Events are held in tofino, as well as down the road in ucluelet, and throughout the national park, making long beach lodge resort a perfect base for your whalefest adventures. Welcome to the pacific rim whale festival pacific rim. Choose to go whale watching in an open style zodiac boat or enclosed boat. Hopping aboard a specialized whale watching boat is the best way to see these majestic creatures. Step into british columbias ancient and luscious pacific rim park and explore all things adventurous, delicious and relaxing at our handsome, fullservice waterfront hotel accommodation in tofino. From paddling into waves on a surfboard to soaking in ancient hot springs, from catching a 40pound salmon to watching whales. Whale watching vancouver island news, events, travel. The chatter on the local radio channel is about to pick up as whale watching boats start heading out from the docks in tofino for another season.
We went in the end of coho season and he warned us it might be slow but even so he put us on fish and was great really explained the. Coroner rules deaths of 6 in tofino whalewatching tragedy. Whale watching tofino and ucluelet bc humpback, grays. Theres simply nothing better than a whale watching tour in bc with orca spirit, some prefer viewing beneath the summer sun, while others prefer cooler spring and fall viewings. Tofino and ucluelet are the two favourite northern gray whale watching communities on the west coast of vancouver island. Whale watching in tofino, whale watching at remote. Tofino marine tours, fishing charters and other tours. The whale centre, tofino, bc tofino whale watching, bear. We recently did a whale watching tour on our 3day trip to tofino, and it was such an amazing experience. We must stay close to home if we want to keep our citizens safe. Tofino has a long whale watching season, running from march sometimes late february through october. Aug 15, 2012 a young humpback whale entertains tourists very closely. Most common in this area are the summer resident gray whales.
Make sure to stop in to see the whale museum, featuring local marine natural history including a grey whale skeleton and a great selection of gifts. Whale watching around vancouver island in british columbia is an exceptional experience that will leave you awestruck after watching whales that weigh thousands of pounds frolic in their natural habitat. Throughout the coastal towns of tofino and ucluelet and around the pacific rim national park reserve, its an allout celebration of life on the coast. Jamies whale watching and adventure tours in tofino bc. From pacific rim national park to cox bay, experience some of canadas most beautiful beaches and wild, rugged coastlines. Ucluelet whale watching covered tour jamies whaling. This brought back memories of when i was there when i was 6 years old. Not only can we help organize all of your events, but also our new boat is ready to take you on that onceinalifetime whalewatching trip. Enjoy miles of spectacular scenery aboard our luxury covered boats, or for a real thrill jump aboard one of our zodiacs and experience the wildside. Gray whales have the longest known migration of any mammal. Experience the west coast on a 3 hour whale watching tour through the islands around the tofino area. Our company utilizes stateoftheart, custom designed, locally built vessels that are leading in the industry for safety. Jamies offers tours in tofino and ucluelet on highspeed, zodiacstyle vessels for those craving adventure, or board our large cruiser style whale watching vessels to find comfort and relax. Tofino whalewatching boat capsized after wave struck.
Whale watching in ucluelet, whale watching at subtidal. Tofino surfing surfing waves for beginners and experts. We offer competitive rates, experienced guides and are locally owned. Some even come in the winter months for an uncrowded adventure. Departures available from mid march to mid october for those wanting to watch the majestic whales in their natural environment from the protection of mv chinook princess. Whale festival for 2020 is unfortunately postponed due to the covid19 directives from bc health, the who, and other authorities. Tofino may be tiny and remote, but it is world famous for three reasons. Grey, humpback, and orca whales are some of the most captivating creatures that visit the park reserve.
Killer whales orcas, gray whales, humpback whales and minke whales ply the waves and perform their watery rituals. Both places can have good whale watching depending on the time of year. Jamies offers tours in tofino and ucluelet on highspeed, zodiacstyle vessels for those craving adventure. On our way to tofino we stopped in coombs famous at the time goatless goats on the roof market. The whale centre invites you to join us for an exciting sea adventure in pristine coastal ecosystems. With a significant focus on marine ecosystems and coastal life education, the pacific rim whale festival celebrates the continued protection and annual return of migrating pacific grey whales to the coastal waters of the communities of tofino, ucluelet and pacific rim national park reserve. Guided whale watching in tofino is possible from february to november.
