Gwaii Haanas Guest House Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, CANADA

Boat Excursions

Boat excursions are weather permitting.
We do our guided boat trips with complete consideration, enjoyment and safety of our passengers.  Our boat excursions are not constraint to committed schedules like most other tour operators do.  When staying at our guesthouse, you are able to wait for good weather and sea conditions from the comfort of our facilities.  With us, you choose when you want to go and where you want to go (as long as it is consider safe with the guide).  This is our most outstanding feature if you compare us to other tour operators.  A very important consideration if you are looking for a safe, enjoyable and relaxing holiday!

• All boat excursions are operated with your guide and host Patrick Lemaire who bring you 20 years of experience in the area.

• We encourage our guests to share the costs of our boat excursions to bring their total cost per passenger down.

Our Vessel:

19 feet 2003 Artigiana Battelli Commercial Rigid Hull inflatable

Engines:  2x tandem 70 HP Evinrude, 4 stroke, fuel injection outboards.  Safe (2 engines), low noise and minimum exhaust fumes!
NEW FOR 2005: We are considering to replace our outboards with 2 E-TECH Evinrude Outboards. Bombardier claim they burn cleaner and are more efficient then any 4 stroke outboard engines...
Capacity:  8 to 10 passengers depending on destination.

• Certified by Ministry of Transport and Canadian Coast Guard.

• Many safety features only required on larger boats.

• Fully insured to Park Canada stringent legal requirements.
  This is an open vessel designed for speed and sea worthiness.

For your comfort:

• We provide full body length cruiser suits (like on picture) to keep you warm and safe.

• We also provide Helly Henson rubberized raingear if you really need to stay dry and feel like the Michelin man...

Our Guest's favorite locations

Nansdins  Skangwaii 'LLnagaay
Guided tour and boat excursion
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Duration: 5 hours
25 minutes west of Rose Harbour MAP

Guided tour of an abandoned Haida village site where most of the original , on location, Haida prehistoric cultural artefacts are located.  Best site to see on Haida Gwaii!  Highly recommended!
Includes wildlife sightseeing (seal, sea lions, Puffins and many other seabirds) on the west side of the island weather permitting. 

Cape St-James excursion

Duration 7+ hours
1.5 hours south from Rose Harbour
Very dependant on sea and weather conditions.

Off the beaten path!  Hardly anyone ever goes there. It's wild, it's magnificent and has the nicest beach in the park! The very bottom area of Haida Gwaii.  We can't guarantee we will be able to take you all the way to the very last rock of the Kerouard Islands but the guide will try if he think it's safe.  There is amazing bird colonies along the way and a largest stellar sea lion rookery on the coast.  Your guide; Patrick's favourite!  MAP 

Other locations:

Rose Inlet,
Bowles Point and
Other Locations

15-30 min to 4 hours total boating time
(length of stay is up to you)

It is possible to be dropped off for the day at many locations near Rose Harbour.  We know lots of great locations to go to and hang out for the day.  Great way to get lost and pretend to be Robinson Crusoe, Tarzan or Jane.  It is also possible to hire at extra cost a guide if you prefer to have someone knowledgeable at hand for your safety while you are there.  MAP

Boat transportation option
(Between Rose Harbour and Moresby camp)

We can sometimes offer combined boat and floatplane transportation between Queen Charlotte City and Rose Harbour.

Due to requirement for good weather, floatplane schedule and our boat availability, we cannot guarantee we can offer this option in advance. 
If you are interested, we will try to make it happen as long as you understand that we cannot make any commitments or agreements regarding this option.  We will know for sure at the earliest the day before you are schedule for transportation to or from Rose Harbour if we can offer this option!

Boat and floatplane combo:  Our boat meets the floatplane at Hotspring Island:

Just let us know if you are interested in this option instead of flying one way between Rose Harbour and Queen Charlotte City.  We will do our best to make it happen!

Boat Excursions Costs
It is our policy to assume guests will want to share guided boat tour costs with other guests.  Please let us know during reservation
if you do not wish to do so.