Humpback Whale

  On June 8th 2025, we had a wonderful encounter with T63 ‘Chainsaw’ and friends, plus several Humpbacks! T63 is one of the Superstar orcas that visit the Salish Sea and is easily identified thanks to his uniquely shaped dorsal fin. We also encountered several Humpbacks today, some as close as Constance Bank. Ollie the…

  On June 7th 2025, we had a magical evening with Humpbacks and Orcas. The Humpbacks were definitely the highlight as we watched multiple whales, including Split Fin and Divot, lunge feeding in unison! You can see more images from this encounter at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1282469270546683&type=3

  On June 6th we witnessed an Orca T-party as 11 Bigg’s Killer Whale were hanging out together 🙂 We go to see some acrobatic and playful interaction between the Orcas ID’d as the T49B’s and T137’s. We also encountered a number of Humpback’s near the Romeo buoy. You can see more images from this…

Today we encountered multiple Humpbacks near Middle Bank! The Humpbacks included Poptart and Zig Zag with her new calf. The calf was being very cute and playful when we were on scene 🙂 You can see more images from this encounter at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1272407094886234&type=3

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On May 27th we discovered T125A ‘Jetsam’ & T128 ‘Flotsam’ hanging out close to shore in Race Pass. Marine Naturalist Reanna 1st spotted the two male Orcas and we followed them as they patrolled the coastline hunting for Seals! Earlier we had encountered two Humpbacks including Scuttle south of Victoria. Scuttle was being very sleepy…

Today we encountered Big Mama and her playful calf South of Henry Island. We later encountered the T75B’s North East of Boarder Bank. It was a great day on the water! You can see more images from this tour at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1266052278855049&type=3

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…

Today we had an incredible encounter with Big Mama and her very playful calf! We watched as the calf did several tail flicks and breached several times. As if not to be outdone, Big Mama did a huge cartwheel! Check out the images and videos, at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=5starwhales&set=a.1261861415940802 It was an unforgettable experience 🙂