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Current schedule: Daily departures at 10:30AM and 3:30PM on our Semi-covered Vessel and our Open Zodiac Vessels

 
 
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July 15, 2023, 3:30 PM - Spending time with the T037As and T065As as well as Humpback Whales
July 15, 2023, 3:30 PM - Spending time with the T037As and T065As as well as Humpback Whales

What a day spent with the T037As, T065As, and 4 different humpback whales.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 15, 2023WhalesComment
July 15, 2023, 10:30 AM - A Humpback and Orca Extravaganza
July 15, 2023, 10:30 AM - A Humpback and Orca Extravaganza

What a day! We found two pods of orca travelling together (the T037As and the T065As), as well as 5 different humpback whales (Poptart (BCY1014), her 2023 calf, Graze (BCY0523), her 2023 calf, and Chi (BCZ0414 calf 2021)!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 15, 2023WhalesComment
July 14, 2023, 3:30 PM - The T049As (- Noah and Jude) and Slice the Humpback!
July 14, 2023, 3:30 PM - The T049As (- Noah and Jude) and Slice the Humpback!

An amazing afternoon spent with the T049As travelling north in the Strait of Georgia and humpback whale Slice.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 14, 2023WhalesComment
July 14, 2023, 10:30 AM - Noah-way, there's Orca in the harbour!
July 14, 2023, 10:30 AM - Noah-way, there's Orca in the harbour!

We had the pleasure of seeing Noah cruise through the Nanaimo Harbour before spotting three humpback whales (Neowise, Chi, and Windy) as well as seals, sea lions, and harbour porpoise!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 14, 2023WhalesComment
July 13, 2023, 3:30 PM - Curious Chi and Europa's very playful calf
July 13, 2023, 3:30 PM - Curious Chi and Europa's very playful calf

It was an amazing afternoon spent with curious Chi, and a very playful calf belonging to Europa.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 13, 2023WhalesComment
July 13, 2023, 10:30 AM - A very Humpback filled morning with Moresby, Zig Zag, and her calf
July 13, 2023, 10:30 AM - A very Humpback filled morning with Moresby, Zig Zag, and her calf

A great morning spent with humpback whales Moresby, Zig Zag, and her calf enjoying themselves and playing around in the Strait of Georgia.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 13, 2023WhalesComment
July 12, 2023 - T037As all day!
July 12, 2023 - T037As all day!

Today we sighted the T037A’s including Volker, Inky, Spinnaker and Crinkle!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 12, 2023WhalesComment
July 11, 2023 - T049As were travelling south in the Strait of Georgia
July 11, 2023 - T049As were travelling south in the Strait of Georgia

It was a whole day spent with the T049As off of Nanoose Bay and all the way down to Gabriola Island.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 11, 2023WhalesComment
July 10, 2023, 3:30 PM - T065As and T077s right outside Nanaimo!
July 10, 2023, 3:30 PM - T065As and T077s right outside Nanaimo!

We had a surprise as the T065As and T077s showed up right outside the Nanaimo Harbour!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 10, 2023WhalesComment
July 10, 2023, 10:30 AM - Searching the Southern Gulf Islands
July 10, 2023, 10:30 AM - Searching the Southern Gulf Islands

It was a great morning spent searching the Southern Gulf Islands and finding Harbour seals and Sea Lions along the way!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 10, 2023Comment
July 9, 2023, 3:30 PM - The T065Bs celebrating after a hunt!
July 9, 2023, 3:30 PM - The T065Bs celebrating after a hunt!

The T065Bs celebrated a hunt during our tour!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 9, 2023WhalesComment
July 9, 2023, 10:30 AM - T065A5 Indy the Goofball
July 9, 2023, 10:30 AM - T065A5 Indy the Goofball

T065A5 Indy continues to be his usual rambunctious self near Vancouver.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 9, 2023WhalesComment
July 8, 2023, 3:30 PM - The T049As and a brief visit with the T099s
July 8, 2023, 3:30 PM - The T049As and a brief visit with the T099s

The T049As (minus A1 and A2) were by Pipers Lagoon - the T099s were by Gibsons!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 8, 2023WhalesComment
July 8, 2023, 10:30 AM - The T049As and the lone explorer T065A5 Indy
July 8, 2023, 10:30 AM - The T049As and the lone explorer T065A5 Indy

The T049As (minus A1 and A2) and T065A5 Indy were the stars of the day today!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 8, 2023WhalesComment
July 7, 2023 - T049As off Gabriola and Pepper the Humpback South of Dodd
July 7, 2023 - T049As off Gabriola and Pepper the Humpback South of Dodd

It was an amazing day getting to see not only the T049As hunting near Nanaimo, but we also saw Pepper the Humpback Whale just south of Dodd Narrows!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 7, 2023WhalesComment
July 6, 2023 - Windy the humpback in the morning, and Mammoth in the afternoon
July 6, 2023 - Windy the humpback in the morning, and Mammoth in the afternoon

Today we saw two spectacular humpbacks (Mammoth and Windy) breaching and fluking in the straight followed by colonies of harbour seals and Steller sea lions! A day filled with many of the amazing creatures you can find on British Columbia’s coast.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 6, 2023WhalesComment
July 5, 2023 - Humpback soup in the Strait of Georgia
July 5, 2023 - Humpback soup in the Strait of Georgia

We had two humpback encounters today: Europa (BCX0845) and her calf were seen by Halibut Bank, and Mammoth’s 2022 calf (BCX1710 calf 2022) and Callisto (Europa’s 2021 calf) were seen travelling off the Sunshine Coast!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 5, 2023WhalesComment
July 4, 2023, 3:30 PM - T099s in the Strait of Georgia
July 4, 2023, 3:30 PM - T099s in the Strait of Georgia

The T099s - Bella, Holly, Barakat, Puck and Holly’s 2021 calf playfully spy hopping by Entrance Island! Today not only were the orcas where in a good mood, but we also saw eaglets, peregrine falcons, cormorants, steller sea lions, and chubby harbour seals!

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Jilann LechnerJuly 4, 2023WhalesComment
July 4, 2023, 10:30 AM - Exploring the Salish Sea
July 4, 2023, 10:30 AM - Exploring the Salish Sea

It was a beautiful day to explore the Salish Sea, experiencing the amazing biodiversity that calls this area home.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 4, 2023Comment
July 3, 2023 - T087 Harbeson and T124C Cooper in the AM, T069s in the PM
July 3, 2023 - T087 Harbeson and T124C Cooper in the AM, T069s in the PM

The morning tour got to spend time with T087 Harbeson and T124C Cooper while the afternoon saw the T069s.

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Jilann LechnerJuly 3, 2023Whales Comments
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