Orcas Island Whale Watching

Overview

Small group whale watching tours on 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 12 Jan

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Starting at $109.00

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Sun 12 Jan

Starting at $109.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

3-4 hour tour

Professional guide

High Speed Vessels

8.1% Washington State sales tax and applicable fees. The taxes and fees are required by the governing authority and not within local supplier's control

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
This tour departs from Orcas Island. The island can only be reached by the Washington State Ferry System. If your party is not already on island we recommend our Anacortes departure location.
Check in begins 30 minutes prior to departure.
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
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
We have limited the passenger loading to 50% of seat capacity and increased our sanitation measures.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (297)

Trent S

Aug 2017

My wife and I had a great time at the sunset whale watch. I highly recommend outer island. Fast boats, great tour guides, provided winter coats in case you get cold. Some passengers brought their own wine to drink during the ride. Must do while on orcas island!

IeatVeggies

Aug 2017

We've been on whale watching tours in Hawaii and Cabo, Mexico as well as Orcas Island with a different company a few years ago. This was truly the best we've ever that we've taken! Our group of 6 included my husband and I and our daughter and son in law. We also had our 2 granddaughters aged 9 & 11. The trip kept the attention of us all. There were a few smaller children (under 5 I'd guess ) and it seemed that this wasn't suited to them but I'm a grandmother so... Our guides Bobby and Eric were very knowledgeable and encouraged us all to ask questions. They weren't expecting our granddaughters to literally accept that invitation. They went up top the boat and hung their heads through the window next to the captain and asked questions throughout the Sunset tour. He was so kind to indulge them. They found a pod of Orcas (around 10) and followed them for nearly an hour. We also saw bald eagles and many sea lions. We had a lovely sunset and took so many pictures. Thank you Bobby and Eric for making this trip memorable for all. We will be back.

Eunice H

Aug 2017

I wish we had known about the rule that we couldn't get any closer to the whales. I was disappointed that we could only see them as small black and white fish with fins in the distance. There was a lot of hype about which ones we were going to see---how could anyone identify them? Perhaps a Kayak trip would have been better and I would consider that next time.
However, I did enjoy our naturalist Bobby's education of us and felt he was very knowledgable and entertaining. The pilot was a bit curt with some of the passengers, but the boat trip was comfortable.