2024 Season is Off to a Good Start

We’ve been open since early May, thrilled to back on the water, cruising through the breathtaking scenery of the Broken Group Islands. Wildlife sightings have been good, we’ve enjoyed meeting guests from all over the world and we hope that you will join us too!

What we’ve been up to lately?

large boat in parking lot front view of motor yacht

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In case anyone is wondering where we have been … We have been painting, oiling, waxing, polishing, and just generally pampering the Raincoast Maiden. This week we finally made the trip up the West coast, back to beautiful Barkley Sound. We are now in Ucluelet and will start running tours within the next few days (May 5th)

Main painting boat Woman working on side of boatHelm area of boat, looking forward and out to seeview of sunset and island

Dining with Hummingbirds

Care to dine with hummingbirds? Join us on our Broken Group Islands Wildlife Cruise!

Recently we have enjoyed daily visits by Rufous Hummingbirds while anchored in the beautiful setting of the Broken Group Islands for a delicious gourmet lunch, prepared by Heartwood Kitchen restaurant in Ucluelet.

Thanks @laerke_juul for the image.

Rufous Hummingbird

Happy to be Back!

We are now open for the 2023 Season! Don’t miss the opportunity to join us for a day of wildlife viewing and breathtaking scenery. Our award winning tours follow a scenic route through the sheltered waters of the Broken Group Islands where you’ll be served you a delicious gourmet lunch while anchored in a sheltered cove, meal prepared by Heartwood Kitchen Restaurant in Ucluelet.

 

Colony of Steller sea lions crowded together on rock with huge males sitting up

 

Otterly Adorable

It is such a treat to see sea otters on a daily basis. We see single otters as well as mothers with pups, and Grampa Otto is always a highlight. Unfortunately he is often “on vacation” for a few days, but more often than not he is entertaining his beloved human guests!

Sea otter lying on his back and wrapped up in kelp leaves

Time Out!

Sometimes you just need a little time out!

We’ve watched this bear do this twice now. We wanders along the shore line, searching for food. Once he sees this exact same log, he climbs aboard, flops right across it, snoozes for about 45 minutes, then gets up and continues down the shore, once again looking for food.

Black bear, fast asleep, draped over a large log

And so the 2022 Season has begun

Front view of boat with captain at helm with green ocean water and islands in background

 

We are now open for the 2022 Season!  We’ve been out on a couple of tours and have thoroughly enjoyed being out on these waters after a long winter off.

Don’t miss the opportunity to join us for a day of wildlife viewing and breathtaking scenery. Our award winning tour follows a scenic route through the sheltered waters of the Broken Group Islands where you’ll be served you a delicious gourmet lunch while anchored in a sheltered cove, meal prepared by Heartwood Kitchen Restaurant in Ucluelet.

Have a look through our website to book or find out more about our tours.

 

Recent Awards!

 

 

We feel honoured and excited to have been chosen for not one but THREE recent awards, namely

  • “Best Whale & Wildlife Boat Touring Company – British Columbia” (Corporate Vision 2022 Canadian Business Awards)
  • “Cruise Company of the Year in BC” (Travel & Hospitality Awards 2022)
  • “Best Marine Wildlife Tour Operator 2022 – British Columbia” (Lux Life Travel & Tourism Awards)

Many thanks to the nominees and judges for choosing our company!

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        2022 Cruise Company of the Year in BC

2021 Accreditation by Canadian Business Review Board

Looking Forward

2020 definitely turned out to be very different for all of us! We have missed cruising through the magical scenery of the Broken Group Islands each day, we have missed the daily wildlife sightings and the close interactions with people from all over the world.

We look forward to running tours again, hopefully starting in May 2021.