Grey Whale

We are proud to be Victoria’s 1st WCA Certified Responsible Operator! Five Star Whale Watching has been practicing and promoting responsible wildlife viewing for 40 years.

Happy Thanksgiving🍁 We are grateful for so much including our guests and the incredible marine life we encounter🥰🐋🐬 Please note our office will be closed today to give our staff the chance to spend Thanksgiving with their friends and family. We reopen tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding.

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What a trip today, 2 Grey whales, 4 Biggs Killer Whales, and a Humpback all outside Victoria harbour! Today we had a fantastic encounter with Grey Whales a few minutes outside Victoria Harbour, Orcas and a Humpback Whale😍 We dedicated this tour to our former colleague Captain Tom and we could feel him smiling down…

On May 20th 2025, we had a lovely encounter with 2 Grey Whales west of Sheringham Lighthouse. The 2 Grey Whales were probably heading north to their summer feeding grounds north of Alaska! In the afternoon we encountered two Humpback Whales east of Sheringham and one of them breached twice and cartwheeled whilst we were…