Whale Watching Tours Around the World: 2 to Book

1.Campbell River: 6-Hour Whale Watching Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 46 reviews · 6 hours · from $245Our pick

Set out from Campbell River in a 12-passenger Zodiac or covered boat with a naturalist guide and captain. Watch for humpback and killer whales, dolphins, bears, sea lions, and eagles in Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait. The tour includes onboard washrooms, hydrophones when conditions allow, homemade snacks, and a fresh wrap lunch ashore.

“Our experience was fantastic, the tour was very well organized and worth the money. Martin, our guide, is a great guy, patient and knowledgeable. The lunch was good.”

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2.Campbell River: Whale Watching Cruise with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 20 reviews · 6 hours · from $230Best value

Join Discovery West Adventures at Campbell River’s Discovery Harbour Marina for a six-hour whale-watching cruise aboard a covered, heated 30-foot aluminum boat. Captain Josh knows the local waters and may find humpbacks, orcas, dolphins, seals, and seasonal bears. Lunch, snacks, hot drinks, and a shore stop are included.

“This was a great day out. Josh was very knowledgeable and engaging about what we were looking for and was full of interesting facts about the local wildlife. The weather stayed fine for us and we saw hump back whales, a family of Orcas, a small seal colony but the icing on the cake at the end of the day, was a hump back whale breaching and having some playtime in the water. Josh was happy to stay out longer than planned so we could all enjoy the show that was being staged for us. A once in a lifetime experience 😍”

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