Half Day Orca Opportunity

The North Island Kayak Half Day Orca Opportunity Kayak Tour is one of the most popular tours we offer, as it provides enough time on the water that there are real opportunities for spectacular wildlife encounters, while being short enough for those on a tight schedule or with minimal kayak experience. It is suitable for, and enables just about anyone to spend almost four hours enjoying the unparalleled scenery and wildlife of the area around Telegraph Cove, while providing opportunity to explore the local coastline. While the chances of a whale encounter are less than on the day tours, they do still happen on a regular basis.

Our store and departure location dircetly adjacent to the boat ramp in the heart of Telegraph Cove enables us and you to spend the maximum amount of time kayaking out in Johnstone Strait. Our guides will take you for a leisurely paddle along the north eastern coast of Vancouver Island exploring the Wastall Islets, Bauza Cove and the Blinkhorn Peninsula with an emphasis on wildlife, scenery and nature interpretation.

The tour route provides our guides with the opportunity to share with you, their knowledge of the area, intertidal creatures, plants and depending on how your luck is running, Orca or Killer Whales & other whales, Pacific Harbor Seals, various Sea Lions, Dolphins & Porpoises, Deer, Mink, River Otters, Bald Eagles and Black Bears; All in their natural environment.
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We realize that it's hard not to have high expectations of seeing the Killer Whales or Orca up close however, it's important to keep in mind that we can only provide the opportunity. An encounter with these magnificaent creatures while in a kayak is a very unique, unforgettable experience. With this in mind our tour will keep you in the areas known to be frequented by these spectacular mammals for as long as we can.

No previous experience is required as we use very stable tandem and three seater kayaks with small group sizes.

Our guides carry hydrophones, an under water microphone. These enable us to hear the whales as well as see them!

With a Half Day Orca Opportunity Kayak Tour scheduled to depart every day at 8am, there is sure to be one that meets your schedule. The tour starts at 8am and returns at approximately noon. This allows those interested to have time for lunch and be on the 1pm Stubb Island Whale watching boat, which departs from just down the boardwalk. As we run these tours with small group sizes it is important that you pre-book in order to avoid disappointment.