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Discovery Launch Water Taxi offers sightseeing marine Eco tours in the lush waters between Vancouver island and the west coast of British Columbia. This area boasts an amazing array of sea birds, Bald Eagles, Killer Whales (Orcas), seals and sea lions, Black Bears, Grizzly Bears, First Nations village sites and lots of good, old fashioned breathtaking scenery. All tours leave from our convenient dock location in downtown Campbell River.
Rapids Tour: 3hrs - 12 passengers $750
Feel Mother Natures power on this exhilarating 3 hour tour of some of the fastest tidal waters in the world. This tour will take you through Seymour Narrows, Okissolo, Hole in The Wall, Yaculta and Arran Rapids. Watch as the ocean waters act like a swift moving river, water boils and whirlpools appear and vanish like magic. The water in these areas gather speeds up to 16kts (30 km/hr).
Campbell River to Teakerne Arm:
4hrs - 12 passengers $985
Your first stop on this tour is Mitlenatch Island. Mitlenatch Island Nature Provincial Park is home to the largest seabird colony in the Strait of Georgia. All sedentary marine life, including abalones, scallops and sea cucumbers, are fully protected within the park's boundaries, which extend 300 meters out from the shore. This nature reserve is an important nesting colony for thousands of Glaucous-winged Gulls, as well as pelagic cormorants, pigeon guillemonts, black oystercatchers, rhinoceros auklets and many other species of birds. Marine life around the island includes river otters and harbour seals throughout the year, and Steller's and California sea lions from late fall to May. Next on to Refuge Cove for a bathroom break. While here you can have a snack from the coffee shop or mail a loved one a post card from this remote Post Office. After this short break we will carry on to "Teakerne Arm Provincial Park". This park protects a spectacular waterfall that cascades from Cassel Lake directly into the ocean. Desolation Sound boasts warm waters and both the ocean and Cassel Lake offer pristine swimming conditions. There is a 1 km hiking trail to Cassel Lake, no viewing platforms exist although excellent viewing is available from the trail near the top of Cassel Falls.
Campbell River to
Mansons Landing Marine Provincial Park:
AM drop off and PM pick up, suited to your schedule! 12 passengers $450
This beautiful park fronts water on both Hauge Lake and Mansons Bay. Recreational opportunities include fresh water swimming in Hague Lake, and marine wildlife viewing in Mansons Lagoon. This park has two day-use/picnic areas - one at Mansons Lagoon and one at Hague Lake. Facilities at Mansons Lagoon include picnic tables, 1 outhouse and a sandy spit. Hauge Lake has a outhouse, information shelter and a sandy beach. A short walk from Hauge Lake you will find a small grocery store and a Take Out Restaurant. This is a self guided tour, we will arm you with all the information and maps you will need for a very pleasant day on your own. Please feel free to bring your Kayaks or Canoes on this trip.
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Black Bear by Fawn Bluff
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Of course you can always come along on one of our regularly scheduled freight and water taxi runs. This “working boat tour” gives you a great opportunity to see the working side of coastal Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Every trip is different depending on where we have to go that day.
Visit places like Dent Island Lodge, Owen Bay, and Rendezvous Island; miles away from the nearest town, many of these lodge provide luxury service and all of their goods are delivered by boat!
Contact us for more information or to book your trip.
A testimonial from a local couple who went on one of Discovery Launch Water Taxis working tours:
Thank you all very much for the wonderful day yesterday. We really enjoyed our trip up Bute Inlet aboard the Triton and meeting all the great people we shared the journey with. It was very interesting and we learned so much. Special thanks to Regent and Toba for making our day so enjoyable. We are looking forward to our next trip with Discovery Launch . Your Web site is just fantastic and we will send to friends. All the best. Cheers, Ian and Trish
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Pictures taken on Bute Inlet working tour
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Mansons Landing
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Bute Inlet
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Our vessels transport up to 12 passengers and give everyone an excellent view! Comfortable seats and a heated cabin for cooler weather ensure your comfort. One of our 12 passenger vessels has a marine head (toilet) in a forward compartment.
Scheduled tour rate: $90 per passenger
Trip Duration: 2 - 4 hours, depending on the day's schedule! Departs every tuesday and friday at 12:00pm.
How about a trip to Cortes Island! Depending on our schedule we can take you over to Cortes Island and drop you off at Mansons Landing. There is a beautiful beach right there or you can walk up over to the tidal pool and check out the sea life. We can then pick you up a couple hours later. The cost for this trip is $45 per passenger.
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Pacific white sided dolphins
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CONTACT US: 250-287-7577
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