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Every year 10,000 whales get

front row seats to go people watching.

When you think about it, it makes sense that Newfoundland and Labrador
is the destination of choice for the world’s largest concentration of
humpback whales. After all, this place is home to 29,000 kilometres of
dramatic coastline that provide plenty of snacks for our aquatic visitors.

Every summer, from May to August, you can catch 22 different species
of whales frolicking in the ocean, breaching the surface and spouting
near the shore. The best part? No matter how many you see, each one
still seems larger than life.

Whale Watching Hot Spots
1. Battle Harbour (p. 409)
2. Red Bay (p. 408)
3. Strait of Belle Isle (p. 407)
4. Point Amour (p. 407)
5. St. Anthony (p. 120)
6. Bonne Bay (map reference: K7)
How to Watch 7. White Bay (p. 123)
You can experience these 8. Twillingate (p. 202)
majestic animals from the 9. Cape Bonavista (p. 272)
rail of a tour boat, the seat 10. Trinity (p. 267)
of your kayak, or while 11. Signal Hill & Cape Spear (p. 354, 355)
hiking along a coastal trail. 12. Witless Bay (p. 357)
13. Cape Race (p. 359)
14. St. Vincent’s Beach (p. 359)
Whale 15. Cape St. Mary’s (p. 336)
Watchers Log
Humpback
Finback
Minke
Orca
Pilot
Beluga
Common Dolphin
Harbour Porpoise

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