SEEK ADVENTURE AND SERENITY IN THIS ICONIC REGION
Haida Gwaii Kayak is excited to offer it’s newest tour in partnership with TRAK Kayaks. Guests are ideally TRAK kayak owners or are seasoned sea kayakers looking to try a TRAK kayak in a remote expedition setting.
The Great Bear Rainforest is BC’s largest protected area only accessible by boat or plane. So what better and more intimate way than to witness it’s natural splendor than from the seat of a kayak, that’s extremely portable no less! Weave your way through epic inlets with cascading falls and a range of wildlife that includes eagles, seals, sea lions, humpback whales, wolves and both grizzly and black bears.
The landscape of this area holds ancient stands of Sitka Spruce and Western Red Cedar trees up to 1,000 years of age. Waterfalls are not uncommon nor are gorgeous beaches that stretch to the expanse of the open west coast.
Intermediate to advanced paddling experience required and verified.
HIGHLIGHTS
QUICK VIEW
8 Days
Gardner Canal & Douglas Channel
Intermediate – Advanced (Experience Verified)
August 1 – August 8
August 8 – August 15
3,425 CAD
Terrace
Terrace
18 – 65
- All group camping equipment ; tarps, cookware, first aid kits, emergency communication
- All meals, snacks & hot drinks from lunch day 1 to lunch day 8
- Water taxi launch and return
- Shuttles to and from Kitimat to Terrace on day 1 and day 8
- Professionally certified sea kayak guides
- Possible wildlife viewing opportunities
- Stewardship and BC Parks fees
- Accommodations pre and post tour
- Air travel to and from Terrace
- Travel Insurance (can recommend providers)
- Personal snacks and alcoholic beverages
- Paddling clothing (Drysuit and climate suitable layers)
- Personal camping equipment with drybags (available for rent)
- Sea kayak, paddle pfd, with approved safety equipment (available for rent)
- Gratuity (optional)
- Day 0 – Arrival at Northewest Terrace Regional Airport (YXT) to meet you guides and fellow guests for dinner and a pre-trip orientation.
- Day 1 – Shuttle departure from YXT to MK Marina. Followed by a 2 hour water taxi transport to expedition launch point in Kemano Sound or Douglas Channel. First day of expedition consists of setting up camp, organizing equipment and a short paddle.
- Day 2 to 7 – Paddle exploring the stunning shorelines of Gardner Canal, Douglas Channel and Kemano Sound. Stop along various watershed and three natural hotsprings.
- Day 8 – Late morning or early afternoon water taxi pick up and transport to Kitimat Village. Shuttle back to Terrace for expedition debrief and farewell dinner.
- Guests are expected to be able to paddle consistently at a speed of 2 knots for 4-5 hours a day and be prepared to paddle for up to 3 hours between breaks.
- Maritime weather systems and coastal environments are dynamic and as such guests should be comfortable with strong headwind, tailwinds, surf landings and up to 2m swells.
- This is a remote area and with no support vessel or amenities. Paddlers will carry all personal and group equipment including food for the duration of the trip.
- While the departure and destination are set, participants must be flexible regarding daily objectives as guides respond to weather, tides and group ability. We recommend arriving a day early and planning to depart a day after the trip end, just in case weather conditions compromise our intended route plan.
- Participants should be physically and mentally fit. This means being able to manage interpersonal group dynamics as well as self advocate emotional and physical well being to other participants in a timely manner.
Photography by BluePeak Photography and Jessica Valentinsen
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the territories of the Haida, Gitga’at and Kitasoo Xai’Xais Nations.
We are grateful for the opportunity to bring guests to this territories, and ask that all review and commit to the Haida Gwaii Pledge to respect these nations ways of being during your stay.