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Fully outfitted and guided sea kayaking tour of Northern Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, Canada. Tours range from stays at Kingfisher's comfortable base camps surrounded by abundant wildlife to more...more

Suggested duration: More than 3 hours

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1790A Campbell Way, Port McNeill, British Columbia V0N 2R0, Canada

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Ivar1970

Kapellen, Belgium

12117

Reviewed October 24, 2018

What a trip

Wonderfull Kayak trip around basecamp. On our 1st day we already saw orcas and humpback whales from basecamp, sitting whit a beer watching the sun go down We kayaked every day and met whales and sealions. Last day they picked us early, and we went...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Hi Ivar, Thank you for joining us on a Whales and Grizzly Bears tour this past summer and taking the time to write a review and share some photos. I agree that waking in the night to hear the whales just off shore is pretty...More

NewcastleKiwigirl

Newcastle, Australia

6834

Reviewed October 5, 2018

Outstanding company with focus on safety and enjoyment - loved it

We nearly booked a tour with another company but so glad we went with Kingfisher. We also booked our accommodation (Black bear resort) and the separate grizzly tour through Kingfisher and more than happy with both of those. Kingfisher is very professional, extremely well organised...More

Date of experience: September 2018

1 Thank NewcastleKiwigirl

Hi NewcastleKiwigirl, Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your trip with us and sharing some of your photos. I am glad you enjoyed your time so much. I will be sure to share your review with your guides, Tessa, Cam...More

eric82clark

Seattle, Washington

111

Reviewed October 3, 2018

Expensive. Disappointing. Not worth the money.

Pre Trip: At the pretrip meeting (the night before the trip began), we were informed of an unfortunate change. They told us the viewing distance for watching Orca on the water is 200 meters. I took note of this because I specifically recalled the pretrip...More

Date of experience: August 2018

1 Thank eric82clark

Hi eric82clark, Thank you for taking the time to write your review. I am sorry you considered my responses to you as being dismissive. I had discussions with your guides and some of the other guests on your tour before my final reply to you...More

Cynthia S

32

Reviewed September 28, 2018

Kayak with Whales

We really had a perfect tour. The island is so nicely situated and it was amazing to sit at the vistapoint enjoy the sunset and watching humpback whales. Sabina, Cam and Tessa were the perfect guides-they nearly new everything about the life in and around...More

Date of experience: January 2018

1 Thank Cynthia S

Hi Cyntia, Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your Kayak With Whales base camp tour. I am happy to hear you enjoyed your time and saw lots of wildlife. I will be sure to share your review with your guides,...More

dennisp507

2

Reviewed September 23, 2018 via mobile

Wonderful!!

Had such a great time on the 4 day basecamp trip, even though it was raining and we couldn't paddle for two days because of the wind. The guides are super friendly and know the area and the wildlife pretty good, cook amazing food and...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Hi Dennis, Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your base camp kayak trip with us. It is not often that we lose two days of paddling from our base camps due to the wind - but it can happen, ....More

mei700

London, United Kingdom

8625

Reviewed September 14, 2018 via mobile

Wonderful camp, kayaking, wildlife and company

We did the 4 day kayak trip with a base camp, which we loved! Our guides were Tess, Cam and Sabina, who were knowledgable, friendly, energetic and fantastic company! We were smiling and laughing the whole trip! The other guests that we were on the...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Hi mei700, Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your trip with us and sharing some of your photos. I am glad you enjoyed your time so much. I will be sure to share your review with your guides, Tessa, Cam...More

kmaclean28

High Level, Canada

1

Reviewed September 11, 2018

The trip that exceeded ALL of my expectations, and then some! August 18th to the 22nd.

I had been researching my "bucket list" trip for two years for my 40th birthday. I followed different groups, read reviews and paid very close attention to details. As a person who used to be a white water rafting guide, canoe instructor and trip lead...More

Date of experience: August 2018

Thank kmaclean28

Hi Krista, Thank you for joining this summer and writing such an in-depth review. Coming from someone who has guided their own trip it means a lot. Thank you as well for sharing some of your photos. I will be sure to pass your comments...More

vizurimc

Portland, Oregon

3

Reviewed September 10, 2018

Southern Gwaii Haanas Explorer

This is a sea kayaking experience like none other – stunning vistas, lush temperate rain forests, long sandy beaches, incredible wildlife sightings, and vast wilderness areas. We had excellent guides and delicious food. The kayaking was both challenging at times but also very doable. It...More

Date of experience: August 2018

Thank vizurimc

Hi vizurimc, Thank you for joining on if our Southern Gwaii Haanas Explorer kayak tours this summer and taking the time to write such a nice review I will be sure to pass your comments along to your guides. We hope to see you again...More

tevans00

Mill Valley, California

1

Reviewed September 10, 2018

Wildlife beyond my expectations, great guides, amazing trip!

Without hesitation I highly recommend the Kingfisher Orca Waters Explorer expedition kayaking trip. The guides Finn and Cam were extremely thorough in their management of the group, selection of wonderful campsites, preparation of the meals, and route choices. The wildlife is uncontrollable, but during our...More

Date of experience: September 2018

Thank tevans00

Hi Tevans, It was a pleasure meeting you this summer. Thank you for taking the time to write such a nice review and sharing some of your photos. I will be sure to pass your comments along to Finn and Cam. We hope to see...More

rebeccawJ3029JS

Southampton, United Kingdom

183

Reviewed September 8, 2018 via mobile

Wow- absolutely amazing!

We did the 4 days whales and grizzlies tour. It was absolutely amazing and not just for the wildlife we saw. We had Thomas and Finn as guides and they were great. The food was amazing- great selection and the cheesecake was very very tasty!...More

Date of experience: August 2018

Thank rebeccawJ3029JS

Hi Rebecca Thank you for joining our Whales and Grizzly bears tour this summer and taking the time to write such a nice review and sharing some of your photos. I will be sure to pass your comments along to Finn, Thomas, and Julien. We...More

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Travel458

Hi I am visiting in August for the 4 day orcas and grizzly bear trip and I was wondering does anybody know what food is served at the camp? is there a menu?

January 20, 2017|

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Hi Travel458, I am happy to see some of our past guests have answered your question but if you have specific needs or dietary restrictions please give us a call or send us an email and I will be happy to answer them. We... More

KellyJerseyCi

Hi we are traveling up to port hardy....8,9,10 May and I would love to have a day or two half days kayaking. Can you confirm this is possible at that time of year? Or give some recommendations thanks

December 28, 2015|

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Hi Kelly, Thank you for your question, Unfortunately we are not yet up and running in early May for day tours. Most of our staff start June 1. We can often offer multi-day custom tours in May but they generally need to be... More