all observations.

Accommodation during your nature trip

Experience the best of both worlds on your trek adventure! Spend your first and final nights at the cozy ranch, where you can choose between shared accommodations or a private room with your own bathroom. Enjoy three delicious meals daily, with breakfast and dinner served at the ranch and lunch provided during your daily expeditions.

As for the rest of your journey, embrace the rugged beauty of the mountains as you sleep under the stars in comfortable prospector tents. Let the soothing sounds of nature serenade you to sleep each night after your exhilarating days on the trails.

Weisses Pferd vor einer Pferderanch an der Waldgrenze

Leisure time as an adventurer in British Columbia

During the day, immerse yourself in Canada's wildlife alongside your group, balancing packed schedules with moments of tranquil reflection. As evening falls, embrace ample free time: unwind in the ranch's library or lounge in garden deck chairs. Keep a wilderness and evening journal to capture and share your thoughts and experiences by the campfire.

Arrival

Arrival in Vancouver

You need to arrive one day prior to the official start day of the course at Vancouver International Airport. You’ll spend the following in a guest accommodation in town (that you’ve booked beforehand) before traveling to the ranch ground via Express Shuttle (in exchange for a fee) the next morning. After your arrival at the ranch you’ll receive lunch and overview of the trails and places you’ll explore throughout your tracking adventure. In the afternoon you will go on your first wilderness excursion: Your guide will teach you how to identify distinctive animal tracks and follow their trail. In the evening you and your group return enjoy dinner together. Afterwards, you’ll receive an overview of the following day before going to bed.
Course

Stay in the Wildlife Tracking course: Day 2 and 3

Day 2 and 3 of your wildlife viewing adventure begin with a heart breakfast at the ranch. Afterwards, you and your group ride along mountain trails and forests in the wildlife viewing truck or head out into British Columbia’s wilderness by foot. Until lunch time you scout for signs of animal activity, including tracks, follow promising trails and leads with your guide and gain new tracking skills as you learn more about the animals’ instincts and behaviour. Around noon, you enjoy a pre-packed lunch and continue your drive or hike around breathtaking landscapes while catching unique wildlife views with spotting scopes, binoculars and cameras. In the evening you drive back to the ranch for a homestyle dinner.
Departure

Last day in the course and departure

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1. British Columbia

British Columbia is a Canadian province located on the Pacific coast between Canada's provinces of Yukon and Alberta and the United States. Vancouver is the largest city and at the same time the largest economic centre.

First and foremost, forests dominate the 944,735 km² of British Columbia. The abundance of species that can be found here attracts countless travellers every year. Bears, elks, bobcats, wolves, pumas and lots of other wildlife can be seen with a bit of luck in the midst of the breathtaking wilderness – the perfect destination for every nature and outdoor enthusiast.
British Columbia's pristine natural landscapes will be your home during your educational adventure in Canada.

Learn more

British Columbia is a Canadian province located on the Pacific coast between Canada's provinces of Yukon and Alberta and the United States. Vancouver is the largest city and at the same time the largest economic centre.

First and foremost, forests dominate the 944,735 km² of British Columbia. The abundance of species that can be found here attracts countless travellers every year. Bears, elks, bobcats, wolves, pumas and lots of other wildlife can be seen with a bit of luck in the midst of the breathtaking wilderness – the perfect destination for every nature and outdoor enthusiast.
British Columbia's pristine natural landscapes will be your home during your educational adventure in Canada.

Learn more

Background of the wildlife tracking course in Canada

Canada – second largest country in the world and famous for its huge and untouched nature areas. Thanks to the variety of landscapes and different vegetation zones, Canada is also home to many wild animals like moose, caribous, wapitis, various kinds of bears, wolves, arctic foxes, and many other animals. The breathtaking flora and fauna is perfect for an unforgettable training adventure in the North American wilderness.