May 11th, 2025 – Orcas & Humpbacks for Mother’s Day!
On May 11th we celebrated Mother’s Day with some special guests! In the morning we had a wonderful encounter with a female Humpback known as BCX1057 ‘Divot’ 🙂 We encountered Divot near Middle Bank heading towards San Juan Island. In the afternoon we first encountered two Humpbacks east of Race. The Humpback were ID as…
May 10th, 2025 – Humpback Whale in Becher Bay!
On May 10th we encountered a young Humpback Whale in Becher Bay doing some foraging. This is the same Humpback we encountered off Victoria on April 26th! We also stopped off at Race Rocks and saw lots of Sea Lions and Seals. A Sea Otter also swam by our boat in the main channel and…
April 7th, 2025 – Humpback off Victoria!
On the morning of May 7th, we were lucky enough to encounter a Humpback off Victoria water front! This was our second encounter of the season with a Humpback Whale. These gentle giants are begining to return to their feeding grounds from their winter breeding/birthing grounds of Hawaii or Mexico. We also visited Race Rocks…
April 26th, 2025 – Lunge Feeding Humpback!
Lunge feeding Humpback Here are a couple of images from our 1st encounter of the season with a Humpback Whale on April 26th😍 This young Humpback was lunge feeding on Krill when we encountered the whale just south of Victoria🥰 You can see more images and even a video from this encounter at our…
Highlights from 2024!
Happy New Year! If you would like to check out some of our favourite images from 2024, click on the following link to our Instagram page: Five Star Instagram
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Recent Sightings Report
Here is our latest sightings report for the month of November 🙂 We have had some amazing encounters with Orcas and Humpbacks. Join our next tour on Nov 27th and discover the wonders of the Salish Sea! Book now at www.5starwhales.com
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Join one of our tours in November!
Fall is one of our favourite times of the season to go whale watching, as the images above prove 🙂 We are still offering tours in November on select dates (subject to demand, availability and weather) on one of our covered vessel, which provide excellent viewing opportunities whilst staying sheltered from the elements. Join one…
Latest Sightings this Fall!
October has been a fantastic month for whale sightings as can be seen in our recent sightings report We have had so many unforgettable tours in October with both Orcas and Humpbacks encountered! Don’t miss out, book now and join one of our tours this fall. Book now at www.5starwhales.com and discover the wonders of…