Nature and outdoors

Semi-covered vessel whale watching tour

Orca Spirit Adventures14 min by bus · 1.2 km

! $109 a child is over your $10 budget

Several tour boats travelling in a line across calm water, leaving long wakes, with low forested hills behind.

Cost

$109 a child

$1744 for 16 children

Youth aged 13 to 18 pay $129 and infants aged 0 to 2 are free. A $4 wildlife conservation fee towards salmon restoration in the Salish Sea is listed as included in the tour.

Ages & size

Ages 0 to 12

Capacity not published

Duration

3 hours

Year round

Days not published

Book by

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Plan this trip

Fieldy handles all communication and booking for you.

What it actually looks like

Photos from Orca Spirit Adventures's website

Our note

Three hours on a boat with no way off is a long stretch for little ones, and the washroom on board is the only one they will see. Under threes go free, which makes this the cheaper of their two boats for a group with very young children.

What the children do

A three hour whale and wildlife tour on a semi covered boat with seating, full washrooms and an upper viewing deck, guided by a certified marine naturalist. Prices are per person: $159 for adults 19 and over, $129 for youth 13 to 18, $109 for children 3 to 12, and infants aged 0 to 2 go free. A $4 wildlife conservation fee is listed as included. Hot drinks are free on board and snacks and soft drinks are for sale. The tour leaves from the Coast Victoria Hotel and Marina on Kingston Street, and there is a free shuttle from selected downtown hotels if you ask when you book.

Sit under cover or stand at the rail of an open upper deck for three hours, watching for whales, sea lions and eagles while a naturalist explains what is in the water.

Good to know

Washrooms, seating and shelter are on board and the tour runs three hours from a downtown dock. Their tours are not fully wheelchair accessible and no group or school rate is published, so ask what a group of children would pay.

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

On foot

16 min

By bus

14 min

includes a 9 min wait

Driving

6 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

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Details checked on 2026-09-03 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · 1-888-672-6722