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Great Dall's Porpoise show!

Tue, 02/21/2012 - 14:37 — Skipper

Yesterday was quite an incredible day to be on the water! Our passengers were delighted at the playful nature of a Pod of Dall's porpoise that continued to bow ride our open zodiac - BC ORCA in an awesome display of speed & grace. The water was calm and it was a perfect west coast day to explore the beautiful untouched Coastline of Vancouver Island. Other wildlife that were sighted include steller sea lions, harbour seals with their young pups, as well as a heap of bald eagles soaring high above in search of prey.

Perfect weather & amazing wildlife sightings

Mon, 02/13/2012 - 15:09 — Skipper

Well, this last week has been quite up & down from a weather perspective. With huge winds of 30+ knots one day and then 5-10knots the next, it did make it quite challenging to organise a wildlife experience for our passengers. However, we did make it work and it was well worth the effort as every passenger had an amazing time. The pristine rainforest of Vancouver Island provided perfect photograph opportunities, as well as, the huge abudance of marine life made the experience unforgettable for our international visitors. Sea lions, seals, and a great amount of Ba

More Sightings this week!!

Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:52 — Skipper

This week has been a great one for Killer Whales sightings!! With Residents and Transient Orca being spotted numerous times. Wildlife Tours have been running almost daily on both our covered, heated vessel - BC LUNA, as well as, our open adventurous zodiac - BC ORCA. Sea Lions, Elephant seals, harbour seals & their new young pups, along with bald eagles and porpoises have been delighting our passengers on all of our expeditions.

Day for the water!!

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:02 — Skipper

Finally, the wind has dropped and today is looking like a perfect day to get on the water and go explore Vancouver Island's coastline and local wildlife. Our last few tours were packed full of wildlife, including: sea lions, seals, eagles, & porpoises, as well as, the untouched virgin forests along Vancouver Island.

Our wildlife tours are departing daily @1:00PM on either our covered, heated zodiac - BC LUNA or the open, adventurous zodiac - BC ORCA!!!

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More amazing weather Conditions!

Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:16 — Skipper

The past weekend was again superb for being out the water to go explore Vancouver Island's coastline & to search for the beautiful local wildlife. Steller Sea lions, California sea lions, elephant seals, harbour seals, harbour porpoises & dall's porpoises, as well as a heap of Bald Eagles. Our passengers were thrilled the wildlife shows we were exposed to throughout our marine wildlife adventure. All of this whilst staying completely dry & warm on our luxurious covered zodiac - BC LUNA

Amazing shows again this week!

Sat, 01/28/2012 - 16:28 — Skipper

The days are starting to get longer with spring and summer getting closer & closer. Tours are still running out almost daily, especially on our prestigious zodiac - BC LUNA. Passengers are never disappointed by her comfort, speed & safety, which is the perfect balance that a vessel on the west coast of Canada requires. Besides the incredible boat ride, widlife is in a huge abundance with sea lions, seals, eagles and propoises putting on magnificent shows for all of our international & domestic visitors.

J-Pod off San Juan Islands!

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 13:35 — Skipper

Yay!! j-Pod have been confirmed to have been spotted yesterday off from the San Juan Islands yesterday. It is one of their well-known fishing grounds and its good to know they are back in the immediate area. Wildlife Tours have been constantly going out and exploring the coastline of Vancouver Island with amazing sights confirmed! The wildlife has been abundant with loads of sea lions, elephant seals, harbour seals, harbour porpoises and heaps of Bald eagles. Number of tours are picking up lately and we are running almost daily at the moment.

Sea Lions feeding!!

Thu, 12/29/2011 - 10:56 — Skipper

Yesterday was amazing!! Being a marine biologist I thoroughly enjoying being lucky enough to admire the feeding behaviours of the local marine mammals. So for me yesterday was exceptional. We were able to watch a group or raft of Steller Sea Lions ripping apart what appeared to be a halibut. Was an amazing sight to watch 1.2 ton bull sea lion tearing a fish to pieces!!

Festive Season full of Wildlife & great weather

Wed, 12/28/2011 - 13:42 — Skipper

The festive season was a busy one for us here at BC Whale Tours, well, busier than the season usually is in general. Tours were running daily with incredible shows from all the local wildlife that call this amazing part of the world home. Vancouver Island is such a unique ecosystem and can support such a wide array of marine animals. Steller Sea Lions, California Sea Lions, Elephant Seals, Harbour Seals, Porpoises and Bald Eagles have been sighted continusously on all tours. Killer Whales have been sighted 7 out of 10 tours we are running, so the chances of admi

Beautiful and busy week

Fri, 12/09/2011 - 13:20 — Skipper

Well, it has been a great start to the festive season when being on the water is concerned. Numerous tours have departed already with amazing widllife and whales being spotted and thrilled passengers all around. Transient Orca and the Resident Pods of Killer whales have been spotted frequently by our passengers with the whales giving an incredible show, displaying their grace and power. Stellar sea lions are back in large numbers occupying Race Rocks, along with California sea lions and even a few Northern Elephant Seals have been lethargically lying around the rocks.