Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
3800 North St., Ainsworth Hot Springs, British Columbia V0G 1A0 Canada
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Imagine an all-inclusive luxury retreat that not only takes care of your every need but also ensures you improve your health and wellness at the same time. At Mountain Trek, it’s easy to reverse the effects of aging, stress and overworking, and rediscover your energy, creativity, and vitality. For the week (or two) you are with us, you will follow a program specifically designed and proven to dramatically improve your health, both physically and mentally. You'll do morning yoga overlooking a shimmering lake, hike deep into the lush nature of British Columbia, eat chef-prepared spa cuisine, and spa each night as if you were a god or goddess. You will leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Your energy and confidence levels will soar, your mind will slow, your stress levels will plummet, and your body composition will change dramatically. And while here, you’ll gain the knowledge and habits you need to continue improving your health back home.
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Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
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Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
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Kimberlee R wrote a review Dec. 2022
Food was amazing in its taste and being nutritionally dense to keep you fueled in all physical activity. The hikes were well planned and absolutely beautiful. The program is wholistic covering all aspects of your health and wellness. The staff was professional and customer centric. The yoga studio is the most beautiful setting ever and the instructor was so helpful in guiding me a beginner through the gentle yoga practice. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to radically change their health trajectory. I went in tired , out of shape and overweight. I came out of the week energized and ready to keep moving along with my metabolism kicked into to work properly. Now 5 months later I have continued to put into practice that which I have learned which has led to losing 20 pounds over that time and moving more than I have in years. …
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded Dec. 29, 2022
We are so happy to hear you have made so much progress back home. Wonderful work! Thank you for sharing your experience with the Tripadvisor community!
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An awesome experience. The satisfaction and the sense of accomplishment. The amenities, staff, program are exceptional. And all of this set in the midst of forest and mountains. A true retreat to treat yourself. I will definitely return.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded Nov. 1, 2022
Thank you, ever so much! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with you, and will be honored to host you again next year, and the year after that ;)!
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After a week at Mountain Trek I feel lighter, filled with more energy, walking taller, and brimming with enhanced positivity of body, spirit and mind. I feel that this should be on everyone’s ‘must do’ list in our busy and stressed out world—the experience was a game changer for me. with regards to a complete physical and mental recharge. The lodge and grounds are beautiful, overlooking the stunning lake. The day is fully packed but filled with such a wonderful array of balanced experiences. I loved starting each day with a yoga class, and the daily workshop(s) on a variety of health and balance related topics were so full of common sense and educational. As an avid lifelong hiker it was not the length or difficultly but rather, the quick pacing of the hikes that was for me was the most challenging part of the program. But they accommodate different levels and the hiking locations were all varied, stunning, and such a fine representation of the gorgeous natural surroundings in this precious corner of the world. I also loved the fitness classes each evening after dinner—terrific and energizing variety of strength and cardio training. The week included a very special ‘forest bathing experience’, along with a most welcome soak in the hot tub/steam room/sauna, complete with the ‘obligatory’ cold water soak each evening. Other little bonuses included a ‘retail therapy’ shopping experience at special small local community filled with talented artisans, and an opportunity to see the local salmon spawning and run. Thank you Katya for ‘making’ us take the full body glacier plunge in Kokanee Lake (certainly an experience to cherish and remember) and for your inspirational presence. Kudos to all the staff—to Kirk, to all the guides, the chefs, the fitness instructors, massage therapist (heaven three times a week) and the friendly housekeeping and grounds staff—you all helped to make my week so very special. Bonus to the week I was there was the close camaraderie that developed between 15 very special and supportive individuals from all over North America. This trip is an experience of a lifetime and a true investment in yourself.…
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded Sep. 5, 2022
Thank you for sharing your experience, Claire! We are honored we got to spend a week with you, and very proud of you for doing the natural cold plunge in Kokanee Lake! We hope to see you again next season!
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My wife and I just returned from a week at Mountain Trek in British Columbia. After attending countless spas, fitness programs and health retreats, we believe this is the best experience available today - bar none. It is expensive and full immersive but if you need to make changes or a total health and body reset, this is the program for you. Alex, Kirk, Katya, their exceptional hiking guides and spa staff have spent 20 years perfecting their comprehensive approach to total health and wellness following a 7 point guided interactive program. You will leave with a complete plan and roadmap to continue on your progress which for me meant losing 11 pounds and reducing my chest and waist by 7 inches. We have now attended the Mountain Trek Program six times and it just keeps getting better. We plan to return every few years to reset and we have now extended the invitation to all the members of our family to benefit from this incredible program. For me the highlight of the trip was getting to dive into crystal clear Kootenay Glacier Lake without a cloud in the sky surrounded by a valley full of wildflowers and feeling like today is the first day of the rest of my life.…
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Room Tip: Ask for a room on the second floor overlooking the firepit and the lake.
