Desolation Sound & Fjords of British Columbia

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Sample Itinerary

day:: 1: Board vessel and cruising to anchorage in the Broughton Archipelago. Hike to spectacular view.

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2: Visit Alert Bay and U’mista Cultural Centre with private guided tour of Kwakwaka’wakw potlatch collection. Evening cruising to island anchorage for alfresco dinner, keeping eyes and ears out for wildlife.

day:: 3: Exploring the cascades and waterways of Desolation Sound, with two shore trips to explore the marine park, in Prideaux Haven and Redonda Island. Aft deck barbecue and bubbly.

day:: 4: Exploring spectacular Toba Inlet, a fjord that cuts 35 kilometres into the Coast Mountains. Shore trips to explore the nature of estuary meadows and the coastal rainforest. Evening cruise northward through the islands.

day:: 5: Visit the isolated Mitlenatch Island. Exploring the island by small boat, watching for nesting seabirds. Cruise to south to Discovery Islands. Possible anchorage at Lasqueiti Island.

day:: 6. Discovery Islands and adjacent inlets, watching for marine mammals. Intertidal exploration. Visit with marine mammal researchers.

day:: 7: Cruising to port, watching for wildlife.

You can find information about each day, by clicking on a number

Note that as with all expedition cruises, the itinerary may change based on weather, wildlife activity, and interests of the guests. This itinerary is to give you a general idea of the trip. Trips on Swell start in Port McNeill, trips on Cascadia start in Port Hardy.

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Departures (prices listed in Canadian dollars)

Date	Price CAD*	# of Nights	Start Port	End Port	Ship
2023
Date: Oct 19 - 26	Price CAD: $5950, $6600, $7350	# of Nights: 7 nights, 8 days	Start Port: Port McNeill	End Port: Nanaimo	Ship: Swell
Date: Oct 17 - 24	Price CAD: $6800, $8150, $9350	# of Nights: 7 nights, 8 days	Start Port: Port Hardy	End Port: Nanaimo	Ship: Cascadia

Prices are all-inclusive, and subject to a $200 sustainability fee per person. The trips in Canada are subject to 5% federal tax. See "Included in Our Price" for the exceptional value included. Fares are per person, based on double occupancy, and in Canadian dollars. For solo travellers, there is no single supplement on the SV Maple Leaf trips (shared accommodation), and there is a 50% single supplement on the MV Swell and Cascadia trips. For full-ship private charters, please contact us. Payment and cancellation policy is available online, in the brochures and by speaking with us. We welcome your contact.

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From backwaters to wildlife hotspots to cultural sites, this journey among the islands and fjords of the storied British Columbia coast includes Desolation Sound and the Broughton Archipelago as well as neighbouring inlets. This is the place off the edge of Vancouver Island that most people never see.

Snowcapped mountains, glacier-fed fjords, calm and scenic cruising are the backdrop to our journey through the nature and wildlife of the west coast - from rainforest to bears and dolphins. On the cultural side, we partner with the Klahoose Nation to experience their bear viewing in a fjord; work with the Namgis U'mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay, and usually visit local legend Billy Proctor and other out-of-the-way places, too.

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F. Shirley Ontario, Can From our first inquiries to the final docking, our trip has been first class all the way.

Chuck Cole Washington, USA An unbelievable experience with the most dedicated and involved crew I’ve ever experienced. Every day was ‘magical’. The bar for my next adventure

Jane Robinson Vancouver, BC What a magical and awe-inspiring adventure!

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