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What it actually looks like
Photos from Orca Spirit Adventures's website
Our note
Under sixes cannot go at all and there is no toilet on board, so this one is out for a daycare group. For a school class, everyone pays the same $169 whatever their age.
What the children do
A three hour whale and wildlife tour on a 12 passenger open air boat leaving from 950 Wharf Street. Full length cruiser suits are provided and must be worn throughout, and wildlife identification kits are handed out. The price is $169 per person for every age band from 6 upwards, and a $4 wildlife conservation fee is listed as included. Children under 6 and anyone under four feet tall cannot go, and there is no washroom on board, so the site suggests using the ones at the Wharf Street dock first.
Zip into a full length cruiser suit, sit in an open boat for three hours in the wind and spray, and watch for whales with a naturalist on board.
Good to know
Three hours outdoors in an open boat with no washroom on board and a four foot height rule, so the group has to be older children. Parking is pay and display at Wharf Street and there is no group rate published.
Sources disagree. Their semi-covered tour page gives two different places to meet. The tour details point to the Coast hotel marina on Kingston Street, while the small print further down the same page says to check in at 950 Wharf Street. Their questions page says Kingston Street. Worth confirming when you book, because the two docks are a walk apart.
Washrooms
Washrooms are available on all semi-covered vessel tours. Open vessel do not have washroom facilities, so we recommend using the facilities at our Wharf Street location before departure.
Lunch space
Needs confirmation
Rain backup
Needs confirmation
Strollers
Needs confirmation
Wheelchair access
Our tours are not fully wheelchair accessible. Boarding requires stepping from the dock onto the vessel, which may involve a small gap and some movement depending on water conditions.
Bus parking
Open Vessel Tours at Wharf Street: there are pay parking lots at our Wharf Street location as well as street parking nearby. Semi-Covered Vessel Tours at Kingston Street: there is a parking lot at the corner of Kingston Street and Menzies Street, approximately a 7-minute walk to the dock. RV parking is available at 485 Kingston Street, about a 10-minute walk.
Nearby park
Needs confirmation
Restrictions
Open vessel tours require a minimum height of 4 feet (120 cm).. These tours are not recommended for guests who are pregnant or who have current or previous neck or back injuries.. Personal flotation suits are provided and must be worn throughout the tour.. Guests must check in at least 30 minutes prior to departure.. Late arrivals may forfeit their booking without refund.
Getting there
146 Kingston Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1V4, Canada
