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Hiking in northern British Columbia<br />
Prince Rupert<br />
Beautifully set on the northern Pacific coast of<br />
British Columbia within easy reach of the Queen<br />
Charlotte Islands and Alaska’s Ketchikan, Prince<br />
Rupert is the terminus of the Skeena railway, and<br />
is a uniquely accessible outpost in the natural<br />
world. This is a place where eagles, bears, and<br />
whales outnumber people and the area has over<br />
10,000 years of First Nations history, clearly<br />
Cruising the Inside Passage<br />
evoked in the Museum of Northern British<br />
Columbia. Nearby the Khuzeymateen Provincial<br />
Park occupies a beautiful and remote valley that<br />
has earned world-wide fame for its prolific<br />
population of grizzly bears.<br />
CREST HOTEL, PRINCE RUPERT<br />
Situated on a high promontory overlooking the<br />
inner harbour, the Crest Hotel enjoys one of<br />
the most scenic vantage points over Kaien Island.<br />
The hotel is located just minutes from downtown<br />
Prince Rupert and has 102 comfortable rooms,<br />
many with sea views. The Waterfront restaurant,<br />
overlooking Prince Rupert harbour and the<br />
nearby islands, specialises in fresh local seafood<br />
and award-winning, locally produced wines. There<br />
is a lounge where the casual dining is popular with<br />
residents and locals alike, a fitness centre, steam<br />
room and outdoor hot tub.<br />
INSIDE PASSAGE FERRY<br />
The famed Inside Passage runs up the coast of<br />
British Columbia and on to Alaska: panoramas<br />
of unsurpassed natural beauty with snow-capped<br />
mountains, jagged fjords and glistening glaciers.<br />
The best way to appreciate this dramatic coastal<br />
landscape is on board the 15 hour ferry that plies<br />
between Prince Rupert on the mainland and Port<br />
Hardy at the northern tip of Vancouver Island,<br />
with plenty of amenities on board and orcas, seals<br />
and bald eagles to be watched for on every side.<br />
Crest Hotel<br />
The Bears of Khutzeymateen<br />
Bring your binoculars for this truly memorable<br />
experience, a thrilling six hour adventure tour<br />
from Prince Rupert to a beautiful, remote<br />
rainforest. <strong>Travel</strong> north by catamaran through<br />
Chatham Sound before continuing into rugged<br />
fjords and the pristine wilderness of the<br />
Khutzeymateen, home to one of the earth’s<br />
largest populations of grizzly bears. The area is<br />
also home to a large variety of other wildlife<br />
including orca whales, eagles, seals, mountain<br />
goats and black bears which your naturalist<br />
guide will point out to you.<br />
SKEENA TRAIN<br />
A two-day rail journey between Prince Rupert and<br />
Jasper in the Rocky Mountains, the Skeena is famed<br />
for its spectacular views as it passes through some<br />
of British Columbia’s most stunning mountain<br />
landscapes. Please see page 9 for more information.