It was the last tour for this year and we still saw humpback whales! Robin our guide was great, providing us with much information and giving us lots of time to observe the beautiful animals by keeping a respectful distance. I like that they are also involved in offsetting their footprint by preserving old growth forest.

We spent a day with Alex and Alexis yesterday on the Bute Island trip. They both worked so hard to ensure that we had a really enjoyable day. We had travelled from Australia in the hope of seeing bears in the wild We not only saw bears but also orkas, dolphins, humpback whales and sea lions.

Such an incredible experience. Dream come true to see the Grizzly Bears. Thank you so much Alex for taking us to see Orcas and Dolphins as well. Highly recommend this tour!

We went on the Toba Inlet grizzly bear tour this fall and had a great time with a good group. The boat ride was through some spectacular scenery - lots of waterfalls after the rain! The day was well organized and the crew were great. We were lucky enough to see a very hefty grizzly eating salmon and a humpback whale surfacing. I highly recommend the tour.

A 40th birthday treat and what a day we had. Perfect weather and a flat calm day, we hadn't been 10 minutes before seeing our first humpy! We went on to see more humpbacks, dolphins, porpoise and sea lions. Just as the trip couldn't get any better our skipper got word of Orcas in the area. Steven went above and beyond to get back to see them. It was absolutely magical to see two male orcas cruising along. Thanks for a great trip!

The tour we went on was in a covered boat. Our captain/tour guide was great fun and very knowledgeable. We spotted two humpback whales and went quite close to where they were. They were breaching, tail slapping and rolling around. It was breath-taking! We watched them for ages before moving on to another pair who were also breaching. One of the whales came so close to the boat - I could see the barnacles on its back! We went and saw some seals and were heading back when we found two more whales who were breaching and tail slapping. There were also several more whales who were further away from us that were also breaching. The whole experience is difficult to put into words, it was magical. Our guide said in ten years of doing the tours he had never seen so many whales breaching! If you get chance to do this tour I would highly recommend it. There are other companies but many of them have very large boats which have lots of people on them. We were able to chat to our guide who was able to teach us about the whales and answer all our questions. Thank you Campbell River Whale Watching for giving us a once in a lifetime experience which we will never forget!

The scenery spectacular. Tour guide very knowledgeable. Highly recommended this tour. Saw wildlife including whales and seals Just a fabulous 4 hours viewing areas you’d never see by car or trekking

Our first nations guides and drivers provided an experience closely aligned with our values regarding land management, care for wildlife and safe travel. Our contribution to sequestering carbon was a positive event, shared by our boat guide and an initiative we wish all participants could have heard. We appreciated our guides’ positive post-trip summaries. At the end of a long (and wet) work day both shared the day’s adventures with us, a gentle reminder that travel experiences have far less to with weather, and more to do with meeting and supporting those who have a shared vision. Our driver and guide delivered a positive energy that was so necessary when weather impacts can’t be controlled. Our safety, onboard and off, was always a focus. We went with open minds and we were rewarded in so many ways.

Thank you Jarek (and the whales!) for an amazing trip. We went to some beautiful places, and crossed paths first with some porpoises. We then travelled further and met pod T101! WOW! And they actually swam beside us at one stage which was unexpected, but epic. After that we went out to open water…more stunning scenery and about 10 humpbacks!! 4 were close enough to see them eating and hear them trumpeting (??). What a great day - weather was perfect too! And we saw 2 seals as we came into the docks! So happy with this experience!

Our day of whale watching exceeded all our expectations! Jarek was a phenomenal guide and showed us all the spots. The highlights were definitely seeing the humpback whales. Our boat was very clean and comfortable. The views were awesome and Jarek’s liveliness, humor, and knowledge made the day a true 10/10!

This is our second trip with these guys. Absolutely brilliant day with Alex and Lexie to Orford. On the way we saw humpback and killer whales. At Orford we saw 8 bears (down on the 17 we saw 5 years ago but still amazing) including some very close swimming and looking for salmon. On the way back we saw killers and dolphins which we stopped to observe. We were late back but who cares when you see so many beautiful creatures. At this time of year it can be cold so take warm clothing.

This was an excellent tour. On the transit to and from the viewing area, the boat captain Alex and Lexi, the guide, were able to show us a pod of humped back whales, three separate pods of Orcas, a pod of over a hundred Pacific white-sided dolphins, and sea lions. While at the viewing area Michael and Buck showed us multiple grizzly bears with one sighting of a sow and cub where the sow caught a salmon out of the river and fed it to the cub. There were multiple other sightings of grizzly bears from different towers. One grizzly bear passed within 2 meters of the tower along the river bed. It was a fantastic experience. We also watch a Bald Eagle eating a fish.

Our boat captain Alex and tour guide Lexi were fabulous. They definitely had the guest experience in mind and worked with other tour operators to make sure we had the best tour. The Homalco First Nations guides, Michael and Gary, know their stuff. The information on the tour was very informative and the viewing towers and land sightings of grizzlies were first class. We watched salmon being caught and even had a momma grizzly and two cubs wandering around under one of our viewing platforms.

We had an incredible experience today on the 6 hour whale watching boat trip. Not only did we see orca and humpback whales but we also saw bald eagles, seals and sea lions playing and fishing for salmon. Then, if it couldn’t get any better we saw a pod of around 100 dolphins who swam all around our boat, playing and jumping out of the water. It was absolutely incredible. Our captain, Bex was amazing. She was so knowledgable and friendly and took time to describe and give information about the animals we encountered and the local indigenous culture. All in all, a 10/10 experience which exceeded our expectations.

We had an amazing day on our Grizzly Bear Tour to Bute Inlet. Team Alexi (Alex and Lexi) were extremely knowledgeable about the area we travelled and the wildlife that we saw. They went out of their way to ensure that we had an opportunity to encounter wildlife along the way. We saw 3 pods of orcas and stellar sea lions on our travels up to Orford Bay. There, we were met by Michael and Gary, 2 members of the Homalco first nation, who bused us to several viewing platforms where we safely observed grizzlies. Michael shared his wealth of knowledge about the bears in the area. The highlight of the tour being our last stop where a mother and her two cubs wandered around our platform scouring the bushes for something to eat before lumbering off across the river. We travelled up and back on the T3 boat which was heated and spacious for the size of our group. The snacks and catered lunch that they provided were fresh and tasty. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone wishing to see wildlife in this wonderful part of the world.