Marine Based Tours
Lund is the situated at the doorstep of numerous islands, marine parks and protected waterways ready to be explored by boat or by kayak with knowledgeable, certified local guides. Rich in marine life and human and natural history, the sights, sounds and smells of the Salish Sea will captivate and engage all your senses.
Full day tours include a delicious on shore lunch with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
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Captain George Vancouver gave Desolation Sound it’s iconic name in the 1790’s. One wonders if his mood was low from too many months at sea, as the Sound is blessed with incredible beauty. Each summer its warm waters, stunning scenery and mountains rising dramatically out of the ocean and protected anchorages draw boaters from around the world. It is anything but desolate. This 3.5 hour experience departs from Lund Harbour in front of The Lund Resort at Klah ah men at either 9 am or 1:30 pm. Enjoy your guided tour of this spectacular location complete with stories of the land – from First Nations to Swedish settlers to draft dodgers.
When the ocean is quiet, and the pleasure boaters, yachters and fishermen are moored for their evenings, the Desolation Sunset experience begins. Our Zodiac departs from Lund Harbour, at 6 pm for a 3-hour relaxed boating, sight-seeing and sunset watching adventure. Sit back as we leisurely cruise the Salish Sea for maximum sunset views, passing through the Copeland Islands and continuing into Desolation Sound. An unforgettable evening cruise.
Nicknamed the “Hawaii of the North”, the island has long been a destination because of its tropical sandy beaches that stretch along most of the its 7 km length. Formed during the last ice age, the island is a great place to spend the day walking the beaches, forested trails and experiencing the unique dune ecology on the island. Pack a picnic lunch, your beach towels and swimsuits and you’re set for the day. Choose your Lund Water Taxi departure time, on the hour, and your return time on the half hour, between 9 am and 6:30 pm. Taxi service provided by the Lund Water Taxi
Mitlenatch Island: the Galapagos of the Salish Sea – 6 hour Zodiac Boat Tour – $150 pp
This tour takes you on an exploration of some of the islands of the Salish Sea, with a focus on the dynamic and distinct ecosystem of Mitlenatch Island. Nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Georgia Strait” this island is a nesting colony, home to 30,000 nesting gulls, cormorants, and others species of sea birds. Otters, seals and sea lions also make their home here.
After circumnavigating the island by boat, we will disembark to explore the spectacular variety of spring and summer wild flowers, which include many native species, even prickly pear cacti and visit the bird blind. Our shore time concludes with a delicious homemade lunch, and once back on board our route takes us by Twin and Cortes Islands, Desolation Sound and Copeland Islands Marine Park. Beautiful at all times of year, but May & June are best for wildflowers!
Beyond Desolation Sound: Toba Inlet – 8 hour Zodiac Boat Tour $205 pp
Imagine steep mountains, glacial green water, and cascading waterfalls!
This trip differs from the others, in that we get a chance to go beyond the popular Desolation Sound, to experience something a little more remote, a little more stunning and a little bit wilder. Traveling up Homfray Channel, into Toba Inlet (as the winds and weather allow) and completing a full circumnavigation of East Redonda Island, we get a sense of the magnitude of this coastline, the depth of the history here, and leaves us wishing we could just keep exploring.