The Alps
Sichuan
Sea Otters and Orcas
An exciting short tour takes us to the sweeping forests, endless mountains and unspoilt rivers of Vancouver Island. Marine and land mammals can be seen more easily and in higher numbers than perhaps anywhere on the continent. We’ll see a bounty of nature’s magnificence including Steller’s Sea Lions, Dall’s Dolphins, Humpbacks, Bald Eagles and of course Orcas. Boat trips are well known for their guaranteed wildlife shows with pods of Orcas frequently observed at close range, so too Black Bears and we’ll have the opportunity to photograph beautiful Sea Otters at play.
Dates and Prices
23rd June - 30th June 2027 (8 days)
Please note; prices will be confirmed by the end of August
Mammals, Birds, Flowers, Butterflies and Mountain Scenery.
The maximum group size is 12.
All transport, meals and accommodation in Canada. Services of your leaders. Please note: drinks, tips, visas, and items of a personal nature including insurance, are not included. Flights are not included unless you are booking this a pre-tour to the Canadian Rockies tour.
This tour has good quality accommodations with en suite facilities throughout. After our arrival in Vancouver we’ll have a night in the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. In the seaside community of Tsawwassen this premium quality hotel is handily positioned too for the ferry terminal. The first night on the Vancouver Island takes us to the Qualicum Beach Inn. The inn has large airy rooms and a most unusual circular restaurant with great views out over the bay. After a night here we’ve three nights at the Best Western Tin Wis Lodge, which offers a true West Coast experience right on the secluded and serene Mackenzie Beach in Tofino. Every room features stunning ocean views and easy access to the beach. We follow this with two nights at the Moonwater Lodge in Malahat. This lodge claims to have one of the best views in Canada and as Canada has many of the best views in the World… The lodge has been designed so that all the rooms can enjoy the same marvellous panorama in superb comfort and each has a balcony too. The restaurant features fresh caught local fish and hormone-free and organic local produce.
No more than three or four miles a day, and usually on good trails, though occasionally part of a walk may be steep for a short time. Always at a slow pace, ideally suited to photographers.
This tour does not include flights unless you are booking it as part of the Canadian Rockies tour. It is Vancouver to Vancouver otherwise.
Very variable. Often sunny and warm but sometimes cool and rainy, and the rain can sometimes be prolonged, especially on the west coast.
Contact us to check if there is availability for the number of places you require. Click on the ‘Book this Tour’ button on this page to be taken to the online booking form or contact us and we will send one to you which you can complete and send back to us. You will receive confirmation of your place, and then a detailed information pack will be dispatched to you about twelve weeks before departure. This will contain up-to-date health information.
