FAQ at Klahoose Wilderness Resort

Klahoose Wilderness Resort is open seasonally from May to October with whale and marine-life watching boat tours included season long from May thru August with spring bear viewing by boat in May and early June, and from late August, September and late October our tours include Grizzly Bear Viewing from platforms. Discover Klahoose Packages May 9 to August 21, 2024 May 8 to August 20, 2025 Grizzly Bears of Toba Inlet Packages August 22 to October 24, 2024 August 21 to October 23, 2025

Your stay includes all meals from dinner on arrival to breakfast on departure, snacks, non alcoholic beverages, boat tour(s), boat transfer from Lund to the Resort and for those flying between Vancouver Airport and Powell River Airport, an airport transfer from Powell River to Lund to meet our boat. Guests can use our kayaks, paddle boards, rainforest hiking and walking trails, campfire area, dock area with woodfire sauna and the lodge has free WI-FI. We include Indigenous activities each day, starting with the traditional Klahoose welcome ceremony when you arrive at our dock. Toba Inlet Whale Watching and Marine Tour is included from opening in May, June, July and late August. One boat tour is included on Day 2 and we also take you to Apokum, on Day 3, a Klahoose traditional seasonal village site. Grizzly Bear Viewing Tours are included from late August, September and October (two tours are included with the 3-night or 4-night package) Not included would be alcoholic beverages, gratuity, and any optional tours, transportation from your home to Powell River or Lund.

Klahoose Wilderness Resort specializes in 3 a 4 wildlife and cultural packages. Stays are based on a three-night stay arriving Thursday and departing Sunday, a four-night stay arriving Sunday and departing Thursday. A seven night stay is also available with arrival on either Thursdays or Sunday.

4:00 PM, at the Resort. Guests that are driving will meet our boat transfer in Lund between 2:30 and 3:00 PM. The covered boat transfer takes about 45 minutes from Lund Harbour to Desolation Sound and the Resort. An airport transfer from Powell River Airport to Lund is also available if guests are choose to fly from Vancouver (35 minutes) or ask us about flights direct to our dock. We check out after breakfast at 10:00 AM. Our boat transfer from the Resort back to Lund Harbour arrives at about 12:00 PM.

Yes! We meet the arrival of the Pacific Coastal Airlines Vancouver South Terminal (YVR) to Powell River Airport (YPW) (35 minute flight) and land transfer to Lund (1 hour) to meet our boat. This land transfer is complimentary on our schedule. Please check schedules with our reservations team prior to booking your flights.

The water taxi operates from the Lund Resort Marina in Lund Harbour. Guests will meet staff at the Lund Resort at Klah Ah Men. The boat transfer is schedules to depart Lund for the Resort at 3 pm on Thursdays and Sundays and returns to Lund at about noon. The GOAT 1 meeting guests at the Lund Marina

Yes! Charters are available anytime or in the peak season schedule seaplane flight are avaialble from Vancouver International South Terminal to our dock with Corilair. Charter flights are also available from Vancouver, Campbell River, Whistler, Tofino, Victoria Seattle or any other nearby resorts and lodges. Please contact us if you would like information on charter flights direct to the Resort.

Yes! There is overnight parking next to the Lund Resort at Klah Ah Men and adjacent to our boat departure point at the Lund marina. The rate is $10 per day, subject to change.

With most of our guests arriving by water taxi, there are no restrictions on luggage. If you are travelling by air to/from the resort you must check the luggage restrictions with the air carrier.

If you enjoyed your stay or wish to further acknowledge the staff and guides, please ask for an envelope and you may leave a gratuity with the on-site manager. Recommend at $50 per day per guest. These gratuities are shared among the resorts staff.

Yes! We will cater to any dietary restrictions or food allergies. When you book with us please advise of any dietary restrictions or allergies.

The sharing of the Klahoose traditions, led by our cultural interpreters, like the welcome ceremony, Indigenous led wildlife tours, bruising-off-ceremony and evening cultural sharing are all example of experiences guests during every stay.

