$130
/person
Our famous
Day Trip
3 hour tour departs Wednesday's and Saturday's until BC Health Authority deems it safe to run at full capacity.
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Mackay Whale Watching is family owned and operated, let us show you the rugged coast of Northern Vancouver Island
Join the Mackay family, pioneers in killer whale watching in BC with over 40 years of experience for a cruise aboard the most innovative certified passenger vessel on the British Columbia coast. The Naiad Explorer will whisk you from Port McNeill to a whale watching experience like no other. Our 3 hour tours are complete with information, history and wildlife.
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Our tours may be on hold temporarily, but we look forward to helping with your future adventures.
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We love what we do from meeting people from around the world, helping those closer to home and aiding in conservation to protect our little corner of the world we call home.
2021 Trip Info
Starting July 1, we hope to be taking reservations from residents of Canada who have been vaccinated (children under the age of 12 are exempted).
Information for Canadian travellers can be found here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restart
Information for international travellers can be found here: https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid
In order to further limit exposure, our trips this year will be three hours in duration and will not include lunch.
All guests and crew will be required to wear masks during the tour. If you cannot provide your own mask, let us know.
The cost per person is $130.00 (plus 5% GST). Preferred payment method is email money transfer to, once again, limit exposure for both guests and staff. Payment may also be made at our office.
We will not be able to run our tours on a daily basis and will be running twice a week (to start with), on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Additional trips may be scheduled; please check with us.
Information for Canadian travellers can be found here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restart
Information for international travellers can be found here: https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid
In order to further limit exposure, our trips this year will be three hours in duration and will not include lunch.
All guests and crew will be required to wear masks during the tour. If you cannot provide your own mask, let us know.
The cost per person is $130.00 (plus 5% GST). Preferred payment method is email money transfer to, once again, limit exposure for both guests and staff. Payment may also be made at our office.
We will not be able to run our tours on a daily basis and will be running twice a week (to start with), on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Additional trips may be scheduled; please check with us.
Nature in all it's glory
While we await the opportunity to invite you onto our boat, we have started a new section on our site where you can access premium content for a small fee. Please read up our page regarding this content.
Trip Advisor Reviews
The "young Lady from Austria and her husband want to say THANK YOU to Bill
And his team for the best time ever
At orca watching last yeah!!! We will… read more
April 21, 2020
Wonderful trip. We did see some orcas, and the crew had so many great stories to share about their life near Port McNeill. They are locals and it was so… read more
July 8, 2021
I have done both whale watching tours and the Mackay whale watching tour was way more fun great boat easy to navigate the hostess was awesome and had a great… read more
July 13, 2021
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