We flew from Hong Kong to Vancouver and had a brief stop. From Vancouver, we were transferred to Bella Bella by a chartered flight which was part of the luxury all inclusive package offered by King Pacific Lodge. From Bella Bella, we were transferred to this remote resort by float plane. This is actually one of the top luxury resorts I have visited and at the same time, the most remote. I remember my boss said ‘We are in the middle of nowhere’ when we landed in Bella Bella. I’m sure you’ll feel the same when you are here.
There are several reasons King Pacific Lodge is on my Top 10 List. Here are a few of them:Best Whale Watching
There were only 17 rooms. Some of them had sea view and only two of them had a balcony. One of the balcony rooms was occupied by my boss, of course. I was lucky enough to be assigned the other one with both sea view and a balcony. Hence I could enjoy whale watching by lying on a chair in my balcony. Three steps in whale watching: heard a sound, saw a splash of water, saw the whale’s head or tail or body. I went by late September and there were lots of them, as it was the best time in a year to watch whales at King Pacific Lodge.
Best Eco Adventure
Kayaking among sea lions and starfishes was something extremely interesting. The sea lions were curious to find out who we were and were not afraid of swimming around us. Water here was crystal clear and along the shore, we could see a lot of dark red starfishes, some of them had five limbs and some had more. Of course we did whale watching at near distance. I failed in bear watching because I went on a rainy day when the bears might probably prefer to stay home. Many other wildlife were seen in areas around the lodge.
Transportation within the lodge is by sea only.
Best Luxury Hideaway Resort
King Pacific Lodge is a perfect remote resort to do any corporate offsite because laptops and mobile phones wouldn’t work here. We were completely separated from rest of the world. My boss was happy to have full attention from everyone as they could not talk on mobile phones or check blackberries under the table while attending meetings. Likewise, if you want to enjoy a hideaway holiday, King Pacific Lodge is one of the top Canadian resorts where you won’t be disturbed by phone calls or emails. (Only VERY LIMITED access of internet and telephone was available at the business centre.)
From their official website:
King Pacific Lodge provides the ultimate in luxury adventure travel and ecotourism vacations from its location in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. As a luxury wilderness lodge, this is an unsurpassed eco adventure travel destination. Among its many accolades, King Pacific Lodge was selected as the Best Resort in Canada
by Condé Nast Readers' Choice Awards in 2008 and again in 2009.
– I personally think that KPL well deserves these awards.
Anna's Amazing Journeys - King Pacific Lodge
With summer vacation almost here, I decided to start looking for a unique place to travel. Tired of the usual beach vacations, my husband and I decided that we would like to go somewhere new this year.
ReplyDeleteNot wanting to get our passports renewed, we wanted to stay in the US. And so our search began. Limiting our search to something we have never done before, we decided that we wanted to go make the outdoors a focus on this trip. Not the usual outdoors buffs, with any hiking experience or anything under our belt, we decided that a nature cruise type vacation was just what we needed.
We decided to go for – the Alaska inside passage cruise small boat tour. I researched a ton of Alaska cruise vacations and we were set.
The company we chose is known for partnering with Sustainable Tourism Alaska, and after visiting, we know why. The scenery is stunning, and you will see a variety of wildlife, glaciers, and other things not found elsewhere in the US.
For anyone wanting to vacation somewhere unique this year, I highly recommend the Alaska fishing trips with cruise. You truly won't regret it.