Boat Tours
Jedediah Island Marine Park, Boat Tour
Tour time:approximately 4 hours…longer stays available
Price: $250.00 for 8 people, Additional guests $10 each.
Jedediah Island Marine Provincial Park is located between Lasqueti and Texada Islands in the Sabine Channel Of Georgia Strait. It is accessible only by boat. Transportation is available with Malaspina Water Taxi from Secret Cove or Madeira Park on the Sunshine Coast.
The 243-hectare Jedediah Island Park has approximately 5 kms of walking trails connecting the secluded bays and old-growth forest of Douglas Fir and Arbutus trees. The island boasts a variety of wildlife and a shoreline rich in marine life.
Jedediah's isolation and tranquility make it an excellent destination for kayaking, wilderness camping, exploring and relaxing. Jedediah is one of the largest island parks in the province. Visitors are free to camp anywhere on Jedediah. Some of the best sites are near the shoreline around Long Bay.
Camping
Camping is allowed at any of the numerous pristine locations across the island. This park is open year round for your exploration and adventure. Informal campsites abound around the island marine park.
Home Bay is semi sheltered by Mother Goose Island, which lies just offshore. Long Bay is sheltered by Paul Island. Both bays teem with shellfish: when the tide goes out, the exposed mudflats are ripe for clam raking and oyster gathering. Be aware of any Red Tide warnings before you go.
Jedediah's north and south ends are rocky and hilly; most visitors will be content to explore the trails that run through the middle section of the island. An old road crosses the island, linking Long and Home Bays. Unlike many of the nearby islands, Jedediah has never been subjected to logging; much of the forest cover through which visitors walk is old growth.
Picnicking
The island is an excellent picnic destination. Discover and explore the many secluded areas of Jedediah's semi-Mediterranean climate. Enjoy the taste of the many fruits such as pear, plum, cherry and apple that grow in the orchards around the island. The blossoms are spectacular in the late spring. Be sure to keep an eye out for the herds of wild sheep and goats.
Kayaking
Jedediah Island offers some of the best Kayaking on the West Coast. Malaspina Water Taxi can deliver and pick-up your kayaks or rent from us.
Bring a lunch a change of clothing and a camera for a spectacular day to remember, stay for a day, stay for a week, give us a call. We will arrange it for you. If tranquility is what you seek, then Jedediah is the Island for you.
Pictographs Boat Tour, Nelson Island
Tour time: approximately 2 hours
Price: $200 for 6 people, extra guests $10 a person, max. 12 guests per boat.
The Pictographs Tour will start off at Madeira Park Government Dock. Heading out of Madeira Park we will get a spectacular view of Mt. Daniel standing guard over the harbour. Next see the Prawn Processing Plant (operational during May and June), The Sunshine Coast historic hospital which was in operation from 19??- 19??. Heading out of the Harbour we will pass by a series of islands known locally as the Indian Islands. On the Islands you will see an array of bird life including Eagles, Blue Herons and Canadian Geese. Seals are often seen sunning themselves on the rocks and log booms around the island. On the outermost island the remains of a cabin can be seen which back in the 1950's was used for fish processing.
Exiting Pender Harbour, we enter the Malaspina Strait and will be looking directly at Texada Island. Texada is the largest of our coastal islands after Vancouver Island. Heading North we will pass by the Hodgson Islands and view seals and Bald Eagles.
As we pass by the entrance to the Agamemnon Channel there will be spectacular views of snow peaked mountains and glaciers. Fearney Bluffs will be our next point of interest. Towering 400 feet above sea level and the same below the water line, they are a spectacular site.
We will now head out into the open water of the Malaspina Strait past Nelson Rock light and into Quarry Bay. In the Northwest corner of the Bay we will stop to view the ancient Native art known as Pictographs.
Roberts Beach Boat Tour, Nelson Island
Tour time: approximately 2.5 hours
Price: $220 for 6 people, extra guests $10 a person, max. 12 guests per boat
Roberts Beach is located on the south west side of Nelson Island, in the Malaspina Strait
Our tour will begin at Madeira Park Government Docks. While exiting Pender Harbour you will have a spectacular view of Mt. Daniel and the entire Pender Harbour area.
Exiting Pender Harbour we will head directly to Roberts Beach. Along the way you will enjoy the views of snow peaked mountains, towering Fearney Bluffs and Texada Island. Of course there will be plenty of seals and eagles along the way. During the spring and fall this is an excellent trip to see Killer and Humpback whales.
We will land our boat on the beach where you will have time to explore, swim and relax.
Beach Combing
Roberts Beach provides the best beach coming site in the Malaspina Strait. Facing South East the beach is ideally situated to catch everything that our prevailing Southeast winds may bring. From pieces of wrecked boats to sculptured logs, you are sure to find your treasure here.
Outdoor Activities
A secluded day at the beach for and your family, with miles of uninhabited beach, excellent for beachcombing, relaxing and spending time with your family. Hiking trails cross the island, revealing spectacular mountain and ocean views.
Camping
Random camping is allowed. Pick a site next to the beach and have the waves sooth you to sleep.
Kayaking
Roberts Beach has excellent Kayaking offering miles of shoreline and islands to discover. Malaspina Water Taxi can safely deliver and pick up your kayaks.
Princess Louisa Inlet Boat Tour
Tour time: approximately 8 hours
Price: $800.00 for 8 people - additional guests $25 each
Princess Louisa Provincial Marine Park is located approximately 45 miles northeast of Madeira Park, one of the most splendid trips you can take in BC, to the tranquil paradise tucked into the Coast Mountains on the BC mainland.
Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park on the Sunshine Coast has a charm and scenic beauty that must be seen and experienced to be fully appreciated. Voted the "most scenic natural anchorage" in the world, the Marine Park is located in the Princess Louisa Inlet and is accessible by boat or plane only - there are no public roads. The only entrance to the Marine Park is through the Malaspina Strait by way of Jervis Inlet.
This 65-hectare park offers a unique setting with tranquil waters surrounded by a magnificent granite-walled gorge. Cut by a glacier, the walls rise to heights in excess of 2,100 metres. Tumbling 45 metres at the head of the inlet is the beautiful Chatterbox Falls, one of the most visited and celebrated nautical destinations in British Columbia.
Princess Louisa Inlet, referred to as Suivoolot or "sunny and warm" by natives, serves an active part in native lore for groups such as the Sechelt Nation. As placid as a mountain lake, the ocean waters of Princess Louisa Inlet move constantly with the tides, but currents are practically non-existent except for the seven to ten knot Malibu Rapids at the entrance.
Bring a lunch a change of clothing and a camera for a spectacular day to remember.
