Coastal Bliss Adventures Ltd.

10/28/2024

Vancouver Island BC Hiking
Juan de Fuca Trail 5-day Basecamp Hiking Tour
The Juan de Fuca Trail 🇨🇦 was completed in 1996 as an extension of the West Coast Trail experience in commemoration of the 1994 Commonwealth Games 🥇🥈🥉. It was intended to be a bit shorter and less strenuous than the West Coast Trail, but over the years, it has worn itself into a strenuous journey 👊. We have been guiding the Juan de Fuca Trail since 1998☝️. The Juan de Fuca Trail is accessible by highway all along its route via access trails. This trail is less exposed than the West Coast Trail, so the terrain is a little less varied, but that is hardly noticeable. The beaches and forest 🌲are still truly magnificent.

The end of the trail, Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew, is famous for its tide pools 👣. The abundance of Pacific sea life 🦀 is available for viewing in this very large tide pool area. The large beach in the middle of the trail, Sombrio Beach, is a beach shared with surfers 🏄‍♀️, which can be very entertaining to watch while kicking back at the end of a day's hike 🍺. This beach also has a distinct history 👨‍🏫. It was a squatter's community for many years until it was made into a provincial park. The eastern half of the trail is the most strenuous, but not the most difficult. The strenuousness of the eastern end is rewarded with some really incredible beaches and coastal views. This base camp tour is designed to minimize the strenuousness so you can enjoy the scenery with less effort
HIKING DAYS: 4.5 | TRAVEL DAYS: 0.5 | RATING: Moderate to Strenuous
https://coastalbliss.ca/Hiking-Juan_de_Fuca_Base.shtml
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10/25/2024

Broken Group Islands Kayaking
The Broken Group Islands 🇨🇦, a unit of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, are a cluster of about 100 islands in Barkley Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island . The natural beauty, cultural and environmental significance of this location led to Parks Canada declaring The Broken Group Islands a protected area in early 1970's 👍.
With many lagoons and small, intimate harbors, touring around the group can be magical 🤩 . The inner islands are home to a rich and vibrant selection of marine life 🦀 , not seen in other areas along the coast. The exposed, outer Islands are abundant with caves, blow holes, colonies of California and Stellar sea lions, roaring aloud over the distance.
Midden beaches and archaeological remnants hint at the 4,000 year First Nations history. There is a reason why these islands are talked about the world over as a sea kayaking and sailing destination. Join us next Summer?
https://coastalbliss.ca/Kayaking-Broken_Group.shtml

10/23/2024

Looking to get off the beaten path 👣next summer? 🌞
RecentlyVoted #36 on the list of the World's Best Beaches 🏖- San Josef Bay on Northern Vancouver Island, Canada 🇨🇦
📰 Vancouversun . com
Our North Coast Trail 9-day Backpacking Tour takes it all in and then some. 🙌👌 Join us out on the trail this Summer!
- The North Coast Trail guided tour is the new crowning jewel coastal BC hike. Travelling through ancient, coastal, temperate rainforest and on sand and cobblestone beaches 🏝, enjoy this new, rugged addition to the glorious Cape Scott Provincial Park at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island 👩‍🏫.
The North Coast hiking trail is a scenic Vancouver Island hike through a number of coastal ecosystems. Passing through large stands of indigenous tree species, this coastal hike winds through and around many pocket beaches adorned with sea stacks and caves.
Hiking Vancouver Island can take you to some important historical places. This north coast hiking trail, one of the best hikes in BC, is no exception, leading to a number of incredible historical and geographical features, on side trips to Nels Bight, Hansen Lagoon, and Guise Bay.
Just outside the park, past Guise Bay, is the Cape Scott Lightstation , one of the few remaining attended lighthouses in Canada. The history is fascinating, the views unbeatable, this is one of the best places to hike in Canada.
HIKING DAYS: 7.5 | TRAVEL DAYS: 1.5 | RATING: Strenuous
Book Now: https://coastalbliss.ca/Hiking-North_Coast_Trail.shtml

10/21/2024

Looking for something a little different to do next summer?
The world-famous West Coast Trail is one of the best-known hiking trails in Canada. 🇨🇦 It covers 75km through some of the toughest 💪👊 and most beautiful terrain in British Columbia’s coastal rainforest.🌲Many hikers consider this trek a rite of passage, ideal for teens or anyone just looking to get back to true nature in such a busy world.
We offer Full 9-day and Half 4-day professionally guided backpacking tours 🥾throughout the season and take care all of the logistics along the way, even the food.👩‍🍳✌So, are you up for the Challenge?
There's a very good reason this is one of our most popular guided tours. Join us this summer for an adventure of a lifetime! 🤝
www.coastalbliss.ca/Hiking-West_Coast_Trail.shtml

