Bird Watching - Tofino

Early Bird Tour - Half Day

An easy morning walk through prime bird habitat in Pacific Rim National Park and waterfowl and shorebird reserves of international significance. This walk offers our best survey of local west coast bird species. We cover a variety of habitats, and see shorebirds, seabirds, and forest birds.

Adults $99   Youth (12 & under) $59 
Minimum 2 Passengers

Shorebird Walk - Half Day

This tour is designed to take advantage of the great diversity and numbers of shorebirds in our area. If you are learning about shorebirds or want to add a few unusual species to your list, this is the tour for you. Western Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers, Dunlin, Red Knot, Black-bellied Plovers, Semipalmated Plovers, Whimbrel, Dowitchers, Yellowlegs, Sandpipers, Turnstones, Tattlers, Surfbirds and More! Our stunning Black Oystercatchers with their bright red bills have been seen to chase eagles out of their territories! From huge intertidal mudflats to long sand beaches to surf pounded rocky islands, you’ll see lots of good shorebirds on this trip.

Adults $99   Youth (12 & under) $59 
Minimum 2 Passengers

Paddle With Eagles - Full Day

Cruising in our 22-foot Voyageur canoe, we slip up quietly to eagles perched in the dead forked tops of huge old cedars. The ancient forest provides sturdy trees for the huge eagle nests. A high concentration of Bald Eagles gives us great opportunities to watch eagle behavior up close. We explore quiet bays where herons fish among small flocks of teal and Wood Ducks. See Bald Eagles, hawks, ducks, grebes, seals, otters, and sometimes bears. Great for families!

Adults $199 Youth (12 & under) $99
Minimum 2 Passengers

Seabird Voyage - 2 Hours

A two hour zodiac trip that takes you to Cleland Island. We do not land on Cleland Island as it is an ecological reserve and we do not wish to disturb any of the wildlife. We can easily spot our birds either sitting on the rocks or feeding in mixed species flocks off of the island. Your guide will take you to the best spots for seabirds and we often see Wandering Tattler and Surfbird on this tour. Come see the Spectacular Tufted Puffin, Marbled Murrelets, Rhinoceros Auklet, and Black Oystercatchers. During migration long lines of loons and scoters fill the horizon and Harlequin Ducks play in the rocky shorelines. Black-legged Kittiwake in spring and Hermann’s Gull in late summer make this a good west coast gull tour.

Adults $119 Youth (12 & under) $79
Minimum 4 Passengers

Pelagic Birding - Full Day

A full day of birdwatching offshore. Albatross, shearwaters, storm petrels, auklets, murres, jaegers, and fulmars can be found and will be identified by your guide. Schedule subject to weather. Pelagic trips from Tofino have recorded the following species: Laysan and Black-footed Albatross, Northern Fulmar, Mottled Petrel, Pink-footed, Flesh-footed, Bullers, Sooty. Short-tailed and Black-vented Shearwaters, Fork-tailed and Leach's Storm Petrels, Brown Pelican, South Polar Skua, Pomarine, Parastic and Long-tailed Jaegers, Slaty-backed Gull, Sabines Gull, Arctic Tern, Common and Thick-billed Murres, Pigeon Guillemot, Marbled Murrelet, Ancient, Xantus', Cassins', Parakeet and Rhinoceros Auklets, Atlantic, Tufted and Horned Puffins.

Adults $279 Youth (12 & under) $279
Minimum 6 Passengers

Mountain Birding - Full Day

As the first rays of the sunrise filter through the old growth forest our birding has already begun. Blue Grouse, Thrush, Black-throated Gray Warblers, Western Tanagers, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Vaux's Swifts, MacGillivary’s Warbler, Hammond’s and Willow Flycatchers and More! A full day tour at high elevation in the old growth Douglas Fir forest gives us many bird species not breeding on the outer coast. At night if we are lucky we may hear or see the endangered Vancouver Island Screech Owl.

Adults $179 Youth (12 & under) $99
Minimum 2 Passengers
To reserve for any of these tours, or if you would like any further information.
Please call 1-800-667-9913 or 250-725-3919.