Iceberg Quest Ocean Tours

I went on July 5 and it was an unforgettable experience — we saw both icebergs and whales! Although the tour was advertised as 2 hours, it ended up lasting nearly 4 hours. It was absolutely worth it, especially since it’s near the end of the season. The crew was friendly and knowledgeable, and it was a great experience sharing the tour with other travelers. Highly recommend to anyone looking for an incredible iceberg tour!

Nice boat, super friendly staff. The captain let the people on board choose which iceberg to go towards. They clearly want you to enjoy your time with them, and it was fun watching people get screeched in. One of the staff (I think his name was Cody?) he was awesome! They give you plenty of time to take pictures and circle around so you get a good view from each side. Thank you for a great experience.

We had originally hoped to do a whale watching tour out of Twillingate, but given we were there in mid July before the whales were in this area, we decided to do the iceberg tour. We ended up having an amazing experience, seeing a beautiful iceberg right off the coast of Fogo Island. Because the location of the iceberg was a long way from the start of the tour, the tour lasted almost twice as long as was planned. The captain and crew went out of their way to ensure we had an excellent experience seeing the iceberg, despite the much longer distance, they had to travel to get us there. The captain was extremely knowledgable about icebergs, and his commentary really added to our experience. Our two crewmembers were amazing, ensuring throughout the whole journey that we were comfortable and provided with refreshments. The pictures I took were spectacular, and it truly was an amazing experience seeing this iceberg. I would absolutely recommend this tour during the time of year when icebergs are prevalent in this area. It was absolute value for money!! there was also a café at the dock that we left from serving a variety of snack, and light lunches. We had a coffee, which was pretty good.

Had a wonderful experience with Iceberg Quest ocean tours on the first sailing of the season. All of the staff were excellent; everyone was friendly, helpful, informative, and also full of fun and cheers. Our sailing ended up getting pushed back further in the day but it also lasted a little over 3 hours instead of the scheduled 2. We went out to the furthest and largest iceberg first and then slowly made our way back while going around many others. We also saw different types of birds and a seal bobbing its head shortly above water. This was a great experience that we thoroughly enjoyed and such a unique way to see the area.

I’ll cut to the chase: the iceberg we saw on this tour was awe-inspiring and the most majestic scene I’ve ever laid eyes on. That alone is worthy of five stars, but the captain and crew are what set this tour apart - each of them was so dedicated to making this tour a safe, fun, festive, and informative trip of a lifetime. I’ll be dreaming about this tour for a long time!!!

What an absolutely amazing time we had. Not only did we see iceburgs. We also saw some humpback whales!!! A big thank you to Captain Barry and the crew. I believe their names are Nicole and Glen. I would definitely recommend this boat company 10/10. Thank you for a great night!!!

The staff is super nice, helpful and they engage a lot with the customer. The staff truly make all efforts for you to enjoy your experience on their tours. We saw many icebergs in about 3.5hr tour. They gave us some facts about the icebergs and passed often checking into people to know if we were having fun and everything was ok. They even gave us stickers !

Had a great time on a tour today! Took great care of us on the long boat ride out to one of the last icebergs of the season! Crewmates and captain were amazing and especially great with the kids. Thank you Corey - it was an amazing trip!

Booked our tour online. Got an email night before informing us the time had been changed and although I paid online I still owed them for an apparent fuel charge that wasn't in the original fee. In the end $97.?? Per person. Get there to discover the included us with a bus tour of over 84 people. Once aboard the Captain said the earlier tour did not see any whales or icebergs and there was a significant wind causing fairly high waves which prevented us from going to the wide open ocean. We spent the next 2 hours looking at the ocean cliffs. 1 sight of an eagle so far away it could have been a seagull. Seen plenty of seagulls though. Then there was a sing along with 1 staff trying to cover for the fact none of observed anything anywhere near what we paid$97 for. The company should have informed people that he would not be able to provide any sights of whales,birds,icebergs. Cancelled trip. Rebooked for another day but they didnt. In my opinion they made no effort to provide us the service they so brag about. there are other places that provide the same opportunity....I suggest try them!

