Great experience - We had an amazing tour. We saw Humbacks and a lot of dolphins. James was an amazing guide and did a really good job. We will definiltey come back!

Wonderful experience! - Excellent afternoon Whale watching. We saw Humpbacks and Orcas, plus dolphins, sea lions and bold eagles. It really was amazing. On top of that our guides were great, Steven the captain, Hannah and our guide Connor. He was really good fun. I'd definitely recommend and if I'm lucky enough to go back to telegraph cove I'd use them again.

Highly recommend - We live on Vancouver Island and have done many whale watching tours over the years. Prince of Whales are our fav group to book with as we always have a great experience with them. This trip was no different. The crew was amazing - so knowledgeable. Val, Scott and Harley answered all and any questions and provided so much good info on what we were seeing. We especially appreciated the fact that a crew member takes photos so we didn’t have to and they email them to everyone later free of charge! This meant we could just relax and enjoy the experience.

Once in a lifetime, thanks James!! - Amazing job from James the skipper, he was very enthusiastic and a perfect guide for the trip, we saw everything from orca hunts and breaches, humpback feeding and playfulness, American eagles and sea lions. James was just as excited as us and you could tell he was passionate about providing a great experience, while keeping in mind the safety of us and also the animals.

The best tour on Vancouver Island - Thanks to James! The best tour on Vancouver Island with lots of whales. We were even in the middle of an orca hunt, unique!

Dream come true - Absolutely loved every minute. The boats were comfortable & not too crowded, everything was organised well. Abby & Harley were so very friendly & informative. They certainly knew their stuff & we learnt so much. Our first trip was at 10am & although foggy it wasn't long before captain Val saw the tall black fins of orcas up ahead. Such an emotional experience that I had tears in my eyes. Such amazing beautiful animals & such an honour to see them in the wild. We even heard the whales communicating with each other. We also saw several humpbacks on each trip. Absolutely loved seeing them doing their thing with their tail as they dived back down into the water. So very special. Loved it all so much that we booked to go again the following day & saw orcas & humpbacks again. Telegraph Cove is such a very special place. Thank you POW cruises for a fantastic experience. Dream come true.

Excellent trip - We were short of eyes, fantastically seen. We were also very pleased with the crew. Toppy👌 Whale, orca bald eagle and the sea lions seen, value for money.

We had a great experience - We had a wonderful tour with James. We saw lots of orcas, humpback whales, dolphins and sea lions. James was very considerate towards the animals and you could feel his passion for marine animals. He knew a lot about the animals and their behavior. An unbelievably great tour, in a beautiful place and with a very great guide. We definitely also recommend going to the Whale Center afterwards!

Fantastic whale watching experience! - Had a fantastic whale watching experience yesterday with Prince of Whales out of Telegraph Cove. No matter where you looked there were whales or porpoises or white sided dolphins or humpbacks. It was just an amazing experience and the crew were so knowledgeable and informative. The crew took photo's which they emailed to us later for free so that we could just immerse ourselves in the experience. Highly recommend this tour.

Awful boat- great wildlife - Most wildlife reviews will depend on how much wildlife is actually seen. When we went on this trip, we saw plenty of wildlife but the boat design was really poor & made the actual viewing really difficult. A few days earlier we had used Prince of Whales for a whale watching trip from Victoria which was fabulous, even though we saw much less wildlife. The boat design enabled all passengers to sit inside and/or outside & we all could walk all around the railings. The staff were incredibly knowledgable, so this is what we are comparing the Telegraph cove trip to. The Telegraph boat had 60 passengers onboard, but there was only seating inside the cabin for about half the passengers. The rest of the seating was on top of the cabin, with benches set alongside the railings (the railings acted as a backrest). Consequently, passengers were facing into the boat. There was a bench down the centre, so passengers sitting on those, were looking out, only the space was so tight, you were hitting the knees of those sitting opposite. Once a whale was spotted, all those sitting, stood up to turn around, plus those inside came outside, meaning everyone was pressed together. There was no access to the front of the boat, apart from inside the cabin. There was limited standing at the back of the boat. Everyone of our photos had a head, shoulder, arm, camera or phone in the way. Thankfully, there were a limited number of photos sent through after the trip. The captain Steve did not move the boat much from side to side to give all passengers the chance of viewing the Whales. Once we saw Orcas, he stayed a long way from them, initially saying he needed to be 100 metres away, but then, when questioned again, changed that to 200 metres. There were 4 other boats watching the Orcas who were much closer than we ever got. We were so far away, the crew couldn’t confirm which Orcas they were as ‘too far away for our binoculars’. We understand the need to keep a distance, but on our earlier trip, we could see notches on dorsal fins with our eyes, never mind strong binoculars. It was such a shame as the Orcas were breaching at one point. The crew came across as much less knowledgeable as a consequence of the distance. However, they then disregarded their own distance rules,by going really close to the Humpback Whales on the way back! Would I recommend whale watching from Telegraph Cove? Emphatically yes Would I recommend Prince of Whales? Not until they change the boat.