Whale Watching Tours

Get The Most From California Whale Watching

A California whale watching experience is quite certainly an experience of a lifetime. Nowhere else will you get to see such huge life forms, just meters away from you, engrossed in their natural activities. The coast of California, especially the southern coast and Baja California are right on the path of several migratory species of whales, and that is why you can catch several glimpse of these giants when you are on these tours. Several places along the coast, such as Monterey Bay, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Orange County and Santa Barbara are famous for their whale watching trips.

Whale watching in the Monterey Bay is a complete whale watching experience, because here you can get to see a variety of whales in their full glory. A typical Monterey Bay whale watching cruise will show you sightings of humpback whales, gray whales, blue whales and sperm whales. But you will also see a large number of dolphins on your way. Some of the most interesting dolphin species make their appearance on Monterey Bay whale watching cruises. You can see white-sided dolphins, north right whale dolphins, Risso's dolphins and even the common dolphins that are so very popularly known to people from all over the world. You can catch a sight of the orca, the killer whale, if you are lucky too. In addition, you will be regaled by sights of several species of porpoises and turtles en route the whale watching spot.

San Diego whale watching is considered to be the most authentic whale watching experience because San Diego was the place that had the first ever commercial whale watching tour for tourists. A San Diego whale watching cruise is renowned all over the world for the great sights of gray whales that it offers. San Diego is directly on the migratory path of these whales that come over from the Bering Sea to Baja California each year in numbers no fewer than 20,000. The San Diego whale watching tours are conducted right in the middle of the peak season, which makes it possible for people to catch several glimpses of these migrating whales in their natural deep sea habitat. San Diego is known for some of the longest California whale watching tours, some of which can last for a couple of weeks, with a big party onboard for the whale watchers during the entire cruise.

Southern California whale watching is an adventure of its own, because it has several more whales on offer than other places in the world. In addition to the common whale species, you will be able to check out the pilot whales and minke whales that are not so common in other waters. Of course, the numbers of gray whales are quite high here too. In addition, you will get to watch several seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises, turtles and a host of aquatic birds when you are on the way. Thousands of people from all over the world flock to Southern California whale watching tours each year, to take the experience of watching these magnificent animals and learn a thing or two about their habits from the whale experts who narrate on these cruises.

Whale Watching Tours | Privacy Policy