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I'm not sure if this was the same excursion we took from the cruise but we only saw a few humpback whales and no Orcas but it was a nice little cruise. We got to see a nice lighthouse with some sea lions living on the island. Kim, Emmy, Katy, Brett and chief John were the tour guides.…
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Date of experience: June 2018
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I'm not sure this is the same company, but they all pretty much do the same thing. Whale watching in a zodiac with abou 8-12 other people. We saw humped backed whales which was great, but tthe zodiac on the bumpy waves (and we had a fairly rough sea and some rain), made this a 2 hour excursion difficult to enjoy. Do not sit near the front, it is a painful experience. I had expected to be exhilarated but in fact it was uncomfortable and the jolts were very hard on the back and on my knees. On a calmer day perhaps it would be enjoyable, I am glad I did it because of seeing the whales, but i wouldn't do it again.…
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Date of experience: September 2015
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I've been out with Ocean Explorations before and had a great time, so when my husband came to Victoria with me this time, we went with them again. We had a good time, saw probably 20 orcas, a few harbour seals, but the skippers had almost no in depth knowledge about the orcas. They couldn't answer many questions asked of them. When I got back from the trip I read the basic Wikipedia page on orcas and that contained all the answers to the questions asked of them. It's pretty bad that they didn't have basic knowledge of orcas. I would still definitely recommend this tour, but read the Wikipedia page before heading out!…
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Date of experience: July 2012
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Whilst this is an expensive tour YOU will see Whales! We maybe sent 2 hours in an open boat, but well suited up for the journey, before we found a pod of whales and then we must have sent another 2 hours just following them at a discreat distance. Good photo opportunities but unless you have a good zoom you could end up with just pictires of fins. Tour guides are well informatative and often involved in Marine studies at Uni, so have a deep interest, which shows. It is expensive but where else can you get to see whales in the wild doing what comes naturally to them. A must on any trip in this area.…
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Date of experience: June 2011
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Everyone who worked here was friendly, knowledgable and enthusiastic! I will definitely tour with them again while in Victoria. Saw 3 pods of orca whales!
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Date of experience: August 2011
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