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Description of Active Adventure

CENTRAL COAST ~ GREAT BEAR RAIN FOREST
The full benefit of the Mothership concept is realized when we venture into the great expanse of
isolation in the Central Coast of BC, also called the Discovery Coast and the Great Bear Rain
Forest. These expeditions start Wednesday in Victoria, where you travel by private van up
Vancouver Island, stay overnight in Port Hardy, BC Ferry north to meet the Mighty ROLANO at
4:30pm Thursday afternoon in Namu, explore the Great Bear Rain Forest for six days and depart
from Shearwater at 4:30pm Wednesday for the return BC Ferry ride south back to Port Hardy
(7:45am). After breakfast you'll then travel by van down the length of Vancouver Island to Victoria,
or Nanaimo if Vancouver is your destination. Eight day trips overall with six days (sleeps) on
board ROLANO, except for two 11 day trips (10 sleeps on board) when we go North and again
when we come South travelling between Port McNeill and the Bella Bella area in the centre of the
Great Bear Rain Forest, where you travel with us across Queen Charlotte Sound. An alternate
plan could make the north and south trips only five days each, allowing for two more eight day
trips.
9~17 August & 16~24 August 8 days = $1520
(includes 6 sleeps on board = $1305 + 66 van +66 hotel +83 Ferries = $1520)
30 July~10 August & 23 August~3 September 11 days = $2134 (average N&S).
Includes 10 sleeps on board = $1958 (5% extended booking discount) for ship, plus van ($66), Port
Hardy hotel & food ($66), BC Ferry $46 one way south and $36 north. North = $2126; South = $2141
(averages $194 pp per day)

Typical Day

After breakfast, get ready to begin your paddling for the day. Go out for a few hours, take lunch ashore, take a walk through the forest, or along the beach. Paddle back to the mothership, have a light snack and get ready to travel to our next destination. Dinner cruise, with great West Coast Cuisine.

Age range, type of group

All age ranges

Sleeping and meals

Great West Coast Cuisine. Comfortable berths. 2 private berths, with double and single bunks in each. 3 semi-private berths. 2 showers with toilets to use after a days paddle. Salon, galley for dining and lounge for social gatherings.

Restrictions

Smoking permitted outside only, and on down wind.

Rates & Availability

$1589 US funds (taxes additional)

Discounts Offered

Discounts for cash, Families, Seniors, Extended Bookings, and shared berths.

Listing Address

Listing Name & Address
EXPLORE! CHARTERS
Box 669
Sooke, British Columbia V0S 1N0
Canada