Knight Inlet Lodge is an Indigenous-owned wildlife viewing destination in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.
In operation since the mid-1990s, The logde brings a wealth of hospitality and wildlife viewing experience, cultural knowledge, and environmental stewardship capability to their operations.
The five partner First Nations who now own the Lodge have been stewards of their traditional territories, including the region of Knight Inlet, for thousands of years. This ancient knowledge and experience is all now part of the Lodge experience, conservation efforts, and their contribution to research and responsible environmental stewardship.
Visitors come from all over the world to experience the incredible sight of wild bears and whales in this remote location, accessible only by sea or by air. The west coast-style floating lodge is tucked deep in the sheltered waters of Knight Inlet, yet is only a short floatplane ride from Campbell River, on Vancouver Island. The lodge offers comfort, fine food, spectacular scenery and of course, the wildlife viewing experience of a lifetime, right from your front door.
As an Indigenous-owned, fly-in wildlife viewing lodge, at Knight Inlet Lodge they take corporate and environmental stewardship responsibilities seriously. They work hard to reduce, reuse, and recycle, and are doing everything they can to minimise environmental footprint.
Grizzly bear viewing in British Columbia
Committed to Conservation
Knight Inlet Lodge strongly advocates for sustainable fisheries and wildlife management policies in the Great Bear Rainforest. The lodge support independent, peer-reviewed research on bear-human interactions, and successfully helped to end the grizzly bear trophy hunt in British Columbia in 2017. They are engaged in wild salmon enhancement and restoration projects as food security for grizzly bears in the area.
Knight Inlet Lodge whale watching tour boat
A Dedicated Team
The lodge has a tight-knit team of dedicated, like-minded people, with years of experience managing and operating remote wildlife viewing destination at Knight Inlet Lodge.
From the on-site managers to their guides, chefs to the lodge operations support staff, The staff offer guests the highest level of quality service and expertise.
4, 5, OR 6 NIGHT PACKAGES
Grizzly Bear & Whale Watching
Knight Inlet Lodge offers unique spring-to-fall experiences of both grizzly bears and whales during your 4 to 6 night stay at our lodge. Choose from a range of options to see bears and marine wildlife in one of the most magnificent natural settings in the world, surrounded by ancient forests and snow-capped mountains.
2 OR 3 NIGHT PACKAGES
Grizzly Bear Viewing
Knight Inlet Lodge offers unique spring-to-fall experiences of grizzly bears in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest. Take bear tours and other excursions during your 2 to 3 night stay at our lodge, located in a sheltered cove in one of the most magnificent natural settings in the world.
There are eighteen guest rooms that feature comfortable queen size beds and private ensuite bathrooms with showers. Four of the rooms are suitable for families of four, furnished with a queen size bed and two single beds. Each room comes with a wardrobe closet, writing desk and chair, bedside tables and reading lamps.
The guest rooms either have views of the inlet or the shoreline behind the lodge, where you often see bears foraging and traveling to and from the estuary. Choose to relax in privacy when not out on one of our tours, or mingle with friends, family, and other lodge guests on our open air lounge dock out front, in the dining room, or in the guest lounge.
There’s nothing like a good meal after a day of adventure! While fresh seafood is the specialty, Knight Inlet Lodge has a variety of dining options, so there’s always something for everyone.
The dining room offers bountiful and sumptuous West Coast and Continental cuisine, and delicious daily specials, served with fine local wines. With fresh ingredients flown in daily and the expert chefs, the lodge provide a dining experience that receives almost as many compliments as the bear viewing!
You will enjoy food and spirits from producers located in the Comox Valley and other Vancouver Island locations. Often the lodge feature crab, salmon and prawn harvested fresh from the pristine glacier fed waters of Knight Inlet. Make sure you leave room for our gorgeous desserts: you will have earned a treat after spending time out on one of the hiking or kayaking tours!
With advance notice the lodge is able to accommodate most allergy or dietary needs, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free diets.
