Listings Categories
View all Listings categories
Travel News
A Day at a BC Guest Ranch
Horseback riding and more What does a typical day at a BC Guest Ranch look like? Well, the day has begun before you have even stirred in your comfortable bed. The staff, horse wranglers, cooks and even the horses themselves have been up since the crack of dawn preparing for your day of adventure, fun, [...]
More Info
8 BC Wilderness Tourism Best Practices
Wilderness tourism in British Columbia relies on a long term vision of sustainability of the industry and the natural environment on which wilderness tourism depends. To ensure that the wilderness tourism industry in BC can meet these goals, the Wilderness Tourism Asscociation (WTA) has developed a code of ethics which ensures that wilderness tourism operators [...]
More Info
BC Guest Ranch Contest Continues
The Great Canadian Guest Ranch Getaway Contest is giving away prize packages totalling approximately $35,000! Amazing guest ranch vacations featuring some of our Be Wild In BC members. What can I do at a BC Guest Ranch? From horseback riding, world-class fishing, wilderness retreats to western family vacations, BC Guest Ranches offer a diverse selection [...]
More Info
Ten Wilderness Activities at Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
Clayoquot Wilderness Resort specializes in providing remote experiences to their guests. This exclusive eco-safari destination customizes daily activities for each guest based on the level of adventure they wish. Clayoquot Wilderness Resort is located near Tofino, BC on Vancouver Island, which means that you are guaranteed to find adventures that suit you in this wilderness [...]
More Info
Protecting the Great Bear Rainforest
Sustainable Ecotour Guide and 2012 update On March 31, 2009, new land use agreements were created for the Great Bear Rainforest after many years of discussion and debate betweeen BC Coastal Communities, conservation groups, First Nations and local and provincial governments. With conservancies and tourism areas included in this area roughly 70,000 square km, the [...]
More Info
Great Bear Rainforest - Stand Up 4 Great Bear Documentary
The Great Bear Rainforest on BC’s Pacific Coast has been protected officially for almost 3 years and is now the at the center of the Northern Gateway project. This oil pipeline project is proposing running a pipeline from the Alberta Oil Sands to Kitimat, BC on BC’s coast. In 2011 Norm Hann paddled a stand-up [...]
More Info
Nimmo Bay - Top 5 sustainable reasons to visit
Nimmo Bay is located on the West Coast of BC. As a family-owned ecotourism operation Nimmo Bay has, for the last 28 years, focused their resort principles on sustainability and ecosystem management. Here are 5 reasons to visit Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort. 80% of Nimmo Bay power is supplied by a small hydro turbine, powered by an on-site [...]
More Info
Ecotours in the Great Bear Rainforest
On the wild Pacific Coast of BC, a protected wilderness area called the Great Bear Rainforest is home to true eco tourism. As one of the last remaining intact temperate rainforest in the world, it is home to thousands of species of plants, birds and animals. Ancient trees reach sky high and salmon filled rivers [...]
More Info
What is a Dude Ranch?
A dude ranch or guest ranch in BC is a place to experience the daily routine of being a rancher, without the back braking work. Whether you are riding a backcountry trail on your horse companion, saddling horses and helping out in the barn, or just relaxing amongst the silence of nature, each dude ranch [...]
More Info