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There are no other whale watching tours on the BC coast quite like ours!

Getting Here

There are two locations from which you can access our tours from:

Alert Bay by Ferry from Port McNeill.

Alder Bay Resort
, on Vancouver Island, a 15 minute drive south from Port McNeill.

Alert Bay
Located on Cormorant Island and rich in First Nations people, history and culture, Alert Bay is the oldest community in the North Island. The tiny, crescent shaped island, with its numerous walking and cycling trails, offer visitors easy access to a unique coastal and cultural experience: a place to enjoy and explore at leisure.

Alert Bay Accommodations www.alertbayaccommodations.com

The village is graced with captivating paintings and totem poles, including one of the worlds tallest totem poles. The U'mista Cultural Centre houses one of the finest collections of historical artifacts depicting the Potlatch Ceremony and the unique gift shop offers a wide variety of local Native art. There are scheduled performances of Traditional Native Dancing and Singing offered during July and August.

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Alder Bay Resort is a private camping facility near to Telegraph Cove and a 15 minute drive south from Port McNeill on Highway 19. By car, drive from Port McNeill and drive 10 minutes south and turn left at the Beaver Cove/Highway 19 Junction. Road signs lead to Beaver Cover, Alder Bay Resort and Telegraph Cove. Drive 3-5 minutes and turn left at the sign indicating the Alder Bay Road and drive 1 km down into the campground. If you do not turn off the Beaver Cove road at this point, you will arrive eventually at Telegraph Cove. At Alder Bay, camping is available for tents and RV's and if not camping, there is a $5.00 day parking fee (plus gst) that is payable at the camp office.

Approximate driving times to the Port McNeill ferry terminal or the Alder Bay Campsite via HWY 19:

  • Port Hardy: 1 hour
  • Campbell River: 2 hours
  • Courtenay: 2.5 hours
  • Nanaimo: 4 hours
  • Victoria: 5.5 hours

Bus:
Laidlaw Bus Co.

Airlines:
Pacific Coastal Airline to Campbell River & Port Hardy
Helijet Campbell River to Seattle
Westjet Airlines from Abotsford, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna to Comox

Car Rentals:
Avis
Budget
National Car
Hertz

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