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MAPLE LEAF ADVENTURES

Adventure Cruises
Victoria, British Columbia - Canada

 Maple Leaf Adventures - British Columbia Small Boat Cruises
http://adventure-cruises.GordonsGuide.com/mapleleafadventures

Overview

Five to eleven-night expedition cruises explore each area's nature and culture up close. Each trip takes place in a region of the coast that is widely regarded as a must-see location.

You will travel with a small group of guests and expert crew. Your experience of the coast's rainforests, fjords, islands, wildlife and cultures will be authentic, exclusive and profound.

How Maple Leaf Adventures Travels
Guests experience the entire environment on Maple Leaf Adventures' trips, not just the "viewscape". Each day, awake in an anchorage, cruise on the 92-foot schooner Maple Leaf, and go ashore often with inflatable boats to experience the magic of different habitats and the special life that inhabits each area. There are also kayaks on board.

Wildlife and Nature
Each trip is timed to coincide with peak wildlife phenomena, such as whale and seabird migrations or the presence of bears in key viewing areas. Maple Leaf's extremely experienced crew live on the coast and have access to the best places - where many types of operators are forbidden to go. Your experience will be enhanced by learning from the coast's best naturalists.

Coastal Cultures
Human civilizations have existed on this coast since at least the last ice age, if not far longer. There is a rich cultural history here, both of First Nations cultures and of more recent pioneer cultures. Your learning about these cultures includes visits to important sites and conversations and interpretation with residents of the areas visited.

Travel & Industry Awards

  • Frommer's "Best Travel Experience" 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 2000
  • Ranked one of Canada's Top 5 Guided Trips by Explore Magazine, 2008
  • Wilderness Tourism Association Featured Leader for Environmental Stewardship, 2007
  • Torch Award for Educational Services, 2nd place, Better Business Bureau
  • Green Tourism Example Business, in The Greening of Tourism by the Government of Canada and Simon Fraser University, 1993

Affiliations

  • The International Ecotourism Society
  • One Percent For The Planet
  • Wilderness Tourism Association of British Columbia
  • Commercial Bear Viewing Association
  • Gwaii Haanas Tour Operators Association
  • Maritime Museum of British Columbia
  • Tourism British Columbia
  • Alaska Forest Service Permits to Operate in Tongass Wilderness

Payments Accepted

  • Visa
  • MasterCard
  • Personal Checks
  • Cash
  • Wire Transfer

Reservation Policy

A deposit of one third of the price of the trip will reserve your space for any North American trip. (Note: Earlybird reservations require just a $500 deposit.) The balance is due 90 days prior to departure.

A nonrefundable deposit of US $1000 reserves a place on a Galapagos trip. The balance is due three months prior to departure date.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to participate in a North American trip and cancellation occurs at least 120 days prior to the departure date of your trip, the full amount of your deposit is refundable, less a $200 cancellation fee per reservation. If cancellation occurs between 90 and 120 days prior to the departure date of your trip, the deposit is transferable to another Maple Leaf Adventures trip but is not refundable. If cancellation occurs less than 90 days prior to the departure date of your trip, Maple Leaf will do their best to try to fill your space on the trip, however no money will be refunded unless all the spaces on your trip are filled.

For group bookings, such as a family charter of the entire ship, the booking and cancellation policy may be different

Cancellation policy for Galapagos trips, at the time we receive written notice of your wish to cancel your trip, the following fees will apply:

  • 90 days or more from departure date: 100% of deposit.
  • 89 to 60 days from departure date: 50% of Land Cost.
  • 59 days or less from departure date: 100% of Land Cost.