Knight Inlet Lodge, Wilderness Lodges
MenuIf you like your adventures to have a touch of the ‘wow’ factor your spectacular journey by floatplane to this remote nature resort will not disappoint. Once installed at the rustic lodge – which itself floats on the longest fjord on the British Columbia coast - things only get better. This is a nature lover’s paradise, with one of the largest concentrations of grizzly bears in British Columbia: in peak season there are often 50 bears nearby. What the fairly simple accommodation lacks in glamour it makes up for in authenticity. Deliciously fresh crab, salmon and prawns harvested from the pristine glacier-fed waters nearby are usually on the menu – and guides dine alongside you at night. Seals, sea lions, dolphins, whales and soaring bald eagles are just some of the other wildlife you may be privileged enough to catch a glimpse of here. Bliss.
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rooms
The Lodge is a modern one-storey facility consisting of five cement floats, rather like a floating village. The resort is finished with Western Cedar cladding, giving it a real rustic west coast British Columbia feel. The first night is spent at the Heron’s Landing hotel at Campbell River before flying onto Glendale Cove by floatplane early the next morning.
Heron’s Landing: The standard guest rooms have either one king or two twin beds, whilst one and two bedroom suites are also available. All rooms have kitchens and private balconies with ocean views and coffee and tea facilities.
Knight Inlet: All of the 18 guest rooms feature comfortable queen size beds and private washrooms with showers. All rooms have two queen beds except the family rooms which have one queen bed and two twin beds. Rooms are furnished with local alder hardwood furniture and have a view of either Glendale Cove or the shoreline behind the lodge where it is not uncommon to see bears.
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facilities & activities
It’s all about the wildlife viewing here in spring, summer and autumn. There can be up to 50 bears within 10 km of the lodge in the autumn, when salmon are returning to the river. Depending on the season, bears are viewed by boat, tree stands, river stands - or all three. The lodge strives to allow guests to see bears in their natural environment, but safety is paramount.
The lodge offers many other wildlife watching tours. In spring, you will also see seals, sea lions, porpoises, dolphins and the occasional minke whale. From July onwards guests are almost guaranteed to see killer whales and in September the humpback whales begin to arrive. Hiking and guided kayaking tours are also available.
Photographers will be in heaven here with unrivalled opportunities to capture not only the wildlife but awe inspiring waterfalls, ancient glaciers and pristine rainforest.
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dining
At Heron’s Landing, where guests spend their first night before flying to Knight Inlet, breakfast is included.
At Knight Inlet, after guests have built up an appetite following a day’s wildlife viewing, the lodge’s dining room features bountiful West Coast Canadian and Continental cuisine with daily specials, fine wines and tempting desserts. Fresh local crab, salmon and prawns are often on the menu. All meals and snacks, together with house wine with dinner are included.
With advance warning most dietary preferences can be accommodated.
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family
Children aged eight and over can stay at the lodge - and the wildlife on offer can hardly fail but create lifelong memories.
Youngsters will particularly enjoy wildlife tracking with local guides and making plaster casts of animal prints.
At the Knight Inlet there are a number of family rooms with one queen bed and two twin beds.
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location
The lodge is located at Glendale Cove in a remote fjord in the Pacific Northwest known as Knight Inlet. Only accessible by floatplane it is 50 air miles north of Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
Set amidst the dramatic snow-capped peaks of Canada’s rugged western coastline, Knight Inlet is the longest fjord on the British Columbia coast and offers spectacular scenery, together with one of the largest concentrations of grizzly bears in British Columbia.
The lodge can be reached by a 10-hour direct flight from the UK to Vancouver International Airport, followed by either a 40 minute flight to Campbell River or a five hour car and ferry journey. The first night is spent at the Heron’s Landing hotel at Campbell River before flying onto the lodge by floatplane early the next morning.
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