Whale Watching Trip on Monterey Bay

We had a delightful time in spite of only seeing a mother and calf and perhaps two other humpbacks. The crew was friendly and knowledgeable, so we will definitely try it again!

Well, bottom line is we saw a ton of whales we were close and it was amazing, no guantees with wild animals, but the drivers knew where to go! I enjoyed the information sharing and humor of the driver and deck hand. It was a fantastic experience!

This was our third time out on the Monterey Bay for whale watching -- and this was our second time out with Stagnaro. We had a group of people in town for our wedding and we had the best luck with weather, calm seas, and lots of marine life -- From sea otters, to jellyfish, orca, a blue whale in the distance, and some humpbacks! The orca and humpbacks were so close to the boat. The staff on the boat were knowledgeable and friendly. We really had a great time.

We saw orcas, sea otters, sea lions, and had 3 hump-backs that came right up to the boat. Information from the PA system was interesting, but having a crew member mix with the passengers made individual questions possible. The look on the face of a 6-year-old passenger when a hump-back was almost close enough to touch was the very best part.

We loved the whales and appreciated the way the Capitan manuvered his ship quietly around them, overall the trip was very wonderful.around them

Clean boat, super friendly staff w/ naturalist "on deck" for you to interact with. Capt knows these waters and what to expect. You will see mammals and more. Although a "full" boat it didn't feel that way. This company is the only way to whale watch. You won't be disappointed. Our trip observed humpback whales feeding on the surface, too many whales to count with a fearless sea lion "porpoising" among the feeding whales. Incredible!!! Will probably never see this again. Truly a "once in a lifetime" event! Will go back again to see the California gray whales and again in the late summer. Too much fun not to make it an annual event!

We had a wonderful day filled with sightings of otters, jellyfish, seals, and forty Humpback whales. Some so close that we could see their eyes and their entire bodies as they swam underneath the boat. Marvelous!!

This was the 2nd whale watching trip I went to with Stagnaros, and it was again pretty awesome. I wasn't expecting much, but it was breathtaking. We ended up seeing a group of bottlenose dolphins, some porpoises, lots of humpbacks (some jumping out of the water in the distance and three circling the boat at close range for maybe 30-60 min), two blue whales and a few Risso's dolphins. And of course the sea lions and otters in the kelp forest. This time there was a naturalist onboard who went around and explained the whales' behaviour. Really neat, I recommend this highly! But of course you should beware that there is also a possibility to see nothing - these are wild animals.

This was one of the most amazing whale watching trips I have experienced. I look forward to returning for another experience!!

We were on an trip through whole California and joined this trip while we were on our way from Pismo Beach to San Francisco. We hoped to see some whales, but we didn't expect to see so many! It was awesome! Additionaly there were dolphins and sealions directly next to the boad. We couldn't imagine that they would come that close. The team was really friendly and everything was in time. We would like to recommend this trip to everybody who is interested to see the natural behavior of this animals. :-)