Pacific Orca Lodge Kayaking Expedition

This kayak adventure is very similar to our Wild Orca Discovery Expedition, the main difference is that over the course of your five days of kayaking we use Pacific Orca Lodge as your home base. A great option for people that would prefer not to camp. Your lodge room comes equipped with comfy duvets, full linens and there is also a bathroom and cozy fireplace in the float lodge as well!

Our time will be spent focused on paddling with the whales of the Inside Passage and marine wildlife viewing. With a resident population of close to 300 Orcas, the Johnstone Strait area is quite simply the best place in the world to view Orcas (killer whales), Humpback and other marine wildlife. Many of our past guests have described kayaking with the Orcas as the experience of a lifetime!

If you would like to expereince Grizzly bears and a day of boat based whale watching in addition to kayaking, please click the link below;

Grizzly Bears, Kayaking and Whales

Pacific Orcas Lodge

Our floating lodge was built specifically for our tours and was then carefully located in a quiet bay in the heart of the Inside Passage. Our lodge was designed to provide a comfortable home base for people that would prefer not to camp while they enjoy this pristine, remote area. The lodge provides comfortable accommodation for six people in three rooms.

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>>>Click here to see a map of the lodge location and common travel routes of marine wildlife.

Kayak with Orcas - A Typical Day

We start off the day with a hearty breakfast prepared with great care by your guides. Every day we plan our kayak routes taking into consideration the movements of the orcas, the always-present tidal currents, combined with varying wind and weather conditions. A typical kayak day involves a full day of paddling separated by a lunch break (usually 1 hour) and the occasional stop to stretch legs. We are usually away from the lodge for the

full day. Using our VHF radios we stay in contact with a network of researchers and operators to ensure our best chance to kayak with the orcas. Our guides do carry a hydrophone (underwater microphone) so that we can listen to the voice of the orcas as they pass our kayaks.

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Pacific Orca Lodge Kayaking Expedition

Price:

Price: $1699.00 CDN Per person
Plus Goods and Services tax of 5%. Please note: USD prices approximated based on current rates.

2008 Dates:

In addition to the above dates, we will run special weekend four day trips at the lodge for groups of four or more people. These extra trips will run from Friday to Monday only, please call for pricing and more details.

Custom Trip Dates
Don’t see a trip date on our calendar that works with your holiday schedule? Call us at 1.800.434.9346 to discuss the options. We often add additional trip dates to accommodate individual schedules. Book your custom expedition date early as our available space fills up fast!

Experience rating:

Novice and up.

Minimum Age:

12 years old.

Duration:

5 days/4 nights.

Accommodation:

4 nights at Pacific Orcas Lodge

Meals:

All meals and snacks from lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 5.

Bonus:

Free WeGo Kayak logo coffee mug!

Includes free return water taxi transportation from Port McNeill to the Pacific Orcas Kayak Lodge.

Please note: Flights into the Port Hardy airport are within $4.00 of the price of flying into Campbell River. The benefit, as opposed to departing from Campbell River or Quadra Island, is that when you fly into the local Port Hardy airport you do not have to take a long (nearly 80-mile) water taxi ride through Johnstone and Chatham Straits. Our 40-minute water taxi journey from Port McNeill takes you through calm waters that are rich with an abundant array of marine wildlife and the trip often provides incredible viewing opportunities. And beside that, we like to support the local economy by using local companies that have the best area knowledge.