We hope that you have been enjoying our Wildlife of the Week series! We have been truly enjoying sharing some incredible Salish Sea creatures with you. Our fourth Wildlife of the Week spotlight focuses on a fascinating species of Baleen whale. Check out the photo of this whale- does the species look familiar? It is […]
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Our friends at the World Cetacean Alliance created this wonderful video about Five Star Whale Watching. We are proud to be Victoria’s first WCA Certified Responsible Whale Watching Operator. WCA Virtual Whale Watching – Five Star Whale Watching How many different species did you spot on this trip? Comment below!Our 'round the world' virtual […]
Wildlife of The Week & Happy Fathers Day! It’s week three of Wildlife of the Week, and it’s landed on a special day- Father’s Day! This Father’s Day we have decided to highlight a special marine mammal that we are sure many of you have heard of before… …the Killer Whale! Killer Whales are also […]
We are resuming operations and offering tours on Saturday June 20th. For now we are accepting bookings from small groups, 4-8 and families. Tours initially will be just on our 12 passenger vessel, “Salish Shadow” and then on our Catamaran, “Kuluta” in mid July. We have various COVID-19 safety protocols in place that meet […]
A species of the featured creature is spotted here on a dive. Photo courtesy of: NOAA Office of Exploration and Research. Welcome to Week 2 of Wildlife of the Week! We’ve decided to highlight an animal that lives deep under the waves of the Salish Sea. There is a general name for this animal that […]
It’s time for Wildlife of the Week! We wanted to begin with a species that is incredibly important and familiar on our coast… …..the Sea Otter! 🦦 Sea Otters are carnivorous mammals, spending the majority of their life in the ocean. They are one of the smallest marine mammals and may look similar to a […]
COVID-19 UPDATE on June 1st 2020 We are currently working with Transport Canada and both WorkSafeBC and the BC Health Ministry to work towards reopening. If our plan is approved we hope to resume tours on July 1st, 2020 with appropriate COVID-19 safety measures in place. The safety of our passengers & staff remains our […]