Orcas and Minke Whales

Any day can be a whale watching day on the Spirit Bear. The “southern community” of “resident” killer whales (orcas) makes this area its home for the summer months and one of the three pods (families) spends the entire year here.

Whale watching is a very popular activity in these waters. Most concerned observers believe these whales have too little time in the summer months in which they are left alone. So the Spirit Bear will not measurably add to the traffic. Our encounters will be more of good fortune than of pursuing and intentionally encountering them, to allow them to live in peace as much as is possible.

We can arrange short trips aboard a smaller whale watching boat for those who with to take advantage of the opportunity, before, during or after your time on the Spirit Bear.

Northern Lights Expeditions has a long history of encountering whales in their natural habitat; we have just as long a history of respecting the whales and relating to them in a way that gives the utmost respect to their needs. We will have great excitement, as always, when we do encounter them; we just want all our guests to know that our standards are very high in this regard.

"Excellent trip quality! Whales, orcas, porpoises, otters, eagles. Very secure navigation, very well maintained boat, safe anchorages, very accountable crew."
Claude L'Hoiry, Florida