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Sea Lion Tours
We offer guided sea lion tours along the scenic coastline of the Fraser River Estuary. In this magnificent setting, the Fraser River Estuary offers superb wildlife viewing opportunities of the migratory Steller and California sea lions amongst numerous other wildlife species. Species thrive undisturbed in their rich, natural habitats. These tours run from April 1st until mid-May or untill the sea lions leave to continue their migration.
Bird-watching Tours
Let yourself be awe inspired on a 2 hour trip starting just West of the Gulf of Georgia cannery and Steveston’s village. You will spot large numbers of dabbling ducks such as widgeon, golden eye, swans merganser and the chance of bitterns, a notoriously hard bird to see. Over 24 species of duck have been seen here.
While admiring the scenic beauty of the rugged coastline of the Strait of Georgia, be transported to the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary situated on Westham Island, just west of the community of Ladner in the Municipality of Delta, British Columbia, Canada. It consists of nearly 300 hectares (850 acres) of managed wetlands, natural marshes and low dikes in the heart of the Fraser River Estuary.
The establishment of the Sanctuary has helped preserve this valuable habitat for millions of birds passing through this part of the Pacific coast during their annual migrations. Our most famous resident has to be the Bald Eagle! There are up to 15 total species of raptor (Birds of prey, including owls which are a popular draw) and some quite rare sightings such as Black-crowned night heron and sandhill crane.
Keep your eyes peeled for sandpipers, red-tailed hawk, peregrine falcon, cormorants, tufted puffins, guillemots, great blue heron, snowgeese, ducks and mallards. An ornithologists dream come true!
This trip is only available in late summer and fall.
