This is by far THE BEST whale watching company on the west coast! We had an awesome time with Captain Keith and crew on Nanuq. Such a comfortable ride, I would not hesitate to take my grandma. The scenery and the wildlife was what we wanted to see and they delivered it in style and comfort. Well worth the cost.... More

I have always wanted to share a Westcoast experience with my family, Tofino is one of my favorite places on earth and this year, I was able to do that. All of the women in my family decided to join me on an adventure in Tofino and go whale watching. Choosing a company for us was easy, Westcoast Aquatic Safaris... More

I took my elderly mother whale watching with West Coast Aquatic Safaris on their largest boat - it was a bit windy out and I was worried that she might not be comfortable. But the ride was smooth and we felt very safe and secure. We saw orcas as well as gray whales and some bears in the distance. The... More

Went out on the 12 passenger boat with Captain Kieth. Saw a few whales and sea lions. We had hit a bit of rough water but it was ok. It was really nice that there was a restroom on board. It was nice to be able to be on the viewing deck, but it was nice to be able to... More

They double booked the boat and told us at the last minute that the other trip had sold more tickets and therefore we could not go. We had pre-booked our trip from London, UK in July 2011. We booked for whale and bear watching. We went on the first day whale watching which was fine. We discussed with them the... More

Took my ten and six year old kids on a Whale watching adventure this past August. Was pleasantly surprised to see so much more than we expected. Although we went see humpback whales, which we saw them breaching (spectacular) we then saw a pod of fast moving Orcas, and then just when you thought the trip could not get any... More

We were in Tofino for our Elopement and decided to take a Bear Watching tour on a rainy-ish day in September. The crew were excellent in locating wildlife. They were very helpful with information regarding the area, wildlife and some local history. The boat we used was the larger of the two, a Catamaran style aluminum vessel called the Nanuk.... More

captain tim took special inland route to spot bears on the way back the ocean route to spot orkas, humpback whales, gray whales, sea lions .... don't buy a sandwich, bring your own lunch More

On September 8, 2011 we were in Tofino and had the opportunity to go out whale watching with Aquatic Safaris on their large catamaran boat, "Nanuq". We had a great time and the weather was even sunny. We saw a humpback mother and her calf and grey whales too as well as stellar sealions and eagles. The naturalist, who was... More