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Victoria Whale Watching Report: Humpback Whales

June 16, 2019

AFTERNOON TOUR It was a beautiful afternoon to board Catalina Adventure and make a trip out into the Salish Sea. Making our way North, we left the Juan De Fuca Strait and entered what is called Haro Strait. Haro Strait is the home to both the Southern Gulf Islands, and the San Juan Islands. The […]


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Victoria Whale Watching Report: Humpback Whales, Seals & More

June 15, 2019

MORNING TOUR Every day is a new adventure on the water, with different species of whales moving through the area each day. This morning we started our search by heading east and then north into Haro Strait. We search for whales by sight and sharing information with other whale watching boats. We do not use […]


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Victoria Whale Watching Report: Killer Whales, Seals & Sea Lions

June 14, 2019

AFTERNOON TOURS Another beautiful spring day was upon us as we set out with below above and blue below our boats! Some days we get really lucky and find whales a very short distance from the Harbour. Today we travelled close to the Chain Islands where we spotted the black, triangular fins of local Transient […]


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Victoria Whale Watching Report: Local Islands & Humpback Whales

June 13, 2019

MORNING TOUR The Salish Sea is home to a huge diversity of wildlife that create unique experiences every time we head out on the water. With six of our own vessels on the water, the search was on! We decided to search in Haro Strait where we have had lots of whale activity in this […]


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Port Renfrew Whale Watching Report: Humpback Whales & Pacific White-Sided Dolphins

June 12, 2019

  A short 2-hour drive North West of Victoria takes you to true west coast wilderness. Here in Port Renfrew, we are kicking off our third season of whale watching. As the only ocean wildlife operator in the area your sure to get an intimate, once in a lifetime adventure!   Join us down on […]


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Victoria Whale Watching Report: Bald Eagles, Humpbacks & Orcas

June 12, 2019

MORNING TOUR This morning was beautiful and calm as we headed east towards San Juan island. With many boats in our fleet out searching, we were luckily able to find a humpback in the Haro Strait. Humpbacks are coming to this area around Vancouver Island and up towards Alaska to feed. They are eating smaller […]


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Victoria Whale Watching Report: Bald Eagles & Killer Whales

June 11, 2019

MORNING TOURS It could not have been more beautiful this morning as we headed out onto the Juan de Fuca Strait to look for marine mammals of the Salish Sea! Our journey took us east and then north into Haro Strait. Because all of the Pacific Whale Watching Association companies work together, we received a […]


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Victoria Whale Watching Report: Killer Whales, Seals & More

June 10, 2019

MORNING TOUR It was a beautiful, calm morning to set out on the water. We began our search by heading east out of Victoria Harbour, to the Chain Islands. As we arrived, the first things we saw were the birds – many species of gull, pigeon guillemots, rhinoceros auklets, and cormorants. Many of the cormorants […]

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