Northern Lights Expeditions
Northern Lights
offers four-day and six-day camping-based kayaking trips, week-long,
four-star wilderness lodge-based kayaking, and "Mothership" live-aboard
sea kayak tours on our beautiful yacht, the "Spirit Bear." Whale
watching and bear watching are also offered.
Our kayaking
tours are designed with comfort and safety foremost and for those
of all abilities and experience levels; we especially focus on those
with no previous sea kayaking experience.
Why Travel with Northern Lights Expeditions?
Our emphasis is 100% first-class tours from start to finish. Northern
Lights Expeditions has been the world's most respected sea kayaking
tour operator for over twenty years. People travel with Northern
Lights year in and year out because they know we're obsessed with
quality. About getting the details right. It takes meticulous research
of our trip routes, uncovering the cultural wonders to create a
unique vacation for you. It's what we've done for 25 years: setting
the stage for you to have a world-class experience.
We do it so
well that nearly 50% of our guests each year heard about us from
friends or family who traveled with us before, not to mention the
many who return year after year. Throughout this web site and especially
on our Reviews page, you'll find quotes
from some of the many letters we've received in just the last year,
expressing enthusiasm for the Northern Lights experience.
Here are some
of the things that have earned Northern Lights the reputation of
being the world's finest sea kayak tour company:
- No trip
cancellations.
- If you
sign up for a trip, we guarantee
that trip will be run. Almost all other travel companies often
cancel trips due to low sign-ups. Not Northern Lights. We
have no disclaimers about minimum group size. If you've ever
experienced of a late cancellation of a long-awaited vacation,
you'll appreciate this important guarantee. Reserve your space
and your trip will be run.
- Experienced,
naturalist sea kayak guides.
- "If all
your guides are as great as the three on my trip, it definitely
reflects the quality of your company and the great time that
all will have on the trips."
Kenneth Perkins, Oregon
- Our focus
on your comfort and safety.
- "The whole trip was extremely well organized,
with great attention to group safety."
Shelley Wickenheiser, Ontario
- "For me, this trip was a personal accomplishment.
I had never camped or kayaked, so I was fearful, especially
with respect to the physical challenge. Could I keep up? The
guides paced the trip well and their competence calmed my
fears. I had fun! I relaxed! I think our guides had a lot
to do with this being such an excellent experience. They were
always upbeat, worked as a team, and worked very hard."
Gordon Mandeville, Massachusetts
- Expedition-quality sea kayaking and camping
equipment.
- "Awesome
equipment! I had never before used true expedition-quality
outdoor gear, from tents to kayaks to life jackets and hand-made
wooden paddles! Incredible quality - like everything else
on our trip."
James Fraser, North Carolina
- Your choice of trips.
- We offer
camping-based kayaking, four-star wilderness lodge-based kayaking,
and "Mothership" live-aboard kayaking on our beautiful yacht,
the "Spirit
Bear." Whale watching and bear watching are also offered.
- Unparalleled customer service.
- "Thank you again for your exceptionally
friendly, helpful, and always-on-time replies and information.
My nicest holiday-adventure had started before it even began!!
I felt taken care of very well - right from my first contact
with you!"
Petra Grappendorf, Switzerland
- Gourmet meals.
- "The food on the trip was better than
I could have imagined. There was a wonderful variety and it
was all prepared perfectly."
Michele Cummings, New York
- "I was totally shocked at how well prepared
and delicious all our meals were. I didn't expect to be eating
like that while camping. Don't change a thing!"
Christine Bauser, New York
- No experience
is necessary to join any of our sea kayak adventures.
- "Not knowing anything about camping or
kayaking, this was the best experience and adventure of my
life. If I could do it, anyone can!"
Sherry Mandeville, Massachusetts
- Quality and attention to detail.
- "Incredible - Northern Lights has clearly
exceeded the industry standard. The organization and attention
to detail leaves little to chance."
Mike Nielsen, Washington
- "The only low point was that the trip
had to come to an end. You all do such an excellent job in
every area of the trip that nothing needs to be or can be
improved. It's all perfection!"
Julie Heck, California
Environmental
Responsibility
Even an environmentally
compatible activity like running sea kayak tours affects the habitat
in which it operates. As such, sea kayak tour operators have a responsibility
to conduct their activities responsibly. Northern Lights is the
only sea kayaking operator based in Port McNeill, the meeting point
for this area's kayaking tours. Our office and warehouse overlook
Inside Passage waters. As a local operator, and as a British Columbia
company, we have long been leaders in encouraging kayaking outfitters
to protect our area's cultural and environmental values. Since 1983,
Northern Lights has set the standard for responsible whale watching
and other wildlife viewing by sea kayak.
 Project
SeaWolf Approved - Northern Lights has been praised and endorsed
by Project SeaWolf's Ecologically Conscious Outdoor Service (ECOS)
Review for our environmentally responsible practices and policies.
Click here
for their review. EcoTravel
Directory - Northern Lights is pleased to have been selected
for the EcoDirectory at EcoTravel.com, rewarding us for our ecological
and cultural consciousness. Click here
to view our listing. Sustainable
Connections - Northern Lights is a member of Sustainable Connections,
a local organization promoting local business, a healthy environment
and sustainable economy.
Privacy Policy
Northern
Lights Expeditions does not sell your e-mail address, telephone
numbers, physical address or other information collected by phone,
by e-mail, via our catalog request form or from booking a trip with
us. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our privacy
practices, please e-mail us at info@seakayaking.com
or call us at 800-754-7402.
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