Half-Day Whale Watching Tour: Explore Marine Wildlife in Johnstone Strait
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183 Ratings
Telegraph Cove

Cut through Johnstone Strait’s currents and navigate the Broughton archipelago onboard our semi covered express cruiser - the Ocean Magic II in search of native marine wildlife! Listen to our local experts bring the animals’ stories to life on your 3 hour adventure out of beautiful Telegraph Cove!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Telegraph Cove - Whale Watching in Johnstone Strait and nearby area
What's Included
  • Educational materials on board including kids coloring books and a guide
  • Complimentary photo package with high-resolution personal and wildlife photos
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) included in price
  • Guaranteed whale sightings or enjoy a free return tour
  • Convenient on-board restrooms for comfort
  • Enjoy complimentary tea and coffee during the tour
  • Access downloadable tour guides in multiple languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Excludes taxes and fees for Lifetime Whale Sighting Guarantee
Location
Telegraph Cove Resort
Telegraph Cove Road
Please check-in 30 minutes prior to departure time at Prince of Whales Adventure Center located at the north end of Telegraph Cove Resort next to the Telegraph Cove Whale Interpretive Center (24 Boardwalk, Telegraph Cove, BC V0N 3J0). The boat will not be held for late passengers.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.9
(183 Ratings)
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Roving40439744567
Dec 29, 2023
Amazing Whale watching trip in Johnstone Strait - Excellent informations during the trip, amazing views of an Orca Family and finally seeing a humpback whale.
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Fearless61964357217
Sep 29, 2023
Great experience in an extraordinary place! - A dream came true! We've had a really stunning half-day trip with many sights, an enthusiastic female crew (Rebecca, Vanessa), sharing it's knowledege, especially about the different orca pods and their socializing.The great captain (Roman) was very skillfully,kept prescribed distances at all, switched off the engine upon sighting to reduce disruptions.I can absolutely recommend this company. A bitter aftertaste remained: There was a private boat at this day (at Sept3rd-9 o' clock tour), with 2 persons, following us the whole way,showing an unresponsible behaviour by arriving later, several times they cut the orcas way off, like encircling the group of orcas, so they changed their swimming direction immediately. If whale watching becomes a hunt, I would recommend to reduce tours and increase distances. As it's known, that the Southern Residents are a really endangered species and their propagation depends on undisturbed ingestion in this nutritious chinook area. Please keep that in mind! Petra
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Ursula6271
Sep 24, 2023
A wonderful trip - Wonderful weather with a lot of wildlife, whales, seaotters and sealions. The guides loved to give us a lot of informations. And also the Photos are a really good thing.
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Q4451dptheresab
Sep 23, 2023
Beautiful tour - With lots and lots of whales. Connor,our guide,was very knowledgeable, and very much in love with the whales himself. It was perfect, even though it was raining. We even saw a baby humpback playing and throwing himself out of the water. Absolutely beautiful.
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Lizdx7025uc
Sep 23, 2023
Relaxed and enjoyable - What a great trip out to see the whales and other wildlife. The team on the boat were so knowledgeable and pleasant, we couldn’t have asked for any more. They pointed out the wales as soon as sighted so we could all see and watch them in their natural environment. Tea and coffee available freely which was welcome on a chilly morning! At the end of the day we also received photos ,via email,of what we had seen , so knowing this made the trip all the more enjoyable as we were not stressing to take the perfect photo at all times! Would highly recommend this trip as relaxed and chilled and great for those who are not the most comfortable/relaxed on a boat!
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H7375lhnancyk
Sep 19, 2023
Great View of the Whales - We had a great trip! Saw many whales, orcas, dolphins and millions of birds! PoW crew were very professional, helpful and knowledgeable.
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Janinei2016
Sep 17, 2023
Excellent Tour - The tour was wonderful. All staff were excellent. Conner was very knowledgeable about the all that we saw. Learned alot about the area surrounding us. Would highly recommend. The photos we received from the tour were excellent. We took many pictures as well.
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557corneliab
Sep 15, 2023
Ist was great - The whole Tour was amazing. We saw seelions, humpding whales and Orcas. The Crew was phantastic. We enjoyd ist so much. Trank you ♥️
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Mrmrsw50
Sep 4, 2023
Excellent - Been out with these guys before, still as good , to the degree that my friends and I went out 3 times over 2 days . Saw the resident Orcas who had just arrived back, how amazing . Also saw the transient Orcas and several humpbacks. Love the first trip of the day, as this is the most uncrowded of the day . Great staff too.
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Daniel642
Sep 3, 2023
Rebecca is an awesome tour guide - Excellent tour. Scenery is beyond belief and lots of Orca's. Our naturalist guide, Rebecca, was outstanding... A wealth of information and full of passion. The only reason I give it a 4 instead of 5 is that I think the boat would work slightly better slightly less people. Still worked fine though
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