Day 1: Leave Campbell River, on Vancouver Island, late afternoon in your float plane. Enjoy the view of the Coast Mountains, channels and fjords as they pass below. Land at Sailcon’s Grizzly Bear Lodge on Minstrel Island, the centre of the Knight Inlet wilderness area. Get settled in, meet your guide, relax, set out on a short local trip to view Black Bear feeding on the beach. Return to the lodge and enjoy a delicious dinner and learn some background on the wildlife of the area. Off to bed.
Day 2: Rise early. Coffee and breakfast and into your boat. You are off to Johnstone Strait, the summering grounds of the Orca (Killer Whale). Cruise the area observing pods of these magnificent mammals and with a little luck you'll get to see their cousins, the Minke and Humpback Whales. Another day of spotting Bald Eagles, Seals, Black Bears and the magnificent White-Sided Dolphins. After a beach lunch or boat picnic there is more exploring, wildlife viewing, and, if you're inclined, some fishing.
Day 3: Rise early. After coffee and breakfast you are off to your boat with your guide. Travel the shores of Knight Inlet, a spectacular scenic fjord, to Glendale Cove where you ride our "Grizzly Bus" (Aug 26-Oct 15) up to the salmon spawning channel. Here you can photo huge Grizzly Bears as they feed on these fish using dives, scoops and plunges to trap their prey. Observe two hours from our viewing stand and then back to the boat for lunch and more Grizzly Bear viewing at the Glendale River estuary. Trips before August 26 view the grizzly bears interacting and feeding in the estuary and on the beaches near the river. Return to your lodge to meet your late afternoon plane back to Campbell River where you will overnight.
(For the 5 day/ 4 night package, guests will overnight again at the lodge on Day 3, join a full day wildlife viewing tour on Day 4 and return to Campbell River late that afternoon for an overnight stay).
Day 4: Your spectacular Vancouver Island experience concludes this morning.
