CoastalSafari.com
OR CALL US TOLL FREE AT
1-877-888-3020
709-579-3977
Mailing Address
50 Monkstown Rd.
St. John's, Nfld. Canada. A1C 3T3
If you visit the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve we can recommend
the Whalewatcher B&B where you can see puffins whales and icebergs from your bedroom window!
TWO
UNFORGETABLE NEWFOUNDLAND WILDERNESS ADVENTURES
Coastal Safari
Coastal Safari an 8-day tour
begining and ending in St. John's. All inclusive tour includes two
nights four-star B&Bs, meals and transportation. Five days at the
Coastal Safari camp where you
live with the rhythm of sun,
moon and tides, kayaking,
hiking, fishing and exploring the wilderness. Our gourmet cuisine features seafood
harvested onsite – don’t forget the wine and hot showers!
For more details click here at Coastal
Safari.
Fortune Bay Explorer
A 5-day sojourn at Coastal Safari camp designed to be incorporated into
your
self drive vacation plan for Newfoundland. You only bring bring your personal gear. We can give
you lots of ideas for your
self drive itinerary. To
learn more click here at Fortune Bay
Explorer .
We operate Newfoundland's only luxury
wilderness adventure safari tent camp. Escape the mainstream car/drive
itinerary and travel with us to a wilderness camp beyond roads, cell
phones, blackberries and stress.
Enjoy hiking, sea kayaking, fishing and wildlife watching while you
spend a week living amongst caribou, eagles, whales, icebergs, and
orchids.
Intrigued? Contact us for more details at:
coastalsafari@coastalsafari.com or better yet, call and leave a message
at 1-877-888-3020 and we’ll get back to you promptly!
Our gourmet cuisine features seafood
harvested onsite – by
you! – and don’t forget the wine and hot showers! We specialize in
small groups in order to accommodate individual interests and
capabilities. Coastal Safari is ideal for independent travelers.
Our food features stylish wilderness gourmet dining, including
complimentary wine with dinner. The theme is a Mediterranean-style diet
accented with Japanese and Chinese influences and alternated with
traditional wholesome North American 'home cooked' meals .
We leave it up to you to catch the fish and we'll even make you a
birthday cake!
Our
culinary specialty is seafood featuring cod, mackerel, scallops and
mussels. Paella is a favorite entree. Mackerel sashimi, sushi and
mussels are popular hors d'oeuvres but we also have a variety of
cheese, crackers and other nutritious snacks. We choose our ingredients
with care: organic whole wheat flour, cold pressed extra virgin olive
oil, or corn oil, Canadian maple syrup, basmati rice, fresh vegetables
and fruit, a variety of fruit juices, herbal teas, wholesome trail
snacks, cheeses, local blueberry and partridge berry toppings for
desserts, and much more! We can accommodate dietary restrictions with
advance notice.
Our aim is to provide you with adventurous days, great food and
relaxing, restful nights at Coastal Safari Camp. As you immerse
yourself in this 'hands-on' adventure, our experienced, interpretive
guides provide you with an understanding of the natural and cultural
history of this remote island wilderness and the unique people who
settled here.
The Coastal Safari Camp is on Tickle Beach situated
inside a sheltered 12-mile fiord in Fortune Bay. We provide all boat
transportation, accommodation, meals, as well as all camping, fishing,
and kayaking gear. We are well equipped for all the challenges of the
coastal wilderness with our 36-foot schooner ‘Anna’s Dream’, our
speedboat as the camp runabout and our fleet of kayaks, as well as the
Beach House that provides comfort and ambiance to every tour. All you
bring is your own personal gear, we take care of the rest!
Our trips to the Coastal Safari Camp leave from Harbour Mille a traditional Newfoundland outport.
.
On the journey across Fortune Bay you can expect to see puffins, gannets, shearwaters, murres, bald eagles, ospreys, as well as whales, porpoises and dolphins.
We find the dolphins are
especially interesting because they are interested in us and usually
come over to check us out. Later in the summer expect to see migrants
from tropical waters such as bluefin
tuna and giant
sunfish . 
