Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

S-BENDS!

Published on March 4, 2019 By Alison Cross

Flashes of dark flesh amidst copious amounts of white water were what made up our first encounter….but was it orca??? As we edged toward the group we discovered it was in fact three adult sperm whales!!!The sperm whales came alongside for a...

Tour De Canyon

Published on March 3, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

03.03.2019 Another wild adventure in the Bremer Canyon today! As it always seems to be the way as soon as we think we have these Orca figured out they stay unpredictable, no surprises here as they are the apex predators and you don’t get to the...

CONFIRMED NEW CALF!

Published on March 2, 2019 By Alison Cross

The long weekend came with a LONG wait! However persistence and patience pays off in the canyon! The sky was grey and the swell was rolling! We had nearly given up hope when customers on the bow started slowly pointing and looking at each...

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY!

Published on March 1, 2019 By Alison Cross

The energy from today’s keen customers rose with the increasing wind gusts that blew us out to the canyon! With high energy came high anticipation as we hammered out over the continental shelf! The day felt as though it was going to be as big...

Another hotspot?

Published on February 28, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

Today proved that patience is a virtue and we just want to say a huge thankyou to our passengers who stayed positive throughout the morning as we searched and searched for Orca! You never know what the Southern Ocean will throw at you...