Cost and Reservations - Group Program

Many schools and youth organizations have made an annual SALTS trip an important event in the life of their community. Current groups receive first option to book in the following year which some have been doing for over 30 years!

Group Trip Capacity

Two ships are available for group trips: the Pacific Swift and the Pacific Grace. The Pacific Swift can accommodate 18-30 trainees (both young people and leaders included) and the Pacific Grace can accommodate 18-31 trainees. Up to four adults may join each trip, including a minimum of one male and one female teacher, leader or chaperone.

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Current 2025 Availability

March 10-14, 2025
May 20-23, 2025
September 8-12, 2025
September 29-October 3, 2025
October 20-24, 2025

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Group Trip Fees

Trip fees include all meals aboard ship, sail training materials and equipment.

Fall 2024-Spring 2025

5-Day Trips, Monday to Friday: $35,200.00 plus GST
4-Day Trips, weeks with a Monday or Friday statutory holiday: $28,160.00 plus GST

Fall 2025-Spring 2026

5-Day Trips, Monday to Friday: $37,040.00 plus GST
4-Day Trips, weeks with a Monday or Friday statutory holiday: $29,520.00 plus GST

For information about the Group Program wait list, contact the Booking team at the SALTS office.

Wait Listing and What Comes Next

Group bookings are finalized about one year ahead and current groups receive first option to book in the next year. After the current clients have indicated their intention for the following year, groups on our wait list are offered any dates that have become available and are also notified if any dates open-up unexpectedly. To find out more about group trip availability or to register your group on the wait list, fill out this information request form, email the booking department, or give our Booking Manager a call at 1-888-383-6811 ext 109.

After a reservation date is accepted, a SALTS group trip agreement (contract) must be signed and returned with the first 25% deposit to secure the booking. A boarding package with trip details to help with planning is then forwarded to the group leader. The second 25% deposit is due six months prior to sailing and the final balance is then paid one month prior to the trip. All group participants (other than those with the Calgary Board of Education), complete an online trainee profile form and age-appropriate agreement and waiver prior to the trip.

Group Trip Logistics

SALTS group trips embark and disembark in Victoria, BC's Upper Harbour. Trips typically embark at 1030 hrs and disembark about 1530 hrs on the last day of the trip. Victoria's harbour is a 30-minute drive from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) and a 40-minute drive from the BC Ferry terminal at Swartz Bay. Several charter bus companies are available for hire to shuttle groups between the airport/ferry terminal and Downtown Victoria. If your group requires accommodation before or after the trip, there are many affordable hotel and hostel options in Victoria, some within walking distance of where the ships are moored.

Charter bus companies such as Vancouver Island Coach Lines or Wilson's Transportation.
Tourism Victoria offers information about accommodation options in Victoria including some that are within walking distance of Victoria's Inner Harbour where the ships are moored.
BC Ferries - schedules and fares.
A map of where groups will board and disembark, at the SALTS dock in Victoria's Upper Harbour.

For details and tips to help with trip planning, visit our Group Program Trip Planner.