Vancouver Island Travel Forum

Hi

Gonna be there in early july - which is the best tour/place to see bears and other wildlife

"Biologists say that there are 12,000 black bears on Vancouver Island; the majority reside on the north end of the “Island.” This means Pacific Rim's territory has the highest black bear density in all of North America! Our clients, whether photographers or hunters, routinely see 10 to 20 bears per day, with the high reaching 30-plus! The record is 88 different bear sightings in one day"
From www.jimshockey.com/bear/

Chris,

I don't know the answer to your question but if you do make it over to Vancouver, you can see two bears in "natural" captivity on Grouse Mountain: http://www.grousemountain.com/Summer/wildlife-education

Robert

Most of the Whale watching companies in Tofino also offer bear watching tours and from what I hear they have great success in spotting bears.

Here's a link to one of them:
http://www.tofinowhalecentre.com/bearwatching.html

Haven't done any of the tours myself, but have done hotsprings/ whale watching tours from Tofino which I also recommend.

Thanks all