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Join Captain Gary for a three hour tour exploring Barkley Sound. We frequently see Grey and Humpback whales, seals, sea lions, eagles, bears, sea otters and even Orca whales in the magical waters near Ucluelet.

Enjoy a thrilling ocean ride in the warmth of our heated cabin or feel the breeze dance with your hair on the outer deck. Share with us the majestic world of nature. Summer is feeding time for whales and many species of marine life that play in the nutrient rich waters of the north Pacific. Large furry sea otters wrap themselves in kelp and sea lions bask in the sun. Eagles soar and marine birds abound.

$99 per person 10% discount for groups of 4 or more.

Below photo by Brandon Hamilton
Captain Gary cuts the engines. Silence. Then you hear the blow as a whale surfaces in the pristine waters of Barkley Sound. Soon the tail disappears and you scan the horizon to see what will happen next .

Celebrate With The Pacific Rim Whale Festival
March 17-25, 2012

List of events at:http://www.pacificrimwhalefestival.com/

Each spring the entire North American population of Pacific Grey Whales migrate along the west coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. An estimated 22,000 grey whales make the journey from Mexican Baja Peninsula along the west coast to their summer feeding grounds in the Bering and Chukchi Seas near the Arctic.

Travelling close to the shoreline, the whales provide excellent viewing opportunities from the rocky headlands along the coast between Ucluelet and Tofino. During the Pacific Rim Whale Festival, free public viewing stations are available at Amphitrite Point Lighthouse in Ucluelet and at the Wickaninnish Centre in the Pacific Rim National Park. Get even closer to these magnificient animals with a whale watching excurion with local charter boats or floatplanes from Ucluelet or Tofino.

The hosting villages of Tofino and Ucluelet, along with the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve look forward to welcoming you!