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Vortex Diamondback Binoculars

We are excited to be offering both the 10X42 and the 9X36 Vortex Diamondback binoculars. Recommended by Capt. Kevin Smith Perhaps the best recommendation for these glasses is Capt. Kevin Smith’s reaction the first time he used them: “Wow, these … Continue reading

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Vancouver Island Tour & Inside Passage – Photos

Wow! Capt. Tavish Campbell sent us these photos he took last week while aboard the SV Maple Leaf on our spring Vancouver Island tour, up the Island’s inside passage and into the Great Bear Rainforest. How’d he get these shots? … Continue reading

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Sailing the Gulf Islands, BC

Live from the ship — a couple of photos transmitted to headquarters by Capt Kevin Smith. The SV Maple Leaf and her guests are sailing right now in the Gulf Islands, BC, on a nice reach up Trincomali Channel. If … Continue reading

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Whale Watching in Gulf Islands British Columbia

Yesterday, the SV Maple Leaf and her guests saw something few people get to see: a family of transient killer whales hunting sea lions in the Gulf Islands National Park. Here’s a photo texted from the SV Maple Leaf by … Continue reading

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Alaska Adventure Cruise – 3 Mins of Bliss by a Guest

We hope you enjoy this catchy 3-minute video made by a guest, who is a professional journalist. It’s from her experience on a Maple Leaf Alaska adventure cruise in 2012. Click to learn more about our Alaska adventure cruises.

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2013 Maple Leaf Shipyard Report

Here is the installment for 2013 – what we’ve done to Maple Leaf to take care of her and make her better than ever! It was a balmy shipyard this year, with plenty of sunshine and relatively warm temperatures in … Continue reading

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Reaching “Wild Heaven”: Outside Magazine Awards & Haida Gwaii

Outside Magazine Recognizes Maple Leaf Adventures and Haida Gwaii in Its 2013 Active Travel Awards VICTORIA, BC – March 12, 2013 – “This is wild heaven.” With that description, the editors of Outside magazine, one of the world’s biggest travel … Continue reading

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Prince Andrew on wilderness travel in Canada: It rekindles your youth – we agree

Maureen is at an event in London mounted by the Canadian Tourism Commission to promote some of its “Signature Experiences” of Canada. (Maple Leaf Adventures has a signature experience – our Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) tour.) It’s been a … Continue reading

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Galapagos cruise tour: snorkelling with spotted eagle rays

A few moments snorkelling with many eagle rays on one of our Galapagos Islands cruises. Beautiful and amazing. Filmed by Dag Goering. Photos by Kevin Smith. Learn more about our Galapagos Islands cruises | Ask about our Galapagos Islands cruises

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Sail into Spring on the BC Coast and Fly Free – Book by Feb. 28

Receive up to $550 in flight value Spring on British Columbia’s west coast comes earlier than in much of North America. Expedition cruise company Maple Leaf Adventures is so keen for people to understand this, they’re offering a free one-way … Continue reading

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