The Trip

Because in Canada distances are quite big the trip is reduced to Vancouver Island, a perfect base for wildlife viewing. Here you have a brief explanation of the tour I did and recommend. Arriving in Vancouver city by plane, take a couple of days to explore Stanley Park and the Vancouver aquarium among other things. Then, you can catch the BC ferry from the city to Victoria so you have a quick look at the Southern Golf Islands and maybe see Orcas on the way. Once in the island, drive up to Strathcona Provincial Park and camp there for some days of wilderness and black bear watching. Afterwards, go north to Port McNeill and take a BC ferry to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island. It’s a place  with a rich native community “The Namgis” and a great spot for orcas, humpback whales, porpoises and sunsets. Before heading south, stop at Telegraph Cove where you’ll find the Whale Interpretative Centre and the British Columbia’s first Whale Watching company called Stubbs Island. Then you can explore the west part of the island, Tofino and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve where you can see grey and humpback whales, orcas, sea lions and also go storm watching.