Category Archives: Places

Vancouver Island Tour & Inside Passage – Photos

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

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

Posted on April 17, 2013 by admin

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

Posted on March 12, 2013 by admin

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

Posted on January 28, 2013 by admin

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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Great Bear Rainforest named as “Best of the World” by National Geographic Traveler

Posted on December 3, 2012 by admin

Dec. 4, 2012, Victoria, BC – The Great Bear Rainforest, stretching more than 400 kilometres along the northwest coast of British Columbia, has been named as one of the “Best of the World” trips for 2013 by National Geographic Traveler. … Continue reading →

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Artists for an Oil Free Coast – The Expedition & the Art

Posted on November 29, 2012 by admin

Maple Leaf Adventures is proud to have welcomed some of BC’s most accomplished landscape artists and carvers aboard this year as part of an art expedition, organized by Mark Hobson and Raincoast Conservation Foundation, in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. Now, … Continue reading →

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Sailing Cruises Inside Passage, BC, Alaska, Haida Gwaii 2013

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

We’re pleased to publish the catalogue of adventures for our 2013 season of sailing cruises in BC and Alaska’s Inside Passage and Haida Gwaii, as well as our Galapagos Islands cruise tours. Download the 2013 Maple Leaf Adventures catalogue and … Continue reading →

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Reach beyond the big-box cruise with Maple Leaf Adventures

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

Community interaction at the heart of each West Coast adventure Before walking the gangway to a large, impersonal cruise ship, making all the same ports of call as the other big name cruise lines, consider taking a more personal voyage … Continue reading →

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Alaska Glacier Cruise Maple Leaf Style

Posted on March 16, 2012 by admin

Watch the video: Alaska glacier viewing, Maple Leaf Adventures style! If you think you’d like to try a trip, or learn more, visit Maple Leaf’s Alaska Small Ship Adventure Cruise page. And please feel free to share this with your … Continue reading →

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Trade in the Spring Break for a spring adventure in the Great Bear Rainforest & Kitlope

Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin

Avoid the all-inclusive resorts and join Maple Leaf Adventures for an authentic sail-away March 13, 2012, Victoria, BC – Adventurous travellers looking for an authentic Spring Break getaway without the repetitive meal options, chlorinated pools and boisterous college kids can … Continue reading →

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