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Saturna Island Tour

Birds of a Feather’s Zodiac Medline III based in Victoria is available for private charter transport (water taxi) to and from Saturna Island. We are also available for marine eco-tour charters, or simply boating the west coast.

Saturna Island Lamb roast Canada Day
Saturna Island Canada Day Lamb Roast

Saturna Island Tour:

Almost one half of Saturna’s  31 sq.km of stunning bays, valleys and high rock bluffs are protected within the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.  For summer recreation, Russell Reef, off East Point Road, showcases a lovely natural swimming hole and Thomson Park provides a perfect beacj to swim and relax.

The local vineyard has become well known for its wines and also runs the "Vineyard Bistro".
The Saturna Cafe and the Lighthouse Pub & Restaurant are also popular eateries on the island.

History:

The island was first used by indigenous people who called the island "Long Nose," due to the island’s long north-eastern tapering shoreline.

The name Saturna comes from the ship Santa Saturnina ("St. Saturnina"), commanded by Captain José María Narváez in 1791.

The first European settlers came in the 1800s, but the island was slower to develop than the neighbouring Gulf Islands due to its relative isolation and rugged topography.

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Saturna Island Tourism




The Saturna Island charter is a unique way to explore the unlimited beauty offered by the southern Gulf Islands, and a great way to discover this quaint island community. The length of this tour is entirely up to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whales, tall ship wreck and oceanside vineyards

Fri, 06/20/2008 - 06:27 — Dieter

the Crowther Family Boating Journal: Our Alaska cruise pulled in to Vancouver just after 7:30 am and by 11:30 we met up with Dieter. Our flight back home to Australia left the next day. With Dieter’s planning advice it all went like clockwork. We flew in to Ganges from the Vancouver harbour on a float plane with Salt Spring Island Air where Dieter met us. After enjoying an excellent lunch on Salt Spring we headed south through the Gulf Islands and stopped at the Saturna Island Vineyards to sample their wines and bought a few bottles. This oceanside vineyard reminded us of those back home in southern Australia near Melbourne. We also saw a tall ship wrecked on a reef near there. We passed through the San Juans where we spent an hour or so watching a super pod of Orcas. A large male breached completely out of the water just a few hundred yards from the boat. This is an experience we will never forget and recommend to anyone who loves the ocean and wildlife. Dieter dropped us off in Victoria right next to the West Coast Air float plane docks at 5:30 pm. By 7:00 pm we were back in our hotel in Vancouver! What a perfect day. This was the icing on our perfect week to the west coast. Thank you "Birds of a Feather". Next time we’ll be back to stay at your B&B in Victoria.

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