It’s about 2:30 in the morning and we were just woken up by the most incredible sound
coming from right outside our window.
As a birthday surprise, Christina and the boys brought me to a place that I’ve been
trying to visit for years.
Parc Omega is a 2,000-acre wildlife park located about halfway between Ottawa and Montreal.
And it’s home to over 20 species of animals.
And it’s one of the few places in the world where you can wake up in your own cabin looking
out onto a wolf enclosure.
There’s a wide range of accommodations at the park, everything from tipis and frontier
tents, to A-frame lodges.
But it’s only the wolf cabins at Parc Omega that allow you to sleep with nothing between
you and the wolves but a pane of glass.
The cabins have everything you need to enjoy the park, year-round.
There’s a full kitchen, bathroom, sleeping area, wood-burning fireplace, and even an
outdoor sitting area for enjoying those warm summer nights.
There’s a lot to do at this park.
But staying in these cabins is the only way that you experience these beautiful, curious
creatures, this close-up.
Staying at the Parc Omega cabins also gives you access to a boardwalk that winds through
two wolf enclosures and a bears enclosure.
This boardwalk is not accessible to guests who aren’t staying overnight at the park.
We were visiting in the winter though, so the bears were deep in their winter nappy-naps
and weren’t coming out to play.
In the mornings there are wildlife experts on-site to give guests a little inside knowledge
into the wolf packs that call Park Omega home.
Booking a cabin at Parc Omega also gave us access to all of the attractions that draw
tens of thousands of visitors to this park each and every year.
In fact, you can arrive early before your stay, and spend the whole next day enjoying
the park as well.
The park is packed with animals including elk, arctic fox, moose, wild boars, deer,
and mountain goats.
You can even find herds of bison wandering the tundra enclosure.
And seeing these huge animals up close is incredible.
Within the Tundra enclosure, you can also take part in a dog sled ride through the forest
or even visit the Parc Omega sugar shack for some delicious maple taffy chilled right on
the snow.
About halfway through the Parc Omega drive is a spot where both day-trippers and overnighters
can stretch their legs and explore.
There’s a small restaurant serving poutine and hot dogs, fun spots for family photos,
and even an area where you can walk around among some of the local deer.
We were visiting Parc Omega in the winter, so there were some fun cold-weather attractions
available too including snowshoeing and tubing.
Nearby there is also a fantastic play area for kids and an amazing treetop trekking experience
that will give you a pretty cool perspective of the surrounding forests.
Staying at Parc Omega was absolutely mind-blowing.
This chance to wake up next to a pack of wolves is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many
people, and I know it's something that no one in my family will soon forget.
You can check the video description for more details about visiting Parc Omega and some
of the incredible things to do nearby.
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