Holiday Overview
This holiday offers an unparalleled opportunity to connect with the bounty of wildlife and beauty available withn the Pacific Northwest of North America. Commencing in vibrant Vancouver, before journeying to Vancouver Island, staying at a Bear Lodge and the Pacific Rim National Park. From there it’s onto picturesque Victoria and cosmopolitan Seattle before flying to Alaska for a stunning adventure cruise.
Canada Bears and Alaska UnCruise includes:
- International and domestic USA flights
- Accommodation as listed
- Car Hire
- Ferry Transfers
- Day tours as listed
- UnCruise Voyage
Day 1 - Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver, check into your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure
Featured accommodation
Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel
Day 2 - Vancouver
Enjoy the city of Vancouver via the excellent Hop on Hop Off Bus
Featured accommodation
Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel
Unmissable Experiences
Vancouver Hop on Hop off Bus Tour
Day 3 - Campbell River
Collect your hire car and catch the ferry from Horseshoe Bay Departure Bay on Vancouver Island, from there it’s around a 90 minute drive to Campbell River, your base for the night
Featured accommodation
Comfort Inn Campbell River
Enhance your experience
Coast Discovery Inn
Day 4 - Knight Inlet
Today's destination, Knight Inlet Lodge, is not accessible by road, so you'll fly in by floatplane from Campbell River. A thrilling 30 minute flight brings you to the mouth of the Glendale River where Knight Inlet Lodge floats on large cedar booms. Bring your camera - you'll be going on a bear watching and wildlife viewing tour in search of the grizzly bears that frequent this area. Overnight at Knight Inlet Lodge
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Knight Inlet Lodge
Day 5 - Knight Inlet
Today you will enjoy an extra Bear Viewing trip, interpretive hike of Kwalate River Valley and interpretive forest walk in the Glencover area.
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Knight Inlet Lodge
Day 6 - Tofino
Early this morning return to the Bear Viewing platforms for a last photo opportunity before departing for Campbell River by floatplane. Arrival time is between 10.30 & 11.00am. Collect your car and head south west to Tofino on the rugged West Coast. En-route, picture stops should be made at Cathedral Grove to enjoy the splendour of 800 year old Douglas Fir and Cedar and the Mars Water-Bombers at Sproat Lake, the world's two largest water-bombers used for the sole purpose of putting out forest fires. After the Mars Water-Bombers, drive through the majestic Sutton Pass and the Sawtooth Range of the Cascade Mountains to arrive in Tofino around mid afternoon.
Featured accommodation
Long Beach Lodge Resort
Day 7 - Tofino
Today enjoy a tour program that takes participants from the open Pacific coast to the secluded fjord inlets of Clayoquot Sound's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Whales, black bears, sea lions, sea otters highlight this marine program. During the winter, local Black bears are in semi-hibernation. Come April they leave their dens and head for the closest food source - the ocean! While bears forage in the intertidal zone, they can reliably and unobtrusively be observed and photographed from our 12-passenger Zodiac boats. This is an inlet, calm water experience. About the same time, Gray and Humpback whales return to our shores from their wintering areas in Mexico and Hawaii. Sea otters and sea lions are also found close to the outer islands and reefs frequented by the whales.
Featured accommodation
Long Beach Lodge Resort
Unmissable Experiences
Tofino Experiences
Day 8 - Victoria
Today head south to Victoria, the journey can be done in just over 4 hours. The drive can be broken up with stops being possible at Chemainus, where you can admire the giant murals which adorn the exterior walls throughout the town, and Duncan the "City of Totems".
Featured accommodation
Oswego Hotel
Day 9 - Victoria
Spend the day at leisure in the charming city of Victoria, perhaps visit Butchart Gardens, or take a stroll around the scenic harbour area
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Oswego Hotel
Day 10 - Victoria to Seattle
This afternoon take the scenic Victoria Clipper ferry service from the heart of Victoria to Downtown Seattle
Featured accommodation
The Edgewater Hotel
Day 11 - Seattle
Spend the day at leisure enjoying cosmopolitan Seattle, speak to your consultant with regard to the day tours available if you wish to venture further afield.
Featured accommodation
The Edgewater Hotel
Day 12 - Juneau
Take the domestic flight to Juneau, the capital of Alaska, transfer to your hotel and spend the rest of the day exploring Juneau at your own pace.
Featured accommodation
Ramada Juneau
Day 13 - Wilderness Discoverer
From your hotel you will be transferred to the UnCruise hospitality area. Upon boarding, your crew greets you with champagne and smiles. Set sail for a week of scenic channels and secluded wilderness.
Unmissable Experiences
Wilderness Discoverer
Day 14 - Icy Strait & Neka Bay
Kick-start the morning with on-deck yoga stretches and a strong cup of coffee. Energized and snug in your kayak, glide around in remote bays off Icy Strait through giant bullwhip kelp that can grow to over 100 feet long. Join the gang in a skiff to a rocky outcropping to watch sea lions play. Or step into mud boots for a forest hike with your top-notch, naturalist guides who have plenty to share about everything Alaska—marine biology, plants, and even geology. On board, soak it all in as you soak in the hot tub.
Unmissable Experiences
Wilderness Discoverer
Day 15 - Glacier Bay National Park
This crown jewel of America’s national parks covers 3.3 million acres (that’s a tad smaller than the state of Connecticut). Let that sink in. Most visitors see the same sliver of the park as everyone else. Not you. You’re going the furthest and exploring parts that 99% of visitors never go to. And you have two days to do it. Get started! Taylor Bay sea stacks and rocky shores make for good adventure. Or hike the outwash field of glaciers winding down the Fairweather Mountain Range. The cool breeze off the nearby snow and icefields is energizing. If you motor over to Dundas Bay, keep your eye out for bears, humpbacks, and if you’re lucky, a wolf sighting. Kayak the bay. Bushwhack into the forest.
