Things to Do at Telegraph Cove
Interested in catching 'The Big One'? Our guides (all of whom have several years of experience) can lead you to the hot-spots, provide all the gear and bait you'll need and give you a spectacular tour all in one. If you're just interested in viewing the local scenery and wildlife from a boat, then the guides will be happy to cater to your needs. From Knight Inlet to Sointula, the guides will show you the sights (and the fish!). Please see our Fishing page for more information.
Ever heard of a Killer Whale? How about an Orca? Well, they're the same thing if you didn't know, and the waters around Telegraph Cove are full of them during the summer. Book a whale-watching tour and see not only these fascinating and complex creatures, but bald eagles, otters, porpoises, and a score of other marine animals. Contact Stubbs Island Whale Watching for more information.
The Johnstone Strait Whale Interpretive Centre Society is a non-profit society dedicated to marine education, research and interpretive programs. The Society initiated two projects this summer. One is an interpretive centre pilot project based in Telegraph Cove, nicknamed the "Bones Project". This project employs students in the preservation of skeletons of about 20 marine mammal species found in nearby waters, including the bones of "Finny" the fin whale. The sudden death of "Finny" occurred one summer day in 1999 when a passing cruise ship struck the whale as it slept peacefully in the Johnstone Strait, not far from Telegraph Cove.
Interested in seeing Grizzly and Black bears in their natural habitat? Tide Rip Tours offers viewing opportunities from spring to autumn each year to get "remarkably close to these wonderful animals at eye level without disturbing them" while still keeping your safety as their primary concern. Tours by boat (Zodiac or water taxi) and safari van are offered and visitors can be taken to the famous Glendale River and Estuary in Knight Inlet to not only view bears, but bald eagles, loons, geese, mergansers, river otters, seals, and porpoises . Tide Rip Tours operates right out of Telegraph Cove for your convenience.
Maybe you want to spend a little more time on the water, even overnight on a deserted shore somewhere? Kayak rentals and tour groups can call North Island Kayak Rentals at Telegraph Cove to reserve a single or double kayak for as little as a short half day trip up to a full length tour of 3 to 4 days paddling enjoyment. Give them a call at 250-949-7707. Visit their web site www.kayakbc.ca
While you're staying at the Cove, why don't you take a day trip to Alert Bay? Home of the World's Tallest Totem Pole and the renowned U'mista Cultural Centre musem. See traditional dances performed by local residents in the newly re-built Big House, or explore the area and see for yourself what famous painter Emily Carr found so captivating. Please call for more information. |
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Telegraph Cove Resorts Ltd. :: Box 1, Telegraph Cove, British Columbia, V0N 3J0, Canada |
The summer of 2002 saw the opening of the Johnstone Strait Whale Interpretive Centre that is located in the old warehouse building on the boardwalk at Telegraph Cove. This new centre has been a great asset that has helped to promote a better insight and appreciation for the giant sea mammals that frequent our North Island waters. We are already starting to expand this warehouse site so that a mammoth sixty-foot long fin whale skeleton can be displayed in the near future. 
