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You can glamp amongst wolves and other wildlife at this nature reserve near Ottawa

Spend the night with a pack of wolves! 🐺

Someone walking towards a tipi-style tent in a forest. Right: Two white wolves in a forest.

Glamping-style accommodations in the heart of a wildlife reserve near Ottawa. Right: A few of the park's resident wolves.

Contributing Writer

There's a wildlife reserve near Ottawa that's chock-full of wolves, elk, deer, eagles, bears and more, and you can dine, drink and even sleep among them!

Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to be raised by wolves? Well, what about staying with them for a weekend?

A quick road trip from Ottawa, you can sip on a delicious cocktail in a wooden lodge while a pack of wolves is fed on the other side of a giant window. Then, when the night comes to an end, settle into a cozy bed and enjoy a pleasant night's sleep amongst Mother Nature's most beautiful creatures.

Just an hour's drive from downtown Ottawa, Omega Park in Montebello, Quebec, offers a 12-kilometre nature safari route that allows guests to see some of Canada's most iconic animals. But on top of offering a uniquely Canadian safari, the park has a restaurant, an evening of cocktails among wolves and cozy overnight accommodations for nature lovers.

By now, you've probably seen Omega Park's "wolf cabins" all over social media, but you may not know the park has a wide variety of other accommodations to suit any budget. From luxurious log cabins with panoramic window views of wildlife and modern stays complete with hot tubs to more rustic cabins and "ready-to-camp" tents and pods, there are so many options to have a sleepover with some of the coolest creatures in Canada.

For those wanting a unique evening of cocktail-sipping, for $126 per person, the park's "Cocktail with the Wolves" experience allows guests to enjoy hors d'oeuvres and three cocktails, all while sitting face-to-face with a beautiful pack of wolves. During the event, a naturalist guide will feed the pack while teaching you all about these magnificent creatures.

Once your night of cocktail drinking with the wolves comes to an end, instead of making the trek all the way back to Ottawa, why not sleep right in the park amid the wildlife?

If you're looking for a chance to sleep right in the heart of nature, consider going with their "ready-to-camp" accommodations, which start at $109 a night. You'll get a tipi with two double beds all to yourself, surrounded by a vast forest. Keep in mind that the glamping-style accommodations are only available until the end of September, and bedding is not included (but can be added on for an additional fee).

If you're less of an outdoorsy person and long for the comfort of having four walls around you during your slumber, wooden "pods" are available starting at $235 a night. These cabins are available all year round and are especially perfect for a winter visit.

No matter what, be prepared for a one-of-a-kind experience that allows you to live in luxury while also immersing yourself in nature.

Omega Park lodging

Price: Starting at $109 (plus 15% off a stay of two nights or more)

Address: 399 Rte. 323 N., Montebello, QC

Omega Park Website

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  • Keith de Silvia-Legault is an Ottawa-based Contributing Writer for Narcity Media. They are currently finishing up their BA at the University of Ottawa and has previously written for the Ottawa Citizen and the CBC. Keith moved to Ottawa in 2018 and fell in love with "the city that fun forgot." Currently, Keith's goal is to disprove Ottawa's "boring" reputation by showcasing all of the capital's hidden gems.

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