well the first thing we learned is resident orcas are fisheaters while transient orcas eat the marine mammals and why you need to know that is because there is no guarantee you will see the resident orcas. Now the reason this is important is because I was so disappointed that I was sad when we departed. Factor in an awesome... More

Whilst I had booked to go on the standard boat, they emailed to say that we had been swapped to the zodiac rib, which in hindsight is the best thing anyway. On arrival you get dressed in a floatation suit but you MUST take lots of warm clothes because it is VERY cold out at sea travelling at 40+ knots... More

Captain Ivan Reiff and naturalist Chris Cassidy took us out on Western Explorer (Zodiak) to the waters north of San Juan Island towards the Canadian border. They were professional on equipment and safety but super nice and very knowledgable about wildlife, surrounding geography and reogional geology. Even without actually seeing any whales / orcas it would have been a wonderful,... More

The captain of the boat went above and beyond for us to see the orca whales and JB the naturalist was very informative and friendly, we had an awesome time!!

Had an amazing time with the Western Prince (plus) crew. Their regular boat was out of commission, but they called us a few days in advance to let us know and make arrangements for an alternative day... We were not disapppointed and are so glad we stuck with Western Prince as our tour company. There were many knowledgeable naturalists on... More

What a great trip! It is definably worth the money well spend! Knowing that the travel was going to be far to get with 12 Ocras in the Canadian waters, they made this great effort to see something that will last a lifetime. When I return to the area again and Whale Sight Seeing is on the plans, Western Prince... More

While it would have been fun to see an Orca whale, we still had a fabulous day. It's still a bit early in the season so the lack of whales was not because we weren't in the right place. They actually have a great system of communication between boats and observers to share information and sightings. The boat was great... More

We visited March 30th - and it was a gorgeous day. There were 20 people on the tour and two naturalists on board along with the captain. The staff was extremely friendly and very helpful. We got lucky and saw two groups of transient orcas - 8 whales all together. It was amazing!!! Even if we hadn't seen any whales... More

We had a great trip. The guide (JB) was knowledgable and friendly. The boat was well-maintained and very comfortable. They take up to 15 passengers. We had 11 -- there would have been plenty of room for the additional 4 without crowding. We were very lucky with the weather --a beautiful sunny day, which I know isn't something you can... More