Day 1 – Bobbie Burns

• We pick you up early in the morning from your hotel in Banff or Lake Louise and drive west, through two glorious national parks (have your cameras ready for sheep, grizzly or goats), snacking along the way.
  
• We arrive at our helipad at about 9:30 for the first helicopter flight to Bobbie Burns Lodge.
  
• After landing, we’re greeted by the lodge manager, outfitted with boots, day packs, rain gear, etc., and settle into our rooms.
  
• At noon, we gather in the lodge dining room for lunch, meet the staff, and have a briefing on the next few days.
  
• After a helicopter safety talk, we climb in and soar up for an afternoon of getting acquainted with the mountains.
  
• In the late afternoon, our chopper picks us up and it’s back to the lodge for hors d’oeuvres and beverages.
  
• Our casual gourmet dinner, served family style, will be at 7:00 (save room for our pastry chef’s latest inspiration). Then some camaraderie by the fire, maybe a sauna or whirlpool, and a great night’s sleep.
  
  

• You might want to join the morning stretch, or sleep a little longer. Breakfast is served at 8:00.
  
• The first helicopter leaves at 9:00 (each aircraft seats 11 guests and a guide), making the short but dramatic trip to the timberline. Divided into groups (8 to 11 people) according to ability, energy, and inclination, each group with its own guide, we spend the day roaming and hiking in knock-down gorgeous, world-class landscapes.
  
• During the course of the day, the helicopter may pick us up and land us in three or four different areas, giving us a chance to experience a variety of settings, from meadows to timberline ridges to glaciers to a particularly winsome picnic spot.
  
• At day’s end we fly back to the lodge to indulge in (depending on our mood) a massage, a browse in the lodge shop, a game of chess, a go at the lodge climbing wall, a cocktail on the deck as alpen glow bathes the peaks we’ve been communing with.
  
• Then it’s dinner, storytelling in the living room, and another great night’s sleep.
  
  

Day 4

• After breakfast, the first helicopter leaves about 9:30 for the Bobbie Burns helipad, where we board our private motorcoach for the drive back to Lake Louise, Banff, and/or* the Calgary Airport.