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Enjoy camping and canoeing around Cortes Island, the most beautiful island in the Discovery Group and gateway to Desolation Sound.

Our trips are suitable for beginner though advanced paddlers with a sense of adventure. Regardless of your canoeing and camping experience, we will train you on how to properly canoe and camp in the Canadian Wilderness
 
We make all your arrangements for you, including transportation on Cortes Island, equipment, and good healthy Canadian Camp Food. We are very flexible, and will cater to any specific needs you might have.
 
You will enjoy our first rate camping and canoeing equipment. We only use top of the line revolutionary Clipper Canoes: fast, reliable, stable, and most importantly comfortable (no kneeling required) We can form groups of up to 6 people [singles, couples, and families] Tours are custom made to suit your schedule [2 to 4 days].
 
 
North Island Explorer  
We start at Whaletown and paddle north into the remote seldom visited north end of Cortes Island . We visit Carrington Bay, Quartz  Bay, Von Donlop Inlet and Lagoon, then we portage our canoes to Squirrel Cove where our trip ends.
Length: 3 Days
Cost $395.00 per/person
 
South Island Explorer
We start our trip at Squirrel Cove, then paddle south exploring the beaches and coves of the beautiful southern end of Cortes Island. We paddle past Desolation Sound past Mary Point to Cortes Bay, then along the granite cliffs to Hanks Beach, past Twin Islands and around Sutil Point to Smelt Bay . Then on to Mansons Landing ,Gorge Harbour, where we view the pictoglyphs, and then we go to Marina Island; and on the last day we paddle to Whaletown where we take the ferry back to civilization.
Length: 4 Days
Cost: $495 Per/person
 
Mansons Landing to Marina
We will load up and leave from Mansons Landing or Smelt Bay and paddle to Marina Island, where we will set up an overnight campsite.
Day 2 we will paddle back to Mansons Landing or Smelt Bay. Most of the trip will hug the coastline and be in calm, protected waters. This is a relaxing, stress free, wilderness adventure.
Lenth: 2 Days
Cost 295 per /person 
 
Thes are a few samples contact us to book one of the abouve or creat your own custom adventure.
 
 

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Some of the wild life you might expect to see.

Seals in the water and on shore. Mink, Otter, Raccoon, and Blacktail Deer are common. Sea birds include the Common Loon, Harlequin Ducks, Surf Scoters, Merganzers, Coots, OysterCatchers, Murres, Guillimots, Golden Eyes, Grebes and a host of Gulls.