10/18/2024

Bowron Lakes - 8-day Canoeing Tour 🛶
- Quintessentially Canadian eh 🇨🇦
The Bowron Lakes are considered the quintessential lake canoeing experience in Canada. The 116 km route, through the ruggedly scenic Cariboo Mountains 🗻, is comprised of 6 major lakes and a series of connecting streams, rivers and portages. The portages of the Bowron Lakes are made easier through the use of specially designed carts which allow canoes and equipment to be wheeled between lakes. 👍 We compliment our canoeing with some short hikes to view the Isaac River cascades and the impressive Cariboo Falls.
Besides its natural beauty 🙌, the Bowron Lakes are a wildlife sanctuary. Paddlers may see beavers, bears, otters and moose feeding by the waterways 👀. The Bowron River estuary is a birdwatcher’s paradise with an immense variety of bird life, including coots, mergansers, widgeon, mallards and Canadian geese. ⛺️ Campsites along the Bowron Lakes, set aside for our sole use, ensure the solitude so necessary for a meaningful wilderness experience. ✌️👊 Join us for a truly Canadian paddle September 6-13th?
CANOEING DAYS: 7.5 TRAVEL DAYS: 0.5 | RATING: BEGINNER
https://coastalbliss.ca/Canoeing-Bowron_Lakes.shtml

10/16/2024

Yukon River Canoeing 🚣‍♀️
The Yukon 🇨🇦 is synonymous with the Klondike Goldrush and this portion of the Yukon River highlights this more than any other. We will stop to visit Fort Selkirk, an important settlement from the goldrush through to the 1940s. Buildings still stand to represent a bygone era. We will canoe past Stewart City and Sixty Mile. It is from Sixty Mile, that Robert Henderson, began the search that eventually led to the great goldrush 💰🪙. And what feelings must have accompanied the goldrushers as they rounded the bend in the Yukon River and saw Dawson City for the first time. It is an anticipation that many who have done the Yukon River trip with us have expressed 🙌. We will spend time in Dawson City, exploring its rich history, visiting the original goldfields, and enjoying the period entertainment. This tour is run through our sister company
Booking now for an unforgettable summer 2025 paddle.
https://seatoskyexpeditions.com/yukon-river.html

10/14/2024

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving 🇨🇦 from our family to yours!

10/11/2024

The Nootka Island Trail 6-day Backpacking Tour is a remote coastal hike with beautiful beaches, fewer hikers, an interesting history and a fabulous assortment of mammal, bird and marine wildlife 🐟. The Nootka Island backpacking trip offers a wide variety of terrain and scenery, packed into a fun and challenging 43km's of classic BC coastal hiking. 👍🇨🇦
We will take a float plane 🛫 from Gold River to our access point at Starfish Lagoon on Nootka Island. You will experience amazing sandy beaches🏖, interesting sandstone formations and true old growth rainforest 🌲. We finish our journey at Yuquot or Friendly Cove where Captain Cook first made contact. We will visit the local First Nations family, the historic church and the coast guard lighthouse. The area around Nootka Island is believed to have been inhabited for thousands of years. There is evidence to suggest that human presence at Yuquot at Friendly Cove dates back at least 4,000 years 👀. The area's inhabitants were first called Nootka by James Cook in 1778 👩‍🏫. As was the case when cultures with different languages met, communication was reduced to gestures and drawings, which were often misinterpreted. Although there is some debate over the origin of the term "nootka", the best guess is that it comes from "nootk-sitl" meaning to go around or make a circuit. It probably was used by the inhabitants to indicate that Nootka was an island, and not to their name. The people who claim Nootka Island and who maintain a presence at Yuquot are the Mowachaht ("place where the deer come from"). This trek, on Vancouver Island's rugged west coast, promises and delivers a great wilderness experience. 👊✌️
https://coastalbliss.ca/Hiking-Nootka_Island_Trail.shtml

10/09/2024

CLAYOQUOT SOUND / Vargas Island - 6-day Kayaking Tour
Clayoquot Sound 👣 is the inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island 🇨🇦. Tofino is at the southern entrance to the sound. It is the home of Flores, Meares and Vargas Islands, as well as five Nuuchahnulth Nations, the Ahousaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, Hesquiaht, Toquaht and Ucluelet First Nations. It is also BC's first UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. It is a place full of history and controversy.
If you're looking for a that wild west coast experience 🐳 🦀and stunning natural scenery then this tour is for you! 👊
KAYAKING DAYS: 4.5 | TRAVEL DAYS: 1.5 | RATING: MODERATE
www.coastalbliss.ca/Kayaking-Clayoquot_Sound.shtml

