Please feel free to use this general information in planning your trip. However, before making flight or other arrangements, please contact us to ensure availability on the trip you want, and to ensure that specific details, such as boarding time and location, for your trip are confirmed. Changes may occur from year to year.
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Port of Departure: |
Trip 1: MK Bay Marina, Kitimat, B.C.
Address: Kitamaat Village Road
Trip 2: Municipal Wharf, Bella Bella, B.C.
This coastal community can be reached by plane once a day
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Port of Return: |
Trip 1: Municipal Wharf, Bella Bella, B.C.
Trip 2: Municipal Wharf, Port McNeill on northern Vancouver Island, B.C. |
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How to Get to and from the Ship:
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How to Get to and from the Ship
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For Trip 1:
(departing Kitimat) |
Getting To Kitimat
MK Bay Marina is in Kitamaat Village, which is the Haisla village beside the non-Haisla town of Kitimat. If you are arriving by air, you will fly into the "Terrace" airport, which serves both the town of Terrace and the town of Kitimat.
By Air
Air Canada
1-888-247-2262 www.aircanada.com
Daily flights from Vancouver International Airport to Terrace Airport.
Hawkair
1-800-487-1216 www.hawkair.net
Hawkair offers flights to Terrace Airport from Vancouver International Airport's peaceful South Terminal.
Taxis
Totem Taxi 250-632-2144
Coastal Taxi 250-632-7250
Valley Taxi 250-639-6464
Returning from Bella Bella
Pacific Coastal Airlines
1-800-663-2872 www.pacific-coastal.com
Note: Pacific Coastal flies from the South Terminal at Vancouver International Airport. There is a regular shuttle bus from the main terminal and from the seaplane port. Allow about 30 minutes from door to door to be sure to meet the required boarding and check in times.
Maple Leaf Adventures will arrange a taxi from the ship to the Bella Bella airport. |
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For Trip 2:
(departing Bella Bella) |
Getting To Bella Bella
Pacific Coastal Airlines
1-800-663-2872 www.pacific-coastal.com
Note: Pacific Coastal flies from the South Terminal at Vancouver International Airport. There is a regular shuttle bus from the main terminal and from the seaplane port. Allow about 30 minutes from door to door to be sure to meet the required boarding and check in times.
Taxi
Since there is just one flight a day to Bella Bella, Maple Leaf Adventures will arrange for a taxi to meet you at the airport and bring you to the ship. Your taxi fare will be about $10.
Returning from Port McNeill
The airport that services Port McNeill is called the Port Hardy airport. It's a 25-minute taxi ride from Port McNeill.
Pacific Coastal Airlines 1-800-663-2872 www.pacific-coastal.com
Eagle Air 866-949-5151
You may also wish to enjoy an hour or two in "downtown Port McNeill" which has several nice shops and cafes, including a great art gallery/shop called Just Art. |
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Where to Stay |
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Travel Agent
We are happy to recommend the services of our travel agent. She books travel for us and has assisted Maple Leaf guests for many years.
- Contact us at 1.888.599.5323 or +1.250.386.7245 for information
Trip / Medical Insurance
- Due to the remoteness of the areas we travel in we highly recommend travel/medical trip insurance that covers possible emergency medical evacuation.
- We highly recommend trip cancellation insurance. This protects you in case you have to cancel for a variety of reasons (including illness). This must be purchased at the time your booking is confirmed.
Travel Documentation
- If you are entering Canada from another country, you must have a valid passport.
- If the US or Canada require that citizens from your country have other documentation such as a visa in order to enter either country, you are responsible for having it with you. To find out what you need, ask your nearest consulate.
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| Suggested Reading - Great Bear Rainforest Tours |
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Author, ISBN |
Subject Area |
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| The Great Bear Rainforest: Canada's Forgotten Coast |
by Ian McAllister and Karen McAllister with Cameron Young. ISBN 1-55017-166-6 |
Overview, natural history |
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| Raven Steals the Light |
By Bill Reid and Robert Bringhurst. ISBN 0295975245 |
First Nations stories |
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| Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form |
By Bill Holm. ISBN 0295951028 |
First Nations art |
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| The Curve of Time: Classic Memoir of A Woman & Her Children Who Explored the Coastal Waters of the Pacific Northwest |
M. Wylie Blanchet. ISBN 1552853519 |
Memoir |
| These and many other books on the natural and cultural history of the Pacific Coast are on board in our library. Some are available for purchase through our office. |
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| The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature |
By David Suzuki. ISBN 1-55054-548-5 |
General nature |
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| The Last Great Sea: A Voyage Through the Human and Natural History of the North Pacific Ocean |
By Terry Glavin ISBN: 1-55054-954-5 |
Natural history, cultural history of the North Pacific Ocean region |
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| These and many other books on the natural and cultural history of the Pacific Coast are on board in our library. Some are available for purchase through our office. |
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