Bird Island Boat Tours

Bird Island Boat Tours A nature boat tour experience - see puffins, seals & eagles ! Sea air, salt spray and circling seabirds. See our website for tour times and to book online.
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Looking for the easiest access to Atlantic Puffin viewing in Canada? 🐧From our dock in Big Bras d’Or it’s only about 5 m...
06/10/2026

Looking for the easiest access to Atlantic Puffin viewing in Canada? 🐧
From our dock in Big Bras d’Or it’s only about 5 miles to the Bird Islands, where Atlantic Puffins nest, and just 1 mile off the coast. That means less time steaming and more time up close watching Atlantic Puffins, seabirds and seals from the comfort of the Puffin Express.
We’re only about 45 minutes from Sydney and 35 minutes from Baddeck, making it easy to add a puffin tour to your Cape Breton plans.
Tours run daily and early‑season dates still have space. Call 1‑800‑661‑6680 or visit https://seepuffins.ca/8je2 to reserve your seats.

05/19/2026

Website update: WEBSITE IS BACK UP NOW! You can still phone us of course.

Breaking: our first puffin tour of 2026 is back at the wharf! 🎉🐧Piper Puffin and Captain Vince have just returned from a...
05/17/2026

Breaking: our first puffin tour of 2026 is back at the wharf! 🎉🐧
Piper Puffin and Captain Vince have just returned from a smooth opening trip on the Puffin Express, and puffin season at Bird Island Boat Tours is officially underway.
More departures are scheduled this week from Big Bras d’Or — book your seats now at https://seepuffins.ca/v2j3

Launch day for the Puffin Express! 🚤✨Yesterday our tour boat, the Puffin Express, came out of winter storage and onto th...
05/12/2026

Launch day for the Puffin Express! 🚤✨
Yesterday our tour boat, the Puffin Express, came out of winter storage and onto the trailer, getting ready to head for the water. Piper Puffin, our little captain-in-training, supervised from the trailer of course.
Huge thanks to Paul MacDonald Boat Hauling for another smooth launch job — Paul is the one trusted to put most of the local lobster boats in the water, and we’re always glad to have him looking after ours too.
Transport Canada inspections are happening over the next few days, with our first puffin tour of the season planned for this Saturday, May 16. Seats are limited on early trips.
Book your spot for opening‑weekend puffins at https://seepuffins.ca/erwa

Get the early-season advantage. For guests planning an early Cape Breton trip, May and June are a wonderful time to see ...
05/04/2026

Get the early-season advantage. For guests planning an early Cape Breton trip, May and June are a wonderful time to see puffins without waiting for the busiest days of summer. Early tours have the most availability. Reserve your seats online and plan your puffin adventure now.

Book seats at: https://seepuffins.ca/5l2e

Piper has installed our new propeller, and we are getting ready for another season on the water. Opening May 17th, have ...
04/25/2026

Piper has installed our new propeller, and we are getting ready for another season on the water. Opening May 17th, have you reserved your seats? https://seepuffins.ca/t88x

What does a puffin look like in the winter? He has a lot less colour, a smaller bill and less white on his face. We thin...
04/20/2026

What does a puffin look like in the winter? He has a lot less colour, a smaller bill and less white on his face. We think he is a lot cuter in the summer. Come out and decide for yourself . Reserve your seats here…. https://bit.ly/48VYvvW

Photo, copyright of Ed Corey, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/312780701

Happy World Puffin Day.
04/15/2026

Happy World Puffin Day.

Want to See 3 of the Top 7 Birds to See in Cape Breton, come on one of our tours. We guarantee puffins on all of our tou...
04/09/2026

Want to See 3 of the Top 7 Birds to See in Cape Breton, come on one of our tours. We guarantee puffins on all of our tours, bald eagles and northern gannets are regularly sighted plus many more. https://birdisland.net/

It is not just us that enjoy the tour. Our guests do too. Here is one of the comments from the last few years."Very info...
04/06/2026

It is not just us that enjoy the tour. Our guests do too. Here is one of the comments from the last few years.
"Very informative, kind crew, great boat ride - exceeded expectations. Thank you." -Len & Eleanor, Glenburn, ME, (June 25, 2025)

Come and see for yourself this summer: https://bit.ly/41RegjS

Address

1672 Old Route 5
Big Bras D'Or
B1X1B1

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 10:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 10:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 10:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 10:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 10:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 10:30pm
Sunday 9:30am - 10:30pm

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