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

Sat 28 Dec

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Starting at $109.00

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Sat 28 Dec

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)

FarmerGilesVA

Jun 2015

Our whale watching excursion exceeded all of our expectations. The naturalist, Kat, and Captain Bo were fantastic. Within 30 minutes of leaving the dock we saw our first orcas. We stayed with those for about 30 minutes, and then Bo spotted a humpback whale. After viewing that for a while, we went back to the orcas. This time, the boat was brought up to the area where the orcas were hunting and Captain Bo shut down the engines. We just drifted in that area, and the orcas actually came over to the boat and at times were within 10' of us. The only two boats that were with these orcas were from Outer Island Expeditions. Earlier in the evening, we had seen boats from other companies, but when we came upon this second pod, the Outer Island were the only two boats there. The naturalist had a hydrophone which she used to pick up the whales communicating to one another. It was amazing. If you want a great trip with a staff that loves and respects the whales, you can't go wrong with Outer Island expeditions. We left from Orcas Island, but they have boats at other locations also.

Richard H

Jun 2015

We had the pleasure of going whale watching with this local company. Catching the boat in Billingham then proceeding to Orca Island to pick up more people. We had only 16 people on board which made it more of a pleasure on this whale watching experience. The crew was friendly, professional and very knowledgeable. We saw about 8 whales and 1 bald eagle.

UncleA

Oct 2014

Booked with Outer Island due to a Groupon, and so glad we did. We were on the last trip of the season, and even though the day started off rainy, by the time we got to the area where the whales were, the sky had turned blue, the sun was out, and we were able to see whales, porpoises, and lots of other wild life. Our naturalist Ashley was great, as was out captain Paul. They were very nice, knowledgeable, and made the afternoon a great experience. It was a nice trip by ferry out to Eastbound on Orcas Island - and we got back a little early so were able to make a direct ferry back. Highly recommend this group if you want to go whale watching in northwest Washington.