Not sure which trip is for you? Let us help you choose. Use the categories below, or contact us for assistance.

Our staff have all travelled aboard the Maple Leaf and will use their experience, combined with listening to what you wish to do and see, to find the best trip for you.

1. Bear Viewing - Grizzly bears, spirit bears, black bears
   Great Bear Rainforest and Kitlope Supervoyage (Grizzly bear viewing, black bear viewing)
   
   Great Bear Rainforest (Grizzly bear viewing, black bear viewing, spirit bear viewing)
   
   Vancouver Island's Wild Side (Black bear viewing)



2. Whale Watching
   Whales and Totems of the Southern Great Bear Rainforest (primarily killer whales (orcas), with excellent chances of humpback whales, porpoises and dolphins)
   
   Alaska Adventure (primarily humpback whales)
   
   Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii (primarily humpback whales)



3. First Nations Culture (Native American Culture)
   Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii (this land of the Haida is a must-visit destination for many people; home to a UN World Heritage site)
   
   Great Bear Rainforest and Kitlope Supervoyage (We visit and learn about the cultures of the Great Bear from First Nations guides, including an unforgettable journey into the Kitlope, homeland of the Henaaksiala people and the largest intact temperate rainforest on the planet)



4. Birding Tours
   Alaska Adventure (possible to see tufted puffins, shearwaters and petrels; very likely to see Arctic terns, murres, murrelets, pigeon guillemots, eagles, ravens, many duck species, many gull species, pelagic and double-crested cormorants, black oystercatchers and other shorebirds)
   
   Vancouver Island's Wild Side (occasionally see black-footed albatross and fulmars; very possible to see tufted puffins, shearwaters; very likely to see murres, murrelets, eagles, ravens, many duck species, many gull species, cormorants, black oystercatchers and other shorebirds)
   
   Whales and Totems of the Southern Great Bear Rainforest (possible to see thousands of migrating murres; likely to see murres, murrelets, eagles, ravens, many duck species, many gull species, cormorants, black oystercatchers and other shore birds)
   
   Spring and Fall in the Gulf Islands, BC (possible to see seabird nesting sites, murres, murrelets, eagles, ravens, many duck species, goldeneyes, buffleheads, several gull species, pelagic and double-crested cormorants, black oystercatchers and other shorebirds)


Galapagos Cruise Tour (blue-footed booby, red-footed booby, nasca booby, waved albatross, pelican, Galapagos hawk, flightless cormorant, mockingbird, vermillion flycatcher, frigatebird, and of course Darwin's finches are all virtually guaranteed)


5. Sailing
   While we plan to sail on all of our trips, the trips below have the best geography for good sailing. These are: Gulf Islands, BC (spring and fall)
   Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii


Note: We can never guarantee wildlife sightings. These trips are in real wilderness and although we know the best places to see wildlife, we can never guarantee they will accommodate us in their decision-making.