I did the three hours whale tour. Booked it the day before because I had a brief window of time to…read morekill fun trip. Is exhilarating to ride around the boat during good weather and feel the wind on your face. I didn't move fast enough though. I wasn't really able to get a seat upstairs, but that's OK. Still had a great seat at the front of the boat or the back of the boat seeing the whales and other animals. The tour guides are extremely friendly and informative. Saw a couple of whales (one named OC orange crush) and some whole big boy sea lions and gangs of otters and Eagles.

Pick this tour company for the best experience, you won't regret it. 3rd time I go whale watching…read moreand this was the most knowledgeable crew, as well as the friendliest crew and they made me laugh with their jokes, love the delivery! I will be back, and will recommend to everyone!!! Oh and we had an all women crew, how cool is that!?! All my whale pictures are on my SLR but got the sea lion ones I my phone, so here

A really great tour with very knowledgeable crew. Warren and Cassidy knew their stuff! First bear…read morespotted within 20 minutes and we seen 5 in total. About 100 Sea Otters as an absolute bonus! Loved seeing Eagles, especially an Eagles nest! Highly recommended!

Knowledgeable boat captain that knew the best route to take to find bears patrolling for a meal…read more Office was well run and organized. Great experience.

This was our third wildlife tour in a span of four days so at this point we had become…read morepseudo-experts. What I liked about Adventure Tofino Wildlife Tours is they are the most efficient. It was the shortest tour and within that time we saw harbour seals, a black bear and a raft of sea otters. The tour guide said his boat was the fastest in the fleet so we seemed to get to places quite quickly. The guide warned us we may not see black bears because they hadn't seen many. But then he heard where there was one and after fifteen or so minutes we got to the black bear. And like every tour we were respectfully far away from the black bear. I've attached a photo of the bear and it's at 30x zoom. For the harbor seals we were closer and even closer to the raft of sea otters, which was the highlight of the tour. I know that the black bear is supposed to be the highlight but I would rather see animals closer and it appeared that sea otters were not as skittish. As for equipment, this tour started at the nicest office though you have to pay for parking. The flotation suits looked quite new and very clean. This tour's boat was the most comfortable and easiest for viewing all around. Only one binocular was supplied for the whole tour to share so I was glad we brought our own. The whole tour cost almost $500 CAD. It's questionable whether it was worth it to see a black bear far away for twenty minutes, some harbor seals for a few minutes and a raft of sea otters for fifteen minutes. But I am glad we did it.

I took two tours with this team and was incredibly impressed. Our guides were incredibly…read moreknowledgeable and explained a lot of the environmental issues the island faces in ways that made clear the importance of addressing them, but without it becoming too negative. I would 1000% recommend them

Mike is the best!…read more The Wickaninnish Inn recommended Browning Pass Charters and Mike, our sea captain for the bear watching tour. It was a laid back tour with no frills but a relaxing way to be on the water in a big boat with an upper deck and a cabin for when it's cold and rainy. Mike was so friendly and nice, we automatically felt welcome. We saw 3 black bears (there's only black bears on the island), 5 bald eagles, lots of birds, a porpoise, and a couple islands of harbor seals. We went during low tide and started at 11am and ended at 3pm. The bears like to hang out on the beaches to look for food so we went around to check out different beaches and bays. We highly recommend taking Mike's tour if you want to be on the water and see nature in a wonderfully relaxing and fun way.

Captain Mike was a fantastic tour guide for our bear watching experience! We saw five bears, seals,…read moreharbor porpoises, and jelly fish- plus several eagles and osprey! It was a relaxing morning where all our family has to do was play, "I spy a ..."

We did the hot springs tour with Captain Alastair. We had the chance to book a slightly cheaper…read moretour with our hotel, but I'm so glad we stuck with the Whale Centre bc of Captain Alastair. He was exactly who I imagine a wise grey-haired sea captain to be. He started the tour by acknowledging that we're in the unceded lands of First Nation tribes and shared many stories about the islands and animals we saw. He also knew that there were swells and took us on a slightly longer route that kept us out of super bumpy water. We heard later that the other boats took the typical route and a ton of ppl got seasick, while we were all fine. We saw otters, seas, hawks, and Captain Alastair even took "a diversion" to make sure we got to see a grey whale. We were also in a "cabin cruiser" which was covered and made it a very comfortable ride. I also appreciated their grey life buoy vests which were less obstructive/bulky than the usual life vests. The hot springs were as we expected based on reading reviews. Cramped but still so cool being in a natural hot spring. We enjoyed the long walking there and back too (prepare for a lot of up and down)! It was a great experience overall and I highly recommend the Whale Centre if you can get captain Alastair!

Manuel was our guide and was a wealth of local and sea life knowledge. We really enjoyed the biat…read moreride, walk and springs. Although, the hot springs were smaller than expected, but overall a great experience!

The Zodiac Whale watching trip was the highlight of our trip! So much fun!!! We saw Orcas, Whales,…read moretons of Sea Otters and a awesome joyride on the boat!!!

We have stayed at the hotel, eaten at the restaurant and gone on a 3 hour whale tour. It is…read morehighly recommended. We saw not just whales but otters, seals, bears, wolves and more.

