Complimentary Pass for 2 for a whale watch trip any time of the year

Whale Watching Tours led by Marine Biologists,
focusing on data collection, education, and
conservation of the wildlife in Monterey Bay.
 
We have been studying killer whales for over 30 years and have worked with
Netflix, NatGeo, BBC, and AppleTV on multiple documentaries.

4-hour 9 a.m. and 3-hour 1:30 p.m. trips
are available every day.
4-hour 10 a.m. & 3-hour 2:30 p.m. trips and
8-hour 8 a.m. trips are available on some days.

For best viewing conditions we recommend the
eight-hour or four-hour morning tours, which
provide more time to spend with the whales
and dolphins, in addition to increasing chances
of encountering rarer wildlife such as orcas and
blue whales.

Masks are no longer required when getting on and
off the boat and in the galley. We have returned to
normal capacity and procedures, but we are
still sanitizing the boat frequently.

One of the best things to do in Monterey is to join one of the whale watching trips offered year-round by Monterey Bay Whale Watch. These trips allow you to observe the spectacular diversity and abundance of whales and dolphins inhabiting the Bay. Monterey is the best place in the nation to view a variety of marine mammals and seabirds. The Monterey Submarine Canyon approaches close to the shore at Moss Landing, allowing deep water species of whales, dolphins, and seabirds to occur near the coast. Shallow water species, such as the Gray Whale, are found very close to shore in the narrow shelf region.

Depending on the season, whales and dolphins that are frequently observed include Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, Blue Whales, Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, Risso's Dolphins, Northern Right Whale Dolphins, Common Dolphins, Killer Whales, and Dall's Porpoise. We occasionally spot Fin Whales, Minke Whales, Harbor Porpoise, Bottlenose Dolphins, and Beaked Whales.

Our captains have over 20 years of experience with nature trips and offer excellent views of marine wildlife. All our trips are led by marine biologists, most with 10+ years experience, who fully narrate and answer questions during trips. Our whale watching trips are educationally oriented and our biologists collect valuable data on the marine mammals sighted during these trips, including distribution, relative abundance, and behavior of whales and dolphins. We also photo-identify individual whales and dolphins, contributing to assessments of population, residency patterns, and migration or movement patterns.

We are unique in that we are the only whale watching group that has marine biologists on all trips, offers trips in Monterey Bay on a regular basis, schedules trip lengths depending on the season to allow enough time to watch whales and other marine life, and has the most skilled captains who know where to find whales and how to approach them. There is a world of difference between our quality trips and shorter trips offered by others, providing merely a quick glimpse of a whale with no information. That's why we are considered the best of the whale watches in Monterey Bay!