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Moutcha Bay Resort vs Wildcoast Adventures

Two glamping retreats side by side from their own published tariffs: Moutcha Bay Resort from $1,829, Wildcoast Adventures from $1,044.48 per person, with seasons, what is and is not in the price, deposit and cancellation terms, and the transfer from the gateway.

How this page is made. Every figure is from the two operators' own published tariffs and booking pages, as recorded in their Ledgers, last read 14 September 2026. The sentences under "Which one" are rules over those figures, not opinion; where an operator publishes nothing, the row says so and the rule stays quiet. Ben has stayed at both.

Moutcha Bay Resort and its marina from the air, the yurt village set along the shore of Nootka Sound

Nootka Sound Moutcha Bay Resort

Group of sea kayakers paddling below a misty rainforest shoreline in Johnstone Strait

Discovery Islands Wildcoast Adventures

The record

Side by side

Fact	Moutcha Bay Resort	Wildcoast Adventures
From, per person	From $1,829 per person for 3 nights (Bronze, self-guided), Summer season (May to September), 2026 tariff	From $1,044.48 per person for 2 nights (Explorer, 3 days), Early season (31 May to 7 July), 2026 tariff
Per night	about $610 per person per night, the Bronze, self-guided rate divided by its 3 nights	about $522 per person per night, the Explorer, 3 days rate divided by its 2 nights
All in, with tax	about $1,920 per person for the shortest stay, with GST at 5%	about $1,097 per person for the shortest stay, with GST at 5%
Stays sold	8 packages of 3 or 4 nights	7 packages of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights
Priced for	Double, two to a boat; Quad, four to a boat; Triple, three to a boat	Double, sharing a tent; Single, own tent
Season	Summer season, May to September	Early season, 31 May to 7 July; High summer, 8 July to 30 August; September, 31 August to 18 September
In the price	On a fishing package: a Signature Cedar Yurt for two or a Luxury Cedar Yurt for three or four, a continental take-away breakfast, an artisanal packed lunch and a three-course dinner at the Conuma Grill each day Gold: full days on a 32-foot North River with a certified guide, 10 hours dock to dock, gear and tackle, lunch aboard. Silver: one guided day and the rest self-guided on a 24-foot ABD. Bronze: self-guided days on an 18-foot Quay Craft Provincially regulated fish processing on Gold, Silver and Bronze: filleted, vacuum-packed, flash-frozen and boxed for departure day The Anglers Academy, at no extra charge on any guided boat On a unit booked by the night: dine-in or continental take-away breakfast with the lodge suites, yurts and chalets; breakfast for two with a Forest Cabin; parking for one vehicle On a campsite: water and 30-amp power, washhouses with flush toilets and hot showers, parking for a vehicle and boat trailer, the boat launch, a fire ring, wifi Barbecues around the resort for anyone, and private ones at the yurts and chalets The playground and zipline in the Highland campground	Guiding, with one guide to five guests or better at Orca Camp Kayaks, paddles, PFDs, dry bags and all safety equipment A safari tent on a wood platform with a mattress and warm bedding at Orca Camp; a solo traveller gets a tent alone Tents and sleeping bags on the expeditions, at no extra cost All meals at camp, on a menu designed by a Quadra Island chef, with hot and cold non-alcoholic drinks The water taxi between Campbell River and Orca Camp Wood-fired hot tub, sauna, hot shower and the heated common tent at Orca Camp Hotel nights, continental breakfasts and the day-2 boat tour on Whales & Bears; the first resort night on the 5- and 6-day trips Park use permits The $20 sustainability fee
Not in the price	GST at 5% on everything, including campsites, and PST at 8% on lodge suites, chalets and yurts Extra guests aged 12 and over beyond a unit's base count, $100 each per night Pets, $25 per pet per night in the pet-friendly units (chalets, yurts 1 to 4, select Forest Cabins; free on campsites) A tidal waters fishing licence with the salmon conservation stamp, bought before you arrive Gratuities: the resort suggests $70 to $100 per guest per day for the guide and 20% of your stay for the shore staff Drinks, and lunch and dinner on a stay booked by the night (the Conuma Grill is licensed and a la carte) Fuel and bait on a rental boat, and moorage, fuel and bait for your own boat at the marina Firewood, $10 a bin, delivered to your campsite Kayaks and paddleboards on a unit stay (the Rates page prices them from $35 for two hours as a non-guest rate)	GST at 5% The $600 single fee on Orca Camp departures 10 July to 30 August and Whales & Bears departures 8 July to 28 August Getting to Campbell River or Quadra Island, and the night before on the 3-, 4- and 5-day trips Extra meals at the hotel on Whales & Bears Alcohol; you may bring your own for camp, never before or during time on the water A fishing licence with salmon stamp if you want to cast from the beach; rods are lent Gratuities; $5 to $10 per guide per day is the operator's general rule Travel and medical insurance Any fee for a modified menu
Deposit	10% of the booking when you reserve, charged to the card on file	None: the full cost of the trip is paid at booking, by Visa or Mastercard online or e-transfer by phone. A booking is fully refundable for the first 7 days after you make it.
If you cancel	More than 90 days before arrival: 10% of the booking; the rest refunded 90 days or fewer before arrival: full payment forfeited	Within 7 days of booking: no charge, fully refundable More than 60 days before departure: full refund less a 3% administration fee 30 to 60 days: 50% of the trip 29 days or fewer: 100% of the trip
Getting there	Road from Gold River (the resort, on Head Bay Road towards Tahsis, about 6 km past the Conuma hatchery): about an hour from Gold River on Head Bay Road, gravel with 15 and 18% grades, not in the price. Timing partly our estimate.	Water taxi from Campbell River (Campbell River Whale Watching at Discovery Harbour Marina, 7:30 am, or the Quathiaski Cove dock on Quadra at 8 am): about two and a half hours up Johnstone Strait to the beach, in the price. Plan a night in town first.
Sleeps	100 guests	18 guests
Region	Nootka Sound, British Columbia	Discovery Islands, British Columbia
Source	2026 tariff, read 14 September 2026	2026 tariff, read 14 September 2026