Overall, we had a fun kayak paddle tour. The waters around Tofino are beautiful with lots of sea…read morestars clinging to the rocks. Sam, our guide, is studying oceanography, so was a good resource in showing us the sights as well as explaining about the currents and tidal flow in the area. The boats and gear were all good quality and using the online registration made check in a breeze. Our only negative was in the timing of the outing. The other group in our tour, a family, was late in arriving, then needed time to get organized. We ended up starting our on shore orientation quite late. In addition, we returned to the landing before the scheduled ending time. All in all, we lost probably 30 minutes of the scheduled 2 hour tour, which was a bit of a disappointment. Also, the level of paddling was easier than I would have liked, but that is to be expected in a shorter family - oriented trip like this. Overall, a fun was to enjoy the beautiful coastline around Tofino and learn a few things too.

I had a terrible experience with Paddle West Kayaking in Tofino. On the day of our tour, we…read morereceived an email putting us on a weather watch due to strong winds where our tour might be cancelled, but they would contact us 1-2hrs beforehand and offer options to cancel with a full refund, reschedule or continue the tour if we were experienced kayakers (which we weren't). We lost service while driving into Tofino and couldn't receive any calls. An hour before the tour, we finally got service and received a voicemail offering to reschedule or cancel for a full refund. I called back five times but only reached voicemail, so I left a message requesting to cancel and reschedule. Later, David from paddle west kayaking called, saying the tour guide was waiting and claimed he hadn't received our voicemail. He said he would check with his supervisor about a refund and call back, which he didn't. After multiple follow-ups David said we had to pay full price since the tour guide had shown up. We offered to come down within 15 minutes to complete the kayaking session if we had to pay full price anyway, but David said the tour guide had already left, and rescheduling would require another full payment. After requesting to speak to the supervisor, Alys, the manager called a few days later and apologized and said we would receive a 70% refund as the guide still needed to be paid. We agreed, but later received only a 50% refund. When questioned, she denied the 70% refund offer. This experience was incredibly disappointing. The lack of communication, unresponsiveness, and mismanagement ruined what should have been an enjoyable activity which was intended for a bachelorette party. I would not recommend this company to anyone considering paddle west kayaking in Tofino.

WOW! Don't miss this adventure! T.J. (it's complicated) and Eric are the BOMB! If they're not…read moredazzling you with their brilliance, they're baffling you with their... well, you know. T.J. knows where to find 'em and Eric knows all about 'em and will guide you right up to 'em in your own two-person sea kayak. We watched bald eagles, bears, seals, starfish, crabs, and a dog. Well, it was T.J.'s dog, Sawyer, who went with us on the boat, but it was a dog and we watched him. What a laid-back, loving boy he is. We watched a sow and her cub forage on the beach for about a half an hour. In the kayaks, we could get closer than any of the boats could. What a treat! Then we watched maybe 20 or 30 harbor seals sunning on an island. So, if you're headed to Tofino, you MUST contact Black Bear Kayaking. Worth every penny and they don't charge extra for Sawyer!

Clayoquot Sound: A Kayaking Trip To Remember…read more Make sure you take a kayaking trip while visiting Tofino. We signed up for a tour with Black Bear Kayaking. Our tour guide Colin was awesome. Kayaking and hiking with him felt like hanging out with an old mate. He was also very knowledgeable about the trees and plants on our hiking trip. We highly recommend this tour. This was my third sea kayaking trip, and it won't be our last. We really enjoyed ourselves and were so proud of ourselves that we were able to paddle through the tidal currents. Our wildlife viewings included bald eagles, seals and crabs on bull kelp. The hiking portion of the trip was fabulous. It was a nice walk on an old boardwalk. This forest had some incredibly old and very large red cedar and western hemlock trees. You could sit there for hours to stare at the trees and plants. A four hour paddle (more like five) on Clayoquot Sound and hike through the ancient Big Tree Trail on Meares Island - magnificent!

Fished with Captain Carmen on 7/29/24 and had a great time. She is a solid Captain and extremely…read moreexperienced angler. We caught fish right away after a quick cruise out to the fishing spot. I can't say enough good things. I will def use Carmen next time we are in Tofino.

I have been on fishing charters with Tofino Saltwater sports with Carmen she is a wonderful fisher!…read moreShe catches all the fish! If you want to have a good day fishing go with Carmen she catches the big ones! When I cought my first big salmon it was almost the size of me and I caught it with Carmen!!!!! It is really fun!

These guys and gals have a passion for diving that is absolutely infectious! There is no such…read morething as a bad dive with them, and the scenery is amazing! Robyn Fyfe and Scott are a joy to dive with and know all the great places because it's quite literally their back yard! Ron Nelson in particular is likely the best instructor you can ever hope to have. Sincerely loves diving and has the patience of two or three saints.

I get over to Vancouver Island as often as I can to dive, and Pacific Pro Dive is the shop I go to…read moreevery time. They've got an awesome location, with some of the best boat diving close by. With another boat up and running for marine and eco tours, I find myself over there twice as much now! I've had great sea lion dives, wall dives comparable to Port Hardy, and awesome wreck dives. They're a full service shop with a great atmosphere. Of all the dive stores I've been to, Pacific Pro Dive really knows what they're doing & has the best charters and events!