Whale Watching Each year gray whales embark on one of the longest migrations of any mammal. Swimming 6,000 miles from their Arctic feeding grounds, they head south past the California coast to the protected lagoons of Baja. Traveling alone or in groups of up to 12, they reach Baja in six to eight weeks. They may travel 20 hours and 100 miles each day in their urgency to reach the lagoons to bear their young. They return north during the spring to the Arctic; this is when whale cows can be seen accompanied by their newborn calves. The dolphins and sea birds are always an added bonus.

Three hour trips depart from Half Moon Bay at 9 am and 1 pm
Six hour trips depart from San Francisco at 9:30 am

January - May: Saturday, Sunday plus selected Fridays & Mondays

3 hours with Naturalist: $ 35 per adult weekends, $ 33/ person weekdays
6 Hour with Naturalist: $ 63 per adult weekends, $ 61/ person weekdays
*Plus a non-refundable $ 10 / person Service Fee & a 5% processing fee

Reservations can only be made from Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Age Restrictions: Age minimum 10 (7 years for 3 hr tour); youths under 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Cancellations: None, if cancelled due to hazardous seas passengers may reschedule. No Refunds.
Trips go RAIN OR SHINE.

Discover the Farallon Islands/ Whale Watching

In spring and summer nearly a quarter million sea birds nest on stark granite cliffs rising sharply from the Pacific, just 27 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. Nutrient-rich upwellings from the nearby edge of the continental Shelf attract marine life of all kinds to the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: from tiny plankton, to endangered humpback and blue whales, the largest animals ever to live, plus Dall's porpoise and Pacific white sided or Risso's dolphins. Observe seal lions, Northern elephant seals, harbor seals, perhaps fur seals, plus tufted puffins, pigeon guillemots, rhinoceros auklets, murres, oystercatchers and cormorants.

Trips depart from San Francisco at 8:30am, duration approx. 8 hours via a 63 foot Coast Guard certified, fully insured vessel with open observation decks and enclosed salon (limited indoor seating). Capacity of 49 total passengers.

June - November: Saturday and Sunday (Holiday, Fridays and Mondays)

$76 / person, Fridays and Mondays
$79 / person, Saturdays and Sundays
*Prices are inclusive of a non-refundable $ 10 / person Service Fee.

Reservations can only be made from Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Group rates for 10 or more. Age minimum 10; an adult must accompany youths under 15.
Trips are naturalist lead and go RAIN OR SHINE, NO refunds.