Great service and trip. Whales or no whales, you'll love the fabulous trip around the Sound. North…read moreto view the beautiful Vancouver Island coast, east through Strait of Juan de Fuca, southeast to Victoria and back up to Sooke. Loved the lighthouse stops and the sea lion sanctuary. Get out and enjoy the beautiful experience. Thanks, Paul. I'll be back soon!

In Mariner's Village. This place was really great. Big warm suits to wear with head gear and…read moregloves. It gets mighty cold out on the water. We rode for a long ways up the coast to a feeding ground. Found two gray whales feeding off the beach.

It was an amazing experience. The whole crew was super nice and knowledgeable. Big shout out to…read moreCarol, Emma, and Sierra. I have learned so much and I would definitely recommend this to anybody. We were so lucky to see so many animals.

Took my family from out of town to go on a whale watch tour. Looking at all the reviews Eagle wing…read moretours comes ahead from the others. From start we were given a run down on what's going to happen. Potential things we would see and what to do on the boat and what not to do. Tour is about 3.5 hrs and it was good! We saw a orcas! , bald eagles, sea lions. The crew was informative! My little one was getting sea sick and they helped out gave her a ginger candy to help out with the nausea. Highly recommend!

I decided that I was going Whale watching for my birthday. There are so many whale watching tours…read moreto choose from that I pretty much ennie-meenie-minie-moed one. I landed on a good choice. The staff was friendly. They were very informative and very attentive. There was a marine biologist on board to answer questions and give out informative lectures on the Orca and other whales in the area. After cruising out of the bay on to the wide open ocean we saw Orcas! There were four of them and they were beautiful. After being there for awhile the captain steered us to a different location. We were lucky enough to see Humpback Whales! They got pretty close to the boat and they were just beautiful. I choose well.

Katy has her degree in marine biology. Her knowledge of the history of the Whales and sea lions…read morewas amazing. The captain found many sightings. I will so that tour again. They care about the Eco system.

Why book a tour with Puget Sound Express? Let me tell you.... better yet, let me show you! Went out…read moreon a morning tour and within a few minutes, humpback sightings! Followed this humpback straight to another, then another and then even more! After seeing some whales, we went out to find more wildlife. Elephant seal, harbor seals and steller sea lions and Bald Eagles on the coastline. Granted, no orcas this time, but what an amazing tour! Crew is awesome and very knowledgeable. Showed them one picture and they knew exactly which whale was sighted. Blueberry buckle fresh outta the oven, hot chocolate and plenty of snacks on board. Plenty of safe parking near the harbor and gift shop after the tour. Book a tour and you will not be disappointed!

10/9 Whale watching tour: We had a whale of a time! You are…read moredesignated a booth that you may share with other parties depending on your party's size. Booths have a great window view but you may roam around the boat once departed. The crew comes and checks if you need drinks or snacks periodically. Order a blueberry buckle, you won't regret it. An amazing whale tour! We saw multiple humpbacks breaching in a feeding circle; a lone orca; and an island full of sea lions. I would absolutely book with them again. A great experience!

We had an absolutely incredible experience on our half day whale watching tour with naturalist…read moreguides Michael and Janae! (Our crew, Richard and Taylor, were also great!) It was a chilly and slightly drizzly day, but we saw two pods of Orcas, and incredibly, one of them swam up to us and went right under our boat. Apparently a first for our crew. They made sure to give the whales good distance after that and I appreciated how much the safety and conservation of the whales and other wildlife are top of mind. We also saw a humpback whale and quite a few bald eagles. We have an adult child back in the States who is a park ranger, and I know how passionate she is about what she does and how much fun she has teaching people about the local ecology, and our two naturalists reminded me so much of her. They were having so much fun themselves and they enthusiastically answered all of the many questions we had for them. This was a once in a lifetime experience and we loved every minute!

Bring a jacket! Saw…read morea good amount of whales. I was fantasizing they'd jump out of the water like in all the viral videos, but nah, they were kinda just chilling and eating. Tour guides (think their names were Layla and Conor) were very knowledgeable and fun. Hot chocolate was also actually pretty good.

