Drifting quietly in your sea kayak watching grizzlies! You will witness these powerful creatures as they quietly forage amongst this fresh sedge growth in the protected waters near our lodge. While grizzlies are generally not social animals, spring viewing often affords the opportunity to observe courtship ritual and even mating activity.
We are frequently fortunate to see new cubs, fresh from their winter den. Be sure to have a camera as photographic opportunities are excellent. And be assured that our guides are trained in minimum impact bear viewing etiquette which respects the needs for bears to feed undisturbed at this critical period in their feeding season.
No experience necessary! Our trained guides will coach you in the fundamentals of sea kayaking to allow you to very quickly gain a measure of confidence in these seaworthy crafts. We will give you instruction in the fundamentals and give you any added coaching you may desire. We use stable, roomy, single and double kayaks designed by Necky Kayaks.
As well as bear viewing by sea kayak, we also offer a number of other tours including hiking explorations of the lush temperate old growth forests near our lodge in Knight Inlet. All tours depart from our floating lodge in Glendale Cove on the remote coast of British Columbia, Canada.
As a sea kayaking guest you have the option of participating in any of our other tours at no extra cost. Other options include grizzly tracking tours which allow you an in-depth look at grizzly behaviour and ecology and perhaps the opportunity to make a plaster cast of a grizzly pawprint!
Glendale Cove in Knight Inlet is home to one of the largest concentrations of grizzly (brown) bears in British Columbia, Canada. It is not uncommon for up to 40 grizzly bears to be within a few miles of the lodge.
The Inlet Tour is a beautiful scenic cruise that takes in the natural wonders of Knight Inlet -- tremendous waterfalls plummeting out of sheer rock faces, ancient glaciers with trails carving through the mountains and wild, remote rivers teeming with life.
This is one of the few pristine watersheds left in this area. We will walk up the valley to large moss-covered old growth trees and stunning waterfalls. Your guide will inform you about the rainforest and the various plant life that abound.
May to mid-October - daily marine wildlife watching tours to world renowned Johnstone Strait, an area frequented by 16 different pods of killer whales and rated as one of the world's best spots to observe and photograph these magnificent Orcas.