Open wide! Surface feeding humpbacks!
December 9, 2019An amazing day with over 15 surface feeding humpbacks. All around us the calm water was swirling and churning with the movements of these lunge feeding giants. https://www.victoriawhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Tandem-lunge.mp4 There were many groups of multiple whales collaboratively hunting with synchronized lunges along the surface. An amazing sight. Two humpback whales surface …
Winter Whales
December 3, 2019Another successful winter tour. This year we are having exceptional sightings of humpback whales feeding in the waters south of Victoria. Wrap up warm as the winter bites and jump onto a zodiac for the most intimate experience of the west coast wildlife. Alex and his wild crew ready to …
Not All That Glitters is Gold
November 10, 2019A cheeky peek at the T18’s by Moresby Island Despite a chilled forecast, our group of intrepid adventurers, led by the knowledgeable Captain Ian, set out to sea in search of wildlife. In the fashion of a classic Pacific North West winter the heavens opened, spilling rain on …
Lunge Feeding
October 30, 2019We had a fantastic trip today; the conditions were calm and the sun was shining. We sped off in RipTide for our afternoon’s adventure. We had heard reports of Humpback Whales in the area, so we kept our fingers crossed! Getting closer to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, we spotted a …
Summer Again?!
October 28, 2019What a beautiful day! It almost felt like summer again. The sky was clear, the winds were low and the sea was smooth and calm. We set off in the afternoon- a few of us wearing sunscreen! Race Rocks Lighthouse. Photo taken by Captain Ian. We sped along in …
Sunny Sunday
October 27, 2019The sea was like glass today, beautiful conditions for a Zodiac trip. We set off in the afternoon and enjoyed the warm autumn sunshine. We had heard reports of Humpbacks near Race Rocks and as we got to the South of Race Rocks we spotted our first blow. It then …
Two Species!
October 26, 2019Our Zodiac vessel took off in the afternoon in search of some marine wildlife, our passengers were wrapped up and scanning the horizon excitedly. After only a little while, we came across the day’s first species- Humpback Whales. We got very lucky; we saw approximately 15 Humpbacks in the same …
Wonderful Westcoast
October 24, 2019Today Marauder IV went off exploring the local waters. It was a chilly day but the water was flat and calm. We had lots of excited passengers on board scanning the horizon with their coffee and hot chocolates in hand. It wasn’t long before we came across out first species, …
Humpback Delight
October 22, 2019It was a slightly windy and chilly day, and with the temperature dropping, we wrapped up warmly. FasTide’s 12 passengers were excited and eager as we set off early in the afternoon. The zodiac cut through the choppy waters, and sped off towards Constance Bank. We had heard that there …
Sunday Funday
October 20, 2019We set sail on our zodiac boat “FasTide” in the afternoon with high hopes of finding some large marine mammals. We weren’t to be disappointed and east of Race Rocks Ecological Reserve we found some Humpback whales. It was estimated that there were about 10 in the area. We concentrated …