Big Animal Encounters

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Big Animal Encounters Whales, Bears and Diving. Exploring British Columbia's rugged coastline for 30 years! With locations in Campbell River, Comox and Courtenay!

Jump on board one of our covered, heated boats, or hold on tight for a wild ride aboard one of our high speed zodiacs. Our experienced crew will take you on an adventure in search of the big animals of British Columbia!

Thank you for an amazing whale watching and grizzly bear viewing season, everyone 💙 Here's how you saw it - guest photos...
10/13/2026

Thank you for an amazing whale watching and grizzly bear viewing season, everyone 💙

Here's how you saw it - guest photos from 2026.

Your camera roll > oursEspecially when orcas do this.We LOVE getting guest photos + videos 💙 As we wrap up the season, i...
10/05/2026

Your camera roll > ours
Especially when orcas do this.

We LOVE getting guest photos + videos 💙

As we wrap up the season, if you were out with us and have photos sitting on your phone - please send them our way. We would love to see and share them.

📸: Jos C. on our 4hr Zodiac - Sept 15

That's fall on the coast. What our guests captured this week in Discovery Passage & Bute Inlet.Thanks to Daniela, Emma &...
10/04/2026

That's fall on the coast. What our guests captured this week in Discovery Passage & Bute Inlet.

Thanks to Daniela, Emma & Michael for sharing.

📸 on tour with Big Animal Encounters

09/25/2026

The humpbacks aren’t leaving town quite yet, but they’re getting ready to 💔🐋

Every mouthful right now is fuel for the 4,800 km swim home to Hawaii + Mexico where they won’t eat for months. So they eat almost a tonne of krill a day here to get ready.

Double lunge feeding frenzy yesterday in Discovery Passage.

Fall feeding season is on - don’t miss it!

📸: Micky Trudeau - thank you for sharing this amazing clip ✨

Beautifully captured moment by our guests, Sam + Rose, on September 10 💙🐻This little grizzly cub learning to fish, one ...
09/23/2026

Beautifully captured moment by our guests, Sam + Rose, on September 10 💙🐻

This little grizzly cub learning to fish, one splash at a time.

Moments like these are what make the river so magic.

Thank you so much for sharing your incredible photos, Sam + Rose! More from their day on the river coming soon...

📍 Bute Inlet, BC | Big Animal Encounters - Fall grizzly tours until Oct 11. Link in comments to join us.

Falling for this 🍂Yellow trees. Cooler mornings. Golden light. The leaves are changing and so is our schedule - we're mo...
09/21/2026

Falling for this 🍂

Yellow trees. Cooler mornings. Golden light.

The leaves are changing and so is our schedule - we're moving to our fall hours:
🍁 Sept 21 - Oct 11: 4hr Zodiac Whale & Wildlife tour | 12:30pm daily
🍁 Final 7hr Big Animal Encounter tour: Sept 27th

Here's proof that fall might be the most beautiful time out here.

09/18/2026

Tiny yawn, big dreams of salmon 🐟

Grizzly bear cubs staying close to mom in Bute Inlet, British Columbia. Salmon run is tiring work when you’re still learning.

Been out in Bute Inlet this season? Share your pics - tag us or drop them below, we’d love to see them 🐻🤎

Commercial Bear Viewing Assoc.

09/17/2026

If you’ve been waiting all summer - this is your sign ✨

The 2026 whale watching season wraps up in just a few weeks.

Tours departing daily until October 11 🐋

Address

129-1340 Island Highway
Campbell River, BC
V9W8C9

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 6:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday 7:30am - 6:30pm
Sunday 7:30am - 6:30pm

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