The Klahoose ancestors have managed the legacy of natural resources, honouring and protecting the environment and its inhabitants for a millennium. Klahoose Wilderness Resort is Certified Sustainable and also includes a conservation fee, part of which goes to wildlife conservation. When you stay with us you can also join our off-the-grid back of house tour to see our clean energy hydro system that powers the resort. For more our our sustainability please see: https://www.klahooseresort.com/sustainability

The Indigenous Tourism Destination Fund (ITDF) is your chance to support Indigenous Tourism in Canada, and help fulfill the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #92: by ensuring Indigenous communities gain long-term sustainable benefits from economic activities taking place on their lands or using their resources. The ITDF is a fund that assists Indigenous tourism business nationwide through Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC). When you make your booking the ITDF will automatically be included. Note that an option to opt-out is available by clicking on the ITDF link when booking.

Complimentary WI-FI is included during your stay and is available in the main lodge area. Note the WIFI works well for the internet, posting images etc., but you can not stream movies or upload videos. Please share your image during your stay, but please wait to share your videos. Tag us on social media at #KlahooseWildernessResort

There is no cell coverage at Klahoose Wilderness Resort. We have a resort satellite phone that is available for guests to use.

As much as we love them, we are unable to accommodate pets due the boat transfers and proximity of surrounding wildlife habitats.

All of our public areas, rooms and cabins are smoke free. Guests may smoke outside in the designated area. Please ask out manager when you arrive.

Klahoose Wilderness Resort has 4 Lodge Rooms located in the main lodge and 3 private Cabins located a short walk from the main lodge. Based on double occupancy the Resort can accommodate 14 guests. Total capacity is 26 when guest are sharing all the bedrooms. Lodge Room (4 available): Sleeps 1 to 4 guests One Bedroom Cabin (1 available): Sleeps up to 4 guests Two Bedroom Cabin (2 available): Sleep up to 6 guests Lodge Room:

Yes! Families with children are welcome at the Resort anytime between May and October. For the included Grizzly Bear Viewing Tours (late August to October), the minimum age to participate is 10 years old, as we spend 2-3 quietly hours watching the bears from our viewing platforms. Parents and guardians are required to supervise children at all times. We do have have lifeguards or any babysitting service. Children 2 and under are free.

Our Grizzly Bear Viewing Tours are from our private fixed viewing platforms in Toba Inlet. The platforms are set in locations along the Klite River, a remote wilderness river in Toba Inlet, and are situated above the ground, designed to provide an optimal viewing vantage point, while maintaining a safe distance from the bears. Tours are fully guided by our Indigenous Klahoose bear viewing guides and include a short land transfer from our dock to the forest and river viewing areas by mini-bus, often parking right beside the viewing platforms making the experience accessible. A boat will transfer you from the Resort to our dock in Toba Inlet. This scenic boat ride passes spectacular scenery and several major waterfalls.

Our resort and tours are not wheelchair accessible due to the nature of the environment we operate in. If you have any disability requirements and you are unsure of our safety practices, please contact us to discuss. Good mobility is recommend for walking up and down the marina dock and ramps, in Lund Harbour, and also embarking and disembarking vessels plus we have stairs at the main entrance to the resort and to all rooms and cabins. However, all our of tours and transfers are dock to dock and luggage handling is included. We take our time during tours and we do not exit vessels onto rocky shorelines or beaches and guided boat tours or bear tours do not including any hiking on trails. On our grizzly bear tours, we travel by covered heated boat to our dock, then a mini-bus which parks next to or viewing platforms which have stairs to enter. Sometimes a short gravel pathway is used to access the platforms.

A 10% deposit is required to make a booking with the balance due 45 days prior to arrival. From the time of booking a $100 per person cancellation or change fee applies. From 0-44 prior to arrival there no refunds. To view our full policy: Booking Terms & Conditions