Caribou are a
common sight around the Coastal Safari camp.
The area around 
the Coastal Safari camp is also home to one of the densest
concentration of Bald Eagles in Eastern North America. They are your
constant companions throughout the day perched in tall trees along the
shoreline and soaring high above. There are three breeding pairs nearby
and you can expect to wake up to
the sound of young eagles crying for
breakfast.
To
learn more send us an email call us at
1-877-888-3020 or click
here at Reservations
Here’s what others have to say about Coastal Safari:
"...What can we say to our hosts? You shared not just an extraordinary landscape, a powerful history, and a long standing way of life - you share parts of your life. I walk or paddle away considerably richer.” Dr. Robert Vonderosten
“ .... Our time spent with
Coastal Safari was the highlight of our entire trip to Newfoundland....
you seem to have found the perfect mix of rustic and comfort.....I
think what was most important was that we felt like we had escaped from
the quaint tourist stuff and found a few days of substance. I
particularly enjoyed the hike through the abandoned communities. The
image of Newfoundland presented to the rest of Canada bears little
resemblance to the real thing, and I really appreciated our glimpses
into what it must have been like through the years.
I could go
on and on. I just wanted to say thanks and tell you that I
think you're doing great work. Shane Miskin
"...Eric,
Nick and I were all very impressed with the
safari and
greatly appreciate all the hard work you both put in to giving us all
such a good time. A very big Thank You to Anna for the day trips and
researching all the caribou trails for us to hike along and to Owen for
providing such wonderful delicacies - we try to tell people how good
the
food was but you know that they will never really know unless they try
it for themselves! Most people have heard of Sushi but I have yet
to meet anyone who has heard of Sashimi so it is nice to educate people
too.
Here is the extreme ironing link for you: http://www.extremeironing.com/
With happy memories and fond regards
Jo and Eric Baker
From
globeandmail.com, Saturday, August 31,
2002
NOTICED: NEWFOUNDCHIC
KAREN von
HAHN: Just four years
ago, Anna
Buffinga started up a company called
Coastal Safari, which picks up tourists from the St. John's airport and
whisks
them to a glam wilderness campsite a la Out of Africa at a remote
outport
on the south coast. Her clientele of urban professionals, who find
themselves
surrounded by whales, eagles and caribou rather than a stack of phone
messages,
are delighted to find themselves so very far away. "People are looking
for
something off the beaten path," Buffinga says. "What we offer here is a
total
escape."
TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE visited
Coastal Safari in 2002; to read about their experience click
here
Hope to see
you soon! Anna Myers, President,
Newfoundland Coastal Safari
To learn more send us an email call us at 1-877-888-3020 or click here at Reservations
Iceberg off St. John's 31 May 2007.
Latest
Newfoundland birding info: nf.birds
For
information on ferry and airline schedules
St. John's Airport
Deer Lake Airport
Marine Atlantic Ferry
from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Provincial ferries
The official Newfoundland government online road map
A really useful resource for visitors is The City of St. John's Tourism section which contains for example a list of all car rental companies in Newfoundland.
The government
tourism website: newfoundlandandlabradortourism.com
If you visit
the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve we can recommend the Whalewatcher B&B
where you can see puffins whales and icebergs from your bedroom window!
To view
realtime highway conditions and weather in Newfoundland and Labrador
weather and highway cameras click
here
The
Newfoundland Fisheries Heritage Site
A You tube walk
around St. John's
Mardon Erbland's great
photographs of Newfoundland.
This is a young moose, there are a lot bigger ones out there.
A great video of
young musicians playing traditional Newfoundland music
The marine weather forecast for the Coastal Safari Camp
Many of our
guests go on to Trinity we recommend Campbell House a
4 star B&B.
Anna with her new boat under construction.
Newfoundland South
Coast Tide Tables
The Canadian Broadcasting System (CBC)
The newsblog of well known Nfld photo journalist Greg Locke
Newfoundland restaurant reviews by CBC TV personality Karl Wells.
The Whale Release and Stranding Group
Robert Parson's Newfoundland Shipwreck Page
The 2001 Fortune Bay Sea Monster.