Every whale watch is somewhat of a gamble. In an area of such vast biodiversity, like the Salish Sea, any time you go out on a boat, you’re bound to see some form of wildlife. However, whales, being wild animals, cannot truly be guaranteed every trip, especially...
We had a very exciting and full-of-wildlife day! We departed Friday Harbor heading north into Canadian waters. Before seeing the main event (killer whales) we spotted about five or six harbor porpoise just north of San Juan Channel. Not long after we saw one dorsal...
With reports of Resident Orcas on the west side of San Juan Island and Transient Orcas north of Stuart Island, it was a tough call on which direction to take. Fortunately, heading north to search for Transients turned out to be a great choice! At Blundand Island (Gulf...
Rain could not keep us away from the whales today as we departed North out of Friday Harbor. It was a bit foggy as we left, but the further north we went, the clearer it became. Then, just south of Turn Point we spotted J-2 “Granny” swimming along Stuart...
Today we followed a similar route to yesterday’s trip. We headed north out of the San Juan Channel, past the west side of Waldron and out to Patos Island. About a half mile west of Patos we saw around 20 to 30 Harbor Porpoises milling in the rip tides. This appeared...
"A-MAZ-ING!!! What a great experience! An awesome boat ride with friendly and educated hosts. We saw so many whales!!! It was the coolest day! Thank you to all the people who made it a great experience."
"...it was a great experience and one I would highly recommend."
"When I need a day of Zen and killer whales, it’s my fave thing to do. I highly recommend San Juan Safaris."