Whale watching
Whale watching in Tofino
Whale watching in Tofino and Ucluelet is a popular wildlife adventure. Visitors have the opportunity to see these magnificent mammals in their natural marine habitat as as they journey northward during their yearly migration.
Most often viewed are the Pacific Gray Whales, the migration starts to show up along west coast of Vancouver Island in early February. Some of these stay from April through November, feeding in Clayoquot Sound and Barkley Sound feeding off the bottom life around the kelp beds, before heading south again for the winter. International protection signed in 1947, helps protect them from being hunted to near extinction by commercial whalers. Humpback whales are seen throughout from February to September. Pods of Orca whales (Killer whales) are seen frequently throughout the year.
The Whale Centre located in Tofino, British Columbia has untaken whale study, and the eco adventure tours in Tofino merge a culture atmosphere with the excitement of special encounters with whales, birds watching bird watching and hot springs tours in Clayoquot Sound.
The are many whale watching charters and tours you can join to watch and experience a vast wilderness paradise. Guided whale tours offer various modes of transportation options. You may choose to go on an open-air zodiac, cabin cruiser or float-plane whale watching which provides a birds-eye view of whale pod.
