Operations and Visitor Centre
Location
The Operations and Visitor Centre is in the small town of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, a three-hour drive from Halifax and about 20 minutes from the sanctuary site in Port Hilford Bay. The Centre welcomes visitors from near and far.
During your visit you can walk through an exhibit of photos and videos about what life is like for whales in the barren tanks of marine entertainment parks, and another about how the sanctuary will give them a new life that is “back to nature.”
Hours of operation
Monday: 10 am to 1 pm – Atlantic Time
Thursday: 4 pm to 7 pm – Atlantic Time
Friday: 10 am to 1 pm – Atlantic Time
Hours of operation are subject to change, based on weather, staff availability, and holidays.
Please check our local Facebook page for regular updates and events at the Operations and Visitors Centre.
Extended summer hours are available from June to September.
Further information
The Whale Sanctuary is honoured to be in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of Mi’kmaq people.
For more about the Operations and Visitor Centre, see this blog post.
And for a video tour of the Centre, go here.
To reach out or to schedule a private tour, please email us.