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded Jul. 31, 2022
This review really touched us. Hearing you attained that moment of serenity in the lake is what we hope for everyone (not only our guests). Thank you, James, for sharing your experience with the Trip Advisor community. We really looking forward to having you and Stephanie again next year! Until then, be well.
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This was my first time at this sort of wellness resort and I was blown away. The whole experience was excellent from beginning to the final day. The staff were amazing, the hikes incredible, the massages heavenly and the food was out of this world. I went here for a physical and mental reset and got everything I wanted and more. Highly recommended.
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Date of stay: June 2022
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded Jun. 29, 2022
Thank you, Anthony. We sincerely appreciate you sharing your experience with the TripAdvisor community and are honored we got the opportunity to spend a week with you. We hope to see you again in the near future. Until then, we are here for you.
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This is not a 'hotel' ... it is a hiking retreat. I needed space to balance and reset both physically and mentally. This was just the recipe. I chose a 2 week option which, while pricey, allowed me to really go forward on a solid re-energized base. This is a physcially active program with beautiful scenery and fantastic food served up daily. AND you'll meet amazing people too. Highly recommend.
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Date of stay: May 2022
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Room Tip: The rooms are basic rooms - fully meeting all needs, but more dorm style though you have your own...
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded Jun. 7, 2022
We were honored to spend two weeks with you. Thank you for sharing your experience with the Trip Advisor community. We look forward to seeing you again next season.
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I’ve been going to Mountain Trek for seven years now (ever since I was 32). It truly is my happy place. After a week at Mountain Trek, i feel absolutely amazing. It’s like your body is functioning the way it was meant to. You are filled with energy and happiness and your body feels strong and accomplished. I love the hiking the best, but also the yoga, the delicious food, the nightly massages, the hot springs, the cold plunges(!)…and most of all the people. The Mountain Trek staff is just simply the best you will ever encounter. I know I will be going back for many years to come.
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Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded May 10, 2022
Sinead, you are the best! We love you! Thanks for sharing another wonderful week with us. We can't wait to see you again next year!
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10 STARS if I could! I just completed a week at Mountain Trek, BC, and it is hands down one of the best experiences you can treat yourself to. It's a combination of exorcise entailing beautiful - yet as rigorous as you want - hikes through the BC wilderness, coupled with well prepared workout sessions, informative and practical health/wellness classes, complete body detox resulting from the BEST food and meal preparation/presentation you could imagine. All in the setting of a spectacular view over looking Lake Kootenay! Even with all the activities and following a schedule, you find yourself the most relaxed and detached from every day stressors. The staff and guides are very friendly and helpful, and the two lead guides - Kirk and Katya - are truly experts run their fields of heath/nutrition and all knowing of the wilderness and area. I can't say enough how awesome of an experience it was! Thanks to everyone at MT and I HIGHLY recommend!!…
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Date of stay: April 2022
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded May 10, 2022
Thank you, Dave! It was an absolute honor to host you. We look forward to seeing you again soon! All the best.
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My wife and I were lucky enough to enter NZ a few days before the quarantine. The group ended up with us and another wonderful couple we met last year in Italy. We had Alex and Kirk to ourselves! They were the perfect hosts. Even in the changing world the Mountain Trek team are over the top on attending to any issue. We hope that this same trip is offered again next year......you had better sign up fast because the 4 of us are definitely going again. BTW, the side excursions, hotels and restaurants were everything we dreamed of. Thank you Alex and Kirk for a wonderful week!!!!
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Mountain Trek, General Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded Apr. 7, 2020
Hi Mike, We were thrilled to have such a wonderful first experience in New Zealand with you, and can't wait to host again next year! Thank you for joining us on the adventure most needed right before we returned home to uncertainty.
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This resort might as well be straight from heaven. Wake up early for some sunrise yoga and then soak up the minerals in that natural mountain water. And of course, how could it not be on our list, without a spa?
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Date of stay: September 2019
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Response from Mountain T, Guest Relations Manager at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Responded Dec. 3, 2019
Wow - thank you very much for your comments! The Kootenay Mountains are certainly heavenly, aren't they? We hope to have you back for sunrise yoga, and to earn that awesome hot tub soak at the end of the day. Be well.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Which popular attractions are close to Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa?
Nearby attractions include Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort (0.5 km), Cody Caves (3.0 km), and Dog Patch Pottery (7.5 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a fitness centre.
What food & drink options are available at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast during their stay.
Is parking available at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa?
Conveniently located restaurants include Betty O's KITCHEN, Ktunaxa Grill, and Boccalino Restaurant, Motel & Cabins.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa?
Yes, guests have access to a fitness centre and a sauna during their stay.
Does Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa have airport transportation?
Yes, Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.2 km away from the centre of Ainsworth Hot Springs.
Does Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the mountain view available here.