"From" is the lowest adult double rate in the newest tariff, per person for the shortest stay sold; the all-in line adds the tax the calculator adds. Anything marked "our estimate" is ours, not the operator's.

Which one

What the record says

On price, Wildcoast Adventures is the cheaper way in: from $1,044.48 per person for 2 nights against $1,829 for 3 nights at Moutcha Bay Resort, both before tax, a gap of $785 a head on the shortest stay each sells.

Per night the order holds: about $522 at Wildcoast Adventures against about $610 at Moutcha Bay Resort.

Moutcha Bay Resort has the longer season, May to September against 31 May to 18 September at Wildcoast Adventures, about 22 weeks to 16.

Wildcoast Adventures lists more in the price, 10 items to 8; both lists are in the table.

Moutcha Bay Resort is the quicker to reach: about an hour from Gold River on Head Bay Road, gravel with 15 and 18% grades. Wildcoast Adventures is about two and a half hours up Johnstone Strait to the beach from Campbell River (the timings are partly our estimate).

Wildcoast Adventures needs a night in Campbell River first, at your own cost; Moutcha Bay Resort can be reached the same day.

Wildcoast Adventures is the smaller place, 18 guests to 100.

Which of those matters is yours to weigh; the pages behind each place have the rest, and the calculators price a stay for your own party.

Moutcha Bay Resort
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Answered from the record

Which is cheaper, Moutcha Bay Resort or Wildcoast Adventures?

What is included at Moutcha Bay Resort and at Wildcoast Adventures?

Moutcha Bay Resort lists 8 things in the price, starting with on a fishing package and gold. Wildcoast Adventures lists 10, starting with guiding, with one guide to five guests or better at Orca and kayaks, paddles, PFDs, dry bags and all safety equipment. The full lists, and what each leaves out, are in the table on this page.

How do you get to Moutcha Bay Resort and to Wildcoast Adventures?

Moutcha Bay Resort: Road from Gold River (the resort, on Head Bay Road towards Tahsis, about 6 km past the Conuma hatchery): about an hour from Gold River on Head Bay Road, gravel with 15 and 18% grades, not in the price. Timing partly our estimate. Wildcoast Adventures: Water taxi from Campbell River (Campbell River Whale Watching at Discovery Harbour Marina, 7:30 am, or the Quathiaski Cove dock on Quadra at 8 am): about two and a half hours up Johnstone Strait to the beach, in the price. Plan a night in town first.