Anacortes Whale Watching

Overview

No ferry required! Small group whale watching tours on the some of the fastest boats in the region with GUARANTEED WHALES. See whales with us or come again for FREE.

City: San Juan Islands

Sun 27 Apr

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Starting at $119.00

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Sun 27 Apr

Starting at $119.00

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What's Included

3-4 hour tour

Professional guide

8.3% Washington State sales tax and applicable fees.

High Speed Vessels

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please note that this tour departs from Anacortes (90 minutes north of Seattle)

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (649)

128jas

Jun 2024

If you are looking for a peaceful and relaxing tour around the bay and surrounding areas to view marine life and look for whales, this isn’t the tour for you. Captain Jim took us on a full throttle, balls out, high speed orca chase in high surf and high winds and it was brutal. Windy and very cold. Obviously Captain Jim had no control over weather or conditions, but he did have control over how he handled that boat and it seemed he had little regard to the comfort of his passengers. We were tossed, blown about, bounced up and back down. It felt like riding in the back of a pickup truck on a rutted and unpaved country road at 50mph. I am honestly surprised no one went overboard. That said however, we did have a nice viewing of a pod of orcas, as well as a bonus humpback sighting. So, mission accomplished there. The naturalists on board were friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and ready with seasick bags and are to be commended for staying upbeat in such trying conditions.

Response from Host

Jun 2024

You're right, on windy days it isn't for the faint of heart! We are a high-speed powerboat adventure company, proud to offer guaranteed sightings on our whale watching tours, and we will do whatever it takes to show our guests whales when we have visitors joining us from all over the world on what might be their only chance to see wild orcas. So we are glad you got to see not only orcas but humpback whales too! We go out in various conditions - sometimes it is indeed a peaceful relaxing tour on perfect days, but other times like your trip it can be more of a thrilling roller coaster ride. Luckily in the Salish Sea we are protected by the surrounding islands so we don't have to deal with extremely rough conditions of the open ocean like Alaska. And in over a decade of tours we haven't lost anyone overboard that we didn't push off ourselves... but that was a consenting crew member so they don't count ;) We recommend guests check the conditions before booking a tour, and if you have concerns guests can call us 3-4 days before your trip and we can look into availability to reschedule you. Safety is always our #1 priority and we wouldn't go out if it was unsafe. The trip you went on was indeed pretty bouncy, but we have faced far worse conditions

Aria1975

Jun 2024

What an amazing day ! We saw two different orca families , humpbacks , dolphins, sea lions , a sea otter and bald eagles ! Views were beautiful , staff were great, informative and clearly love what they do (and I don’t blame them) ! Thank you for the best day ever !!!

cindyz31

Jun 2024

Amazing trip! Humpbacks, bald eagles, harbor and Stellar seals. Katie, Sean and Trevor were THE BEST! Can’t say enough