Vancouver Island Nature Tours | Eco Tours | Hiking Trips | Bird Watching | Birding | Mushroom Picking | Rainforest Hikes | Port Alberni, BC, Canada
Your guide, Sandy McRuer, has lived in Port Alberni and worked in the area as a Forester and a Naturalist for 20 years. He has extensive knowledge of birds, plants and animals of Vancouver Island. He is trained in wilderness first aid. And he offers you his experience and unforgettable ecotours, birding and hiking trips to see the scenic beauty of the area.
Sample Rainbird Nature Tours:
Pacific Rim Circle Tour: Rainbird takes you on an ecotour to Ucluelet on the outer coast of Vancouver Island.
Tapaltos Beach Hike: This ecotour is a trip to Bamfield and a hike through old growth rainforest to a remote beach on the outer coast of North America.
And there are many other things to do and places to go on Vancouver
Island!
Here are a few
comments from some
Rainbird Excursions Guests:
I
want to thank you for providing our family with an
absolutely
wonderful experience in the Carmanah, you are a walking
Encyclopedia and combined with your wonderful sense of
humour you provided them with an experience they will always
treasure. They arrived home tired and happy and although
their kidneys had been shaken loose their sense of humour
was intact. My precious family walked through the door with
smiles from ear to ear and beaming as they talked about you
and the wonderful day they had in the Carmanah.
We are a little lonesome here as Henrik, Kristen, Birgitte
and Sophie are off to see the rest of BC and Alberta but we
are truly blessed to have such a lovely family even if at
times the distance between us is too great, we always hold
them close in our hearts. Thank you for giving them the
opportunity of a lifetime to walk among the Giants.
Wishing you every
success, with gratitude, Monica
Email from Monica Kristensen in Cowichan Bay; her
relatives are from Denmark.
Marcus was a spur-of-the-moment visitor,
originally from Nova Scotia and passionate about the
environment. He retired to north Vancouver recently.
Toni Dunne & KT Ivie from
Bastrop, Texas say they had a pretty good time. They were sure in
pretty good humour at the end of the trip!
This
video speaks for itself!
Moshe
& Eta Kwart, Israel
"A wealth of information, some beautiful scenery
presented by a wonderful person. Thanks heaps"
Christine & Wes Fowler
Albury, Australia
"We had an excellent tour today and wish
we could to this one everyday! Say hi to the bear next time
you see him."
Annela & William Goossen
Netherlands
"I just wanted to tell you that my wife
and I went on a tour with one of your listed operators,
Sandy McRuer of Rainbird Excursions in Port Alberni, BC, and
we had a wonderful time. He did a great job of guiding based
on our knowledge of birds, which is not experts...and showed us some great places. We even
were able to see birds we'd never seen before.
He was very pleasant, knowledgeable, and an all-around great
guide.
And BC is truly beautiful."
Sent to the Wilderness Tourism Association
Randy and Cathy Wall
Whidby Island, Washington State, USA
"Thank you
Sandy for sharing your knowledge and showing us the
wilderness. We experienced a time in the wilderness that we
could not have discovered on our own! It was great being in
the depths of nature - it made our honeymoon more
memorable."
Elina & Elliott Russell,
Edmonton, Alberta
"You are very friendly and give us kind assistance to all
what is needed; and as if you were reading our own thoughts
you tell us what we could do."
Marianne de la Rie &
Charlotte Jansen
The Netherlands
"Sandy, you are the "Fabulous
Forester" You have given us a most memorable day on our
second visit to Vancouver Island, We look forward to
exploring with you again"
Kaye-Lynne & Tom Northcutt,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla, & Bahama Islands
"Thank you a lot for
your patience, your unbelievable knowledge about de forest.
It was wonderful to make two hikes or "trekks" with you. Que
tu sol sea brilliante
Hugo & Meg Herrerra
Mexico City, Mexico
"A very nice trip. We learned a lot.
Beautiful places and spots"
Paul, Carolien & Merlyne
van den Akker, Holland
"Thanks for the awesome trip!
It was a phenomenal experience."
Reanna
Sateana, Rankin Inlet, Nunavuut
"The guide was great, informative and alert to respond to the interests of the group."
Helen Thomas, Qualicum,
Vancouver Island, BC
Rainbird
Excursions
4728 Southgate
Road
Port Alberni, BC
Canada, V9Y 5K6
