On the island's east side, head for Campbell River, where you can either take a boat out into the Strait of Georgia, or just watch them from the shore. Up the coast, Telegraph Cove is one of the most popular destinations in the world for orca watching and is located only a few miles from the Robson Bight Ecological Preserve, Canada's only killer whale sanctuary. Although you are not allowed to enter the sanctuary by land or water, orcas are active throughout the area. Humpback whales have recently been seen here, along with large schools of Pacific white-sided dolphins. Keep your eyes peeled for eagles, seal lions, and much, much more.
Humpbacks are the apple of the whale watcher's eye here.
There is a humpback whale sanctuary at Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, where the humpbacks gather during late winter and early spring to mate and breed. Male humpbacks serenade females with the longest and most complex songs in the animal kingdom. You'll be whistling a happy tune too while you get a gander at these big fellas. And you'll probably be encountering a lively party of other whales and dolphins. Sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales, pilots, false killers, and a variety of dolphin species including bottlenose, Risso's, Fraser's, spotted, and spinner.