Located in the center of Victoria and the vicinity of many whale watching tour operators, Victoria Harbour Ferry is the starting point of some of the best whale watching tours on Vancouver Island. Yearly, it hosts many visitors from both Canada and the rest of the world for whale watching. But Victoria whale watching is not confined to just watching whales. Open waterways to the Salish Sea make Victoria Harbour Ferry remarkable for anglers, wildlife followers, and daily tourists.
Orcas:
Orcas mysteriously communicate with each other. Whales are among the fastest and largest animals all over the world. Orcas or killer whales, known as a specific group of the dolphin family, are black and white-toothed mammals. A male orca is 5 to 7 meters (16-23 ft) long and weighs around 6 tonnes (12000 pounds). A female orca is 3 to 5 metres (9-16 ft) long and weighs about 3 to 4 tonnes (6000-8000 pounds). Their dorsal fins are long enough to be traced easily.
Victoria Harbour Ferry is located in Jeanne Socrates Dock, Victoria Inner Harbour, BC V8W 1T3, Vancouver Island, Canada. It is southwest of downtown Victoria, about one kilometre (0.6 miles) away. There are other hot spots for whale watching you can find around the Victoria Harbour Ferry area, Fisherman's Wharf Park and West Bay, Esquimalt are among them.
Distance from Nanaimo: 111 km (69 miles) / Takes about an hour and a half.
Getting to Victoria Harbour Ferry from Nanaimo is via Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 S. Take Wallace St to Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 S for 550 m (1804.4 ft). Follow Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 S to Government St in Victoria and drive 109 km (67.7 miles). Continue on Government St. Take Store St and Wharf St to Government St. After 2.1 km (1.3 miles), you will reach Victoria Harbour Ferry.