Ucluelet Whale Watching Tours

We look forward to welcoming you aboard a brand new vessel for 2026. Our 30' (9 meter) cabin vessel was designed specifically as a comfortable all season wildlife viewing platform for 10 guests. This vessel features both Seakeeper and Zipwake active stabilization systems, reducing lateral vessel motion at rest and underway (a first for the Ucluelet fleet). We believe reducing vessel motion allows you better wildlife viewing.

Our whale watching tour grounds stretch from the waters of Barkley Sound and The Broken Group Islands all the way west up the coastline to Long Beach.  We spend the majority of our time around the islands and along the coastline as they are rich with marine life and beautiful scenery.

The whale watching season starts in late February with a few humpback whales drawn to Barkley Sound in anticipation of the herring spawn, and runs right through till October. March welcomes the arrival of the gray whale migration, bringing thousands of whales past Ucluelet on their way to Alaska. As spring rolls on, most gray whales continue north, and humpback whales arrive and become the most common sightings around Ucluelet.  These whales spend the summer busily feeding in the rich coastal waters around The Pacific Rim.  Transient Bigg's Orcas (killer whales) transit our waters on occasion throughout the season. Orcas are always a welcome sight by our guests.

There's plenty of animals living in the marine ecosystem we view on our tours. Sea otters, stellar and california sea lions,  bald eagles, deer, and porpoise are common sighting for our guests.

Scott's Wildlife & Ocean Adventures abides by the rules and guidelines surrounding safe proximity to wildlife. We are here to enjoy nature respectfully.