Day Tour- Blackfish Sound

This two-way water-taxi day trip brings you into Blackfish Sound, one of the most biodiverse bodies of water on the pacific coast, which is part of the newly protected Great Bear Rainforest. The Blackfish Sound Day Tour allows for you to explore an area than normally would take a 3 or 5 day tour to experience. Wildlife is aplenty in Blackfish Sound. If you have only one day in Telegraph Cove to go kayaking, the Blackfish Sound Day Tour is your absolute best chance of seeing the incredible wildlife this area attracts in the summer.

The day is spent kayaking through Blackfish Sound, exploring the coastlines of Hanson Island, Swanson Island, and Harbledown Island. The first humpback whales of the seasons start to arrive in June from Hawaii or Baja to feed on herring for the summer, while the Northern Resident Killer Whales tend to arrive around July 15. Blackfish Sound is teeming with wildlife ranging from eagles, porpoise, dolphins, sea lions, birds of prey, humpbacks, orcas, and a variety of different invertebrates hiding under the water column. This Day tour is designed to maximize our wildlife encounters in one day by bringing our guest to the first area that comes alive in the early summer with a variety of different species and amazing islands to paddle through.

The Blackfish Sound area is made up of high currents, mazes of several small islands, numerous inlets and bays located about 30-minute boat ride from Telegraph Cove. The islands in the marine park are undeveloped and are largely undiscovered. The waters here offer an area that is an excellent place to spend the day exploring the sea by kayak. Most tours that paddle in Blackfish Sound spend on average 3-5 days exploring. Our water taxi ride allows us to enter the park in 30 minutes and allows you to explore the pristine clear and cold waters that are enjoyed by salmon, bears, seals, porpoise, sea stars, sea cucumbers, eagles, dolphins, orcas, and humpback whales.

On this Day tour, our guests will enjoy the tranquil beauty of this area as they follow their guide through a myriad of island and islets, stopping at a couple beaches along the way for packed lunch, and to stop and watch wildlife pass them by. There are tons of alien-like marine critters to admire alongside our more familiar birds and mammals. We promise you won’t be disappointed by the sheer number of amazing animals you’ll see — but do your best to let them pass peacefully!

You’ll be well taken care of by our guides — they’ll make sure you’re well-fed, well-rested, and well-entertained… And of course, enjoying nature! So what are you waiting for? Come with us and explore the sea stars, anemones, nudibranchs, and so much more in the beautiful waters of Blackfish Sound.