Unmissable Experiences
Wilderness Discoverer
Day 16 - Glacier Bay National Park
Your camera’s memory card needs plenty of room. South Marble Island is abuzz with activity. Rare sea birds, black oystercatchers, and orange-beaked tufted puffins can’t be missed. A colony of raucous sea lions adds to the hubbub. They add a distinct aroma to the air, too. Tucking into silent Tidal Inlet—the stomping grounds for bears, wolves, mountain goats, eagles—the backdrop is spectacular. At the end of the western-most arm of the bay sits Margerie and Grand Pacific Glaciers. And possible views of glacial calving. Take it all in on deck.
Unmissable Experiences
Wilderness Discoverer
Day 17 - Chichagof Island
Kick off the morn with on-deck yoga stretches (your guides love it when you join them). Meander through glacier-carved fjords along the Chichagof coast. Then stop. It’s a prime time to lower the kayaks and skiffs. Camera in hand, set off on land and sea explorations. Closer inspection by skiff, moss-dripping trees run right down to the water. Any bears in there? With one of the world’s largest populations of bears, it’s possible. Go searching for giant trees and tidal pools. Hiking in the Tongass, it won’t take long to find them. Your eagle-eyed guides lead the pack—and pull up the rear.
Unmissable Experiences
Wilderness Discoverer
Day 18 - Frederick Sound
Humpbacks beeline it here each season to feed on krill, zooplankton, and herring. Watch for whales feasting in these abundant glacial waters. Hang out and enjoy the show. Based on wind and weather, your expedition team has the lineup of adventures all mapped out. Cruise past Five Fingers Lighthouse, Alaska’s oldest light station and The Brothers Islands, where sea lions nap on rocky nobs. Paddle into the deeps of Port Houghton or Windham Bay or head ashore for a hike. Somewhere nearby, carrot-billed black oystercatchers are saying hello. Tonight, toast another big day in Alaska.
Unmissable Experiences
Wilderness Discoverer
Day 19 - Tracy Arm & Sawyer Glaciers
Take an early peek out your window. Fjord cliffs reach skyward. Floating ice. And deep u-shaped valleys. There’s no abracadabra here. Mother Nature’s magic is real. Cruise past harbor seals and their pups lounging on chunks of ice. In classic fjord form, Tracy Arm delivers with the cotton candy blue Twin Sawyers glacier of its furthest reaches. Tides permitting, your skiff driver knows the ropes and guides you along. It’s a mashup of towering walls, temperamental currents, and the Coastal Mountains. So many waterfalls. Mountain goats show off fancy foot work on the cliffs. Look for them. Your captain joins you tonight for a Farewell Dinner. Celebrate and reminisce about your Alaskan journey with a “photo journal” by your crew.
Unmissable Experiences
Wilderness Discoverer
Day 20 - Homeward Bound
Linger over breakfast this morning cruising into Juneau. Wish your crew and new friends goodbye. Then it’s off to the airport for your flight.
Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel, Vancouver
Located in the heart of Vancouver, this family-friendly hotel is a favourite for sports fans & theatre goers. The hotel is just two blocks from BC Place Stadium, home of the BC Lions, and just three blocks from Rogers Arena, home of the Vancouver Canucks. The hotel is also close to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver Playhouse, and Orpheum Theatre.
Comfort Inn Campbell River
Located on the waterfront in downtown Campbell River, the Comfort Inn & Suites offers unparalleled comfort in distinctive, West Coast style.
Coast Discovery Inn
Located right in the heart of downtown and just across the street from the ferry terminal, the Coast Discovery Inn is the perfect place to take in everything Campbell River has to offer. Stunning views, beautiful boutiques, and great entertainment are right outside the door.
Knight Inlet Lodge
Knight Inlet is a 100 km long fjord carved by glaciers in the coastal mountains. This pristine wilderness is the native habitat of the Grizzly Bear. Every spring when the bears come out of hibernation, they can be seen from a boat on the banks of Glendale Cove eating sedge grasses, mussels and barnacles that abound in the cove.
Long Beach Lodge Resort, Tofino Holidays
Long Beach Lodge Resort is perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. This luxurious boutique resort offers 41 lodge rooms and 20 quaint cottages tucked beneath the trees. Since opening the doors in 2002, The lodge is proud to have become a favourite West Coast retreat and is known to be a one-stop, world-class destination for relaxation, dining, shopping, and adventure. Upon the 8 acres of oceanfront rainforest property, you'll feel immersed in the West Coast wilds, while only 7km south of downtown Tofino.
Oswego Hotel, Victoria BC
The Oswega is a sophisticated, urban, boutique hotel steps away from the Inner Harbour and downtown Victoria. The hotel’s combination of modern design, incredible service and luxury amenities makes it the perfect place to get a taste of the city’s natural surroundings and urban vibe.
The Edgewater Hotel
Seattle’s only over-water hotel: where rock’n’roll history meets Pacific Northwest luxury.
Ramada Juneau
For comfortable accommodations and a downtown location in Alaska’s capital city, stay at the Ramada by Wyndham Juneau hotel. The property is just a few miles from the Juneau International Airport (JUN) and puts you within walking distance of the Centennial Hall Convention Center and Alaska State Museum.
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Tofino
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Knight Inlet
UnCruise Kayak
Victoria
Vancouver
Seattle
UnCruise Bears
UnCruise Alaska
UnCruise - Onboard
UnCruise Cabin
Whale Breach
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