GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST
ITINERARY
Day 1: Board the MV Sea Wolf in Ketchikan, Alaska then and cruise to Foggy Bay. Our first kayak is in a magical bay that at times is frequented by whales and orcas.
Day 2. Travel to Prince Rupert where we will clear Canadian customs. Time permitting there is a unique native museum and the Old Fort walking tour. We will then head to our evening anchorage, Lewis Anchor, and kayak through a beautiful inlet.
Day 3.We have another early morning start as we run south through Chatham Sound, Arthur Passage, Ogden Channel, and Petrel Channel. Tonight’s anchorage is weather dependent: Newcome Harbor is a landlocked retreat with steep, forested shores and has several creeks, vast mudflats and an estuary, fish in streams and old second growth.
Day 4. Stop at Anger Inlet for beautiful kayaking through many islets. Anchored at Stephens’ Harbor.
Day 5,6 & 7. Weather permitting we will either travel up or down Estevan Sound, around Compania Island and proceed through Otter Passage or Campania Sound, and then up Squally Channel and Lewis Passage. We will visit the First Nation village of Hartley Bay. Here we are meeting up with Marven Robison out Native Spirit Bear Guide. We will spend 3 days here exploring an old native village, kayaking to petroglyph sites and going deep up rivers looking for the Kermode bear. We will be anchored in Bishop Bay where we can enjoy the local hot springs and wonderful views.
Day 8: Upon leaving Bishop Bay & Khutze Inlet area, we will stop at the Canoona River, another known habitat of the Spirit Bear. We hope to meet up with a guide from the First Nation village of Klemtu. Later we will continue to Klemtu where we will visit …… Time permitting we may move on to Goat Cove this evening to provide more time for tomorrow’s explorations
Day 9: Time and weather permitting, we will return to the rugged, rocky outer coast of Queen's Sound, or explore the inside rocky inlets & bays of Reid Passage or Codville Lagoon ... Tonight we will celebrate (and cherish) ………..
Day 10: This morning we will continue our exploration of the rugged out coast of Queen’s Sound or travel through the magical waters of Troup Narrows and search for petroglyphs on our return to Bella Bella
EXPERIENCE THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST
AND WATCH FOR A GLIMPSE OF THE ELUSIVE SPIRIT BEAR!
