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Tide Rip Grizzly Tours Ltd. is a small independent company located in Telegraph Cove on Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. For over 15 years, Tide Rip has been leading daily boat-based expeditions to view and photograph the wild grizzly...more

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josenjannie

Spijkenisse, The Netherlands

10953

Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

All you want

Great trip with very knowledgeble people. Saw grizzly, black bears. Hump whale orca and dolphins in one trip. A bit lucky of course but the trip was perfectly organised including a nice lunch.

Date of experience: August 2018

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BowieKnitter

Kent, United Kingdom

6619

Reviewed 1 week ago

Holiday Highlight

Amazing trip on boat 'Eagle 48' with Mike and Perry. It included a light breakfast onboard and a lovely picnic style lunch in Glendale Cove. It was foggy on the way out, but we still managed to see Orcas breaching and humpback whales. We were...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Pogopat69

Dunfermline, United Kingdom

72

Reviewed December 9, 2018

What an adventure !!

Never thought I would see so much wildlife in one tour !! Amazing day out. Loved the passionate guides we had. They were so well educated in all the various fish, birds, animals and mammals, Loved th whole day from beginning to end.

Date of experience: September 2018

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Sarah N

Preston, United Kingdom

2230

Reviewed October 29, 2018

Grizzly Bear Tour

I must admit that until the second half of this tour I was a little disappointed. After the 2hr boat ride to Knight Inlet/Glendale Cove we were told that we would not be going out on on the flat bottom boats as the salmon had...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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JamesKMTan

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Reviewed October 17, 2018 via mobile

Incredible but disappointed

I went with this company for a supposedly grizzly viewing tour together with the Aaron Dowling photography tour group. It was a long ride on the boat from early morning till the later part of the afternoon. Didn't manage to see any grizzly bears though...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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Mike P

Richmond, United Kingdom

7127

Reviewed October 16, 2018

A memorable experience!

We were very impressed with the trip. The boat was nothing to look at but comfy and warm inside, and with a small toilet. There was plenty to eat (including the land- served buffet lunch). Our helpful & knowledgeable guide (James) was determined to give...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Destination795511

51

Reviewed October 14, 2018

I’ve had better

This was my second year in a row going on grizzly bear tour with Tide Rip. I was so excited after last years trip I brought more friends with me this year and was woefully disappointed. The boat was in need of TLC as we...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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68kam

Cheshire, United Kingdom

2715

Reviewed October 7, 2018

One Word - AMAZING

We booked our trip early to avoid disappointment and based on other reviews. We went on 20th Sept with our guides Mike and Perry. It was a fairly pleasant early morning but rain was predicted for afternoon so were advised to get some the of...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Lyndal S

Christchurch, New Zealand

101

Reviewed October 6, 2018

Amazing wildlife experience!

We had read previous reviews about Tide Rip tours and booked our Telegraph Cove accommodation and bear tour early so we could be certain of not missing out. When we checked in with them we were told others that had not pre booked were missing...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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roberts2rey

London, United Kingdom

1

Reviewed October 3, 2018 via mobile

Great tour, lovely people and wildlife everywhere.

We visited telegraph cove on the 19th September. We had booked months in advance, 10 minutes after leaving the dock we were surrounded by a big pod of killer whales. They were amazing. The Bears were harder to find but we saw three in the...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Molly3103

Hi! My husband and I are visiting TC on 16/17 from the UK (17th will be our anniversary) we were hoping to do a tour with you guys. Do you have any availability? Thanks, Kelly

August 13, 2018|

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As above, go to their website and use the email link. I received a very prompt response.

austin_muzumdar

Hi, are kids accepted aboard? We have a three and seven year old. Thank you.

April 2, 2018|

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Our grizzly bear tours are 9 hours long, not appropriate for children under 10 years.

ElS245

Hi' I plan my trip to Canada. When is the best time to see the Bears & Orcas-The end of June or the end of August?

November 11, 2017|

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Our most dependable month is June, Tide Rip Tours has never been "skunked" (West Coast expression for "not seeing" or in fishing, "not catching") in June. In June there is typically a big male grizzly trying to mate with a... More