Watch humpback whales in Newfoundland, home to the world's largest population of feeding humpbacks. Each summer more than 10,000 whales follow dense shoals of capelin close to shore at places like Witless Bay and St. Vincent's, often lunging and breaching just metres from the beach. Paired with drifting icebergs and huge puffin colonies, it is one of the North Atlantic's great wildlife spectacles, best from mid June to July.
Watch humpback whales in Newfoundland, home to the world's largest population of feeding humpbacks. Each summer more than 10,000 whales follow dense shoals of capelin close to shore at places like Witless Bay and St. Vincent's, often lunging and breaching just metres from the beach. Paired with drifting icebergs and huge puffin colonies, it is one of the North Atlantic's great wildlife spectacles, best from mid June to July.
Up to 92% sighting chance in Newfoundland - Iceberg Alley / St. Vincent's, Canada. Best months: July, August, September.
The season runs from late May to September, best from mid June to late July, when humpbacks follow capelin close to shore.
Yes. Newfoundland's Iceberg Alley often brings drifting icebergs into the same waters in June, along with large puffin and seabird colonies.
A boat tour from Bay Bulls or Witless Bay costs around 70 to 90 Canadian dollars per adult (2026 prices).
Upwards of 10,000 humpbacks feed off Newfoundland each summer, the largest feeding population of the species in the world.
