Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge



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Set on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver Island’s remote luxury outpost Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge is stationed on 600-acres of pristine wilderness where abundant wildlife roams freely. Twenty-five luxurious Canadian safari tents styled for the modern-day traveler offer a rare privilege of place with ocean, forest, and mountains right on the doorstep for just a fortunate few.
Get set for a choose-your-own adventure style escape where the vast landscape and thriving wildlife combine in a backdrop to exhilarating, unforgettable experiences. Take a hike on the wild side, try horseback riding, or canyoning in the glacier-fed river and cruise the sound to spot the west coast’s wildlife superstars.
After all the action, dine in The Cookhouse restaurant, relax sound-side in The Ivanhoe bar and recharge in the Healing Grounds Spa. It’s a grown-up summer camp, a step away from time where you're treated to exclusive, privileged access to nature’s playground.
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So overall a truly unique and magical holiday. We were very sad to leave.
Having said this, the pricing sets a very high level of expectation and I still cannot reconcile the price with the offering. For the price we were paying we would expect more personal touches, more private experiences, more luxurious accommodation, a better equipped spa, longer duration heli transfers included in the cost, more elaborate pick nicking options in the wilderness and more knowledgeable guides on our hikes, better transfer in and out services without delays. As aguest you can ask for things to be arranged for you but I would prefer to have been offered more bespoke options proactively rather than having to request them.
In the end, we decided to view the price we were paying more as a donation to the maintenance and preservation efforts of the lodge that towards the actual offering.
So I guess if the cost of this holiday is a stretch for you....I would suggest you stay in Tofino instead and embark on your adventures from there. But if money is not an issue, go for it!









The activities range is brilliant, we stayed a week and tried everything barr fishing as it’s not our bag. Lots of staff here have their dogs so it does feel like a home from home.
The remoteness is real we heli hiked to a summit and you can see the vast views mountains and river with the lodge and nothing else !! Horses are well looked after and riding the river bed is cool. Canyoning was a blast and at the end of each activity luxury awaits, food here is like eating at a mitchellin star restaurant we are taking recipes home! Spa and hot tubs are brilliant, along with private dining options too. These guys have it right for a delux remote break with luxury and quality thrown in. We could stay a year!


Thank you Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge. We will miss you when we leave and so grateful for the time we had with you.

"I didn’t realize sept is a rainier month - but the lodge is less crowded. So it’s a trade off"Read full review
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