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West Canada Wildlife Viewing Tours
Grizzly Bear Observation Knight Inlet, Inside Passage Orca Whale Tours, Polar Bears of Churchill |
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Knight Inlet Bear Viewing |
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Campbell River
Individual arrival in Campbell River. Fishing trips and Whale watching cruises are available at additional cost.
Please inquire Overnight. |
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Campbell River - Knight Inlet
Early morning floatplane departure from Campbell River to Knight Inlet. Glendale Cove in Knight Inlet is home to one of the largest concentrations of grizzly (brown) bears in British Columbia. 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.
The spring season is highlighted by the presence of up to 15 different grizzly bears and 5 different black bears, feeding on sedge grasses, mussels and barnacles along the cove's shoreline and in the estuary. Fresh from hibernation, this season offers a wonderful opportunity to see newborn cubs as they first venture out with their mother into the natural world. Our spring viewing is done from boats, and allows you to get remarkably close to some of these wonderful animals at eye level without disturbing them. The spring season offers some of the year's best photographic opportunities, with the bears moving about in a lush green environment with spectacular backdrops.
Our early summer program continues on the water as well, but moves to the logging roads and to the viewing platforms along the river whenever the opportunity to view bears in those areas arises. This season often has the best weather and is the most relaxing, offering you the chance to view the bears from a small group (the summer program also offers some of the year's best whale watching opportunities).
Our fall season begins in late August, as hundreds of thousands of pink salmon begin surging their way up the Inlet into the Glendale River, attracting dozens of grizzlies who converge on the spawning channels to fatten their already burgeoning bodies in preparation for the coming winter.
The spectacle is as incredible as it sounds and has to be experienced in person to really appreciate it. Guests embark on their adventure from the lodge, traveling across the cove by boat and then riding a small bus along an old-time logging road through lush northern rain forest to the spawning channels. It is not uncommon to see 10-15 bears on the river and the channels at a time. Photographic opportunities abound as 5 different viewing platforms, in 3 different areas, have been specially constructed to provide a safe and comfortable viewing base to work from. |
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Knight Inlet - Campbell River
Return to Campbell River by floatplane. End of servicesClients with a 3 Night package stay another night at Knight Inlet. |
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| Rates per Person in CAD$ |
Departures |
Double Room 3 Days / 2 Nights |
Double Room 4 Days / 3 Nights |
| June 30 - August 18 |
Daily |
$978.00 |
$1658.00 |
| May 03 - June 29 |
Daily |
$1094.00 |
$1710.00 |
| August 19 - October 18 |
Daily |
$1229.00 |
$1794.00 |
| Included: • Return airfare from Campbell River Float Plane dock to Knight Inlet• • All Transfers from Campbell River • 1 Night accommodation in Campbell River• • 1 or 2 Nights accommodation at Knight Inlet (rooms with private bath)• • Welcome orientation for wildlife viewing • Meals and snacks while at the lodge• Com • Complimentary house wine with dinner • Transportation to the bear viewing areas• • Bear viewing tour • Scenic boat ride of Glendale Cove • Interpretive guide service• Rain gear • GST Tax • PST Tax • First Nation user fee • Backcountry permit |
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| Please Note: 2 Night Packages receive the following additional choice of tours: • Extra bear viewing trips • Interpretive hiking tour of the Kwalate River Valley • Wildlife tracking to make plaster casts of animal prints • Bird viewing excursions |
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