Alberni Valley - Vancouver Island, 3 Day Bicycling Trip

	Cost: $449 Can/person other currency Save $30 if you bring your own bike. Departure: Port Alberni Maximum: 4-5 guests, 1 guide Who Can Go: beginner and up Dates: Weekdays, April to mid-October Trip Length: 3 days, 2 nights Nights: B&B accommodation Days: 3 days Ages: 14 and up

The Alberni Valley offers many tantalizing surprises for those who appreciate the outdoors and are looking for an authentic experience. If you’re into bicycling, then our 3 day, 2 night, fully guided and gourmet catered Alberni Valley Bicycle Get-Away is the perfect way to be introduced to the undiscovered world-class bicycling here. Around each corner on the gently winding quiet country roads in the valley you are rewarded with breathtaking views of mountains, lakes, rivers, streams and wildlife.

Day 1: When you arrive we’ll set you up on the Rocky Mountain Bicycles Trailhead. This comfortable mountain bike is great for the road and the trails. We then go out for a 15-20km ride featuring a wonderful picnic dinner. Following dinner we return to our B&B.

Day 2: starts out with a healthy and nutritious breakfast, fabulous coffee & tea and resplendent views of Mt. Arrowsmith and the Beaufort Range. Today’s ride is 26-35km, depending on the rider. We bicycle the entire length of the Log Train Trail. This mostly flat 20km trail used to be a railway line feeding raw timber to McLean Mill, which is now a National Historic Site. Most of the trail is under a canopy of Maple, Fir, Spruce and Cedar trees. There are many beautiful viewpoints of the Alberni Valley along the trail. We’ll take a break at McLean Mill where you’ll witness a working steam driven saw mill. It is really cool. Back on the Log Train Trail we’ll head up the Alberni Valley, crossing streams and connect with Beaver Creek road. A few kilometres later we stop at Stamp Falls. We take a short hike to witness the wild Pacific Salmon returning to spawn. Watching these amazing fish attempt the falls is one of our guests’s favourite west coast moments. We have dinner at Stamp Falls.

Day 3: we get shuttled up to Great Central Lake where we ride back to Sproat Lake, then check out the Mars water bombers and the First Nations petroglyphs. We wind our way back to Port Alberni on the quiet country roads. We do about 25km in total today before we arrive back at the B&B where you have chance to shower and relax before departure. A gourmet bag lunch is provided.

Our goal is to make sure that everyone gets as much bicycling as they want within the group. We can cater to riders of all skill & fitness levels.

Cost: $449 Can/person ($1,075 USD)

Meet in Port Alberni: Vancouver Island, British Columbia @ noon on Tuesday.

Bicycle For: 3 days exploring the Alberni Valley

Depart Port Alberni: 3:00pm on Thursday

Includes

• Batstar Guide
• 2 nights private B&B
• Rocky Mountain Trailhead bicycle, including helmet
• Admission to McLean Mill
• Ground transportation in the Alberni Valley
• Gourmet Meals, Fantastic Snacks, great tea selection, Batstar coffee.