Johnstone Strait Kayaing Tours

Johnstone Strait Kayaking Tours Offers The Best To Paddlers

Johnstone Strait is a magical Glacier carved waterway located between the northeast coast of Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland and has an incredible environment for sea kayaking. It is a part of an historic marine region including robin Bright, the world’s only killer whale sanctuary and also it has the highest density of killer whales anywhere in the northern hemisphere.

Kayaking here creates a magical sea kayak experience reminiscent of an earlier time. Johnstone strait holds the rugged beauty of its hundred of islands, lush rainforest, glass- calm waters and profusion of marine life, ancient sites of native culture and some of the most spectacular wilderness scenery on the earth.

The outfitters like Discovery Expedition, Sea Kayak tours, Northern Lights Expedition, Vancouver Island Outfitter, Batstar Adventure tours, Kingfisher Wilderness Adventure and British Columbia travel guides allows you to spend as much as your valuable vacation time kayaking in the best areas of wildlife, first native history and local flora and fauna.

All tours are of varied time duration. The trips are from three to seven days of expedition.

Johnstone Strait kayaking trip offers:

1.Johnstone Strait Orca trip: It is the best place to see the killer whales in the wild. Most of the British Columbia’s 300 killer whales return to these waters to feed, sleep, play and rub their bodies on the pebble beaches of the world famous Robson Bright ecological Reserve. Camp locations are situated on the migration path of the Orca whales and often whales come within feet of the island. You can see spectacular views of the strait while hiking in the rainforest or along isolated beaches. Eagles, kingfishers and songbirds, including thrushes and wrens are seen and heard in the areas surrounding the base camps. Evenings often end up with beach fire.

2.Trip to Robson Bright Ecological Reserve: Paddling through the calm water you can stop on a sheltered beach and walk into coastal rainforest. The reserve has an open beach with a clear site of the entire area of Johnstone Strait. The journey proceeds to a small group of islands right in marine life and eagle rookies.

3.Mothership trips: Some people do not prefer to stay in tents. Mothership offers unique option in sea kayaking. The boat usually accommodates up to eight guests. The vessel is located in sheltered passage and the expedition and the shore access is carried with two or three small kayaks. Mornings are special time for observation of wildlife. It includes whale watching, hiking a rainforest trail, cruising into an archipelago of islands rich in native culture.

4.Trips to Archipelago of islands: some islands are so remote and uninhabited. For those who are interested in knowing the rich native culture these trips are ideal. You come across the local flora and fauna.

Johnstone Strait is not only the home for the Orcas, but also Humpback whales, Mink whales. Other wildlife include Dall’s Porpoise, seals, sea lions, black bear, deer, cougar and over 150 different types of birds. This area offers diverse opportunities for sea kayaking including intricate and remote island archipelagos, refuge bays and deep fjords. It definitely provides the best wilderness expedition.