![]() Magnificent mountain ranges, impressive islands, and stunning seascapes make this the best place in the world to go whale watching. With epic wildlife encounters and adventurous, fast-paced boat rides, our tours are exciting and unforgettable!ĭepending on where the whales are each day, our trips can take us to a number of places across the Salish Sea which comprises Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Strait of Georgia, and a network of other waterways weaving between the 419 islands it encompasses. At a maximum capacity of only 17 passengers, each trip is a unique, personal experience. Departing from Anacortes, Washington, we’ll spend 3-4 hours searching for whales, birds, and other marine mammals while taking in breathtaking scenery. We offer high-speed, action-packed whale watches aboard our zodiac-style vessel. With 600-700 hp powering our vessels, BC Whale Tours offers guests one of the longest ranges for whale watching tours in all of the Victoria whale watching industry. We find the whales wherever they are! We offer indoor and outdoor seating options, no crowds, private washrooms and a knowledgeable crew consisting of marine biologists and naturalists, BC Whale Tours is the company that caters to everyone!īlue Kingdom Whale and Wildlife Tours is a local, family-owned and operated company. Our boats are also the fastest among the Victoria whale watching fleet with a tour range almost double the distance of our competitors which optimizes your chances for wildlife viewing. Our company utilizes state-of-the-art, custom designed, locally built vessels that are leading in the industry for safety and eco-friendly standards. We view transient orca pods, migrating humpback whales, grey whales, and other marine mammals the reside in our coastal waters. Just a bit obsessed with orcas (and a huge nerd).Our whale watching tours are located off the southern coast of Victoria, British Columbia on Vancouver Island. Good luck and happy sailing! For the record, I have no affiliation with any of the WW companies. If you have managed to read this far, I hope it was helpful. So, the afternoon tour gets a report from the morning crew and can head right back out to where the whales were last spotted. By then, the fog will have burned off and the morning WW tours will have already found the whales if they are around. If you can find a tour that starts late-morning/lunchtime, I think that's your best bet. Fog is the absolute worst but wind & choppy water also make it very hard for anyone to spot fins. Whether you have luck seeing them depends mostly on the weather/visibility. On any given day, there are orcas somewhere in Puget Sound (mostly transient orcas, but unless you are a nerd like me, you likely won't care which type you see). But the WW boats around here are able to see whales most of the time. As with any wildlife tour, there is no guarantee you will see orcas. The whale watching boats can get from Edmonds to SJI quickly and it's much more pleasant than spending hours driving and dealing with the understaffed ferry system. It's true that there are sometimes more orcas there, but the whale watching boats based out of Edmonds will take you there to see the whales unless there are other whales nearby they can show you. I disagree with people who say you should go to Anacortes or the San Juans for whale watching. They are generally very good about following the rules and keeping appropriate distance. I have seen orcas dozens of times and usually, there are 3+ whale watching boats all in a row looking at the same whales. Any company that claims to be better at 'finding' the whales is lying. They have very knowledgeable naturalists who act as tour guides and can tell you all about the whales.Īll the whale watching boats communicate with each other and they all have access to the same information. It's a nice big boat with plenty of space for everyone to get a good view, inside or on the deck. ![]() It's very fast and covers a lot of ground, so they will get you to wherever the whales are pretty quickly. It's a newer catamaran type boat that they had made specifically for whale tours. I think PSE has 2 boats out of Edmonds and I would recommend doing a tour on the Saratoga if possible. Townsend based tour, but I am assuming Edmonds will be more convenient for you. I like Puget Sound Express (PSE), which departs from Edmonds, near the ferry dock.
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