Kayaking with Killer Whales, Orcas Kayak trips Vancouver Island British Columbia. Sea Kayaking & Canoeing Ontario
Sea Kayaking with Killer Whales Johnstone Strait British Columbia
Vancouver Island Sea Kayaking Tours - unlike anything you've experienced before ...

This page is no longer updated - please visit one of the links to the left for Sea Kayaking with Orcas.

 

Orcas Sighting Report2004 Orca Sightings Report Notes
Orca Encounters Tour
Killer Whale, Orca, sightings report on Out For Adventure Tours into Johnstone Strait.
Notes are entered every few tours.

Return to Orca Sightings current page

 July 13, 2004

This year has started off just great! Our first tour saw the A36's, "the boys" as well as the majestic Bald Eagle, seals and more. This was an incredible way to begin the season, because A37, one of the boys, was the whale that Out For Adventure adopted this year. We see this as a very positive omen. Orcas Sighting Report
On subsequent trips we have enjoyed seeing the A36's, A12's, A30's (all Orca Pods,) and more killer whales, Black bears, more eagles, an Osprey, some deer (one of which calmly walked through our camp stopping to look at all of us and providing great photo ops,) mink, seals, Stellar sea lions, Humpback whales (quite close,) Minke Whales and more. This has been a bumper crop start to the season for our sea kayaking adventures, even the weather has been great! On one trip we had an Orca resting line, (basically sleeping Orcas,) swim past our group as we sat and watched them surface and resurface in front of our kayaks. The picture takers of the group will have incredible pictures and we all will have the memories for years to come.
Our hydrophone listening has been very interesting as well. We have sat and watched the Orcas while enjoying the sounds of their calls on our kayak mounted hydrophone which our guests feel really heightens the experience. We also had a guest named Julian that created an amazing Orca dance on the beach that entertained his group and was luckily caught on video by another guest. Stay tuned for this video later in the summer, I think all will find it amusing.
Well we will wrap it up there for now.

July 24, 2004

An amazing Orca encounter on the July 19-23! Our group had an encounter as, we think it was A33, came over and repeatedly swam around and under each of our kayaks calling the entire time. We had the hydrophone in and listened to the calls as we all watched this amazing animal as it circled us, spending over a minute entertaining us as if it were trained to do so. The greatest part is that we had not one, but two video cameras running and got excellent footage of this very special Orca encounter. We will have the video on the web site later this year.

July 29, 2004
This past week has seen more pods enter the area allowing for some great encounters. A few times our group did not know where to look as the Killer Whales swam by. Another successful Orca Encounter.

Aug 4, 2004
More Orca and Humpback whales in the Strait on this trip. One highlight was having over two hundred Pacific White sided Dolphins swim all around our kayaks! As Diana B. (one of our guests,) said, "It was surreal" The dolphins were jumping completely out of the water as they raced past us down the channel. A while later we sat in our kayaks near the "cliff" as a group of about 10 dolphins played all around us as if they were entertaining at a show.

August 22, 2004
This is the month for bioluminescence! What a thrill seeing the water glow around the orcas as they swam in our bay at night. And the weather! We have had the summer of a lifetime on the coast with hot sunshine days and star studded skies by night and just a sprinkle every now and then to keep the fire ban away.

Have a great summer!

Out For Adventure Wilderness Tours


 Return to Orca Sightings current page

Visit Kayaking with Orcas Tours Page
Travel Agents

Visa, Master Card and American Express
Info / Reservations
North America 1 866 344 5292
Elsewhere 1 250 285-3600
 
Visit Out For Adventure FaceBook PageSea Kayaking Blog by Out For AdventureOut For Adventure on FlikrOut For Adventure Sea Kayaking Tours
A trusted name in British Columbia Sea Kayaking Tours for a decade. Privacy Policy
 Follow Sea Kayaking Info on Twitter
Vancouver Island Sea Kayaking - Featuring some of the best guided sea kayaking trips Vancouver Island, British Columbia has to offer. A proud Supplier of Authentic Small Group Experiences. Sea Kayak tours in Canada.

Out For Adventure Wilderness Tours Ltd. is proud to be one of the leading British Columbia sea kayaking companies offering the best in ocean sea kayak trips with Killer Whales, Orcas in Johnstone Strait, off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Approximately 3.5 hours North of Victoria BC. This is a Quadra Island and Hailburton based sea kayaking business in Canada.

More adventure vacation exploration:
Sea Kayaking with Orcas | Kayaking with Killer Whales | Quadra Island | Quadra Island Kayak Rentals | Adventure Vacations | Guide Jobs | Johnstone Strait Kayaking Tour | Sea Kayaking Vancouver Island | Quadra Island | Kayak with Killer Whales Expedition | Killer Whale Photography | Killer Whale Info | Vancouver Island Orcas | Sea Kayaking British Columbia

Some of the best sea kayaking adventure vacations off Vancouver Island, British Columbia including Johnstone Strait - Sea kayaking with Killer Whales, Orcas and more.