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Early September Whale Watching on the Bay of Fundy

☀ Sunshine was the theme for today with light winds and calm seas on the Bay of Fundy! ☀ Todays departures spent time with multiple Minke whales, including Biologist Des’ favourite, Bumpy! The 1:30pm departure saw a HUGE Bluefin Tuna breaching! 🐟🐟🐟 And we can’t forget the sleepy seals at Splittingknife and the fast moving…

Mid August Whale Watching with the Locals.

☀ August 16th whale and wildlife departures brought a surprising mix of activity on the Bay of Fundy! ☀ The 10:00am departure spent time with Stumpy and Dot feeding in unison, surfacing under the bow of the Quest as we sat off Head Harbour Lighthouse! It’s not often we see Minke whales swimming so closely,…

Old Thom the Orca whale returns to the Bay of Fundy

☀ Welcome back to Old Thom! ☀ Island Quest whale watching departures today have spent time with Fin and Minke whales as well as Old Thom, the Orca, who made an amazing appearance for todays 1:30pm departure along with his hundreds of White Sided Dolphin friends/family members! ☀ Harbour and Grey seals, Harbour Porpoise, Bald…

August Whale Watching

🌦 From a hot sunny week to a chilly change of weather for this week but that hasn’t changed the awesome sightings! 🌦 Our daily whale watch cruises have been spending time with Minke and Fin whales, with a surprise Humpback visit on August 7ths 5:00pm departure! Not to mention the Mola mola, breaching tuna…

Our Favourite Island Quest Whale Watching Moments

We have been recapping some of our favourite Island Quest Whale Watching moments on our Facebook page and here are just a couple photos! After much deliberation and consulting with our awesome whale watching friends, we had to share these two photos from our Whale and Wildlife watching season. The first photo is one in…

Winter Wildlife On The Bay Of Fundy With The Island Quest Family

We are so fortunate to be from and live in such a beautiful place year-round! Yesterday we had the opportunity to head out and do some birding in and around the Fundy Isles and we were able to capture some great shots! Common Eider Ducks Our trip started off with these beautiful ducks, male and…

Whales, Wildlife And So Much More On The Bay Of Fundy!

Thinking about experiencing the Bay of Fundy? We’ve got everything you’re looking for! Island Quest offers truly unique and authentic whale and wildlife cruises. While on board with us have a chat with our Marine Biologists who are narrating your tour or with one of our local captains. Experience the worlds highest tides, nesting sea…