See wildlife and birds while paddling or walking in cowichan bay. One of the best spots is in sooke, located an hour northwest of victoria. It was an amazing experience and we saw up to 30 orcas at a time. Go sea kayaking, salmon fish for dinner, amazing wildlife.
Kayaking with whales whales and wilderness explorer kayak tour. Download a map of our kayaking routes in the san juan islands. There is no better place in the world to kayak with orcas and humpback whales than. Kayaking with orca, or killer whales off sooke, bc on. Best place to go whale watching in british columbia. Cowichan bay kayaking and adventure centre tourism victoria. The prime whale watching season in british columbia is between april and late october. Whale watching tours from vancouver island tourism victoria. On our last trip of the week, we saw transient orca whales hunting for their lunch. Prince of whales in telegraph cove is the best place to go for whale watching. Mukmuk day 5 kayaking and whale watching in victoria, bc. On your kayak adventure, you will be greeted by harbour seals, great blue herons, and if really, really lucky an orca whale and we do mean really lucky. Other aquatic neighbours include sea lions, seals, porpoise and many marine birds. Regardless if this is your first kayaking adventure or if you are perpetually wet behind the ears, our kayak tours and rentals are a great way to see victoria and the local marine wildlife from a unique vantage point located in the heart of historic victoria harbour, victoria kayak is just steps away from the empress hotel, royal bc museum and the bc legislature in downtown victoria.
A group of kayakers were treated to an extreme closeup with a small pod of humpback whales off b. Kayaking with orca, or killer whales off sooke, bc on vancouver island. A video shows from several perspectives, such as a humpback whale mother and her calf jumping out of the water in the middle of the group of kayak riders. Whale watching by kayak in victoria victoria forum. Kayaking with orcas, humpback whales and other wildlife in johnstone strait, blackfish sound and the broughton archipelago is an experience. Ocean river adventures has been victorias premier kayaking, sup and adventure company since 1981. Sitontop kayaks and stand up paddle boards are exempt, provided. Kayaking with killer whales is a thrill of a lifetime. Ive only seen them by zodiacsailboatlarge watercraft out of victoria. Theres not a whole lot you can do when the humpbacks decide theyre. It seems like the ferries between victoria sidney and the san juans get pretty sparse once we get into september, so id like to just stay in victoria or possibly salt spring. There are three orca pods totaling over 80 whales in victoria s waters alone. Overall great time and the staff were so nice and informative.
Hello all, ive seen a number of outfits in the san juans that offer half day guided whale watching excursions by kayak. A seaside exploration of historic victoria harbour. Kayaking with killer whales in british columbia, canada. Kayaking british columbia, sea kayaking with killer whales. You can download the free transport canada pdf guides below for more details. So a group of kayak riders went straight to the pennyislands on the way and enjoyed the nature of canada, when suddenly a school of humpback whales appeared and a huge show started. Four days in vancouver island whale watching paradise. And within this, chances to see them, camera in one hand, binoculars in the other, are almost limitless. Weve been offering guided sea kayaking tours around vancouver island for the past two decades. Whale watching by kayak in victoria victoria forum tripadvisor. We will visit seal island at the entrance to the harbour or travel up the gorge both options being equally exciting.
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