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August is an excellent month for
orca whale watching on our kayak tours in the San Juan Islands.
You can take a Grizzly Tour, go
Orca Whale Watching, see Bald Eagles, and experience the life of seals and sea lions on an adventure tour of a lifetime.
Our 2 - day San Juan kayak tours scored a 60 % success rate for
orca whale watching in June, but managed to see at least one species of cetacean on all the tours.
But with alternatives such as
orca whale watching kayak tours in Washington and film documentaries available, this final argument no longer has merit.
There are vineyards for the wine enthusiast, world class surfing in Tofino, scenic float plane tours over mountainous landscapes, world class skiing on Mount Washington,
orca whale watching tours in the Southern Gulf Islands, challenging treks like the West Coast Trail and Juan de Fuca Trail, kayaking secluded coves, salmon fishing on the Queen Charlotte Strait, cold water scuba diving near Port Hardy, great nightlife and restaurants in Victoria, and the list goes on...
This year's salmon productivity has led to lots of well - fed wildlife and a record - setting
orca whale watching kayak season in the San Juans near Seattle, Washington.
The Sea Kayak Adventures folks recommended Mackay
Orca Whale Watching in Port McNeill - and they did not disappoint!
Orca whale watching on the west side of San Juan Island.
August was another solid month for
orca whale watching on our San Juan Islands kayak tours.
A great way to conclude the day with a tranquil sunset kayak tour in
the orca whale watching waters off the west side of San Juan Island.
At long last we have published our new San Juan Islands kayaking tour route and
orca whale watching maps.
Longer kayak expeditions mean more time in the prime
orca whale watching areas.
Both the west and south side routes take you to the best
orca whale watching waters in the United States.
In light of these scientific facts, we can only speculate as to why NMFS has decided to exempt commercial salmon fishing boats from the new
orca whale watching regulations.
Photo courtesy of Captain Jim Maya, operator of the best
orca whale watching cruises in the San Juan Islands.
Our orca whale watching kayak tours in the San Juan Islands of Washington began well this summer and here is our success report for June.
Orca whale watching is suberb on this kayak trip, like all of our camping adventures in the San Juan Islands.
Lowest priced kayak tours to the best
orca whale watching area where nearly all sightings occur.
Sea Quest pioneered
orca whale watching kayak tours in the San Juan Islands over 25 years ago and our San Juan Island kayak trips are guided by biologists and environmental scientists that can tell you about the lives of these amazing animals.
The San Juan Islands of Washington are famous as the top
orca whale watching location in the United States.
Click here to see our San Juan Islands kayak tour route maps that illustrate how closely we follow the main
orca whale watching corridor.
Orca whale watching is most reliable from late April through early October with killer whale activity peaking mid-May to mid-August.
Worse yet, some kayaking companies outright lie about the facts of
orca whale watching.
Ask them if they can back up
their orca whale watching claims with actual data and show it to you.
A few other kayaking companies briefly visit the primary
orca whale watching zone during a fraction of their tours.
Check out our YouTube Channel for
orca whale watching and kayaking San Juan Islands to see a video from this June of two orca whale pods swimming right up to our kayaks while we rest in a kelp forest in a protected cove.
June finished in fantastic fashion with
orca whale watching sightings in the San Juan Islands on almost every day of the month.
The west side route takes you the best
orca whale watching waters in the United States.
We haven't yet crunched the numbers, but it appears that new
orca whale watching rules for the San Juan Islands of Washington have not had any impact on our killer whale watching kayak trips» success rate this year.
The Orca whale watching tours take place in the protected waters between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, the home of the magnificent Orca whales.
BC
Orca Whale Watching (Killer Whales) Tours — We Follow the Guidelines Fisheries and Oceans Canada and BC Parks in Canada and by NOAA Fisheries and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in the US all endorse the whale watching guidelines followed by Stubbs Island BC Whale Watching Tours and all responsible BC whale watching tour operators.
Every Orca whale watching trip with Stubbs Island Whale Watching Tours is different.
Not exact matches
In Texas, it was not a sense of guilt over paying money to
watch majestic
orca whales prevented from swimming freely at sea because they're forced to perform tricks in comparatively small enclosures at the behest of misguided trainers who could very well be maimed when SeaWorld's
whales are eventually driven insane by the hopelessness of their situation that kept audiences away earlier this year.
We will choose between a last paddle, or if the
orca are in the area, we may spend some time
whale watching from the ship as we make our way back to Port McNeill.
Nowadays,
whale watch operators who can't show
orcas to their passengers can almost count on humpbacks to fill in the gap.
We had an amazing
whale watching tour earlier this week when we spotted a few
orcas in Skjálfandi bay!
† Your
Orca Spirit
Whale Watching Tour departs at 10 am on your first morning out of the Coast Victoria Hotel and Marina Harbour.
As well as seeing these magnificent creatures you'll likely see seabirds, dolphins, sharks, tuna, giant squid and seals, and
watch and learn as scientists gather information about the
orcas, collecting
whale photo identification, towing underwater cameras and recording the
orcas» vocalisations.
Take a 3 - hour
whale watching tour with Orca Spirit Whale Watching Adventures (admissions not inclu
whale watching tour with Orca Spirit Whale Watching Adventures (admissions not in
watching tour with
Orca Spirit
Whale Watching Adventures (admissions not inclu
Whale Watching Adventures (admissions not in
Watching Adventures (admissions not included).
We
watch as the
Orcas get on top of the Gray
Whales in an attempt to minimize their breaths and tire them out even more.
The thought of
watching a majestic and peaceful Gray
Whale get attacked by a pod of
Orcas makes my stomach churn, but it's almost like a car crash — you just can't look away.
Watching the pod of
Orcas attack the Gray
Whales was tough to
watch, but I REALLY didn't want to see a dolphin die today.
Seasonal activities — such as grizzly bear tours,
whale watching and kayaking with
orcas — generally run from May through late September.
Whale -
watching tours in Zodiacs get you crazy close to Gray, Humpback, and / or Killer
Whales (
Orca).
Victoria is one of the top spots for
Orca (Killer)
whale watching on Vancouver Island but you also have a chance to spot Humpback, Minke and Gray
Whales.
We are planning on
whale watching with
Orca Spirit, visiting the Royal BC Museum, playing at the beach and I'm sure we will have some more time for a few other activities.
It's been rather uncanny over the years, to note how often the space left by absent resident
orcas is filled by transient
orcas, who somehow manage to show up and save a thin
whale watching day.
Specializing in tours such as the
Orca Camp Tour at our
Whale Watching Base Camp in Johnstone Strait or our Sea Kayak Expeditions in the beautiful Discovery Islands Grey Wolf Expeditions has guided over 3,000 guests from all over the world between ages 6 and 79.
From right in Campbell River, you can hop onto one of our boats and head out on the waters of Johnstone Strait, and Desolation Sound, off the Discovery Islands, and sometimes even the Sunshine Coast to
watch a pod of
Orcas or to witness a Humpback
Whale breaching the surface.