Wildlife Watching Tours Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Wildlife Tours
Vancouver Island, British Columbia,
Canada
The natural wilderness forests and the vast blue oceans of Vancouver Island create many opportunities for viewing wildlife when in British Columbia, Canada. Wildlife touring can be enjoyed as a self guided tour or as a guided tour with an adventure company.
Guided Tours can be for one day or multi day adventures. Multi day tours usually include equipment, meals, an interpretive guide and accommodations. Some specialize in wildlife sightings like black bears and whale tours and birdwatching guides. The most popular of guided wildlife tours are the bear and whale tours.
Self guided wildlife tours are enjoyed when engaging in an outdoor activity like hiking, kayaking, canoeing, backpacking, fishing, sailing and boating. Wildlife are never guaranteed on a self guided tour, but many times nature finds you and there are wildlife sightings.
Marine wildlife guided tours travel by kayak, zodiac, floatplanes and cabin cruisers. All marine tours, usually,
have an interpretive guide to talk you through the experience of
what you are seeing.
Land wildlife tours are also located on Vancouver Island. The means of transportation for a wildlife tour varies. Transportation options for tours include horseback, atv, and mountain bikes.
When sightseeing Vancouver Island some of the wildlife sightings include Black
Bears, dolphins, whales, cougars,
hawks, owls, sea lions, Bald
Eagles, elk, deer and marmots. Best times to view wildlife are during the early morning hours and an hour before dark.
Wildlife Tours
