Pacific Northwest Tours
Pacific Northwest Links
The Tours listed below showcase the Pacific Northwest's spectacular beauty. For detailed information and reservations please use the booking systems and contacts provided by each Tour Operator.
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Pacific Spirit Tours
In conjunction with BC Ferries, we specialize in tours along the BC Coast and operate a motorcoach tour between Victoria and Port Hardy the southern terminus for the Inside Passage Ferry from Prince Rupert.
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Oregon Dreams
Visit beauitful Crater Lake National Park, explore the Oregon High Desert, learn about volcanic history and relax at the beaches of these varied Oregon Tours.
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Pacific Northwest Rail Tours
Take in the spectacular Pacific Northwest scenery by rail.
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Kayaking Tours around Vancouver Island
We offer Sea Kayaking Vanouver Island Tours. Watch killer whales en route.
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Kenai Fjords Tours - Alaska
Kenai Fjords Tours is the original Alaska Glacier Cruise and Tour Operator in Alaska’s Kenai Fjords National Park. See incredible wildlife and glaciers from the comfort of your spacious cabin.
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Icefield Helicopter Tours
Imagine a scenic helicopter tour that will take your breath away! We are located near Lake Louise, Banff and Jasper National Parks as well as the Columbia Icefields, Cline and Wilson Glaciers.
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Tours in and around Vancouver.
Stay and tour Vancouver and surrounding sights and destinations.
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Haida Gwaii Tours
Welcome to Haida Expeditions Ltd. in the Queen Charlotte Islands in Beautiful Northern BC. We have Fishing Charters, Cultural Land Tours, Boat Tours of Gwaii Haanas Park Reserve and Whale Watching Tours. We also offer custom charters anywhere on the island. Haida Gwaii, BC is rich in Haida cultural tradition. For those who prefer land based activities, Haida Expeditions offers guided walking and mini-bus tours of some of Haida Gwaii’s cultural and natural treasures!
Banff Tours
Boating & Fishing
Boat trips can be taken on Lake Minnewanka , as can fishing trips, which can be arranged through Lake Minnewanka Boat Tours (tel 762-3473). Monod Sports, 129 Banff Ave (tel 762-4571), have all-day drift-boat fishing trips on the Bow River and Nakoda Lake for cutthroat and bull trout plus brown and brook trout (both are catch and release, meaning you have to put any caught fish back into the water) at $375 for two people and walk and wade trips ($110 per person): trips include guide, instruction, tackle, wader, drinks and food.
Cycling & Inline Skating
Mountain biking is big in the park, with plenty of rental places around town . One of the cheapest outlets is Bactrax Bike Rentals, 225 Bear St (daily 8am-8pm; tel 762-8177), where rentals work out at $6-12 an hour or $22-42 a day for mountain bikes, $8 an hour or $30 a day for road bikes: rates include helmet, lock and water bottle. The company also has easy bike tours from one to four hours ($15 per hour, including bike) on paved routes around Sundance Canyon and Vermilion Lakes. More ambitious rides on the Icefields and Bow Valley parkways or around Moraine Lake can be arranged in Lake Louise at the Chateau Lake Louise hotel through Cycling the Rockies (tel 522-2211; groups of six or more, $69 per person half-day, $109 full day).
Horse Riding
Horse riding is easy to organize, with anything from one-hour treks to two-week backcountry expeditions available. The leading in-town outfitters are Holiday on Horseback, 132 Banff Ave (tel 762-4551). One-, two- and three-hour rides start at about $25, while a six-hour trip up the Spray River Valley costs about $115.
Reservations
RESERVATIONS
Good Earth Travel (Ski Packages) tel 678-9358 or 1-888/979-9797
Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (Ski Packages) tel 256-8476 or 1-800/256-7669
Ski Banff-Lake Louise (Ski Packages) tel 762-4561 or 1-800/661-143
White Water Rafting
Best among adrenaline-rush activities is white-water rafting on the Kicking Horse River, located a few kilometres up the road in Yoho but accessed by some eight companies in Banff and Lake Louise, most of them providing all necessary gear and transportation. Other gentler “float” trip options with the same companies are available on the Kananaskis, Kootenay and Bow rivers.
Victoria Tours
Victoria Tours
WHALE-WATCHING TRIPS
The waters around Victoria are not as whale-rich as those around Tofino , but there’s still a very good chance of spotting the creatures. Three pods of orcas (killer whales) live in the seas around southern Vancouver Island, around a hundred creatures in all, so you may see these, though minke are the most common whale spotted, with occasional greys and humpbacks also present. Bar one or two companies, few outfits offer guaranteed sightings, and many cover themselves by preparing you for the fact that if you don’t see whales you stand a good chance of seeing harbour of Dall’s porpoises, harbour or elephant seals and California and Steller sea lions.