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GRIZZLY BEAR VIEWING - KNIGHT INLET,

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

2,3 or 4 day package  which could be combined with a Ranch stay,  Rocky Mountaineer Train trip through the Rockies, Cruise the inside passage or our Fly-drive programme.          

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Located 50 air miles north of Vancouver Island’s Campbell River is a wild and remote area known as Knight Inlet which offers it’s visitors spectacular scenery amidst steep cliffs and blue green glacial-fed waters.

This floating lodge is tucked into Glendale Cove, it’s an assortment of construction styles dating from the early 1940’s, when the original float housed a logging camp, until recent construction has provided modern buildings for guest accommodation.

Glendale Cove is home to one of the largest concentrations of grizzly (brown) bears in British Columbia. Prime viewing times are in the autumn when the bears feed on the spawning salmon but you may also see these magnificent creatures in the spring. Ever cautious mothers bring out their cubs at this time to feed on new growth sedges and succulents. While numbers are lower in summer, heavy berry crops tends to keep the bears nearby and allow regular sightings.

Bear watching is done from boats in spring and early summer, this permits the closest proximity without creating stress for the bears. In the mid season the chance to start using the tree platforms comes around and by mid-August the salmon re-appear and the platforms are in full use.

 There are also a varied choice of marine wildlife tours, these are dependant on seasonal changes but there are opportunities to see seals, sea lions, porpoises, dolphins and the occasional Minke whale that may travel though the area. From July onwards, tours have the added attraction of the orca (killer) whale. With so much to see and do tours can last up to 10 hours. September brings migrating Humpbacks on their way to Hawaii.

American Round Up’s 2,3 & 4 night package includes the following :

• First night’s accommodation at the Heron's Landing Hotel in Campbell River meals not included

• Accommodation in deluxe en-suite rooms

• Return float plane from Campbell River to the Lodge

• Transfers from airport to hotel to float plane and back

• Welcome wildlife orientation

• Three meals each day at the Lodge including wine with dinner

• Services of all Lodge staff including naturalists and photographers

• Evening interpretive programmes

• Transport to all bear viewing and wildlife tours

• BC Tax, Goods and Service Tax, Back Country permit and First Nation User Fee Wildlife Conservation fee

You then choose from the following :

• Excursions to: Johnstone Strait for marine wildlife viewing, Bald eagle viewing,  upper reaches of Knight Inlet, Grizzly viewing in Thompson Sound or Bond Sound, Jetboat tours up the Kliniklini River, wildlife tracking and interpretive forest walk in the Kwalate Valley, use of the kayaks on organized tours.

Prices per person in pounds, prices subject to 3% GST 

Things to know:    Extra nights packages are available on request.

An add-on fare from Vancouver is available for about  £ 131.00 pp return in taxes.

Child rate based on 2 adult rate and all sharing the same room.

Float plane baggage allowance 17kgs (40 lbs) .

Marine based tours are weather dependant.

Gratuities are paid locally – we suggest $20 per guest per day.

Laundry, phone and liquor bills are paid locally.

Allergies and special dietary needs should be made known at time of booking.

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