Explore the islands, channels and beaches of the wild BC coast, sometimes called the inside passage, on this summertime supervoyage.
Unlike a big-ship inside passage cruise, you'll travel on a 92-foot schooner with just 8 or 9 other guests. Your guides are all local experts who will take you to walk along remote beaches, explore the rainforest, and sail the coast's special places.
Long days of light and warm temperatures enable you to sample the best of wildlife habitat, shore explorations and sailing.
With the ship’s expert naturalist, expect to view whales, dolphins, other marine mammals, seabirds and intertidal life.
You'll also explore the remotest parts of the coast: the wild western shores. Here the Pacific ocean sweeps in from Haida Gwaii or Asia, creating sandy beaches and rich habitat for marine life.
The Inside Passage and the Outer Coast
The coast of British Columbia is one of the world's best cruising destinations, with thousands of islands that shield inland channels from the open ocean. This creates a cruising area, called the Inside Passage, of thousands of miles of protected water.
Rainforest-covered mountains drop into the sea here.
The Outer Coast is equally stunning. The sea has scuplted hundreds of unnamed beaches on the islands' west coasts. Remote and rugged, the beautiful outer coast is not often visited by humans. To walk the beaches here is truly to land on remote shores.
Whales and Other Wildlife
In spring, summer and fall, many species of whales come to the inside passage and outer coast areas to feast. The waters of these temperate coastal seas are extremely rich in nutrients for a diverse food web.
We'll take in the majesty of whales and other marine mammals on this trip. Expect to see humpback whales, killer whales, porpoises and dolphins.
This is not a peak time for bear viewing but is is possible (but not highly likely) to see some during early August. Other species we may see are bald eagles, ravens, common murres, ancient and marbled murrelets, shearwaters, harlequin ducks, scoters, river otters, sea otters, and pine martens.
This trip travels through the area also known as the Great Bear Rainforest. The trip is included in the Great Bear Rainforest trip brochure for 2012, which you can access at the link below.
