Guided Hikes and Activities at Sunshine Meadows

Rock Isle Lake guided hike

Join one of our professional naturalist/guides for a hike on top of the world! You'll have great opportunities to learn about the unique alpine ecosystem, about different plants and animals found in the alpine, and about the colorful history of the area. And best of all, you'll stretch your legs and see a lot more of one of nature's finest landscapes!

Sunshine Vistas daily

Walk the flower filled trails of the Sunshine Meadows as they wind their way past waterfalls and lakes. With a professional interpretive guide you'll learn all about this fascinating world above treeline! The walk is designed so that you'll be able get back to the nature centre by 2:00 pm. Max. distance: 12 km. Difficulty rating: Easy

All guided hikes begin with the 9:00 AM shuttle. Appropriate clothing for a full day hike is required and please bring a lunch with you.

Cost: $35 per person + shuttle fare.

Private Guided Hikes daily

If joining a group on our Sunshine Vistas hike doesn't fit your plans or your time, why not hire your own private naturalist for a morning, an afternoon or for the whole day. You'll be able to go just the distance that's right for you, at your own pace and have nothing but one on one time with one of our knowledgable naturalist. Distance: Variable. Difficulty rating: Variable.

Your private guide hike can begin with any of the shuttle departures. Appropriate clothing for a full day hike is required and please bring a lunch with you.

Cost: 1-6 persons: $346.60 includes tax and shuttle fare .

Phone 403-760-4403 or email info@whitemountainadventures.com for reservations.

Sunset on the Mountain Evening Nature Walk

This is a perfect way to catch a great alpine sunset and a beautiful way to spend an evening. It is a small group experience with an intimate feel and once you're on the short trail up to Rock Isle Lake, you'll feel like you stepped away from the rest of the world. Sunset over the lake is magnificent!
Cost: 1-6 persons: $346.60 includes tax and shuttle fare.
Cost from Banff: 1-6 persons: $472.50 includes tax and shuttle fare.

Phone 403-760-4403 or email info@whitemountainadventures.com for reservations.

looking west across Sunshine Meadows

Eco-Yoga with Ronna Schneberger

Yoga on the Mountain

Discover the timeless nature of the Rockies with an Eco Yoga experience in Banff National Park. You will experience this magnificent landscape and yourself in a way that will send you home rejuvenated and renewed. Once you learn how to enter silence, you will understand how profoundly connected you are to nature. This program can easily be delivered without yoga poses putting more emphasis on meditation and hiking. Please note the bus fare is an extra $26 fee.

2010 Prices:
1-2 People Full day: $300	3-5 People Full day: $365	6+ People Full day: $75 per person

Ronna, the owner of EcoYoga Adventures, has been a professional interpretive hiking guide in the Canadian Rockies since 1994 and a Hatha Yoga instructor since 2000. She is a pioneer in combining hiking, yoga, and storytelling.

Call Ronna directly to book this activity at 403-678-0101- or:
email her at: adventures@naturestracks.com
visit her website at: www.naturestracks.com

On the Path of the Great Bear

Bear Ecology hike with bear specialist Reno Sommerhalder

Have you ever wondered how a creature as powerful and large as a grizzly bear can survive on a mostly vegetarian diet and yet slumber away half of the year, without consuming any food? How dangerous are they really? Learn to differentiate between the myths and realities concerning grizzlies.
This day hike is designed so you can learn about the biology, ecology and behavior of grizzly bears in one of Banff's most beautiful alpine environments. Though wildlife sightings can never be guaranteed, you will be able to see and interpret various signs of bears, such as diggings, tracks, scats and possibly even rubbing trees.

Suitable for families with children.
Available upon advance reservation.
Cost from $120 per person dependant on group size.

Call Reno directly at 403-675-0131 or email to: reno@bearsociety.org

photo courtesy Reno Sommerhalder

On the Path of the Great Bear Backpacking

3 Day Backpacking Trip and Grizzly Bear Ecology Adventure with Reno Summerhalder

For anyone intrigued by bears and the intact wilderness they represent, this three day backpacking trip between the Sunshine Meadows and Mt. Assiniboine is an exhilarating adventure during which we will uncover many secrets about the elusive grizzly bear. The trip begins at the Sunshine Meadows and includes 2 overnights at a backcountry campground situated at treeline near Citadel Pass.

Program includes all food, campground fees, and backpacking equipment.

This trip is suitable for families with children.
Available upon advance reservation.
Cost from $550 per person dependant on group size.

Call Reno directly at 403-675-0131 or email to: reno@bearsociety.org