Tour operators

Experience the trip of a lifetime with local resident and long-time Gwaii Haanas tour captain James Nickerson. Specializing in classy, comfortable and fun trips, we offer small-group tours and are fully equipped as a kayak mothership. Enjoy exceptional wildlife and Haida cultural sites aboard Atlas, our 42’ Defever-designed motor yacht.

James Nickerson and Catherine Rigg
Mail: PO Box 34, Tlell, BC, V0T 1Y0
Phone: 250-557-8514
Email: info@atlasoceantours.com
Website: www.atlasoceantours.com

Award-winning, wildlife and cultural learning journeys with expert guides - marine biologists, ornithologists, and Haida Elders. Navigate beautiful Gwaii Haanas aboard multi-day, live-aboard, sailing vessels with highly experienced crew. Our 68’-82’ sailing vessels provide warm, comfortable cabins, single & double kayaks for guest use, and zodiacs for excursions ashore.

#3-252 East First Street, North Vancouver, B.C. V7L 1B3
Phone: (604)980-3800
Fax: (604)980-1800
Toll Free: 1-888-877-1770
Email: explore@bluewateradventures.ca
Website: www.bluewateradventures.ca

Butterfly tours has been offering exceptional multi-day kayaking tours in Gwaii Haanas since 1987. With our expertise and top-quality camping and kayaking gear, we specialize in fully catered 6 & 8-day expeditions. Our excursions accommodate groups of six to eight guests, ensuring a personalized and unforgettable adventure.

Butterfly Tours
Mail: 1584 Bauza Creek Road, Telegraph Cove, BC V0N 3J0
Phone: 604-740-7018
Email: info@atthewatersedge.ca
Website: www.IslandsofBeauty.com

Sail the Gwaii Haanas archipelago. Visit Haida villages, see the sights, wander shorelines, and explore low tides. Offering hiking, kayaking and customized tours. As sailors and teachers in outdoor education, we enjoy families with kids. “Gnoses” is not luxurious, she is our home. Our emphasis is enthusiasm for the outdoors.

Ralph Nelson
Mail: Box 371, Queen Charlotte, BC V0T 1S0
Queen Charlotte BC V0T 1S0
Email: svgnoses@gmail.com
Web: www.gnoses.com

Haida Style Expeditions is a Haida-owned and operated company offering a one-of-a-kind cultural adventure experience. In sharing our culture and history we provide you with an education like no other. Offering day tours in Gwaii Haanas, cruise onboard one of our enclosed cabin vessels in style.

Phone: 250-637-1151
Email: info@haidastyle.com
Website: https://www.haidastyle.com

Specialized marine transportation and support services aboard high speed aluminum landing craft. Our vessels Highlander, the Highland Ranger and the Highland Carrier are all Transport Canada certified to carry passengers and freight. Services include project logistics and planning support, towing, media/film support, vehicle and equipment movement, kayak group transport.

PO Box 1535, Skidegate, B.C. V0T 1S1
Phone: (250) 637-1111
Email: hms@haidagwaii.ca
Website: www.highlandermarine.ca

Join Kingfisher on a fully inclusive 5, 8 or 15 day sea kayaking expedition of Gwaii Haanas. Each trip is led by highly-experienced guides with a maximum of 8 guests paddling single and double kayaks. Kingfisher has over 20 years of experience leading exceptional kayaking expeditions in British Columbia.

Mail: Box 1318, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0
Phone: 250-956-4617
Toll Free: 1-866-546-4347
Email: info@kingfisher.ca
Website: kingfisher.ca

Board National Geographic Sea Bird or Sea Lion and join a team of naturalists, photographers and National Geographic Experts for a two-week expedition from Vancouver, British Columbia to Sitka, Alaska, including four days in Haida Gwaii and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site.

Mail: 96 Morton Street 9th Floor, NY, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 261-9000
Toll Free: 1-800-397-3348
Email: explore@expeditions.com
Website: www.expeditions.com

A National Geographic "Best adventure travel company," Maple Leaf operates week-long, boutique expedition cruises by luxury catamaran or adventurous sailing ship. Features: comprehensive exploration of Haida Gwaii and Gwaii Haanas, naturalists and Haida guides, coastal crew, lots of shore time, kayaks, chef. A local, coastal company practising ecotourism since 1986.

Kevin Smith
Box 8845 Stn Central
Victoria BC V8W 3Z1
Phone: (250)386-7245
Toll-free: 1-888-599-5323
Email: info@mapleleafadventures.com
Website: www.mapleleafadventures.com

Touring the waters around Gwaii Haanas since 1988 has earned us a growing reputation for providing fun, educational and safe wilderness adventures at affordable prices. Locally owned and operated. We offer 1-4 day zodiac tours, floating lodge accommodations, kayak rentals and transportation, general outfitting and an outdoor gear store.

P. O. Box 127,
Sandspit, B.C. V0T 1T0
Phone: 250-637-2215
Toll Free/Fax/Phone: 1-800-806-7633
Email: info@moresbyexplorers.com
Website: www.moresbyexplorers.com

We offer cultural and natural history tours into Gwaii Haanas onboard our 54’ motor yacht. With her experienced crew, you will enjoy unparalled service, comfort, privacy, and gourmet cuisine! We believe our small group size of up to six guests will help ensure you experience the trip of a lifetime!

Eric and Trish Boyum
Mail: 3615 Eagleview Drive 
Courtenay, BC V9N 4A7 
Phone: (604) 812-9453
Fax: (604) 988-5990
Email: info@oceanadventures.bc.ca
Website: www.oceanadventures.bc.ca

 As the longest-running operator in Gwaii Haanas, we offer exciting adventure and natural history trips and mothership kayaking tours into the heart of the archipelago. Our fully refitted 60’ power vessel, Afterglow I, comfortably accommodates eight. We invite special interest groups, photographers, kayakers, families, and individuals seeking adventure.

Jenn Broom
Mail: 1543 Park Ave, Roberts Creek, BC V0N 2W2
Phone: 604-328-5339
Email: adventure@oceanlight.ca
Website: https://www.oceanlight.ca 

Celebrating 35 years of “Once in Lifetime Moments” on Haida Gwaii, while offering exceptional travel to amazing people from around the world!  Simply a must-do for natural history and wildlife enthusiasts.  We invite you to explore the many Cultural Treasures and Natural Wonders of Gwaii Haanas with us.

PO Box 74, Sandspit, BC, V0T 1T0
Email: info@oceansoundkayaking.com
Website: www.oceansoundkayaking.com

Our carbon neutral expeditions aboard our 70’ classic schooner provide extraordinary and intimate opportunities for up to 6 guests to be immersed in the ancient cultures and stunning wildlife of Canada’s Pacific Coast. We invite you to explore and experience Gwaii Haanas with our crew of professional mariners and guides.

Mail: Box 361, Cobble Hill, BC, V0R 1L0
Phone: 250-220-2311
Toll free: 1-855-714-7233
Email: info@outershores.ca
Website: www.outershores.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/OuterShores

With over 30 years of experience guiding award-winning full-service sea kayaking trips in Haida Gwaii, we operate all our southern Gwaii Haanas expeditions in the comfort of fast and stable tandem kayaks. This ensures we are able to visit as many of the significant natural and cultural features of this unforgettable place as possible.

Mail: PO Box 3014, Courtenay, BC V9N 5N5
Phone: 250-207-1567
Toll Free: 800-677-0877
Website: https://www.tofino.com
Email: info@tofino.com