Wilderness Wellness Escape in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Nimmo Bay has been run by the same family for nearly 45 years. It holds nine cabins, each with two bedrooms, one bathroom and a private patio. Six face the water; three sit in the forest near the waterfall. Layouts vary so families, couples and groups of different sizes can be housed properly rather than squeezed into a standard room.

Included in every stay are daily yoga classes and daily fitness classes, plus a set of guided activities: kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, snorkelling, hiking and picnics in wild locations. The floating saunas and hot tubs are on site and open to guests. A spa menu runs alongside this, with facials, massages and scrubs available as add-ons.

Food is a central part of the stay, not a side note. The kitchen cooks with locally caught seafood, foraged plants and pasture-raised BC meats, and all meals and beverages are part of The Inclusive Package. You eat what the coast and forest provide.

What separates Nimmo Bay from a standard wilderness lodge is the range of add-ons and the access behind them. The resort reaches over 50,000 square miles of terrain. You can book a full-day Coastal Safari by boat through the ocean and rivers of British Columbia, a customised helicopter trip into the rainforest, a culinary enhancement built around local ingredients, a Kids in the Wild programme for children of any age, or a 3- or 4-day wellness enhancement. The concierge team builds the week around your group rather than handing you a set menu.

Getting there is part of the trip. Nimmo Bay is remote, and arrivals are by air or water rather than road. The resort is a base for the coast, the rivers and the forest around it, and the schedule flexes with weather and with what your group asks for.

What's included

- Private luxury cabin accommodation - All meals and beverages - Daily yoga classes - Daily fitness classes - Guided kayaking - Guided snorkelling - Guided hiking - Stand-up paddleboarding - Picnics in wild locations - Floating saunas - Hot tubs - Access to over 50,000 square miles of terrain

What's not included

- Travel to and from Nimmo Bay - Travel insurance - Spa treatments (facials, massages, scrubs) - Coastal Safari boat excursion - Helicopter adventures - Kids in the Wild enhancement - Taste the Wild culinary enhancement - 3- or 4-day wellness enhancement - Personal expenses