Guided pontoon boat tours and on-demand water taxi service through one of BC's most beautiful inlets — where old-growth shorelines meet calm, shimmering water.
Coastal Boat Tours offers intimate, fully-guided pontoon boat tours through the sheltered waters of Pender Harbour — one of the most scenic and wildlife-rich inlets on the entire British Columbia coast.
We keep our groups small so every guest gets the full experience: unhurried storytelling from a lifelong local, quiet anchorages far from the tourist routes, and the kind of pace this stretch of the Sunshine Coast is famous for.
Whether you're watching a great blue heron lift off from a rocky outcrop or drifting beneath old-growth Douglas fir that's been standing for centuries — every hour out here is different.
Our Story
Guided tours and on-demand water taxi service through the sheltered bays and inlets of Pender Harbour.
1.5 Hours
A 90-minute guided tour through Pender Harbour's most beautiful corners. Spot seals sunning on rocks, herons wading in the shallows, and bald eagles overhead — all from the comfort of our spacious, stable pontoon.
On Demand
Need a lift across the harbour? We run dock-to-dock service throughout Pender Harbour — grocery and liquor runs, John Henry's pickups, lunch and dinner shuttle service, and more. Skip the car and let us handle the run.
Don't just take our word for it — here's what guests have said.
We've spent a lot of time on the Sunshine Coast but hadn't seen the harbour properly until this tour. Chris knew every corner of it. Really worthwhile 90 minutes.
Took the harbour tour with the kids and they loved it. Spotted seals and a couple of eagles. Captain was relaxed and knew his stuff. We'd go again.
Booked this for my parents visiting from Ontario — good way to show them what the coast is actually like. They came back happy. The tour was well-paced and not too long.
