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The waters outside of Telegraph Cove are suitable for us to offer a selection of day trip options for people visiting the area and wanting to multiple activities with their partners or family members.
The areas immediatedly outside of Telegraph Cove are a combination of small islets, shallow bays and rocky landscapes. Considerable numbers of eagles are the frequent wildlife that can be seen daily with the added possibly of seeing brown mink and harbour seals in and around the many reefs and islets of Beaver and Bauza Coves. The Kokish River Estuary is of interested during the latter part of the summer when some of the largest steelhead return to its pristine waters for winter. It is also a great time to see a large number of eagles, both mature and immature. As the salmon return so do the eagle populations. You can also see a number of rookeries or nests that have endured more than one harsh winter.
These areas are great for floating and learning how to manuever a sea kayak for the first time. If the weather cooperates, you can venture out into the currents and wind of the Strait. During the summer months of August and September we experience an increasing number of calm days that you can venture further than Beaver and Bauza Coves. June and July present themselves with a large amount of breezes and prevailing winds from the Southwest and Northwest. If you get on the water early in the morning or latter in the evening you can be assured of gentle or moderate conditions but if you venture out in the afternoon you often will have either wind or current to deal with at any given time. With our twenty plus years of operating in the area and out of Telegraph Cove we have developed options for our day trips that offer the paddling public the perfect combination of paddling for a day or more.
Johnstone Strait Day Tripper
$339 per person based on a
minimum of two guests
In order to venture further out into Johnstone Strait for a day of sea kayaking and cruising to get the best chance to see more variety in wildlife (humpback whales), more water and shoreline scenery and a more natural area to paddle through we suggest you come on our Johnstone Strait Day Tripper. Cost for this trip is $399.00 per person and offers you a private approach to the key area that everyone takes a full day to paddle out too. We will pick you up with your gear from the boat launch beside the Telegraph Cove Resort Office at 8:30 am sharp and venture out in our specially designed kayak landing craft to the core area for viewing Orca Whales and many other forms of marine mammals, bears and chance to see the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve all in one day. We would prefer to spend as much time on the water as possible but this area is also great for a taste of the original old growth forest system that the economy of the Westcoast was built on.
We will transfer from the boat to a small island where we maintain a base camp that offer you a great spot to kayak the small bays and open waters of the Strait with the security of getting out of the weather or fast running currents that exist in other parts of the Strait. In this location we are beyond the boat traffic that is present daily in and out of Telegraph Cove. You will be paddling amongst small islands with a large variety of bird, mammal and critter life. In one day it is possible to see whales a number of the times, bears grubbing at low tide along mud flats and watch eagles catch prey and take it to a spot where you can watch them feed.
In this area, it is possible to cross the Strait and explore the solitude of the beaches to the west of Robson Bight and enjoy watching the interaction of whales, sea lions and seals all in the same marine environment. Some times are better than others for taking this day trip due to salmon runs, weather and frequency of whales in the area in previous days. We can even extend this day into a dinner and a stay over for the night and the following day (added cost of $250.00 per person). It is an option we have on our Lodge Based Trips as well. This options offers you the convenience of our private boat transport and a flexible itinerary from and return to Telegraph Cove Resorts. A minimum of two people is required to make this option go between the mentioned hours of 8:30 am and 4:00 pm.
Telegraph Cove Day Tripper
$175.00 per person based on a
minimum of two guests
These trips involve a full day of paddling and exploring the waters within 6 kilometers of Telegraph, Beaver and Bauza Coves. These trips start at 8:00 am (unless the tide is too low and then we start later). We do a safety check on dry land and veture out of Telegraph Cove along the rugged shoreline of Beaver Cove to catch a glimpse of a bald eagles nest in the top of Douglas Fir trees. Along the way we will take in the marine life that is in 2-5 meters of water. Many photographic moments will be available on these tours.
We capitalize on the fact that a sea kayak can get into places most other craft cannot. In the morning hours we get to witness young eagles and young seals making their attempt to stock prey. We often see numerous eagles as the day unnfolds. We observe large numbers of small diving ducks like, gillmonts, murrs and ouklets feeding and travelling the tide rips. At various times of the summer we see Arctic Loops in the distance as we start our morning paddle. Most of our time is spent paddling amongst the scenic small rocky islets of Bauza Cove where we see the bulk off our wild and marine life.
As the morning moves to afternoon we will catch lunch on a perfect spot to see across the three nautical mile crossing of Johnstone Strait and Weynton Passage. Often this is the route pods of Orca use to enter into the waters along the Vancouver Island Shoreline. A considerable amount of boat traffic enters and leaves the mouth of Telegraph Cove, so we like clear this area as soon as we can and stay away from it for most of our day trip. If time and conditions permit we may do a small hike at Blinkhorn and even make it around to this large rocky beach. As weather permits these trips can move out into the Strait to see if we can find the Dalls' Porpoise and other marine mammals of the area.
