Experience Providers

Discover the beauty of sailing in Desolation Sound We are a small niche adventure sailing company and sailing school operating from Cortes Island within the beautiful waters of Desolation Sound away from the usual busy city centers. We offer one- and multi-day sailing excursions on our 40-foot sailboat Mariah, focused on experiencing sailing, adventure, teaching, and providing Sail Canada-accredited sailing courses and certification. Visit our website for more information and bookings! Join us and begin your sailing adventure!

Spirit of the West kayaking Adventures has been offering sea kayaking tours and trips around Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, since 1996. Our most popular tours travel to the orca waters of Johnstone Strait, British Columbia to kayak in the realm of the whales. We also offer trips to Desolation Sound, the Broughton Archipelago, Nuchatlitz Marine Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island and the Great Bear Rainforest on the Central Coast. We also offer tours to the Exuma Cays in the Bahamas and Chilean Patagonia during the North American winter.

Multi-day guided kayak tours from Quadra Island, BC. Join our comfortable Orca Base Camp tour in Johnstone Strait, next to Robson Bight Michael Biggs Ecological Reserve. Kayak in waters where Killer Whales play! Enjoy Glamping with spacious Safari tents & cots, close enough to hear the blows of the Orca! Looking for more adventure? Join a kayaking expedition in the wilderness of Desolation Sound and the Discovery Islands! Towering mountains, remote sparsely inhabited islands and tons of wildlife. All gear, food, and professional guides included. Start your next adventure today!

Hollyhock exists to inspire, nourish and support people making the world better. Powerful experiential learning happens in a magnificent setting on British Columbias wilderness coast. Enjoy cozy accommodations in hand-crafted wooden buildings and gourmet organic vegetarian cuisine.

Cortes Island’s only certified sailing charter vessel. Scheduled day trips, private charters, and mothership kayaking. Scheduled day trips to Desolation Sound and Mitlenatch Island as well as multi-day kayak mothership trips exploring remote areas of the Discovery Islands, Toba & Bute Inlets. Nestled at the entrance to enchanting Desolation Sound & located between Campbell River & the mainland coast of BC, the Discovery Islands dot the intricate waterways in some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

Specializing in Desolation Sound, British Columbia – where warm Pacific waters teem with marine wildlife and the majestic coast mountains tower over idyllic islands. Join us on an all-inclusive multi-day camping tour, or at our uniquely wonderful eco-resort on an uninhabited island in the heart of Desolation Sound, enjoying locally sourced foods, cozy comforts and a perfectly tranquil setting. Kayak rentals and day tours are further options to experience Desolation Sound and whet your appetite for longer adventures. Snorkel with the STARS! in the unusually warm waters and experience colourful sea stars, sea cucumbers, spiny urchins and much more. Experience the adventure and explore Desolation!

Small museum with local history and natural history of Cortes Island. Exhibits change every year. Beautiful heritage garden with picnic table – allows for family lunch. We are also a Tourist/Visitor Information Booth (T/VIB) as part of a provincial network under Destination BC