NOOTKA SOUND + FRIENDLY COVE

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NOOTKA SOUND + FRIENDLY COVE

August 11 - 13, 2026 (3 Days)

Per Person Rates: Double $1549 Single $1879

Maximum Group Size: 24

Level: Easy

Bring your binoculars and camera for this tour has it all: beautiful scenery, history, wildlife and stunning Nootka Sound. En route to Gold River enjoy a beautiful scenic drive through Strathcona Provincial Park and dinner Sea and Field Bistro. Next morning, we travel to the end of the road to the Gold River dock, where we board the MV Uchuck III. This boat serves as both a passenger vessel and a working freighter which carries all manner of cargo to logging camps, fish farms, and settlements along the way. A fabulous 2½ hour voyage down the Muchalat Inlet and Nootka Sound takes us to Yuquot (Friendly Cove). Once the Capital of all 17 Nations of Nootka Sound, it is the ancestral home of the Mowachaht having been continuously occupied for over 4,000 years. Here, we can disembark to explore and experience this historic cove firsthand. On our return, we stop at Elk Falls Suspension Bridge and finish up with lunch at the fabulous Locals Restaurant in Courtenay before heading home.

CANCELLATION PLAN: $150

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

6 Meals: 2 Breakfast, 2 Lunch, 2 Dinner
Black Car Home pick-up/drop-off
2 nights accommodation
Baymont by Wyndham Gold River
2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner
Day Cruise MV Uchuck III
Nootka Sound
Friendly Cove Historical Site
Elk Falls Suspension Bridge
Elk River lookout
Strathcona Provincial Park
Lunch Locals Restaurant
Lunch Aboard MV Uchuck III
Dinner at Sea + Field Bistro
Dinner at the Ridge Roadhouse
All Ferry Fees and Taxes

ITINERARY:

August 11

Black Car Home pick-up

10:30am Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal

11:05am Sailing (Lunch on your own)

12:45am Arrive Departure Bay

1:45pm Fanny Bay

2:15pm Depart

3:00pm Island Grind

3:30pm Depart

5:00pm Baymont by Wyndham Gold River check in

6:00pm Dinner at Sea and Field Bistro

August 12

7:00am Breakfast at leisure

8:00am Depart

8:30am Get West Adventure Cruises

9:00am Boarding MV UCHUCK III

Sail

Lunch On Board

Snacks, Social Hour Refreshments

4:00pm Return

4:30pm Baymont by Wyndham Gold River

5:45pm The Ridge Roadhouse Dinner

August 13

7:00am Breakfast at leisure

8:15am Depart

9:30am Elk River Falls and Suspension Bridge

11:00am Depart

12:00pm Local's Restaurant Courtenay Lunch

2:00pm Depart

3:15pm Departure Bay Ferry Terminal

4:00pm Sailing

5:35pm Arrive Horseshoe Bay

5:45pm Black Car Home drop off

*Itinerary subject to change