Spring Bear & Whale Watching: Wildlife Adventure

Embark on a unique Spring Bear and Whale Watching Tour in Campbell River. Discover black bears foraging on rocky beaches and witness the return of Humpback and Orca Whales to the Salish Sea. Join our knowledgeable skipper and naturalist for an unforgettable wildlife experience!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Discovery Islands - Enjoy a scenic boat ride throughout the Discovery Islands to look for whales and other marine wildlife. Help your experienced skipper and guide search the shoreline in search of bears foraging along rugged and beautiful beaches. This tour combines stunning scenery and a variety of wildlife sightings for an unforgettable experience for the whole family.
What's Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This unique Spring Bear and Whale Watching Tour includes lunch and offers something for everyone!
Springtime in British Columbia is a time of waking up and preparing for the summer ahead. This holds especially true for Black Bears (mɑxaʔ). After long winter months of hibernating, the black bears must replenish their fat reserves in preparation for…

Location
Homalco Wildlife and Cultural Tours
Island Highway
The Homalco Tours Office is located at 1003B Island Highway, Campbell River, BC at the Coast Marina near downtown, next door to the BC Ferries Terminal to Quadra Island. Free parking is available across the street in the Tyee Plaza Shopping Centre parking lot.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Linda
Jun 20, 2025
Fabulous boat tour of the Discovery Islands inlet. Beautiful scenery and of course the wonderful wildlife. 5 Stars! - Brilliant day! I nice small tour of 12 plus 3 lovely professional informative staff members. Great boat with comfortable indoor and outdoor seating and clean toilet. Delicious sandwich, cookies and warm beverages. Treated to seeing a bear, humpbacks, lots of dolphins, sea eagles, sea lions. Boat tour departing from Campbell River, across the Salish Sea and up through the Discovery Islands up to Bute Inlet. Stunning islands, snow capped mountains and beautiful water way. Highly recommend this tour. It was a perfect day (even though the Orcas weren’t to be seen).
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Grandtour34423420619
Jun 14, 2025
Super Tour - It was a great tour. We saw many animals and it was explained to us a lot by our guide and the bootdriver. Thank you very much👍
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Paradise68017189486
Jun 6, 2025
Wonderful Whale adventure. - Excellent day on the water. We sighted many Killer Whales (Orcas) seals and eagles. The captain and guide were great. The food was fresh and the hot chocolate tasty.
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Jacqueline
May 21, 2025
A highlight on Vancouver Island - A beautiful boat trip with a knowledgeable and especially very enthusiastic crew: Janet, Guy, Mark and Elliott. Immediately after leaving we saw a whale, then we saw black bears, youngsters, bald eagles, dolphins, sea lions and even a grizzly bear. We got information about the animals and Janet knows how to tell about her culture in a fascinating way.
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Smantha
May 16, 2025
Great day out - My sister and I took this trip at the end of May. The staff were all very friendly and we throughly enjoyed ourselves. Unfortunately we had no luck of seeing any bears but we were fortunate enough to see some orcas. Which were incredible. We were told that they were acting strangely and it could be because one was giving birth! We saw lots of bird life including many eagles and hundreds of Stella sea lions. The sandwhich and cookie for lunch were delicious. Highly recommend this trip as scenery was fantastic. Will hopefully return again in the future when it’s bear season.
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997pennyv
May 3, 2025
Spring bears and whales - Awesome trip with lovely naturalist and the driver was lots of fun. Very energetic and loads of information about area culture and wildlife. Would recommend to everyone
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Ursula_in_aus
Jul 5, 2024
A Great Day on the Water - This was a great day out - with plenty of humpback whale sightings. Unfortunately, the bears stayed hidden, but we did visit the seal colony, and had a beautiful tour of the coastline. Our vessel operator and guide were both very friendly and knowledgeable. The fresh deli sandwich for lunch was terrific!
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Madaboutanimals
Jun 22, 2024
A grand day out not to be missed - Our skipper Ron and our guide Deborah were fantastic. We saw so much incredible wildlife - orcas - Pacific white sided dolphins - bald eagles - cormorants - harbour seals - Steller sea lions - oyster catchers and various other beautiful birds. The rapids and Devils Hole whirlpools were fun. Delicious sandwiches and cookies for lunch. A magical trip and the scenery is spectacular. Couldn’t recommend more highly.
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Robertgf5697sl
Jun 19, 2024
Wonderful small group experience - Small group (12 max) boat tour with excellent skipper and local indigenous guide. Absolutely wonderful day around the islands. Did see grizzly and black bears, seals and seal lions. Whales were elusive that day (can't guarantee what you'll see, but they try hard!). Guides local experience, background, culture, and stories were a bonus. I appreciate their use of re-usable containers for everything (lunch, drinks) to help environmentally.
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Margaretbd3359ji
Jun 18, 2024
Wonderful day - A fantastic day trip through the archipelago around Vancouver Island with our super guide Alan. He was so knowledgeable about the area and the wildlife. Information about his heritage and the experiences of the first nation people was sensitively shared. Would highly recommend this trip if you enjoy immersing yourself in stunning scenery. Whilst on our trip, the bears were elusive, the dolphins and bald eagles - both in huge quantities - were standout wildlife experiences for us.
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