Nanaimo Whale Watching: Immersive BC Wildlife Tour

Embark on an immersive BC wildlife tour in Nanaimo and witness killer whales, humpbacks, sea lions, and more. Guaranteed whale sightings or your next trip is free!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 90 Front St #5 - Your day begins by checking in at our office 45 minutes before your departure time and then you’ll head down to the boat as a group.
    You’ll then be introduced to the Salish Sea ecosystem and wildlife as you cruise through the Gulf Islands archipelago in search of whales and other marine life. You’ll learn about the different types…
What's Included
  • Toilets onboard
  • Anti-exposure suit provided
  • Captain is certified by Transport Canada
  • Professional guide with academic background in marine biology
What's Not Included
  • Parking not Included
  • Lunch is not included.
  • Gratuities
  • Transportation to/from office
Additional Information

Dive into the rich coastal wildlife of BC while navigating through the chain of Gulf Islands to spot killer whales (orcas), humpbacks, sea lions, porpoises, eagles, and more. Your guide, with a scholarly background in biology and a deep-seated love for marine life, ensures a sighting of whales on your trip, else your next trip is on us. Step aboard our…

Location
90 Front St #5
Front Street
Our office is located on Front Street, the seawall along downtown Nanaimo's waterfront.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Joseal779
Aug 8, 2025
Beyond belief - Awesome trip, also very educational on wild life topics. We had a great captain Matthew and were able to track down humpback whales with ease. Watson was very friendly and explained everything to detail.
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Marieanne_p
Aug 5, 2025
Whale watching was amazing ! - Ali and the driver were amazing so skilled and they gave us a great adventure on the water. The suits were toasty warm and dry for me I’m xxxl thank you for having a suit to fit me and my daughter who is xxl . Of course the wild life were the total stars of the day we saw 5 whales a pod family of orcas a d sea lions. A day I will remember for ever Thank you The pollocks
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Tom_w
Aug 4, 2025
Jordan and Rob were... - Jordan and Rob were absolutely awesome! Brilliant experience - we saw 7 humpback whales and Jordan’s explanation of everything was superb!
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Kathryn_b
Aug 4, 2025
It was a remarkable... - It was a remarkable experience with close up views of humpback whales, sea lions and harbour seals, as well as being privileged to watch an orca family hunt for prey. Our guide Aly and captain Dave were professional in every way and ensured everyone on board was comfortable. We were fortunate to have wonderful weather with calm water and we were able to spend almost an hour with the humpbacks and then nearly another hour with the orcas.
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Lightpacker749711
Aug 3, 2025
Amazing - Absolutely amazing experience we all thoroughly enjoyed seeing the whales in their natural habitat & blown away by the extensive knowledge Shyanne had. Thank you to the whole team 👍 Xx
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Stephanie_s
Aug 3, 2025
Fabulous Experience - It was an absolutely beautiful day to go whale watching in Nanaimo! Our guide Cheyanne was very informative and answered all of the questions asked by my three daughters. We learned so much and were able to see 6 different humpback whales! Our captain took great care of us (and the whales) as we maneuvered around the various islands. We truly had a fabulous experience. Pro tip: when they say where sunscreen, they mean it!
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F3043ykpamelap
Aug 1, 2025
VERY WORTHY EXPERIENCE!! - Hi everyone! We had a very nice and special time with Aly, super knowledged, enthusiastic and passionate naturalist (whales raleted especially), and captain Silvien (excuse please spelling mistakes or if I do not remeber it correctly) who also is extremly keen on whales. The experience itself being on an open boat "zodiac" and riding through a spectacular landscape was fantastic. We got very lucky. In fact, we saw two beautiful full of energies humpback whales which were often breaching and others that were just chilling. Unfortunately, we did not see Orcas but with wild animals that's the way the cookies crumble. They are not out there waiting for us to be admired. Besides, you'll have the chance to meet some harbor seals and Estella sea lions. If we were to come back to Nanaimo, we would defenitly do it again. P.s. we did not loose any time during check-in/safety explaination and departed right away on our tour and we spent plenty of hours looking for whales. Thank you su much guys. All the best
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D6754pfsophian
Jul 28, 2025
It was really cool - Hayleigh and Val were an amazing crew!! We’ve seen 5 humpback whales, lots of sea lions, flying fish, a bald eagle and the other bird I don’t remember the name of. It was definitely one of the highlights of our trip☺️
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L5744ydtanyak
Jul 22, 2025
The highlight of our trip to Vancouver Island! - We booked an open boat tour in mid-July and went as a large family group, all adults and my 9-year-old son. Everybody absolutely loved the trip. It was so fun speeding along the coast, catching the waves, get salty splashes in our faces. It was so delightful! We spotted a family of orcas and groups of harbour seals and sea lions. No big whales, but this is nature, we understood that there was a possibility of not seeing the larger whales. Every single person from our group (and we were 9 people) said that they would definitely do the tour next year. What a blast! Hailey, our guide and Mathew, our captain, were fantastic.
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200steffend
Jul 18, 2025
A dream day - Perfect weather & water conditions Top notch organization ( clothing/ boat/ information) Had luck to see 2 Orca families, 2 humpbacks, watched an Orca hunt, a group of sea lions. Rodrigo our captain and Aly our tour guide, love to 120% what they are doing. Super informative and felt very second safe. Especially Aly shared a lot of insights. Even the smooth ride over the water was joy. Our tour even lasted more than 4 hours because there was so much to see and Aly and Rodrigo wanted the perfect trip
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From $173
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).