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Trip Planning - Photo Trip: Great Bear Rainforest

When you book, you will receive a comprehensive trip planning guide and you can contact us any time.

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.

                                          
Location
Depart: Municipal Wharf, Bella Bella, B.C.

Return: Municipal Wharf, Bella Bella, B.C.
How to Get to and from the Ship:
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How to Get to and from the Ship
 
Getting To And From Bella Bella

Pacific Coastal Airlines
1-800-663-2872 www.pacificcoastal.com

Note: Pacific Coastal flies from the (peaceful!) 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, a taxi will meet you at the airport and bring you to the ship and vice-versa on return. Your taxi fare will be about $10. Just tell the driver you are boarding the Maple Leaf at the municipal wharf. He knows what to do.

Where to Stay

Our trips are timed so that you can take a flight to the ship on the start date of the trip. However, if you would like to arrive early, here are some places you may wish to stay.
In Bella Bella
Contact us for information.
Travel Agent
We are happy to recommend the services of our travel agent.
  • 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.
Suggested Reading - Great Bear Rainforest Tours
Title Author, ISBN Subject Area
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
Raven Steals the Light By Bill Reid and Robert Bringhurst. ISBN 0295975245 First Nations stories
Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form By Bill Holm. ISBN 0295951028 First Nations art
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.
The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature By David Suzuki. ISBN 1-55054-548-5 General nature
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
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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