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Johnstone Strait
Six-Day Itinerary
Day 0: Arrival in
Port McNeill by vehicle or by air via Port Hardy & taxi to Port McNeill.
Proceed to the hotel HaidaWay Motor Inn. There is an evening orientation meeting in the hotel
lobby where you will meet your guides.
Day 1: In the
morning, we'll take a taxi to the launch site, listen to an orientation on
kayaking and safety, and begin paddling to our first camp.
Days 2-5: We will
be kayaking throughout Orca territory and exploring the adjacent channels and
islands. We will have three different camps, so we may not move camp every day, but we will kayak every day.
On an average day, we will be kayaking for two hours in the morning after
breakfast, stop for lunch and short hike or natural history talk on a beach, and spend another two hours kayaking and
exploring before arriving at camp by the afternoon. Evenings and dinner in
camp. Orcas can come by us at any time. Tides can be 14 feet in this part of the world, so everyone will participate in carrying gear and kayaks to and from the campsites as a team.
Day 6: After
breakfast and breaking camp, we will spend the day kayaking to our take-out at
Telegraph Cove, stopping for lunch along the way. We'll take a taxi to Port
McNeill in the afternoon after unpacking the kayaks. We recommend that you
overnight in Port McNeill and join us for a farewell dinner with your
group. For extra days in the area, we recommend side trips to Alert Bay and the U'mista Cultural Center on Cormorant Island, or Sointula - both reached by short ferry ride from Port McNeill. Or an orca watching cruise with Mackay out of Port McNeill or Stubbs Island out of Telegraph Cove. Check out the Whale Museum Interpretive Centre.
Note on
Itinerary: We will do our best to adhere to the schedule listed above.
However, the itinerary may change due to reasons beyond our control such as
wind, waves or inclement weather.
Please Note: This is
the best place on earth to see Orcas, and June through September are the prime
Orca viewing months. Although there is a very good chance we'll see Orcas
throughout the week, the frequency and proximity of sightings will ultimately
be determined by the Orcas' travel patterns. Our guides know the best places to
see these magnificent creatures. Orcas have never bumped a kayak or attacked a
swimmer.
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