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Explore the North Island!

There sure is a lot to explore up here on the North Island!

Charter a boat - or a plane - and explore a wilderness area consisting of a maze of several small islands, numerous islets and adjacent foreshore.

The numerous remote, solitary islands incorporated in the Broughton Archipelago Marine Park provide unlimited and unique fishing and swimming opportunities.

Evidence of early native settlement of these islands can be found in the petroglyphs carved onto a rock wall on Berry Island, close to an area known traditionally as the Chief’s Bathtub. Local legend recounts how the First Nations people heated the basin with hot rocks and used the ‘bathtub’ for ceremonial purposes.

Incredible day trips are also available to great spots in Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Quatsino narrows. These three distinct areas each have their own special flavour to add to your vacation. From tame wolf eels at Hunt Rock to the limitless underwater colours of the walls at Browning Pass, to the Gorgonian corals at Berry Islet, to lazy drifts along Plumper wall or Northeast Pearse, each site has its own intrigue and splendor that will keep you anticipating the excitement of the next dive.