• Knight Inlet Lodge

    2-6 Nights 

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The floating lodge is tucked into Glendale Cove within the traditional territories of the Da’naxda’xw Awaetlala First Nation. With its assortment of five modern floats, the lodge contains 18 guest rooms, dining room, lounge, interpretive centre, and deck with a view of Glendale Cove. 14 Deluxe rooms have 2 queen beds, 4 Family rooms have 1 queen and 2 twin beds; all rooms have private washroom and shower. At full capacity the lodge will accommodate 36 guests but during the summer the average capacity is up to 42 guests including children.

Fly from the UK to Vancouver. There are a number of direct flight options. Ask us for competitive fares.


Pacific Coastal Airlines offers daily service between Vancouver Airport (South Terminal) and Campbell River.

Included: 

  • Accommodation for 1 night in Campbell River at the Comfort Inn & Suites and 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 nights at Knight Inlet Lodge (guest room with private bathroom and shower)
  • Meals: Full board starting with breakfast day 2 and ending with breakfast last day; snacks, complimentary house wine with dinner
  • Arrival transfer from Campbell River Airport
  • Return floatplane from Campbell River floatplane base to Knight Inlet Lodge (check-in at 08:15, return flight arrives in Campbell River at 11:15)
  • Transfer from floatplane base to Campbell River Airport
  • Welcome orientation and safety briefing
  • Bear viewing tours by boat in the spring and summer and at viewing platforms in the fall
  • One excursion per day at the lodge to the viewing platforms starting in the fall, excluding departure day
  • Kayak tour of Glendale Cove
  • Scenic boat tour of Knight Inlet
  • All transportation for programs and activities
  • Interpretative guide on all tours
  • Evening interpretative program
  • Rain gear and rubber boots
  • Baggage handling
  • Park user fees, bear viewing license, environmental / research fee
  • Staff gratuities
  • Provincial Taxes and Federal GST

3 night package additional activities:

  • Extra bear viewing trips
  • Interpretative hike through the Kwalate River Valley
  • Wildlife tracking tour

4, 5 and 6 night package additional activities:

  • Full day marine wildlife viewing excursion to Johnstone Strait
  • Extra bear viewing trips
  • Interpretive wildlife tracking tour
  • Interpretative forest hike in the Kwalate River Valley
  • 5 & 6 night packages only: Excursion to the upper reaches of
  • Knight inlet for scenic viewing of the inlet

Not Included:

  • International flights
  • Car hire
  • Gratuities
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Travel insurance

LENGTH: 2-6 nights


DATES:

Daily:

2-night package: May 21 - October 14

3-night package: May 21 - October 13

4-night package: May 21 - October 12

5-night package: May 21 - October 11

6-night package: May 21 - October 10



INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY:  Vancouver, British Columbia

Bear Viewing

Go on a Zodiac boat tour to take a captivating bear watching excursion and speed along the lush coastline to the bears’ feeding grounds.

Photography

There will be plenty of opportunities to get wonderful photographs during this trip, make sure to charge your camera!

Floating Lodge

Enjoy your grizzly bear viewing adventures from the relaxed comfort of our modern floating lodge and its facilities. 

Hospitality

Enjoy great hospitality, gourmet food and delicious wine at the luxurious Knight Inlet Lodge.

Overview

Knight Inlet Lodge offers unique spring-to-fall grizzly bear tours and seasonal marine and whale watching tours during your 4 to 6 night stay at our west coast-style floating lodge. Knight Inlet is home to a dense population of grizzlies. It is common for numerous bears to be near the lodge throughout the season, and especially during the fall when the salmon are running in nearby rivers. Choose from a range of options to see bears and marine wildlife in one of the most magnificent natural settings in the world, surrounded by ancient forests and snow-capped mountains.


Sample Itinerary


Day 1 |  Campbell River, BC

Arrive independently in Campbell River. The day is at your leisure.


Accommodation for the first night of your Knight Inlet Lodge package will be at Comfort Inn & Suites in Campbell River. Rooms are available for check in beginning at 15:00.


During your stay | Campbell River to Knight Inlet

After a 07:45 transfer from your hotel to the floatplane base, you will depart at 09:00 on a 45 minute flight to Knight Inlet Lodge.


Once  settled in at the lodge, and following a brief orientation, you will embark on a small boat excursion in the estuary.


Two 2-hour tours follow in the afternoon; one of these tours is a bear viewing tour (by boat in the spring and summer and on a viewing platform in the fall), and the other will be a Knight Inlet sightseeing cruise. You will be accompanied on all excursions by a knowledgeable guide trained in the local wildlife and natural history of the area.


In the evening relax in the lounge while enjoying an interpretive presentation by one of the guides.


Guests booked on 3-night packages can participate in extra bear viewing and wildlife watching excursions, an interpretative hike through the Kwalate River Valley, and wildlife tracking.


Guests booked on 4-, 5- and 6-night packages additionally enjoy a full day excursion to Johnstone Strait for marine life viewing; and an excursion to the upper reaches of Knight Inlet (5- and 6-night only).


Overnights at Knight Inlet Lodge.


Departure Day | Knight Inlet to Campbell River

On your day of departure you’ll have the opportunity to go on a final bear viewing boat excursion before your 10:30 return transfer to Campbell River by floatplane, arriving Campbell River at 11:15.

Why we love it

Bear Viewing

Floating Lodge

Stunning Scenery

Whale Watching