TRIP SUMMARY
This multiday Jetboat Tour incorporates Aboriginal Culture (dip netting, native sauna, traditional food, song and dance) along with River Adventure and fun that will leave you with lasting memories. We give interpretive talks on history and the various cultures that lived on the rivers throughout time, we will also distinguish the flora and fauna and wildlife of this beautiful region.

In this particular trip our playground is the mighty Fraser River. The Fraser River is 5 times larger than the Colorado River and is the largest salmon producing river in the world. It also supports a large variety of animals and birds including the largest California Bighorn Sheep population in North America, mule deer, black bear, grizzly bear, cougar, wolf, coyote, fox, bald and golden eagles, blue heron, osprey, hawks, falcon, river otters and many species of small song birds.

On the Fraser River we will experience stunning scenery such as Iron Rapids, Chilcotin River, Gang Ranch, Churn Creek Park, Big Bar, China Gulch with their variety of geographical eco systems. The southern slopes provide a dry arid desert climate that includes pear cactus and sagebrush and the northern slopes are much more moist providing many micro-climates with rich forests of Douglas fir, spruce and pine trees and moss covered areas combined with rocky outcrops and hoodoos.

All of this can be explored in the interior of beautiful British Columbia. You will have a round trip by train, departing from North Vancouver and arriving in Williams Lake. We will spend five unforgettable days on the river before departing by train back to Vancouver from Clinton.

The Full Trip Itinerary (click here)

** Guests are not required to partake in any activities that they don’t feel comfortable doing. Our goal is to make all of our guests as comfortable as possible. We can accommodate those who want a soft outdoor adventure to those who would like a more rugged experience.

DEPARTURE DATES
Contact us for information.
4-6 Day Jetboat Expedition

*Shorter versions of this trip are also available. If these dates are not suitable for you please call to see other alternatives.

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES
- Transportation to and from Vancouver
- All meals and beverages while on jetboat trip
*Please advise us of special diet info.
- Guided jetboat trip as outlined
- Cooking Equipment
- Stay at Xatsull Village

NOT INC. IN TOUR PRICE
- 7 % GST
- Gratuities, personal expenses
- Bring your own sleeping bag, tent and thermal rest (Camping supplies may be rented upon request)

TRIP GUIDELINES
Our gear and equipment is top of the line providing you with safety, luxury and relaxation. We have covered tops for our boats that will protect us from inclement weather and harmful rays. Sit back and enjoy the views while the driver does the navigating. Everyone is required to where a life jacket at all times while on the water, no wetsuit is required.

It is the responsibility of each member to set up their own tents and sleeping arrangements. The guides prepare all the meals, but if you would like to join in, please do so. Our menu for the week will satisfy all your food desires while away from your normal style of life. There will be no consuming alcohol until we reach camp. Here we will provide three beers per person per day and along with our meal we have wine. Gourmet coffee will be provided throughout the day. If you would like to bring along your own supply of alcohol you may, but please no glass containers. Insects are not much of a problem along the rivers, but you may want to pack a small supply of bug dope just in case. We care about our environment and take all our garbage with us, please respect Mother Nature and don’t hesitate to give any garbage to us to dispose of properly.

DAY 1
At 6:30 am you will check into BC Rails train depot at 1311 West 1st Street for the "Cariboo Prospector" to Williams Lake, BC. (Breakfast & lunch will be served enroute).

This spectacular journey goes along Howe Sound and through the longest tunnel on the passenger line. You will continue northbound passing many small streams and rivers, passing through the coastal mountains, rain forests and pristine glacial lakes. You will get your first glimpse of the Fraser River after passing through Lillooet. You will arrive in Williams Lake at 5:25pm. Here, your expedition leaders will greet you. We will then take a 30-minute drive to Xats'ull Teepee Village where you will be provided with a gourmet meal and Native Dancing and drumming, while relaxing by the Fraser River. We will spend our first night falling asleep in Teepees while listening to the song of the river as it flows by.

DAY 2
In the morning we will have time to explore Historic Soda Creek town site and some of its remnants from the 1800’s when this spot was a terminus for sternwheelers. Our Jetboat will arrive coming downstream just as the sternwheelers did in earlier times.

We will put our lifejackets on and have a safety orientation, after we will finally board our modern day Riverboat and head downriver. We will slice through Soda Creek Canyon and pass by our Teepee Village a fabulous place for your first photographs. We pass under the Rudy Johnson Bridge, BC’s only privately owned bridge. Then a stop and look at “Russian Island” a neat little spot where a Russian Immigrant once mined for gold, but abandon it about 50 years ago. Along the way we can try kayaking on the calmer waters, this is easy for beginners. In Flatrock Canyon you will see bald and golden eagle hovering above the canyon walls. Riske Creek is where we will make camp tonight. We can do some exploration here or just relax.

Day 6
We will have our final meal together this morning and go for one last brisk walk before driving to Clinton. Once we reach the little village of Clinton you may have a little time to wander this unique place before boarding the train for the ride back to Vancouver. (lunch and dinner will be provided on board) You will arrive back in Vancouver around 9:15 pm.

EQUIPMENT LIST
Please pack all gear in soft duffle bags.
Each participant is expected to arrive on the river with the following clothing and equipment:

• One pair of light hiking boots or walking boots
  
• One pair sneakers or tennis shoes
  
• Socks and underwear for 6 days
  
• Wind and waterproof rain suit
  
• 2 pairs fast drying pants
  
• 2 shirts, 2 T-shirts polyurethane
  
• 1 warm sweater-wool
  
• Pile jacket or down or hollow fill vest
  
• Light jacket(fleece)
  
• 2 pairs shorts
  
• Swim suit
  
• Undergarment/Socks for 6 days
  
• Hat for sun and rain
  
• Personal Toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrush, towel, face cloth, lip balm, biodegradable soap ect)
  
• Personal medication
  
• Sun Glasses with strap
  
• Sun block/skin cream
  
• Camera and films and batteries
  
• Flashlight
  
• Tent (may be rented)
  
• Sleeping Bag (may be rented)
  
• Thermarest, air mattress or insulated pad
  
• Small Day pack for hikes
  
• Collapsible fishing rod or other in case (if you wish to fish)