The wild Inian Islands are every adventurer’s dream of a wilderness escape.  The surrounding unspoiled waters teem with fish and other marine life. You’ll see it all from a guided skiff. This trip includes daily excursions to find humpbacks nearby and to look for killer whales and other whale species who may be transiting the area.  Numerous other species of marine mammals thrive here amidst awe-inspiring backdrops—sea otters, sea lions, and seals to name a few.  You’ll return at night to the comfort of your private guesthouse lodgings and fresh gourmet food prepared from locally sourced and organic ingredients wherever possible.

Party of 2: $3,540 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 3: $3,760 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 4: $3,980 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights

A wide range of possibilities exist for those interested in paddling the waters near the Hobbit Hole.  In a kayak, floating in glacial blue waters, you’ll enjoy nature’s wonder at “see-level.” From crossings requiring expert skills, to lazy floats along protected bays and inlets (just how lazy depends on the tide’s direction), this package can be customized to each paddler’s ability. We can drop off independent paddlers allowing them to avoid crossing passes with swift currents, or we can guide less experienced boaters. Circumnavigating the largest of the Inian Islands, paddling in Port Althorp, Idaho Inlet or Dundas Bay are a few of the options offered on this package. We provide delicious packed lunches to enjoy afloat or while exploring an inviting beach. As in all our trips, you’ll return at night to the comfort of your private guesthouse lodgings and a fresh gourmet dinner prepared from primarily locally sourced and organic ingredients.

Guided
Party of 2: $3,400 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 3: $3,625 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 4: $4,000 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights

Unguided
Party of 2: $2,800 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 3: $3,025 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 4: $3,400 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights

On this hiking-intensive trip, we guide you through the rainforest primeval 1200 feet up to the top of the largest Inian Island, where, on a clear day you can see Brady Glacier and the magnificent Fairweather mountain range to the north, trollers plying Cross Sound to the west and Lemesurier Island and Idaho Inlet to the south and east.  Another day we are dropped off on George Islands for an exploration of a WWII gun emplacement and remnants of the military installation there. Whales can frequently be seen and heard while on this walk. Other hiking options include low-tide beach walks, tide-pooling, and cross-island walks to discover muskegs and berry patches.  We’ll pack a picnic to share along the way.  Later we retire to the Hobbit Hole to warm up in your cozy cabin or cool down on the lawn before dinner.  All meals are freshly prepared from locally sourced organic ingredients wherever possible.

Party of 2: $2,800 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 3: $3,020 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 4: $3,240 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights

For those who would prefer a little taste of everything, we offer this combo:  half-day of skiff sightseeing to watch a bevy of sea lions basking or dining on fresh salmon, sea otters back-floating, munching and preening, whales feeding and frolicking, eagles and puffins and maybe even a bear; a half-day of guided hiking in just the right spot of interest for you—challenging or easy, it’s your pick; and a half day of guided paddling in and around the Inian Islands to view all the marine life up close and personal.  The guesthouse cabin will be your cozy private retreat and we’ll feed you sumptuously, primarily from the garden and the sea around us.  If any specific excursions listed on other packages interest you, let us know and we will try to incorporate them.

Party of 2: $3,150 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 3: $3,400 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights
Party of 4: $3,700 covers the entire group for 4 days and 3 nights