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There is no other Eco whale watching tour 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.

Orcas pass Alert Bay

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 First Nation dancing and singing offered during July and August.

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Mt. Derby above Robson Bight

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 from Port McNeill, 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:
www.greyhound.ca

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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Our vessel consumes minimal quantities of fossil fuels while motoring and none while sailing!

"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another." - Mahatma Gandhi
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