Whale Watching Tours
Great Pacific Adventures offers whale watching tours from the spectacular Inner Harbour of Victoria, BC.
Choose your whale watching adventure from a 45 ft ocean cruiser, which offers both inside and outside seating, OR in an exhilarating ridged-hulled zodiac. Either boat offers an exceptional whale watching experience.
Each tour has a certified naturalist or biologist who gives educational commentary throughout the tour, on all members of our unique marine community. Each boat is outfitted with a hydrophone to hear the whales vocalize.
Click Map to EnlargeDaily departures commence from the Inner Harbour of downtown Victoria, BC. Our sales office is conveniently located at 1000 Wharf Street (in the West Coast Air seaplane terminal).
From Vancouver, we also offer harbour to harbour seaplane, coach and ferry transportation packages for whale-watching in Victoria through our friendly representatives at Harbour Air and West Coast Air in Vancouver. Please visit our Vancouver Whale Watching Tours page for more info.
All debit and the following major credit cards accepted
Passenger Notice
All departures are subject to suitable weather and sea conditions and may be postponed or cancelled at the discretion of the operator. We strongly urge those passengers who are expecting and in the later stages of pregnancy
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Persons who are at a high risk of injury to be aware that sea conditions can be unpredictable at times and may not be suitable for everyone. Although we consider our equipment to be of the highest safety standards, your personal comfort is of optimum importance.
Please feel free to ask about any further safety information you may require.
Free passenger pick-up in the Greater Victoria Area. Please call for reservations
Rates
Zodiacs:
Adult: $99.00 plus GST
Youth (13 yrs to 17 yrs): $79.00 plus GST
Children (12 yrs and under): $69.00 plus GST
Ocean Cruiser:
Adult: $99.00 plus GST
Youth (12 yrs to 17 yrs): $79.00 plus GST
Children (4 yrs to 12 yrs): $69.00 plus GST
Toddlers 3 years and under are free on the ocean cruiser only.
Departure Times
From April 15th to October 31st:
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9am
10am (x2) † 10:30am 1:00pm |
2:00pm † 2:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm † |
† Covered ocean cruiser available during these departure times.
*Please call our toll free number for details.
Responsible Whale Watching
Great Pacific Adventures is committed to the conservation of our marine community and are members of the Whale Watch Operators Association Northwest. Our crew abides by the strictest viewing guidelines in the world. Click Here to learn about Responsible Whale Watching.
Recent Sightings
December 21. 2011: Big news! It's been kept quiet to make sure all parties confirmed, but NOAA's NW Fisheries Science Center and the Center for Whale Research have confirmed that on December 17, 39-year old J16 (Slick) gave birth to a new baby calf in Puget Sound, probably only a few hours judging from the fresh fetal folds, before being seen and photographed. This makes J16's fifth calf since her first, J26, was born in 1991. She was the sixteenth J pod orca photographed and identified by Mike Bigg in 1972, and is among the oldest whose age is known exactly. Her matriline is known as the J7's after J16's late mother. Ths is great news for the holiday season!
December 5. 2011: The Christmas Season is here and so are the whales! There have been recent reports of orca whales (transient and resident) near Victoria!
It is not as busy this time of year, so we haven't had a trip out for a few weeks but we are here and ready to go when you are!
We have 1:00pm departures scheduled each day that are subject to weather and enough passengers interested in going out. Reservations are required. Call today for more information.
October 15. 2011: Incredible to think that it's already October... Saturday was sunny and calm. The morning boat came across Transient killer whales just South of Race Rocks and followed them West. Our afternoon encounter was quite lucky as we came across the T18s only minutes after leaving the harbour at Trial Island. We followed them to Discovery Island and then went to spend some time with Split fin, aka Bart, by Beaumont Shoal. This particular humpback seems to enjoy tail lobbing!!
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Contact Us
Call us toll free (from anywhere in North America):
1-877-733-6722
Or locally and long distance:
250-386-2277
LOOK Before You Book
The Whale Watch Operators Association logo is your assurance of a responsible company. Make sure you “LOOK Before You Book ! " to ensure you choose a company that abides by the official Whale Watching Guidelines.