By Kit Case

While writing our last post about our travels in Toba Inlet, I learned of the Klahoose Wilderness Resort. The Klahoose First Nation has reimagined what was previously the Homfray Lodge and paired it with another endeavor, Klahoose Coastal Adventures, which offers grizzly bear viewing excursions. They have six viewing platforms set along the Klite River in the Toba Valley. They take small groups up by boat upriver, where the guests can spend time on the viewing platforms (which look similar to bird blinds), unobtrusively observing the bears.

The resort wasn’t open when we were last in Toba Inlet, so I have no personal knowledge of the accommodations, experiences or the operation itself, but I was drawn in by their Instagram page - it is worth a follow for the photos alone!

The lodge’s website is beautiful and states an anticipated opening date in Spring 2021. I reached out to learn more, and Chris Tait, Tourism Manager with Klahoose Wilderness Resort, wrote back with more details.

Klahoose Wilderness Resort is owned and operated by the Klahoose First Nation on their traditional territory within the heart of BC’s most pristine coast in Desolation Sound. The eco-resort’s remote lodge sits on the water’s edge of the calm Homfray Channel between BC’s Coastal Mountain peaks and the lush, temperate rain forests of the Sunshine Coast. 

Klahoose Wilderness Resort offers a wide range of activities and cultural programming. Guests live an immersive, authentic cultural experience during their entire visit. Experienced Indigenous Interpreters and friendly staff add to the memorable experience, particularly on the grizzly bear viewing tours in Toba Inlet. Guests leave transformed by the beauty of the Klahoose territory, their Nation's unique culture, and the region's exceptional wildlife.

At the time of this writing, The Klahoose Wilderness Resort does not offer guest moorage to boaters, unless they have booked a stay at the resort. The resort offers all-inclusive package pricing, with stays available during the operating season, from May to October. The packages include: accommodation, in either a spacious lodge room or a cosy cabin, meals, Wi-Fi, boat transfer from Lund to the Resort, airport pick-up from Powell River Airport, activities, and grizzly bear tours in Toba Inlet. Taxes, service fee, flights and an optional heli-sightseeing excursion are not included in the package prices. 

We wish them well and hope that we can visit soon!!