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Recent Sightings

Happy Sunday Here is our first sightings report of the 2024 season and what an incredible start it has been We have seen Orcas on every one of our Whale Watching tour this season so far and even on the majority of our March Marine Wildlife Tours! We have also encountered Grey Whales, a brief…

Join one of our tours this Easter!

This Easter join one of Five Star Whale Watching Tours and discover the wonders of the Salish Sea🌊 We have tours available each day at 1pm. Book online at www.5starwhales.com and enter the code word ‘discount’ in the promo code field and receive a 10% discount! We have been having great tours so far with…

World Wildlife Day!

Happy #worldwildlifeday 😊 Today is World Wildlife Day, though we celebrate wildlife every day, on this special day we are especially grateful for the amazing wildlife we are fortunate to encounter 😍 As a way to celebrate and give back, today for every online booking we receive we will make a donation to various charities that help…

World Whale Day!

Happy #worldwhaleday 🐋🐳🐬 Today we celebrate World Whale Day🎉 Although at Five Star we believe every day is a celebration of Whales😍 It is important we continue to help protect and save Whales and our precious marine environment. If you would like to learn more on ways to help, visit our website at https://www.5starwhales.com/research-conservation/ each…

Orcas Highlights from our 2023 Season!

Today we are looking back at our incredible Orca encounters in 2023! We have created this short video of highlights from our 2023 season, we hope you enjoy it You can also see the full video at our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/Pg-an5nhT54?si=2Aop4VH08dY2yDEz 2023 was a record season for encounters with Bigg’s Killer Whales and we had…

Orcas sightings in the Salish Sea in 2023!

Here are the 2023 Killer Whale sightings in the Salish Sea thanks to our friends at Orca Behavior Institute We had some incredible encounters in 2023 with Bigg’s Killer Whales. It is interesting to note the huge difference once again of the sightings data of the two eco types of Orcas in the Salish Sea….