Victoria-based expedition cruise company Maple Leaf Adventures received the Parks Canada Sustainable Tourism award this week at the Canada Tourism Awards gala in Gatineau, Que.
Maple Leaf Adventures offers ecotourism-based safari cruises on the classic, 92-foot sailing ship Maple Leaf.
The multi-day excursions let guests experience remote places on the B.C. coast in the company of expert naturalists and First Nations guides.
For more information about Maple Leaf Adventures and its 2013 trips in Haida Gwaii, the Great Bear Rainforest, southeast Alaska, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve and the Broughton Archipelago, go to MapleLeafAdventures.com or call 250-386-7245.
