Whale tour in Campbell River | Canada

We went on a whale tour in Campbell River to see killer whales and humpback whales. Find out here what we’ve seen on the trip!

I only did 1 whale trip before this one at that was in Sri Lanka. There we saw 4 fin whales. But first things first.

What marine life can be spotted in Campbell River?

Campell River is located in the north of Vancouver Island. Most people don’t go that far for whale watching and just go on a tour in Vancouver, Victoria or Ucluelet.

Campbell River Whale Watching Adventure Tours

We went on a 6-hour whale watching tour with Campbell River Whale Watching Adventure Tours. The Zodiac took us to the Salish Sea, Discovery Passage, and Johnstone Strait.

Price: $195 per person

Fun Fact: Our whale company is CO2 neutral by buying and protecting Canadian rainforests. The customers can adopt 1m² of it and get a certificate with the location on it.

Bring along…

• Camera
• Binoculars
• Warm clothes (sweater)
• Closed shoes
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen

Let’s go do some Whale Watching!

We first had to wear our life jacket-suits. These suits will keep us alive when we drop out of the boat. They are very heavy to put on, but when on they are quite cozy! Feels like I’m wearing my bedsheets as a suit.

1) Humpback Whale

We then had to pick up another family and when they were boarding the Zodiac, we saw our first Humpback Whale! We followed him for a while and then a second whale showed up. In the end, we eventually saw 6 humpback whales!

Fun Fact: When the whale is “waving” at you, he’s actually trying to change his course!

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2) Bald Eagle

We arrived at our lunch spot but before we docked the boat, we watched the treeline filled with bald eagles! They were observing the water for food.

3) Sea Lion

After our lunch spot, we went back to the resting place of the sea lions.

4) Dolphins

Our last surprise of the day was a dolphin stampede! The boat was surrounded by dolphins. Everywhere you looked, fins would pop up!

We didn’t see Killer Whales but lucky for us we saw 3 killer whales when we were on the ferry. Would have loved it to see them from up close.

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