Bear Tour Dates & Rates

Dates: Late August thru' October
Rates: $350 per person
Duration: 3.5 to 4 hrs including transportation by boat

Jet Boat Tours

Dates: May thru' Sep.
Rates: $65 per person (1 hour)
$325 per person (6 hours)

Please note:
Rates do not include applicable taxes

Given rising fuel costs, a fuel surcharge (subject to change without notice) maybe applied if deemed necessary.

Outdoor Adventure Tours and Activities at Dent Island Lodge, British Columbia, Canada

Dent Island Lodge offers more than “just” fishing charters. For a change of pace, or for those members of your party that may prefer a choice of activities besides fishing, we can book a variety of scenic adventure tours and wildlife viewing boat tours.

Jet Boat Adventure Tours

Explore the unique and rugged beauty of coastal British Columbia like you never thought possible in our new, 12 passenger jet boat – The Rapids Runner.

One-Hour Jet Boat Adventure

• Up-close viewing of local scenery and wildlife (including marine mammals, eagles, bears…)

• Safely skim through the ‘Infamous’ Yuculta, Arran, and Dent Rapids – A thrilling encounter with some of the wildest water on earth!!!

Six-Hour Jet Boat Adventure

• Travel 40 miles through the impressive fjord landscape of Bute Inlet – an experience in itself that will leave you feeling inspired

• Unparalleled opportunities for viewing eagles, marine wildlife, grizzly and black bears, as well as glaciers and waterfalls

• Navigate the otherwise inaccessible Southgate and Homathko Rivers at the head of Bute Inlet. These magnificent glacier-fed rivers are a highlight of this unforgettable adventure!

With an experienced local guide, your only fear will be missing a photo opportunity! Jet Boat Adventures have limited seating available, so be sure to make a reservation early. Customized trips and charters are also available. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity!

Bears of Bute - The Ultimate Bear Adventure

If you would like to see Grizzly Bears fishing, playing and interacting within their natural, undisturbed habitat then a bear viewing tour to Bute Inlet with Homalco Wildlife Tours is an adventure tour you should not miss.

Grizzly Bears Everywhere! It is not uncommon for over 35 Grizzly Bears to be within the 7 kilometer stretch of the lower Orford River and it is also not uncommon to see up to 18 bears during a typical tour - some as close as 15 feet away (from a tower of course). Be sure to take your camera, there are photo opportunities around every bend in the river.

Combine History & Adventure. The Orford River in Bute Inlet on the West coast of British Columbia lies within the ancestral lands of the Homalco First Nations People. Homalco Wildlife Tours provides trained and certified wildlife guides to take you on a bear viewing adventure you will never forget. Along the way the guides, all of whom are members of the Homalco First Nations, will provide you with a rich and interesting history of their traditions, culture and heritage.

Let Dent Island Lodge book your Bears of Bute during your stay.