My husband and I were the only two signed up for the morning boat tour so it wasn't enough to head out. A bit deflated (we came all this way to see icebergs and get on the water), Carol Ann, one of the owners was so kind and very helpful, she was trying to figure out the best solution for us and suggested the Zodiac tour, which needs less people and made sure we'd get out to see iceberg while we were in town. She was so personable and asked more about our stay and as soon as she and her husband, Captain and owner Barry Rogers, found out we were on our honeymoon they took us out without waiting for a minimum passenger count! We did end up going out on the boat with two of the Canvas Cove Bistro staff, Paul and Jules, which only made it better because they are awesome! The tour was the BEST time to say the least! We got up close with a massive iceberg and even fished some iceberg chunks out! The whole day was the best day of our honeymoon thanks to this amazing crew, they absolutely went above and beyond and made our trip so wonderful! Huge thanks to all of them! Highly recommend the Zodiac tour, but if not that then for sure any of their other tours will be just as wonderful!

How often do you get to go on a boat near the Arctic Circle to look for Icebergs and Humpback whales? I'll venture to say not very often. The drive to Twillingate is like a drive back in time. Pristine farm houses dot the northern NewFoundland landscape. You can definitely tell that you aren't near a metropolis. We only saw about 10 cars pass us in the hour before we got to the town. The town itself is very quaint...A Mayberry of Canada. After we paid our boat fee, Rick welcomed us aboard in his Canadian brogue. His knowledge of the bay was incredible and his stories about the town's history was fascinating. On the tour, we saw two bald eagles and 4 whales along with a couple of seals. Apparently, liberals were right about global warming because all of the icebergs had either melted or hadn't yet reached that part of the island or maybe it was just summer. After our two hour tour, we returned back to the port, a little smarter about cold weather maritime operations and also more appreciative of the beauty that exists in NF. This place deserves 5 stars for it's service but I downgraded it one star because I felt cheated that we didn't actually see an iceberg and therefore we failed our quest.

I was really disappointed by how two-faced they were. Here's the context: My friend and I had full meals with a couple drinks. We explicitly told the employees that my friend was driving, NOT me. We repeated that after the 2nd drink order, so they definitely knew. Regardless, they cut ME off (not my friend, who didn't want any more because she was driving) after 2 drinks. I'm from NYC and relatively the drinks here are not so strong, so I was a little disappointed. No big deal but my issue was they acted totally normal after they cut ME off (knowing that my friend, who was driving, had 1 drink + a couple sips of another that I finished, over the span of HOURS). However, after we left, they called the cops (!!!) to pull us over on the road. The policeman verified that they were the ones who called. My friend, who had literally barely over 1 drink more than 1.5 hours before we even left, just explained everything to the policeman and was fine because she was obviously sober by that point. But here's my issue: If this establishment had an issue with her driving, then why wouldn't they say something BEFORE we left? If they were really that concerned then why wouldn't they talk to us transparently before we got in a car? And why would they extrapolate MY drinking? A passenger's intake has nothing to do with the driver's. And if they had evaluated my behavior they would have seen that I was tipsy at most. Instead they just assumed based on me having 2-ish drinks (which can affect people different ways). Being concerned about drunk driving is great, but this was NOT the way to handle it. The worst part is they were friendly to our faces but then called the cops and were very deceptive: They even had the front desk guy pretend that he was into cars--asking what kind of car we were driving (once the cop stopped us we realized the front desk guy literally lied to us by saying he was "into cars," pretending to just be friendly so he could describe our car to the cops). Obviously they don't care about transparency, honesty, or communication. A shame, considering that otherwise this neighborhood is fantastic. I would recommend another company for the iceberg tours. They don't think logically or critically at this company. If we had been wasted, it would be another story, but 2 drinks for the passenger and less than 2 for the driver over a long period of time? Ridiculous.