By Skipper Bob Canada has whale watching on three coasts; Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic. British Columbia is unmatched for orcas. Quebec’s Tadoussac is extraordinary for blue whales and belugas. But if your goal is humpback whales in volume, with the chance to see icebergs on the same tour and puffins nearby, one province answers the
By Skipper Bob Bay Bulls is the most accessible option if you’re staying in St. John’s and it has great puffin colonies. Twillingate is Newfoundland’s iceberg capital — go there if icebergs are your priority. Trinity gives you the most serious whale watching experience on the island and the option to see icebergs, and puffins
Most places that call themselves historic have a museum, a plaque, and a gift shop. Trinity has those too.
It also has professional theatre, one of the best hiking trails in the province, whale watching with a 98% sighting rate, and cocktails made from 10,000-year-old iceberg water. For a town of 200 people, it’s a lot to absorb.
By Skipper Bob Bartlett | Trinity Bay, Newfoundland | 30+ years welcoming guests to the peninsula. St. John’s to Trinity is a 3-hour, 10-minute drive. Take the Trans-Canada west to Clarenville, then Route 230 north to Trinity. If you can’t get a rental car, your three best alternatives are the A Time in Trinity package
People come to Trinity Bay for the whales. They come for the icebergs. But I’ll tell you something, some of the happiest reactions I’ve seen on the water, bigger than a humpback breaching fifty feet off the bow, have been from guests catching their first glimpse of an Atlantic puffin.
Looking to go on a whale watching tour to see some of the largest whales, swim, frolic and feed up close and personal? Well, Newfoundland is the place to do it!
People ask me all the time: “When is the best time to visit Newfoundland?” And I always tell them the same thing. It depends what you want to see. But if your answer is “everything,” then I have one word for you: June.
Are you interested in an up-close and personal experience with icebergs so close you feel like you could reach out and touch them? Love the icy chill of the breeze that comes from being so close?
You’re bobbing along quietly, eyes searching the dark abyss, unsure where to look or if there is anything to see. Suddenly…
What does it actually mean to become a tourist in your own home? It means immersing yourself fully into nature, wildlife culture, history and folklore more than you ever have before.
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