My wife and I are huge nature lovers, so I'll start there, but even given that, it is hard to put into words how incredible it is to get up close to the Orcas in the San Juan Islands.
We did the 10 am tour on the boat and loved every minute of it. The exposure suits (included for free) kept us warm the entire time, even my wife who is always freezing. We started the tour with an overview of the region, the ecology, the different life forms that live there and some history on human's impact on the region as well. We then sped off to see some seals and sea lions lounging around. We learned more about them and got super close which was awesome to see, even for a Californian (me) that sees them all the time.
From there we took off for about a 10 minute cruise and after only a couple minutes, I could see about a dozen boats on the horizon that were obviously not fishing boats, so I started to get excited that we were going to see the Orcas. Well, they were there and we spent the next hour and a half anywhere from 50 to 500 yards away from about 15 orcas. They split up, they fished, they swam, the jumped and splashed and did normal whale stuff. We thought we might catch a fleeting glimpse of the whales on the horizon as they were cruising by or something like that. Our experience was way better than I could have ever hoped for. That said, the whales are wild and don't always cooperate, I'm sure. But when they do, it's pretty amazing.
On a personal note, our naturalist and captain were super friendly, informative and overall really nice people. They let everyone crawl all over the boat to get photos and walk all to one side. The boat is more than big enough for the number of people they allow so it feels super stable the whole time. I get sea sick pretty often and had zero issues that day without taking any medication either.
Highly recommend San Juan Safaris!
Одговор домаћина
Sep 2018
Wow! Thank you for your kind words. We work very hard to provide the highest quality whale & wildlife viewing experience in the San Juan Islands. Thank you for letting us know we succeeded! Glad we were able to create a memorable tour for you and your wife. Please be sure to come visit us again the next time your find yourself in the San Juans!
Sincerely,
Brian Goodremont
Owner & Captain
San Juan Safaris