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3-Hour Monterey Bay Winter Whale-Watching Tour in California

3-Hour Monterey Bay Winter Whale-Watching Tour in California

Overview

Monterey Bay is the premier destination for whale watching all year. Your daily 3-hour, whale watch trip is narrated by a marine biologist or naturalist who provides educational and interesting information about whales, dolphins, and a wide variety of marine wildlife. In addition to teaching you about the wildlife, your marine biologists and naturalists will provide information about the natural history of the local area and talk about conservation.

City: Monterey & Carmel

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $70.00

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Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $70.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Driver/guide

Live commentary on board

Coffee and/or Tea

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 21 years
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (145)

ajaydray

Mar 2018

Well organised and office/starting point well located on the pier. It would have helped if they had suggested parking. Unfortunately we saw more wildlife within 5 minutes of the fishing harbour, than we did the rest of the cruise. From that perspective the whale watching cruises, the one we did out of Santa Barbara gave a much better wildlife experience. I did like the bingo based activity which was clever and engaging.

Response from Host

Apr 2018

Thank you for your comments. Is there anything the crew could've done to make this a 5 star experience? Watching wild animals is always unpredictable but we want you to feel like you had the best trip we could possibly provide each day. Feel free to send us detailed feedback on the logistics of the trip at [email protected].

Kat19582014

Feb 2018

Saw whales. They guaranteed whales and boy did we see whales. What a wonderful experience. The fact that the grey whales were migrating might have helped us to see them but the tour operators seem to know how to find them. Warning....don't eat to close to your tour or you will be looking at the back of the boat a lot. Despite the stomach thing I would do it over again!!!

Portia C

Feb 2018

Positives: - Good group size (not too many people) - Very information guides and proactive staff helping to explain any questions Negatives: - Boat is a bit tired and worn despite this being a 'new' company in the area - Trip ended early, the tour was only just over 2.5 hours (as opposed to 3 hours as promised) We saw many humpbacks but only from a very far distance (understandably as we don't want to disturb the wildlife). We didn't get to see grey whales unlike other reviews. Overall, I would say the experience was average. But perhaps I went on an unlucky day.

Response from Host

Apr 2018

Thanks for your feedback. Our trips are set at a time range of 2.5-3 hours in case the weather conditions or pace of the trip brings us in early or late. We will check all of our advertising to be sure that we are properly informing guests of that time range. Every day is different out on the ocean and it can be hard to predict any particular species day to day. We are the newest company on the bay, but we did inherit a previous business that was at our location. We are updating our fleet of boats as we go along and a new boat is coming in to service soon that will be fresh renovated and updated. Is there anything else the crew could work to improve guest experience? Feel free to email us feedback at [email protected].