This experience was better than my wildest imagination! I booked weeks prior for Thursday May 28th…read more I got there early to check in. The location is on the dock on front street above an ice cream place. The staff is super friendly and appreciated my early arrival. We got a short talk about safety and what to expect. Then we donned suits to keep us warm and dry. Tip: use the hat they offer and gloves. The hood doesn't keep the wind from making your ears cold without holding it tight around your face. I ran to the dock and met Captain BJ who would be working with Allison our guide. The was helpful and allowed me to sit up front. I was more excited than a kid on Christmas morning. The boat starts and we leave the harbor. Then we started going really fast which was so awesome! We saw a sea otter playing in the tide current. There were harbor porpoises. But the steller sea lions were enormous and stunning. They were subbing themselves on the rocks. The piece de resistance was the orcas! A pod of orcas was hunting a lone steller sea lion. We must have sat there over an hour. Other boats gathered and we all watched. I'm not shy in admitting I was deeply moved. I cried a bit at how awesome this experience was and seeing beautiful orcas was on my bucket list. My favorite part was that this is a small business. They are locally owned and have a focus on conservation. The boat pulls water from the ocean to propel itself forward which means no gas, propeller or noisy engine that stresses out whales. We stopped to remove a mylar balloon from the water. I love when people practice what they preach! We continued and saw more eagles, rhiocerous ocelot, and more harbor porpoises. By the end my heart was full. Captain BJ said this was his second favorite trip of the year this far. I beamed all the way back to the office to return our gear. Tip: go to the whale museum when it opens at 11am then come here to see real whales. Do this whale watching tour! Best bang for your buck you will ever get!!

We had an absolutely fantastic afternoon touring the waters around the San Juan Islands courtesy of…read morethe wonderful captain and crew. We had amazing opportunities to view a variety of wildlife ranging from bald eagles to otters to several species of whales. The team's knowledge about the whales was truly remarkable- including knowing individual whales' histories. The scenery was spectacular and the gear provided made a chilly spring day extremely comfortable. We can't thank Western Prince Whale Watching enough for this experience that we will look back on and treasure!

We took the tour yesterday, with Simon as our skipper/guide. Although this tour cost about twice as…read moremuch as the "cattle boat" tours in some other places, it is 10 times the experience! My mind is still reeling from all that we saw. We followed a gathering of 19 orcas for more than an hour. Exceeded every bucket list dream I ever had, for seeing these animals! Simon is very, very knowledgeable; he also collects data for Canada Fisheries, so he knew the pods and individuals we were watching. And that wasn't all. We were guided to view a Humpback whale, 2 kinds of sea lion, seals, bald eagles, and even an island which had been stocked as an exotic game preserve, and still has wild animals from other parts of the world roaming around it. There were only 9 people, plus the skipper, so everybody had a great view of everything. And the boats are really fast, so they can go quite a distance in the search for those ever-moving orcas. An experience of a lifetime...even if (like me) you've taken many other whale-watching excursions.

Such a fun way to learn about the Orcas and to see them hunting and feeding from your small group…read moreof 10 on a Zodiac. Don't hesitate, just do it. You will not regret this amazing experience. Great for kids too. These boats are fast, you will see so much and cover incredible distances. Don't worry there is a WC on board for emergencies! Sign your paperwork, get your sunscreen on, and suit up in your warm floatation suit/life vest. Keep your phone handy as you will see all sorts of wildlife along the way, seals, eagles, eagle nests, then the killer whales. It's amazing how you can check the binder and identify each pod by name with their offspring. On our way back as we returned to dock we even had a bonus viewing of some whales right in Cowichan bay.

Highly recommend making a reservation to go whale watching. Staff are super responsive to emails…read moreand calls. Everyone was knowledgeable and friendly. Captain Daven and Sara were our guides for the trip and they were the best. Few things to know: 1) there is a restroom on board with running water but it's more for emergencies as it's really small and essentially a closet 2) they provide binoculars for your use 3) Sara took and provided high quality images for our tour 4) for our trip, they stated

Alan and Alex led our tour. It was so worth the price and you could tell from the beginning Alan…read moreand Alex cared that we all had a great experience. We saw 8 whales, 2 humpbacks and a family of 6 orcas. The orcas were killing a seal! The humpbacks were a mother and baby. Alex told us all about the whales and a bunch of additional wildlife that we saw. They do a great job of communicating with other boats to notify where whales are or have been seen. At the end they provide a map of where you went, names, birth years, of the whales along with Alex's professional grade photos airdropped to our phone right then and there. They both really care about the area and even stopped to pick up litter. The boat gets bumpy when its windy but we just laughed and enjoyed it. We will most likely do their tour again one day when we come back. Hands down one of my best memories in life.