We went on a morning whale watching tour. It was great. We rode the 12 passenger boat. It had 3 engines but one of our engines died. I was so afraid they would make us turn around and go back but Brett the guide did not. It was an exciting adventure. We saw 3 pods of killer whales, 4 types of seals and a bald eagle. The whales came so close to our boat at one point. Each time after that when they would be coming in our path we would have to move the boat further and further away. That is a law though so I guess that is how it had to be! It would be better I think to just stay still, turn off the boat and let the whales do what they are going to rather than move. That being said, most of the time you don't get nearly as close to the whales as you would like or expect. But that goes for any company's tours. This tour was wonderful! I loved it!

We went whale watching with this company, and we are so glad we did! The boat is very fast, so not only is it fun, but you get to the whales faster. I've been whale watching before in a Kayak, and wasn't sure if I'd like it this way. I loved it. When the whales move further down the coast, we can keep up with them. And we saw lots! They also guarantee a whale sighting, or you get a coupon for another free trip.

We also saw bald eagles, harbor seals, and other birds. Brett was very knowledgeable, but also very personable. I'd do it again.

They are located in the Fisherman's Pier area, which is where the little houseboat town is, also. Leave time to walk around there!

Our family of five had the pleasure to do whale watching with Eagle Wing tours. I chose this company after reading the great reviews on Trip Advisor . We chose to be on the 12 passenger sportscar of the seas, the Eaglewing. Brett was our captain for the adventure. This was definitely the highlight of our pacific northwest trip. Brett's enthusiasm and knowledge are superb, and the boat is a blast. We all agreed the trip on the Eaglewing would have been great even if we hadn't found any whales ( we found plenty). I kind of felt sorry for the other whale watchers we saw on double decker boats bobbing up and down in the water. Don't hesitate to take this trip.

Just got back from a stunning whale-watching trip with this company, chosen originally after browsing through the leaflets from about ten different operators - then pleased to find that TripAdvisor members gave this one the thumbs-up too. Of course I can't say whether or not Eagle Wing Tours are any better than the others, having had no experience of the rest, but looking at the rest of the boats out at sea (and there were many), ours was certainly the coolest. The other boats seemed to be either fast and flimsy (which would test anyone's sea legs), or larger but slower. There was no other boat out there like our "Goldwing", a large stable vessel which could still manage an astonishing 35 knots plus. Eagle Wing has two boats, with "Goldwing" being the larger of the two - you can choose which one you want to travel on if you're flexible about departure time. Although larger, "Goldwing" is still a thrill ride.

I can't really think of any criticisms. The company does appear to charge about 20% more than some of the others, but if the boats are as good as they appear to be, that's a small price to pay. Study the company's (pretty good) web site FAQs beforehand, especially regarding clothing. It gets VERY cold out at sea, even on the hottest of days inland, and although you'll be given waterproof jackets, take them up on the offer of optional waterproof trousers. They didn't have small trousers for our 7-year-old, so he had to make do with a blanket; if we'd have known, we'd have put him in warm jogging trousers or something.

The boats depart from Fisherman's Wharf - the little harbour ferries will take you to the exact landing stage!

And yes, we had an absolute result - plenty of sightings, but a spectacular finale with three whales swimming close together past us, all jumping out of the water (and two simultaneously). An extraordinary experience.