| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Find a smaller vessel
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| Fri, Jun 5 10:00 AM |
jtomaka |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Went Whale watching a year earlier on a much smaller vessel. We were able to get up close and see the Whales just feet off the side of the boat. This vessel was far to big to get close to the animals without scaring them off. |
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Fantastic Trip
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| Thu, Jun 4 10:00 AM |
geff47 |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I had a wonderful trip on the 4th June, was lucky enough to see Humpback and Killer Whales the crew were very knowledgeable and did their utmost to find the whales. This was a very highly recommended trip.
Thanks
Geoff Lipscombe |
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Great adventure for my kids
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| Tue, Jun 2 10:00 AM |
arendsf |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I went on a cruise with my two children. Despite the fact that it was very foggy, we saw some dolphins. Our captain coordinated with other boats out there so we managed to see a blue whale, which was the biggest adventure for my children. |
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I love whale watching
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| Sat, May 30 4:30 PM |
tricisol |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| So far I have seen whales on all 3 whale watching excursions I have been on out of Monterey. I know it is not guaranteed, so I guess I am lucky to have experienced a whale sighting every time. It's such an interesting and fun experience, I highly recommend everyone try it at least once. |
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Awesome Experience!
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| Sat, May 30 1:30 PM |
nskaggs |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I booked the Whale Watching tour last minute, never thought about it but my husband and I were planning a trip to San Francisco and were looking for stuff to do so at the last minute, I booked the tickets. I absolutely loved it and honestly it fell in our "favorite thing" on our trip. The tour guide was awesome and funny. They knew exactly where to go and were very educated and everything was just awesome. Thanks so much!!! |
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Very friendly and enthusiastic staff
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| Sat, May 30 1:30 PM |
nirmal |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| The only thing that I would change is that I would have shown up earlier for the 10AM trip. We showed up for a later trip and there is less going on in the water. |
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Birds, Sea Lions, Otters, Dolphins and Whales!
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| Sat, May 30 10:00 AM |
PaulFerguson |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| It was a little early in the morning for the uber enthusiasm of the tour guide but they made it easy to check in, board the boat, and get going. The ride out of the bay to the open ocean had nice scenery and we saw lots of sea lions and otters along the way. The skipper must have radioed ahead (another boat was already out) because he knew exactly where to go to see several humpbacks gracefully moving along while feeding. Often we heard the whales blow before we actually saw them arch over and submerge again. Suddenly the boat's engines revved, we turned around, and beelined for a spot nearby. There we found a large pod of Risso's Dolphins milling around. There may have been as many as 100 of the large dolphins and occasionally they would jump or slap their fins and tails on the water. They were all around the boat in subgroups of 3-6 animals. We then motored down the coast a couple miles and after a few minutes of watching, we were treated to the huge tail fluke of a great Blue Whale arcing completely out of the water as he dove for the depths. After a 15 minute wait we saw him again several times as he spouted and cruised along the surface. We definitely got our money's worth. |
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Fantastic
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| Wed, May 27 1:30 PM |
samcm51 |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This was well worth it. |
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too far away
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| Mon, May 25 10:00 AM |
ksasak |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The crew were friendly and informative. It was a great trip. My husband and I went on another whale watching tour the next day with a different company and the other boat got much closer to the whales. |
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Really fun
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| Sun, May 24 4:30 PM |
mstone042 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| A lot more fun than I expected! The woman who narrated the trip was very fun and knowledgeable. Make sure you take some motion sickness pills beforehand since the trip out there can be bouncy. But was a great experience and would love to go again! |
