Day 1: Fly Vancouver to Campbell River
Fly Vancouver to Campbell River. You will be met and transferred to Heron’s Landing Hotel for one night.
Self-drive guests would make their own way to the hotel.
Day 2-5: Knight Inlet
Transfer to the float plane dock and take the flight to Knight Inlet Lodge. Check in to your deluxe en-suite accommodation for your chosen duration. All meals and snacks are included as well as complimentary house wine with dinner. There will be a welcome orientation meeting on the subject of wildlife viewing, after which you’ll embark on an afternoon wildlife activity.
The programme of activities will depend on the length of your stay. (NB. Published costs are based on a 5-night stay - please see PDF itinerary for costs based on a 2, 3 or 4 night stay).
On a one-night stay, you can enjoy the following activities:
All transportation to the bear viewing stands and boats
Bear viewing tour
Scenic boat ride of Glendale Cove
Knight Inlet sightseeing cruise (weather permitting, no substitutes)
Use of kayaks on organized estuary tours
Interpretive guide on all tours
Evening interpretive programsGuests staying two nights will be offered the following extra tours:
Extra bear viewing trip
Interpretive hike of the Kwalate River Valley
Wildlife tracking to make plaster casts of animal prints
Excursions for Bald Eagle viewing and other bird lifeGuests staying 3, 4 or 5 nights will be offered your choice of the following:
Excursions to Johnstone Strait for marine wildlife viewing - weather permitting (on the two night program this tour is difficult to fir in)
Excursions for Bald Eagle viewing and other bird life
Excursions to the upper reaches of Knight Inlet for scenic viewing of the inlet
Excursions to see the grizzly bears from the platforms or boats
Excursions for other wildlife viewing depending on location and availability
Scenic cruise of Knight Inlet
Excursions to Thompson Sound and Bond Sound for bear and wildlife viewing
Jet boat tours of the Klinaklini River - subject to water levels in the river
Interpretive forest walks in the Kwalate Valley***As some of the tours are marine based they are strongly weather dependent. On a short duration tour, it may be difficult to fit them in.
Day 6: Final day
Take the float plane back to Campbell River float dock where you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight connection.
Grizzly Bears in British Columbia
Knight Inlet
Grizzly Bears in British Columbia
80 kms north of Campbell River in British Columbia is a wild and remote area of the Pacific Northwest known as Knight Inlet. As the longest fjord on the B.C. coast, Knight Inlet offers visitors spectacular scenery - and stunning opportunities for bear-watching.
Outline Itinerary
Price guide
Price is per person and based on two travellers in shared twin/double accommodation, travelling during low season. For high season rates, please contact us.
Pricing
6 days from £2645pp
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