Ocean Quest Adventures - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Troy Speicher

We went on the snorkeling/whale watching boat tour out of Petty Harbour. I thought that if we didn't come across any whales, the trip would be a bust....oh boy, was I wrong! The ladies that guided this tour did an unbelievable job of showing us the beautiful views that Newfoundland has to offer! They really made it our trip and catered to what we wanted to do. Although we didn't come across any whales, this trip is worth it for the experience alone!

Francesca Brzezicki

My siblings and I did the coastal paddle with Ocean Quest recently and had a great time. It was great for beginners (I have basically never kayaked before) and staff were super friendly and prompt with rebooking when our initial trip was cancelled due to wind. Would recommend!

Vinod Balakrishnan

Great fishing experience with Johnny O and team. Very nice and courteous people. The owners allowed my family to even use their backyard grill to cook the fresh caught cod.

Garret MacDonald

Honestly best tour I've been on in newfoundland. Johnny our driver made it so fun, safe and enjoyable. We caught our limit of fish in no time thanks to his expertise and then he gave us a once in a lifetime experience whale watching. If you are reading this, it is your sign to book a tour with this outfit, I definitely don't regret it and will be coming back to them as soon as I can

Philippe Charest

We recently spent a glorious afternoon sea kayaking with Jay and Johnny O, who provided us with a phenomenonal experience exploring caves and navigating the Conceptipn Bay waters around historic Bell Island. The scenery and wildlife are breathtaking, but Jay and Johnny O's engaging personalities and their commitment to ensuring a fun, safe, and educational experience resonated the most with our family. Thank you, B'ys!

Chris Gardner

Great time on Ocean Adventures tours. We did not see any whales but had a great time sightseeing and puffin watching.

Leslie Backham

BEWARE! 14 DAY CANCELLATION POLICY!

No refunds if you have to cancel within 14 days. This is hidden on their website in the disclaimer section so it's not obvious. It is also not shown in the confirmation email.

They need to be more upfront with their policies so people can take that into consideration when booking.

Off The Beaten Path Adventures and Travel (Adventures)

It’s about time I wrote a review for Ocean Quest Adventures. This will be a long review, but will answer most of your questions about whether you should go with Ocean Quest Adventures. If you want the short answer, you should go with them without a doubt. You will not regret it. You will leave with a lifetime of great memories.

The main reason I wanted to go was in order to dive the icebergs. Even though my wife and I came in the middle of the night, Rick Stanley, the owner, came and picked us up. He was way nice to us. He treated us like family, even though it was 1:00am in the morning. Even the airport personnel were really nice. They found Rick’s number for us, which we had misplaced.

When we came the first time, they had us stay in a nice room called the Rose Castle. The room had a hot tub (the diving is cold, so it made life nice), and it was very nice. Every morning a lady would make us breakfast. I’m talking about bacon, moose sausage, bread, or whatever we asked for. She spoiled us rotten with her amazing food. If we had to leave early, breakfast would be there. The owners invited over for dinner at least three times with amazing food on our first visit.

On my second trip there, they converted the lodge for another business venture and provided lodging at their house. My room was great. I could see the sights. Debby made me a great breakfast each morning. One dinner, I showed up with a TV dinner. That very night they made steaks and invited me to eat with them because of my pathetic dinner. I’ve never been full eating steaks till that trip. I ate scallions with them, spaghetti, and other great meals that second trip. I felt so much at home, I felt I should do the dishes! (but I didn’t).

Rick even drove me to town to see the sights and picked me up. When we came the first time, the icebergs did not show up. Because he knew I was really disappointed about that, Rick took my wife and me on a snorkeling tour for free. It felt that they did everything to make the trip amazing. People in Newfoundland are amazing. We went to a local church, and the members had us over playing Doctor Mario and eating salmon. Another member took us on a tour of Signal Hill and took us to the best place to get fish and chips.

We dove several different dives in Newfoundland. You really can’t miss. On my second trip to Newfoundland, I did dive the icebergs. The shipwrecks are amazing. Don’t miss out on the non-wreck dives like the whale bones, old whaling ship, shore dives, Bell Island, and the clapper. On those dives, you can see a lot of flounder and stingrays. The visibility is incredible for the ship wrecks and they are well intact. You can see old Marconi radios to bullets to an anchor that flew on the deck of one of the ships. The icebergs are the star of the show. It’s like seeing a skyscraper worth of ice in the water. You can watch the saltwater and freshwater mix. Ocean Quest also took pictures for me on all of my dives.

The crew is professional and nice. The people are the nicest people on earth. The scenery is amazing. How often can you say that you saw a whale, dove the whale bones, dove icebergs, and dove World War 2 wrecks all in one trip? Plus, Mountain Dew (which I now call “Mountain Berg”) tastes better when you use iceberg chunks as ice. You’ll leave with a lifetime of great memories.