Over the winter they breed and calve in warm mexican waters then, midfebruary to april moms and calves till june, migrate close by our shore on. Tofino resorts marina inspired by adventure tofino, bc. The whale centre has over thirty years experience in sharing tofino and clayoqout sounds ecosystems with guests from all over the world. Each spring, some 20,000 gray whales travel passed the western shore of vancouver island, british columbia, en route to their summer feeding grounds in the bering sea and chukchi sea. Whale watching in bc british columbia travel and adventure. Tofino weddings go all the way in tofino and get married. Add to calendar whale watching in tofino 03172018 08. Whale watching tofino and ucluelet west coast motel. Whale watching tofino vs ucluelet tofino forum tripadvisor. Nearly yearround, visitors can take to the seas for their chance to spot the largest mammal on earth in its natural habitat. Zodiac whale watching in tofino, british columbia, canada west coast. Acsla at march 1220 tofino gray whale migration update. Tofino whale watching tours the whale centre, tofino, bc. Annually we also enjoy record numbers of humpback whales and our summer resident gray whales.
They travel 10,00012,000 miles round trip every year between their winter calving lagoons in the warm waters of mexico and their summer feeding grounds in the cold arctic seas. Jamies whaling station whale watching and adventure tours in. We went in the end of coho season and he warned us it might be slow but even so he put us on fish and was great really explained the process of everything and made it so much. Tofino whale watching tours discover tofino bc canada. The tofino whale watching season begins in march with the pacific rim whale festival and lasts into autumn with peak sightings in spring during the gray whale northward migration and throughout the summer months culminating in.
Off the coast of kaikoura lives a stable population of sperm whales. Our whale watching season runs from early march until the end of october. Our whale watching tours located off the southern coast of victoria, british columbia consist of viewing transient orca pods, migrating humpback whales, grey whales and other marine animals that reside in our coastal waters. Heres an overview of what its like whale watching in tofino, with a few tips on what to wear, which company to go with, and what to. The district of tofino, tourism tofino, and the tofino chamber of commerce has asked visitors to follow the directive of the federal and provincial governments. British columbia coroner rules deaths of 6 in tofino whalewatching tragedy as accidental the leviathan ii, run by jamies whaling station, sunk after it was overcome by a rogue wave on oct. Whale watching ucluelet walbeobachtungstourabbis ucluelet, b. Learn about their mysterious and fascinating lives, and how our relationship with them has changed over time. April 12 2014 long beach tofino, bc gray whale, close encounter zodiac boat. These are all typical maneuvers you may expect to see while whale watching off the west coast of vancouver island. People from all parts of the world come here to watch these magnificent creatures of the deep. Jul 05, 2015 whale watching out of tofino british columbia. Gray whale off vancouver island, british columbia, canada.
The whole tour was so much fun and its incredibly exciting going out and not knowing what youll find. Tofino is a popular surfing and whale watching resort near the clayoquot area. Chance of spotting rarer species add an extra thrill to whale watching when whale watching near victoria, keep an eye out for the lesser known minke whale. Explore the beautiful west coast of canada with us, and create a memory that will last a lifetime. Whale tours tofinos waters, known as the clayoquot sound, is the best whale watching location in the world as the waters are rich with food. The pacific rim whale festival may have been cancelled, but the whales didnt get the memo. With the tide at our backs, jeff is able to get the boat up to full speed. The rarity of local sightings make for an exciting show if one is lucky. Tofino whale watching tours west coast aquatic safaris.
Tofino whale watching tours ocean outfitters, tofino bc. Humpback whale breaching off the coast of tofino, bc. There are two places to whale watch from the pacific rim. Tide rip tours telegraph cove vancouver island british columbia. Jamies whaling station whale watching and adventure tours in tofino bc. The whale report remote passages whale watching, tofino, bc. It starts with a mind boggling 20,000 grey whales swimming past our shores in spring on their annual migration from birthing waters by the baja peninsula north to the bering strait by alaska.
