A new award that recognizes visitors’ great experiences in the Island region went to Victoria-based Maple Leaf Adventures this week. It’s an award whose time has come, says its sponsor. Tourism Vancouver Island’s Remarkable Experience Award recognized Maple Leaf Adventures, a boutique expedition cruise company, for its Salish Sea expedition that enriched and transformed the […]
Although Maple Leaf Adventures’ trips in the Great Bear Rainforest this autumn are full, we have found a way to offer those interested another great trip here in September – and you’ll be directly helping to protect bears at the same time. You can book passage, through us, on a trip in the Great Bear […]
by Kevin Smith It is a milestone for many people, including me: the finalization of the Great Bear Rainforest agreement was announced this month. The agreement enshrines protection for forest land and ecosystems in the 6.4 million hectare Great Bear Rainforest, on the central and north coast of BC, Canada. What does it mean? Some […]
Is there something in the water in Victoria, BC? It’s a hotspot for eco-tourism, says independent third-party evaluator Green Tourism Canada. At Maple Leaf Adventures, we are proud to have our office in a city and on a coast that places huge value on conservation based business. Hooray to all of our colleagues here and […]
November 4, 2014 – The international sustainable tourism certification body, Green Tourism, has shortlisted three Canadian companies for its GoldStar awards next month, and British Columbia’s Maple Leaf Adventures is one of them. Maple Leaf operates boutique expedition cruises in the fjords and archipelagos of British Columbia and Alaska. Focussing on providing peak experiences for […]
Deadline is June 5 for the Canada-wide “The Way I Sea It” contest by Living Oceans Society From a chance turn off a New Zealand highway, to a community choir performance, to an encounter with beach garbage …unexpected aha! moments have inspired travelers to make a difference. Now, on World Oceans Day, if you’ve shared […]
By Kevin J. Smith, Maple Leaf Adventures For a moment, I want you to put aside all that you know and feel about the sport hunting of bears. Put aside the ethics, the emotions and the images of bear hunting. Believe me, I do understand all the strong feelings associated with the hunt; I have […]
We’ve been sharing information about the threats to wild salmon (and therefore to wilderness tourism) for years now. This week, two significant things occurred: Independent consultant Dr. Andrew Wright released his investigation into the economic feasibility of closed containment salmon farms on land, and found there is a significant economic return.This refutes what the Norwegian […]
Tourism Victoria recognized the hard work and extra expense that we at Maple Leaf put toward protecting and promoting the natural world on this coast. It’s a decision we make because this beautiful world provides our livelihood, and provides so much pleasure and rejuvenation to us and our guests. And also just because it is […]
This article appeared in the Vancouver Sun and Victoria Times Colonist business sections this week. Thanks, Darron Kloster, for your interest! By Darron Kloster, Canwest News Service Tourism in general may be hurting, but niche operators like Kevin Smith and Maureen Gordon are battening down the hatches for another record season. The owners and skippers […]