10/07/2024

Cape Scott Explorer - 6-day Backpacking Tour
One of the best places to see wolves 🐾 in BC 🇨🇦 is at Nissen Bight, a beautiful camping beach ⛺️ in Cape Scott Provincial Park on northern Vancouver Island 🙌. Wolves are fascinating and curious creatures, well worth a look. Join us this summer for an off-the-beaten track hiking trek you won’t soon forget! 🥾👊✌
HIKING DAYS: 5 | TRAVEL DAYS: 1 | RATING: Moderate
https://coastalbliss.ca/Hiking-Cape_Scott.shtml

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10/04/2024

Gulf Islands 3, 4, 5 & 6-Day Salt Spring Adventures Kayaking Tours
- The Southern Gulf Islands 🇨🇦 are partly situated in the Gulf Island National Park Reserve, partly privately owned, partly First Nations Reserve and partly provincial park. The diversity of experience possible in the Gulf Islands is very broad. In the rain shadow of the Vancouver Island mountains 🗻, the east side of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands enjoy a much drier climate 🌞than most of the rest of the province.
The landscape is a mixture of sandstone and arbutus, both of which give a rich experience of shapes and colors 🙌. Interesting currents flow between some of the islands, providing a little rush of excitement to those who are up to it 👊✌.
The southern set of islands has more current areas 🌊and more boat traffic 🛳. The landscape here is very beautiful and dynamic. The northern group of islands has calmer waters ✌ and less traffic 🚣‍♀️. Both areas are full of wildlife and beautiful land and seascapes definitely not to be missed.
Join us this simmer from June thru September !
KAYAKING DAYS: 3, 4, 5 or 6 (you choose!) | TRAVEL DAYS: 0 | RATING: BEGINNER
https://coastalbliss.ca/Kayaking-Gulf_Islands.shtml
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10/02/2024

Kayaking BC's Amazing Coast 🇨🇦.
Coastal Bliss Adventures is dedicated to bringing you the best wilderness experiences possible. British Columbia is a sea kayaker's paradise 🙌. We kayak the southern waters, easily accessible from Vancouver and Victoria. The seas around Vancouver Island are real wilderness areas, even around the inhabited islands 🏝 on the east side, but these areas are still easily accessible. This is what makes Vancouver Island a nature lovers playground. 😍
We are licensed to guide in both Pacific Rim National Park and Gulf Islands National Park and our tours cover much of the incredible waters of southern Vancouver Island. 🤘The Broken Group Islands are the ultimate kayak tour destination, however, the Gulf Islands are eclectic and beautiful, as well. But if you want to be even farther out, take a tour to Nuchatlitz Inlet or Nootka Sound, and fish 🐟 along the way. Come, join us, and find your bliss on a kayak adventure on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
https://coastalbliss.ca/Kayaking-Adventures.shtml

09/30/2024

Honoring Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation


We thank the Cowichan Tribes, Ditidaht, Pacheedaht, Huu-ay-aht, Mowachaht, Muchalaht, Tsilhqot'in, Nahwitti, Kwakwakw'akw, Ahousaht, Hesquiaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, We Wai Kai, Dakelh, Kootenai, Tlingit, Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Carcross/Tagish, Little Salmon/Carmacks, and Selkirk First Nations that have welcomed us to live, work and share on their traditional and on-going territories. We are committed to honouring these relationships and recognize that the lands and all they contain are all our relations.

09/27/2024

Vancouver Island BC 🇨🇦 Hiking
Mini West Coast Trail - 4-day Hiking Tour
Not quite ready to take on the full West Coast Trail just yet? We get it and so we created this tour just for you!
This is a mini tour 👌that enters Pacific Rim National Park at Nitinaht Lake. The hiking is shorter, with less weight, hits some trail highlights and makes a connection with the Ditidaht First Nation. This four-day mini adventure explores highlights of the trail, such as Tsusiat Falls, an old Ditidaht Warrior village at Tsuquadra, hidden caves and the location of early European settlements near the Cheewhat River 👩‍🏫. Watch whales feeding near the beach, eat local seafood 🦀 and conditions permitting, take a boat ride out through Nitinat Narrows on a marine life tour 🛥.
HIKING DAYS: 2.5 | TRAVEL DAYS: 1 | RATING: Easy to Moderate 💪
The West Coast Trail is a premiere adventure destination on Vancouver Island. 🇨🇦

The full 75 km is also a challenging hiking trail, through muddy forest, along a variety of boardwalk sections and along sandy beaches. Although this West Coast Trail Explorer hike has some challenges, it is set up to let those not fully prepared for a full West Coast Trail hike to experience the incredible beauty of the trail 👍👊. This hike does still require careful preparation and planning, and is not suited to everyone’s idea of fun.

