Great Crew, got to get up close with a few whales. Knowledgeable and friendly. Captain knew the specific whales and their names. Lots of fun, well worth it!
We had a great experience with the Nature Hike Through a Rainforest and Banana boat ride out to Bennett island. The boat driver stopped and showed us nesting eagles and was a great experience at water edge on the shore. Our guide did a nice job once we got to the island of explaining tree succession and pointing out many of the wild life creatures in the forest. The tour was made special for my wife and I as one of our sons worked as guide on the same excursion some 16 years ago. I would suggest to ATA that they need to do some repairs on the plank/board walk as many were old and in disrepair. Not easy to negotiate for 70 year old hikers. I recommend this excursion.
Loved this trip! We saw 8 humpback whales and a pod of porpoises! We booked this excursion outside of the cruise and we're so glad we did. We saved over $50 per person and had a much more intimate experience. Our boat had 38 people onboard, whereas the cruise ship excursion had like 3X more.