Spectacular Floatplane Tours

Relax in the comfort of Eagle's Nest Resort and fly to the mountaintops in these
one-of-a-kind wilderness experiences!


A small sampling of the spectacular sights available to you:

 
Turner Lake and Hunlen Falls

Situated at the top of a huge escarpment (bluff), Turner Lake in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park is surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery.  At the end of the lake is Hunlen Falls, the third highest free falling waterfall in Canada, tumbling in more than a 1,000 foot vertical drop to Lonesome Lake far below.  There are two short hikes that begin where the float-plane drops you off, each providing magnificent views of the surrounding area and an opportunity to experience the awesome grandeur of the falls.

An experienced licensed guide can accompany you on this journey, and with his extensive knowledgeable of the area and its history he helps to make your once-in-a-lifetime experience here come to life.

Fish Lake

Experience alpine wildflowers in an array of magical carpets, climb the accessible nearby ridges for wonderful views of the surrounding mountains, or bring your fishing rod and fish where few people have ever cast a line. 

Fish Lake is nestled in an alpine valley with low ridges on either side.  There are great views after a moderate hike to the ridge tops, or take an easier hike down the valley.  This is an excellent area for exploring, or for finding that perfect photograph of the snow-capped mountaintops that spread out in all directions.

Spend an afternoon in a magnificent alpine setting that many people can only dream of experiencing (unless they come to the Chilcotin of course!).

Ape Lake

This grey-green alpine lake, nestled in the mountaintops at the edge of the massive Monarch Ice Fields, is fed by a glacier that spills down from the peak of Mount Jacobson.  It is an easy hike to reach the foot of the glacier, or simply take in the spectacular peaks and deep canyons that spread out grandly from your perch at the top of the Pacific Coast Range.  Terrific views are available from many locations around this lake.  As a bonus, the flight to the lake crosses the Monarch Ice Fields along the way.

Flightseeing Tours

See the sights from the air in a legendary Beaver floatplane.  Tours can be arranged to view any or all of the Rainbow Mountains, Hunlen Falls, and the Monarch Ice Fields.  The Rainbow Mountains (pictured) are very old volcanic mountains, heavily mineralized, and so colourful they were known by the early indiginous peoples as the Painted Mountains or the "mountains that bleed". 

A flightseeing tour to all three of these unique and spectacular sights is about 1 1/4 hours in length.  If you wish, you can combine a flightsee to one or more of these sights with any of the Day Hike tours described above.