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We have some early morning reports of Biggs Killer Whales very close by our Cowichan Bay location as well as reports of Humpback Whales 15 minute

Updated 8:29am Tuesday, June 18

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Travel Instructions by Ferry – Parksville

Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay (Nanaimo) – BC Ferries

If you are in Downtown Vancouver, you will travel to the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal via the Trans Canada Hwy BC-1 W. Click here for Google Maps directions. Note that the estimated time is 26 minutes in low traffic, though this is rarely the case in Vancouver! Please give yourself extra time for travelling to the ferry terminal. If you are travelling by Vancouver Translink, the 257 and 257 Express busses will take you from Vancouver to Horseshoe Bay. You can also take the West Vancouver Blue Bus.

The Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal ends ticket sales ten minutes prior to their scheduled departure time for every sailing. Walk on Passengers will find the ticket booth on the Keith Road side of the Terminal.

In order to make Ocean Ecoventures’ 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm tour times, travellers would need to be on the ferry departing NO LATER THAN 8:30am BC Ferries Departure from Horseshoe Bay. To join our 5:00 pm wildlife tour, travellers would need to be on the ferry departing NO LATER THAN 1:00pm Horseshoe Bay ferry. Please see the Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay Ferry Schedule for earlier options for departure times. 

If you are renting a car in Nanaimo, both Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Budget Car Rentals offer pick -up service from the Departure Bay Ferry Terminal.

Tsawwassen to Duke Point (South Nanaimo) – BC Ferries

If you are staying in Richmond, Surrey, or White Rock, you may choose to travel via the Tsawwassen – Duke Point Route. The Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal is found in Delta, BC, and connects to both the Schwarz Bay and Duke Point Ferry Terminals.

Travellers can reach the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal via Vancouver Translink, aboard the 620 Bus. Please click here for bus schedule information.

To reach our office in time for the 1:00 pm and 12:00 pm departure times, travellers would need to be on the ferry departing NO LATER THAN 8:00 am. In order to make our 5:00 pm evening tours, travellers would need to be on the the ferry departing NO LATER THAN 1:oopm from Tsawwassen.  Please see the BC Ferries schedule for earlier departure options.

 

 

 

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Ocean EcoVentures is the most centrally located Whale Watching company on southern Vancouver Island.

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