BEAR WHATCHING

The best time for bear tours on Vancouver Island is before their hibernation. Bears, regardless of the kind, are looking for food. According to those been on bear viewing trips on Vancouver Island, viewing bears when they are feeding is an off-the-grid experience. Bears usually eat salmon, but bears tend to eat vegetables and berries when there's no fish around. Anyhow, watching a bear eating and feeding its cubs is one the most amazing things you can experience during the hours of your bear viewing journey. Bear's hibernation happens in the fall, and it ends at the beginning of spring; thus, the best time to see bears on Vancouver Island is the first half of the year. We have exclusively mentioned the exact hibernation time for black and grizzly bears in their related articles.

Black bear and grizzly watching tours differ regarding the cost. And to be honest, it is really fair and rational. Grizzlies are rare, and they need patience and experience to spot one in the wild. Patience requires time. Therefore, grizzly watching tours are longer and more expensive. However, if you haven’t checked it on your bucket list, the best thing you can do is sign up for it on Vancouver Island. Black bears, on the other hand, are something primarily available everywhere on the island. The cost is fair, and the tours are available both on the boat and foot. If you are a tourist and that is the first time you have stepped on Vancouver Island, both black and grizzly bear watching trips are something that happens once in a lifetime; thus, do not lose them for the world and start saving up right from this moment. Our prices start from $109 per adult and $98 per kidto see black bears, and $495 per person to get on a boat seeking for grizzlies.

• Bears usually do not approach people. However, every year many of them are being hunted because they entered human properties looking for food.
• The key to keeping bears alive on Vancouver Island is learning how to co-exist with them.
• Black bears can live up to 20 years and grizzlies to 30 when they’re in the wild. So, bear watching tours on Vancouver Island give the chance to view a variety of ages among bears.
• Bears are acknowledged as carnivorous, but in fact, they are omnivorous. Thus, one of the best times for bear viewing is when they are eating.
• Bears lose weight during hibernation. Therefore, wait a week or two passes, then plan your bear watching on Vancouver Island. Nobody likes skinny bears!

Bears and nature are inseparable. On the other hand, the nature on Vancouver Island is so vast that even indigenous people aren’t entirely dominant on every part of it. So, if you don’t want to get lost in it, it’s best to ask a wildlife viewing tour operator to introduce you to an experienced guide. But let’s elaborate on the reasons why it is best to have a guide:

So, what are you waiting for? Pack your bags, hop on and head to Vancouver Island. Bring your nature-expedition bucket list and check them all here. Plan your bear watching with kids or friends in advance and finish it by choosing the right tour operator. For more information regarding selecting the best wildlife watching tour operator on Vancouver Island, please feel free to contact our team.