Overview
This trip takes you to British Columbia’s southwest corner where the scenery is both jaw dropping and diverse making it a perfect riding destination. This region’s riding resume is extensive where you will experience rolling alpine meadows, dense rain forests, tight twisty single-track, fast flowy trails, roots, bridges, stunts, logs and ladders. And you’ll get to ride the best tracks on this tour, from the well-worn legendary classics and the hidden gems that make British Columbia a world-leading destination for mountain biking.
You’re in fantastic hands on this trip. Your local guides will show you the trails that make Whistler famous, the lush mossy forests of the Squamish, legendary Pemberton and the iconic Chilcotins via seaplane. This area offers a variety of riding from strong intermediate to expert level riders on any given day.
Technical & Fitness Levels
For this tour, riders should be able to climb and descend under control on moderately steep single-track with loose rocks and be capable of riding with mild exposure at times. Our focus will not be on the most difficult trails but instead the best trails. You’ll encounter man-made bridges; some you will ride and others you might walk.
The really great thing about this trip is that you will get to ride with genuine locals and most days you will have the option to add on some trails if you wish.
In relation to fitness level, the accumulation of multiple, long days of riding will add up. The better shape that you’re in, the more fun you’ll have.
Bike and Equipment
The ideal bike for this trip is a 5-6” travel all-mountain dual suspension bike with hydraulic disk brakes. All riders are required to have their bikes in excellent working order before the trip begins. Also required: helmet, hydration pack, eye protection and clothing for all types of weather. Kneepads are strongly recommended for bigger descents. All participants are required to bring extra brake pads, tubes, a patch kit, and any other parts specific to your bike. We will send you a detailed list of required equipment and clothing before departure.
A variety of quality high-performance bike rentals are available for between CAD $70 and $80 plus tax per day. Please inquire with us if you would like more information.
Lodging and Food
This tour will see you staying in Whistler in a 3 star hotel centrally located in Whistler Village. You will also get to experience staying in a private lakeside chalet in the South Chilcotins. Please notify us if you have any special dietary needs.
Climate
We will be visiting varying climactic zones on this tour: from rainforests to high mountains. As you would expect in mountain environments, the weather can change very quickly and dramatically- it could be a hot 30 degrees celcius one day and then almost freezing the next.
This region is known to receive considerable rain at times– so please come prepared. Generally though, the weather during the summer is hot and sunny!
Safety
As our trips take place in remote areas with limited evacuation options available and there are always risks and hazards on the trails that we ride. If you choose to participate in our trips, it is up to you to ride well within your limits, to ride conservatively and to be safe as mountain biking is a dangerous sport.
Participants must keep their bikes and equipment in good working condition. We expect riders to keep themselves hydrated and rested. Alcohol and drugs are not permitted while riding.
Our guides have basic first aid training and if a serious injury is suspected they will call helicopter search and rescue at the cost of the participant. Therefore Travel insurance is mandatory. Please ask us about an appropriate travel insurance policy to suit this trip.
We can customise any of our featured packages to suit your personal travel requirements. Mates’ Escapes can also build fully tailored one-of-a-kind itineraries from the ground up, if you can dream it up we can certainly make it happen.
We can tailor a trips regardless of your group size, be it 2, 8 or 20. Get in touch with us and let’s discuss your options.
Booking Conditions
- A Deposit of 30% is required to confirm your booking.
- Final Balance is payable 90 days prior to the trip commencement date.
- Min. and Max Group Size: 6 min/10 max.to run this trip (Please enquire with us if you are under or over these limits and we will do our best to accommodate you)
- Cancellation Fees for this trip is as follows: 90+ days prior to your trip: a charge of $150/46-90 days prior to your trip: a charge of $750/0-45 days prior to your trip: a charge of 100% of the total cost of the trip.
Payment Options
- Direct Credit into our Bank Account. Details will be shown on your invoice.
- Credit Card (Surcharges apply)
- Cheques can be made payable to PlaySeeGo Travel Group Pty Ltd and posted to PO Box 34, Kew East, Victoria, 3102.
Additional Terms
- Comprehensive travel insurance (covering aircraft evacuation) is mandatory and is the responsibility of each individual. Should you need assistance with travel insurance, please let us know we can assist in finding the most appropriate cover.
- Complete, sign and return waiver form.
- Please note, any payments made to an airline on your behalf may not be recoverable and will be subject to the airlines cancellation policies.
- No refunds will be made for a cancellation during the course of the tour, nor for unused portions of the trip.
- Single supplement is an additional fee for participants that request their own room for the duration of the trip. If you are travelling on your own but do not request the single supplement you will be paired up with someone of the same gender. If you are travelling on your own and there is not another single person of the same gender the participant will be required to pay the single supplement fee.
- Participants should be healthy and active and they are strongly advised to follow our pre-departure fitness training recommendations. It is vital that persons with medical problems make them known to us well before departure. Hospital facilities for serious problems can be difficult to source and evacuation can be prolonged, difficult and expensive. Mates’ Escapes assumes no liability regarding provision of medical care.
- Trip participants have a certain responsibility to the tour operator, guides and other trip participants. Trip participants are responsible for: understanding the conditions implied in the Trip Itinerary, selecting a trip that is appropriate to their interests and abilities, preparing for the trip accordingly and having the proper bike and equipment needed for the selected trip. A participant may be asked to leave a trip if the leader feels that the person’s continued participation may prove detrimental to the individual or to the well-being and enjoyment of other guests.
- Reckless riding will not be tolerated.
Please refer to our General Terms & Conditions that are also used in conjunction with this package’s terms.