Our Mission
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At Neptune Wildlife Tours we combine experience in customer service along with a strong background in the ecotourism industry to offer a premium guest experience. With loads of fun facts about the local marine environment, navigational skills and a good set of wildlife-spotting eyes, we strive to provide the most positive, exciting, and educational West Coast wildlife experience on Vancouver Island! Wildlife tours are the perfect vessel for us to promote our "Conservation Through Education" motto; allowing guests to experience the beauty of our wildlife, all while promoting good habits to help preserve them and their environment. We also provide educational field trips for groups such as the BC SCPA for wildlife-loving youth, and career day presentations for those interested in becoming a vessel Captain, a business owner, or joining the ecotourism industry.
"Ethics First"
We never guarantee sightings (but are very confident in our ability to locate wildlife)! To guarantee sightings means to place unnecessary pressure on the ocean and its inhabitants, which is the complete opposite of our mission. Every day we set out to promote the most responsible form of ecotourism in the area:
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Avoiding the rush. While our vessel is capable of travelling at high speed, we set a limit to reduce the impact of our engine noise.
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Avoiding the crowds. We do what we can to find our own wildlife away from the fleet of vessels that share our area of operation. This allows us to give animals more space to swim, hunt and have fun!​
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Using a telephoto lens on our camera allows guests to view wildlife from a respectable distance, while also providing high-quality "close-up" images thanks to the zoom!
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