Nature and outdoors

Ucluelet Covered Cruiser Whale Watching

Jamie's Whaling Station & Adventure Centres - Ucluelet11 hr 29 min by bus · 169.9 km

! capacity is 12, your group is 16 · $147.34 a child is over your $10 budget

Cost

$147.34 a child

$2357.44 for 16 children

On top of the listed rates, checkout adds 5% GST, a $2 port fee, a $1 research, rescue and education fee per person, a $5 fuel surcharge, and a 6% booking fee on online bookings. Youth 13 to 18 pay $157.94 and seniors 65 and over pay $168.54.

Ages & size

Ages 3 to 12

Up to 12 children

Duration

2.5 hours

February to October

Any day

Book by

Not published

Plan this trip

Fieldy handles all communication and booking for you.

What it actually looks like

Photos from Jamie's Whaling Station & Adventure Centres - Ucluelet's website

Our note

It is two and a half to three hours on a boat with no way to get off, so it suits children who can settle in a seat. Boats have to stay 100 metres back from whales, so binoculars make a real difference. Allow about an extra hour on top of the tour for checking in beforehand and getting off afterwards.

What the children do

A 2.5 to 3 hour whale watching trip from Ucluelet into Barkley Sound aboard a covered cabin cruiser with indoor heated seating, an open rear deck and a marine toilet. The Ucluelet cruiser is the Pacific Springs, listed on the fleet page as carrying 12 passengers and suitable for ages 3 and up. Grey whales and humpbacks are the usual sightings, with sea lions, seals, sea otters and eagles along the way. If the boat does not see a whale, everyone on board gets a Raincheck Ticket for a free second tour.

Sit in a heated cabin and watch through the big windows, then step out onto the open deck at the back of the boat when the skipper finds whales. The skipper gives commentary about the whales and the coast the whole way out and back.

Good to know

There is a toilet on the boat and washrooms at the office, parking in front of the building is free, and the heated cabin means rain does not end the trip. Nothing about a school or daycare rate, a group booking route or bus parking is on the site, so it is worth a call.

Sources disagree. Their own pages give different answers for when bear watching runs from Ucluelet. One says mid April to the end of September, another says April 15 to October 15. If you are looking at late September or October, check the dates when you book.

Sources disagree. Two of their pages disagree about when whale watching starts in Ucluelet. The Ucluelet page says early February, the home page says March. Worth settling when you book if you want an early spring date.

Sources disagree. The site says the Ucluelet boats take children 3 and older, but the private tour listing says all ages. If anyone under three is coming, ask whether they can be on an Ucluelet boat at all before you plan around it.

Sources disagree. The six hour kayak tour from Ucluelet is listed as ages 12 and up in the tour details and ages 4 and up in the price list on the same page. It is a long trip in open ocean swell. Settle the age on the phone before you book.

Washrooms

Our larger vessels all have washrooms onboard for use. On our smaller vessels including our Zodiacs, we have small marine toilets that are for emergency use only.

Lunch space

For all tours except bear watching tours, you are allowed to bring your food and drinks with you.

Rain backup

Our tours are Rain or Shine and we ask that you check the forecast prior to arriving for your departure and dress accordingly.

Strollers

Needs confirmation

Wheelchair access

Needs confirmation

Bus parking

In Ucluelet, there is parking in front of the Jamie's building as well as along the roads near our offices. All parking is FREE in these areas.

Nearby park

Needs confirmation

Restrictions

Our Ucluelet location offers Whale and Bear watching trips for those 3 years and older.. Anyone under the height of 4’8″ (142cm) is also unable to join our Zodiac tours.. We do ask that any guest under the age of 19 travels with a supervising adult.. For our bear watching tours, we ask that you do not bring any food or drinks other than water as bears have a strong sense of smell and we do not want the bears to associate us with food in any way for their health and safety.. No running, jumping, screaming, or climbing railings is permitted.. We do not recommend this tour to anyone with a history of serious medical conditions. These include, but are not limited to, anyone who is pregnant, those with back, neck or knee problems, osteoporosis, incontinence, recent surgery or limited mobility.. Emotional support or therapy dogs are not permitted on board.. All tours are subject to the signing of a waiver releasing Jamie's Whaling Station from liability.

Getting there

168 Fraser Ln, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0

On foot

36 hr 56 min

too far with this group

By bus

11 hr 29 min

includes a 9 min wait

Driving

5 hr 23 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

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Details checked on 2026-09-20 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · 250-726-7444