2026 Routes

See where the ships sailed in 2026

Satellite map of southwestern British Columbia showing a highlighted route from Victoria through Vancouver Island and the Vancouver area toward Campbell River and Whistler.
Satellite map of British Columbia showing a highlighted route from Victoria through Vancouver Island and the Coast Mountains to Port Hardy.
Map of British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii to Port Hardy region, highlighting Haida Gwaii waters with yellow and blue location pins.
Satellite map of Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia showing highlighted regions, with markers near Port Hardy and Victoria.

Salish Sea Encounter

Each trip is unique! The exact course and sites visited will depend on conditions at the time of the voyage.

Potential Highlights

  • Depart from Victoria, BC and sail north through the Strait of Georgia with great opportunities for wildlife sightings including humpback and orca whales, sea lions, otters, bald eagles, and a variety of coastal birds.

  • Explore remote Desolation Sound fjords, waterfalls, and protected coves under the gaze of glacial peaks. Shore excursions can include visits to beautiful white sand beaches for games and a bonfire, forest walks to remote turquoise lakes, showers at river-fed waterfalls, and much more.

  • Experience a balance of gentle open passage sailing along with coastal exploration and spectacular scenery.

  • Board and disembark in downtown Victoria with easy access to multiple transportation options, including Victoria International Airport and BC Ferries.

Passengers aboard the tall ship Pacific Swift sailing through sunlit waters, with rigging, sails, and forested islands in the distance.
Passengers aboard the tall ship Pacific Swift sailing through sunlit waters, with rigging, sails, and forested islands in the distance.

Coastal Passage

Each trip is unique! The exact course and sites visited will depend on conditions at the time of the voyage.

 Potential Highlights

  • Marvel at the mountainous coves of Desolation Sound, and adventure through the multitude of undeveloped islands in the Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park.

  • Swim in crystal clear ocean water, refreshing lakes, and beneath stunning waterfalls.

  • Play games and enjoy a picnic dinner on sandy beaches with misty forest views.

  • Catch sight of elusive wild animals like bears, whales, and bald eagles. 

  • Enjoy a combination of gentle waters and exposed ocean near the northern end of Vancouver Island.

Several humpback whales surfacing together in a forest-lined lake, with mist rising from the water
Several humpback whales surfacing together in a forest-lined lake, with mist rising from the water

North Coast Experience: Haida Gwaii

Each trip is unique! The exact course and sites visited will depend on conditions at the time of the voyage.

Potential Highlights

  • Be enveloped in history and nature within the world renown Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve. Learn from Indigenous knowledge holders during shore excursions to village sites where local guides offer a warm welcome and generously share the living culture of their region through stories, artwork, and traditionally harvested food.

  • Have a positive impact! As visitors, permitted by the Archipelago Management Board, we have often participated in the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve Marine Debris Shoreline Cleanup and submitted an official report of our activities to Parks Canada. In past years, trainees have removed 7 cubic metres of plastics from Gwaii Haanas beaches simply by doing some cleanup before playing soccer or other shore activities.

  • Enjoy a taste of the offshore experience mixed with calm anchorages and coastal exploration.

  • Keep an eye out for north coast natural wonders, like bioluminescence, passing whales, playful otters, territorial sea lions, and an array of coastal bird species.

Tour group viewing carved Indigenous totem poles in a forest clearing
Tour group viewing carved Indigenous totem poles in a forest clearing

West Coast Adventure

Each trip is unique! The exact course and sites visited will depend on conditions at the time of the voyage.

Potential Highlights

  • Experience the thrill of open ocean views and swells along the west coast of Vancouver Island.

  • Visit remote beaches and forests. Shore excursions might include: games on the white sand of Brooks Peninsula, an evening dip in a hot spring, a homemade sauna at river-fed waterfalls, cultural site tour at Cougar Annie's Garden in Clayoquot Sound, and/or visits to the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

  • Watch for wildlife, including sea lions, majestic pods of whales, playful sea otters, and soaring bald eagles.

Group of children exploring a coastal forest trail with backpacks and colorful hanging markers
Group of children exploring a coastal forest trail with backpacks and colorful hanging markers

Gulf Islands

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Each trip is unique! The exact course and sites visited will depend on conditions at the time of the voyage.

Potential Highlights

  • Depart from Victoria, BC and sail through the beautiful Southern Gulf Islands.

  • Sail through the Salish Sea with great opportunities for wildlife sightings, including humpback and orca whales, sea lions, otters, bald eagles, and a variety of coastal birds.

  • Shore excursions can include visits to beautiful beaches for games, forest walks to lakes and much more.

  • Experience inside passage sailing along with coastal exploration and spectacular scenery.

  • Board and disembark in downtown Victoria with easy access to Victoria's seaplane terminal, buses, shuttles, taxis, Victoria International Airport, and BC Ferries.

View from a sailing ship with white sails and American flags over sunlit ocean water, with mountains on the horizon
View from a sailing ship with white sails and American flags over sunlit ocean water, with mountains on the horizon

We acknowledge with gratitude the many First Nations whose traditional territories we sail through along the BC coast, among them the Lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking peoples (known today as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations), the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, and the Nations of the Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, the mainland coast, and Haida Gwaii. We honour their enduring relationships with these lands and waters.