Book a tour whale watching and adventure tours in tofino bc. British columbia whale watching in british columbia whaletrips. Kayak clayoquot sound, meares island, broken islands. Each year the skilled and friendly west coast aquatic safaris team help thousands of people like you claim front row seats for this unforgettable and onceina. Tofino whale watching inc discover tofino bc canada. No visit to tofino is complete without a trip on a whalewatching tour. Black bear watching tours operate from april through october. Zodiacs and larger boats they have a very popular tour islands, whales and bears a trip to the broken group islands part of pacific rim national park, with a focus on bear and whale watching. Daily whale watching tours in tofino, british columbia. May, june, september and october are great months to go whale watching in tofino.
This is your chance to sea kayak with killer orca whales or watch them from our boat, the. Typical tofino whale watching tours take 2 to 3 hrs. The whaleplanner february a whale watching infographic. Up and down the coast of british columbia, from victoria to port hardy on vancouver island, from vancouver to the bc gulf islands, and up to haida gwaii queen charlotte islands.
Despite mostly consisting of sand and cacti, the baja california is one of the best locations for whale watching in the whole world. Our season starts with the longest migration of any mammal, the gray whale. Whalewatching boat capsizes off tofino, bc outside online outside. Oct 26, 2015 whalewatching tragedy in tofino, british columbia ari sarsalari reports on the tragedy that happened while whalewatching tofino, british columbia. The best time of year to go whale watching in tofino. The offerings of tofino whale watching operators are as diverse as the companies. Adventure tofino wildlife tours aktuelle 2020 lohnt es sich. We are unsuccessful, but decide to head south towards tofino again. Whale watching is one of the top things to do in tofino, b. Wildlife and whale watching in tofino, bc travel for. If you make it all the way south to chile, you have pretty good chances to meet the mighty blue whales around the.
At jamies whaling station, our team of local experts has been professionally guiding adventure seekers from around the world to explore the nooks and crannies of clayoquot sound and barkley sound since 1982. We offer various morning, midday, and afternoon departures. Orca dreams offers fourday allinclusive tours from our luxury island camp site in the wildlife rich area of northern vancouver island, british columbia, canada. This is when the weather is warmest and whale sightings are highest. Clayoquot sound is very popular with gangs of transient killer whales that are on the hunt for food. Whale watching in tofino, vancouver island, bc remote. We offer tofino whale watching tours, bear watching tours, bird watching tours and hot springs cove tours on both open boston whaler and covered. Come celebrate the over 20,000 gray whales that pass by the coast during their winter migration north, and enjoy some fantastic winter whale watching adventures. Winter and whale watching dont seem like theyd go together, but they do in ucluelet, b.
To look a whale right in the eye and feel the bonds of life common to us all can be an emotionally overwhelming and life changing experience. Ocean outfitters is the perfect place to set off on all of your tofino activities. Tofino bear watching bears and birds love tofino and clayoquot sound. Gray whale migration passes vancouver island vancouver. Celebrating over 33 years of operation on the west coast of vancouver island, the whale centre continues to venture out into clayoquot sound, off the coast of tofino, bc, taking passengers on whale watching tours, bear watching tours, hot springs cove tours, bird watching tours, pelagic. Whales can be spotted year round in the pacific ocean off the west coast of vancouver island. Welchen walen kann man zu welcher zeit in british columbia begegnen. Launching from tofino takes you into clayoquot sound.
Clayoquot wild homepage for whale watching and first nations. Our whale watching season usually starts in mid february and lasts until the end of october. Whale watching tours in tofino, bc they dive, spout, breach, spyhop and lobtail. As the summer begins, any of the north american coasts are a great option. It starts with a mind boggling 20,000 gray whales swimming past our shores in spring on their annual migration from birthing waters by the baja peninsula north to the bering strait by alaska. Quebec, british columbia, new england, washington and oregon are among the best places in the world for whale watching. We had a safe fun and informative whale watching experience first thing to do in tofino is book a tour with west coast safaris. This charming little town sits at the end of the trans canada highway on vancouver island where the mountainous coastal rain forest meets the pounding waves of the pacific. We are proud leaders in responsible whale watching, bear watching and wildlife viewing and have a strong passion for educating guests about the wonders and the fragility of clayoquot sound and tofino. Whale watching in tofino, whale watching at remote passages. Hi all, were staying in tofino for 4 days in mid june and are planning on taking a whale watching tour.
