All Vancouver Island Tours & Excursions in 2026

Our captain and guide really worked together a a great show - and they delivered. We saw over 20 orcas and 5 humpbacks. The humpbacks really put on a performance - breaching and tail slapping many times. Tom, our guide, provided lots of interesting information along the way.

Our tour guide, Chris, was great. It was a private tour because my husband has mobility issues and uses a wheelchair. Chris was very knowledgeable about the points of interest in Victoria, and even offered to take pictures of my husband and I in front of some of the sites. Thanks!

You do need to wear warm clothes as it’s windy & cold when travelling to the sightings and nice to have warm drinks. We were lucky to see a pod of orcas & 2 humpbacks, not every trip is so lucky. Having two naturalists on board sharing their expertise and stories is well worth the trip even if you do t see any whales.

The ride on the zodiac is pretty exhilarating. It is bumpy and you could get pretty wet (though not soaked, so wallet and phone should be ok). The whale watching is so-so since you are pretty close to the surface of the water. But we did see some whales from a distance.

Vasi was our guide. Can't say enough about her! Knowledgeable, gracious, and shear delight. Loved her! Diversity of culinary selections was impressive. Sampling of food crossed regional boundaries, both locally and globally. The tour is well worth it. I give it my highest recommendation.

As a surprise and rather spur of the moment purchase, I got tickets during a trip to Victoria BC for my boyfriend's birthday, after we got off the Clipper. Neither of us had been in a smaller plane before and the photos looked really gorgeous online. It was extremely smooth buying the tickets, arriving and being checked in, and getting into the plane itself. Although both of us are slender, I'm a little curvy, the seats were extremely small. The seat belt and the floating device were almost painfully tight to put on, and the seat itself was quite tiny. Of course, we fully anticipated this, but if you're a female presenting person with full hips, know it may be a little uncomfortable. The plane was also prepared with ear plugs, should the noise level get too high. The views were absolutely impeccable and stunning. Would highly recommend if you have a little spending money to take the time and do the tour! Thank you to the pilot and staff for making an amazing experience for us.

Our first experience with this type of transfer - but it was flawless. We were checked in and picked up with luggage at Victoria pick up point, driven onto to ferry and back to bus at end of ferry ride. Drop off in Vancouver was perfect. Hats off to Tim, our driver with BC Connect who explained everything clearly and worked with all passengers on their drop off locations.

My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed our Ghostly Tours Halloween walk. Our guide was very professional and made the entire experience a lot of fun. Her stories of old town Victoria's haunted past kept us looking over our shoulders all night. These ghost walks have become a tradition that we eagerly anticipate every year.