Sea Kayaking Gwaii Haanas National Park - Burnaby Island to Ninstints
This trip traverses the southern section of Gwaii Haanas, starting near Burnaby Island and traveling south. It’s an area known for it’s rugged beauty, excellent wildlife viewing opportunities, and spectacular campsites.
Heading south from Burnaby Island, we cross Skincuttle Inlet, and pass the abandoned Haida village of Haigi, long since deserted as a result of the smallpox epidemic. We also pass by the former townsite of Jedway, a community that developed to extract the mineral deposits in the area. It also has long since been absorbed back into the environment by the magnificent forests of Haida Gwaii.
Towards the southern end of the trip, we turn into Houston Stewart Channel, separating Moresby Island from Kungit Island, also the location of Rose Harbour – an abandoned whaling station.
Near the end of the trip we will visit the poles at Ninstints (SGang Gwaay Linagaay), weather and sea state permitting, and our final campsite is usually on the west side of Haida Gwaii, looking out into the open pacific.
