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Guide to West Coast Whale Watching
Learn where to find whales along the West Coast, when they'll be there and how to pick a good tour operator.

Great Orca Advenures
Four-hour guided tours in the San Juan Islands, in search of harbor seals, porpoise, otters, bald eagles, and Orca whales.

Island Adventures
Sailing out of Anacortes, they are one of the first and only companies to guarantee whale sightings on every tour, with a 95% sighting rate.

Island Mariner Cruises
All-day cruises from Bellingham, WA. they claim to find Orcas more than anyone in the business, and they guarantee whale sightings or they'll keep taking you until you see one.

Mystic Sea
Sailing out of Anacortes, WA. They guarantee Orca sightings, and have a local naturalist on board.

San Juan Excursions
Whale-watching cruises and sea kayak tours, from Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands.

San Juan Island Boat Tours
Leaving from Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands.

San Juan Safaris
This tour company runs out of San Juan Island, where the southern resident orca whales live from mid-April to end of September.

Western Prince Whale & Wildlife Tours
Four-hour cruises from Friday Harbor.