Day 1 Arrive Vancouver
Arrive Vancouver and stay over night in downtown hotel
Overnight at The Days Inn Downtown for moderate grade or The Marriott Pinnacle for superior grade
Day 2 Vancouver to Campbell River (177 km/105 mi + Ferry)
Today you pick up your rental car and depart Vancouver for Horseshoe Bay and sail for 1 hr 45 min on BC Ferries (ferry toll included) to Vancouver Island. Upon departing BC Ferries head north through Vancouver Island’s second largest city, Nanaimo, known as the Harbour City, and Parksville, the beginning of Beach Country and home of the annual International Sandcastle Competition. Your destination today is the city of Campbell River, historically renowned as the “Salmon Capital of the World,” lying at the heart of neighbouring Strathcona Park, Desolation Sound, Mount Washington and Robson Bight. Surrounded by the backdrop of Strathcona Provincial Park to the west and the Coastal Mountain range to the east, massive cruise ships pass right by Campbell River’s doorstep, and their parade of lights is best viewed from world-famous Discovery Pier as they venture up the Inside Passage for Alaskan destinations.
Overnight at Herron’s Landing for moderate and superior grade
Day 3 Campbell River to Knight Inlet Lodge and the Grizzly bears
Today’s destination, Knight Inlet Lodge, is not accessible by road, so you’ll fly in by floatplane from Campbell River. A thrilling 30 minute flight brings
you to the mouth of the Glendale River where Knight Inlet Lodge floats on large cedar booms. Bring your camera - you’ll be going on a bear watching
and wildlife viewing tour in search of the grizzly bears that frequent this area.
Overnight at Knight Inlet Lodge (lunch and dinner is included).
Knight Inlet Lodge
Private & comfortable with a spectacular view!
The rooms all feature either a 2 bed configuration - a queen and a twin or a single bed configuration with a queen. They are all comfortably furnished in west coast style and feature cedar panelling, bold colored duvets and private ensuite bathrooms. The lodge is unique in that it is a floating complex located in Glendale Cove. The remote location means that beautiful scenery and spectacular grizzly bear viewing are right outside your door.
The rooms are grouped into several buildings - The Palace, Native House, Den, Lair.
The rooms can accommodate up to 4 guests per room. The lodge also features an outdoor hot tub with spectacular ocean front views.
Glendale Cove in Knight Inlet is home to one of the largest concentrations of grizzly (brown) bears in British Columbia, Canada. It is not uncommon for up to 40 bears to be within a few miles of the lodge during the peak fall season when the salmon are running up the Glendale River.
And while the bears are abundant in the fall, it is not the only season that grizzlies frequent the area around the lodge. Starting in April, both black and grizzly bears begin emerging from hibernation and head to the cove and the estuary to feed on the succulent new spring growth.
Even in mid-summer, when many of the bears have moved into the surrounding timber clearings to feast on berries, we see several bears each day as they move in and around the estuary and along the logging roads.
Day 4 Knight Inlet Lodge to Tofino (225 km / 140 mi)
Early this morning return to the Bear Viewing platforms for a last photo opportunity before departing for Campbell River by floatplane. Arrival
time is between 10.30 & 11.00am, collect your car and head south west to Tofino on the rugged West Coast. En-route, picture stops should be
made at Cathedral Grove to enjoy the splendour of 800 year old Douglas Fir and Cedar. Plus, the Mars Water-Bombers at Sproat Lake, the world’s
two largest water-bombers used for the sole purpose of putting out forest fires. After the Mars Water-Bombers drive through the majestic Sutton
Pass and the Sawtooth Range of the Cascade Mountains to arrive in Tofino around mid afternoon.
Overnight at the BW Tin Wis Resort for moderate grade and The Black Rock Resort for superior grade
Day 5 - Tofino Choose 1 of 2 cruises Whale Watch or Black Bear Cruise
Today enjoy a Whale Watch cruise in search of gray whales, humpback whales, sea lions, sea birds and resident bald eagles or Bear Viewing
Cruise in search of black bears who head for the closest food source - the ocean
Overnight at the BW Tin Wis Resort for moderate grade and The Black Rock Resort for superior grade
Day 6 Tofino to Victoria (313 km/195 mi)
Travel back to the East Coast of Vancouver Island and head south to Victoria. En-route stops should be made at the artist community of Chemainus, where you can admire the giant murals which adorn the exterior walls throughout the town and Duncan the “City of Totems”. If time permits visit the Quw’utsun’ Heritage Village which provides you with an insight into the lives of the northwest coast people (seasonal hours - admission not included)
Overnight at The Queen Victoria Hotel for standard grade or The Inn at Laurel Point for superior grade
Day 7 (Orca) Killer Whale Watch Cruise & Victoria Exploring
This morning depart on an exhilarating round trip of 50 to 80 kilometres in search of orcas, minke whales, grey whales, porpoises, harbour seals
and other marine wildlife. This afternoon is free to explore Victoria, with its turn of the century architecture, British traditions such as high tea and
shops full of woolens and china.
Overnight at The Queen Victoria Hotel for standard grade or The Inn at Laurel Point for superior grade
Day 8 Victoria to Vancouver (69 km/43 mi + Ferry)
Leaving Victoria drive the short and richly scenic route to Butchart Gardens (admission included) - fifty-five acres of wonderful floral display,
continue driving north to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal for a 90 min Ferry ride (ferry toll included) to Tsawwassen. On board BC ferries enjoy the
scenery of the Gulf Islands as you cross the Strait of Georgia. From Tsawwassen
continue on to Vancouver Airport where your fly drive ends.
Price per person sharing
Standard Superior
10 May to 23 May € 2,199.00 € 2,349.00
24 May to 20 Jun € 2,315.00 € 2,435.00
25 Jun to 23 Jul € 2,499.00 € 2,619.00
31 Jul to 19 Aug € 2,589.00 € 2,709.00
20 Aug to 06 Sep € 2,709.00 € 2,829.00 07 Sep to 30 Sep € 2,429.00 € 2,549.00
01 Oct to 13 Oct € 2,269.00 € 2,349.00
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