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

Fri 27 Dec

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Starting at $109.00

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Fri 27 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)

Linda P

Sep 2014

We made two trips on consecutive days, a whale watching trip with Paul and Ashley as guides, and a kayak trip to Point Doughty with Jason. Both trips were superb. We saw several orcas and spent a couple of hours observing them feeding as they headed north around San Juan Island. We also saw several harbor porpoises that accompanied the boat for a few minutes. Both Paul and Ashley related a great deal of interesting and enlightening information and observations; we learned a great deal about the orcas, their habits, and environment. Jason was also a font of knowledge on our kayak trip. The experience and knowledge of the guides has always been a highlight of our trips with Outer Island Expeditions and they have added another dimension to our time in islands. We will be back!

Messaj

Sep 2014

I had read other reviews of people's terrible experiences with groupon or discount vouchers, but silly me, I was trying to be thrifty and thought maybe I'd be different. Well, for our anniversary we booked a long weekend to Orcas Island, and we made sure our time/date trip was available for the whale watching boat tour before buying vouchers. We were well within the "restrictions" listed for the vouchers. However, when I tried to redeem my vouchers and book our trip, it came up as "sold out". (You'll notice on their website you can 'book trip' or 'redeem voucher and book') I called to ask about this difference and apparently they only allow a few spots a day for voucher-holders. This seems a bit ridiculous to me when their site still shows they have 10+ spots available, but I was told if I want that day/time then I would have to book it for full price. I told my husband I'd rather pay full-price and go with a less shady company. Hoping I can return my vouchers. I agree with a previous poster: no one is forcing the company to offer discount vouchers, so if you're going to do it, don't be discriminatory to those of us who actually buy them.

Jen M

Aug 2014

My husband and I took a whale watching trip during our honeymoon and it was amazing! There wasn't enough room on the larger whale watching vessel so we offered to wait for a smaller boat to take us out. The wait was a little longer than expected (about 1 hour) but they completely made up for it. Skye took us out, along with 6 others, in a smaller fishing boat and we got to hang out with a pod of about 7 transient Orcas during sunset. It was beautiful! Skye was very accommodating, professional, informative, and fun. Because we were the last boat to get out to see the Orcas, Skye kept us out long after all the other boats had left. It was so peaceful and personal observing the pod without a bunch of other boats around, I'll never forget it. After spending a couple of hours with the pod, Skye took us to see some seals and bald eagles near their giant nest on the way home. It was a fantastic experience and we highly recommend Outer Island Expeditions!