Tofino things to do tofino whale watching inc bear watching, hiking, hot springs, whale watching read about us join us on a wildlife safari for orca, humpback, and grey whales aboard our spacious, high speed, cabinstyle cruisers. Some of these massive mammals stay in our waters for the summer, giving ample opportunities for viewing. The tofino whale watching experience is worth traveling the world for, and the waters around clayoquot sound offer whale watching opportunities second to none. From the safety of our boats you can respectfully watch gray whales, humpbacks, biggs orca killer whales, black. Whale watching in tofino international education viu. About whale watching in tofino you cant leave vancouver island without visiting the west coast. Tolles whale watching adventure tofino wildlife tours.
Whale watching off tofino, ucluelet, and vancouver island. Safety issues remain, 17 years after last whale watching death. He made his passion to his career in the year of 2007 when he moved to tofino and started adventure tofino wildlife tours. Whale watching season resumes in tofino following leviathan. Over the winter they breed and calve in warm mexican waters then, midfebruary to april moms and calves till june, migrate close by our shore on the way to cold alaskan waters, where the food is. These small baleen whales can be seen around the globe, but are often more elusive in the vancouver island area. Tofino, clayoquot wild whale watching and fishing company, featuring first nations guides to clayoquot sound, from tofino bc. The whale centre tofino all you need to know before you. Offering whale watching, bear watching and hot springs tours daily. Start by telling us a bit of information about what you want to do below and let our booking engine show you whats available. Whale watching in tofino, vancouver island, bc remote passages more videos, photos and information about bc from.
Jamies operates our waterfront adventure stations in the hearts of both seaside communities of tofino and ucluelet. Whale tours leave from the harbour downtown tofino bc. Get out on our open vessels to view grey whales, killer whales and humpback whales. A stop in downtown tofino reveals a quaint surfer town. Kanada spezialist sk touristik whale watching ucluelet. Best tofino activities best tofino surfing, whale watching. Reflecting on whales around tofino and ucluelet tofino.
We have a strong sense of urgency and duty to the community. Tofino kayaking paddle the ocean and islands up close. Whale watching companies, index to charter operators, and long beach maps pricing and video guide to tofino, long beach, ucluelet and every attraction in pacific rim national park, bc. Tiffany crawford and jeff lee, the vancouver sun 10. I just wanted to check whether there was much difference in the tours going out of tofino compared to those from ucluelet. Whale watching in tofino can be done from march to september. Whalewatching tragedy in tofino, british columbia the. Read on to find the best time to go, what to expect, the kinds of whales on the west coast of vancouver island and plenty of other tips to picking a whale watching company. With so many larger tour operators already established in tofino, my goal was to provide a different wildlife experience for my guests, tours in smaller groups and with a more personal touch. Remote passages whale watching tours from tofino, bc, vancouver island, canada.
From exciting fast zodiac visits to the whales to more leisurely cruises on large comfortable vessels, also in combination to a visit to the hot springs. Frequently asked questions about whale watching in bc. The whale centre tofino all you need to know before. Most of the passengers and crew on the whalewatching boat that capsized near tofino, b. Whale watching season in tofino begins in march and ends in late october. A whalewatching accident on sunday off the coast of tofino, british columbia, left five dead and one missing. Whalewatching boat capsizes off tofino, bc outside online.
Tofino has a long whale watching season, running from march through to late november. There is no seagoing experience quite like watching, closeup, a sleek whale weighing thousands of pounds frolic like a child in its natural habitat. Whale watching vancouver island is a onceinalifetime exerience. Book your adventure tour online with jamies whaling station. The tofino whale watching season begins in march with the pacific rim whale festival and lasts into autumn with peak sightings in spring during the gray whale northward migration and throughout the summer months culminating in their southbound return in early september.
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