The West Coast trail is much more than a challenging hike. It is a breathtakingly beautiful hike 🤩, if you give yourself time and allow us to show you the best locations. Hidden along its pathways, the West Coast Trail also has remnants of history that take you through the footsteps of the First Peoples, European settlers, mariners, and the lives of the few that currently choose the west coast as their home.
https://coastalbliss.ca/Hiking-Explorer_West_Coast_Trail.shtml

09/25/2024

North Coast Trail 9-day Backpacking Tour
- The North Coast Trail guided tour is the new crowning jewel coastal BC hike 🇨🇦. Travelling through ancient, coastal, temperate rainforest and on sand and cobblestone beaches 🏝, enjoy this new, rugged addition to the glorious Cape Scott Provincial Park at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island 👩‍🏫.
The North Coast hiking trail is a scenic Vancouver Island hike through a number of coastal ecosystems. Passing through large stands of indigenous tree species, this coastal hike winds through and around many pocket beaches adorned with sea stacks and caves.
Hiking Vancouver Island can take you to some important historical places. This north coast hiking trail, one of the best hikes in BC, is no exception, leading to a number of incredible historical and geographical features, on side trips to Nels Bight, Hansen Lagoon, and Guise Bay.
Just outside the park, past Guise Bay, is the Cape Scott Lightstation , one of the few remaining attended lighthouses in Canada. The history is fascinating, the views unbeatable, this is one of the best places to hike in Canada.
Voted one of the World's Best Beaches 🏖- San Josef Bay on Northern Vancouver Island, Canada 🇨🇦 is definitely NOT to be missed !
HIKING DAYS: 7.5 | TRAVEL DAYS: 1.5 | RATING: Strenuous
https://coastalbliss.ca/Hiking-North_Coast_Trail.shtml

09/24/2024

09/23/2024

Quadra Island Main Lakes - 5-day Canoeing Tour
Canoeing the Main Lake Group on Quadra Island, BC 🇨🇦 is a prime West Coast canoe adventure 🛶 🙌. The Main Lake Canoe route is located in the Main Lake Provincial Park on Quadra Island, close to Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Fun fact: Quadra Island is the largest island in the gateway to the Discovery Islands off the coast of BC.

Main Lake Provincial Park encompasses six lakes and protects a biologically diverse freshwater system that includes more than 72 bird species 🦆 and 234 plant 🌿species. Visitors can see a variety of wildlife, including wolves, cougars, owls, bald eagles, hawks, osprey, peregrine falcons and wintering swans 🦢. The geography of the park is exceptional, with spectacular physical features such as narrow channels, limestone sinkholes, waterfalls and the close proximity of marine and fresh water ecosystems.

On this tour, we take a leisurely paddle through the chain of lakes to enjoy the beauty of this remote area. 👍💪

CANOEING DAYS: 4 | TRAVEL DAYS: 2 x 0.5 | RATING: Moderately Strenuous
https://coastalbliss.ca/Canoeing-Quadra_Main_Lakes.shtml
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09/20/2024

Johnstone Strait Kayaking - Kayaking With Orcas 🐳
Johnstone Strait off Vancouver Island 🇨🇦 is the ideal location to go kayaking with orca whales and observe and photograph one of nature's truly magnificent mammals. The sleek, beautiful ebony and ivory orcas congregate in Johnstone Strait during the summer to feed, socialize and rub themselves on pebble beaches 🏖.
On our kayaking with Orca Whales Trip we will be on the lookout for orca pods while exploring the strait. Although there can be no guarantees, our dates represent the most opportune time to sea kayak 🌊 and have an encounter of the orca kind 👀. Combine the exhilaration of kayaking beside these breaching, spouting, power swimming orcas, with rugged coastal scenery, magnificent west coast rainforest 🌲, and you have the ultimate personal and coastal kayaking experience. Bucket list? You bet! 👊💪
https://coastalbliss.ca/Kayaking-Johnstone.shtml