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San Juan Island is The Center of Orca Whale Watching in the PNW









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Anacortes Whale Watching
Schedule and Prices

Tour departs from Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, just a breath taking ferry ride from Anacortes
It's easy and fun to get here. For directions from Anacortes click here


40 or fewer guests 40 or fewer guests on board
professional whale naturalist Professional naturalist on each trip
whale spotting network Members of a whale spotting service
Whale sightings 95% of tours Whale sightings 95% of tours
Fast, Stable, Safe boat Fast, safe, stable, new vessels
Empasis on the entire ecosystem Emphasis on the entire ecosystem
Free binocular use, jackets and blankets Binoculars, blankets, jackets on board
whale and wildlife library Educational books, materials & maps on board
hear the whale on our hydrophone Hydrophone with cabin and outdoor speakers
walk around boat deck Walk around deck
pleanty of room for all in the cabin and at the rails Plenty of room at the rails & in the heated cabin
bow and stern seating Bow and stern seating
Anacortes Whale Watching Tours: 3-3.5 hours
$75 Adults/$49 Children 2-12 years
under 2 years - Free
Whale Watching / Friday Harbor
1:00 PM April 4 and 11 and 18 Saturday Only
1:00 PM April 25 - October 3 Daily
5:30 PM
Sunset Tour
June 13 - August 22
Daily
1:00 PM

October 10 and 17 and 24
Saturday Only

Resident Orca Whales

San Juan Island is where the southern resident killer whales (SRKW) live about 6 months of the year. At this writing there are 83 resident orca whales. They are near San Juan Island from mid-April to the beginning of October.

Why Orcas Love San Juan Island

San Juan Island is considered THE BEST place to view orca whales. Salmon, which are their prime source of food (about 95% of what they eat), travel up and down the west coast of San Juan Island and outlying areas.

How Lack of Chinook Salmon Affects the Resident Orca Whale Population

Orcas eat salmon, but not just any salmon. They LOVE Chinook salmon. 95% of their diet is Chinook Salmon. Click here to see graphs that show the correspondance of orca population to chinook population. Scroll 1/2 way down the page. Click here to see critical salmon habitat

What's The Best Time To See Orca Whales

We see orca whales on over 95% of our tours. The best months to see orca whales are: Mid-April through the first part of October.
What is the best time of day to see orca whales? Anytime. Orcas are out and about all day, so morning, afternoon or evening- it doesn't really matter. We say go when it fits your schedule.

Our Guarantee

We guarantee that you will see marine mammals and that you will come back with memories to last a lifetime!
What 'guaranteed' whales really means - click here

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Why YOU should go with US

We keep our guest count small. This gives you, our guest, the opportunity to converse on a one to one basis with your naturalist and captain.
We pride ourselves on both personal attention and the insight that we bring to those viewing wildlife with us.
40 or fewer guests aboard the Sea Lion and 14 or few guests aboard the Kittiwake.
Our tours and staff are so well loved that a good portion of our business is repeat customers.
Guests frequently tell us that our staff is warm, friendly and how informative they are.

We respect not only the legal distance from orca whales, but the polite distance. This allows the orca time for foraging, resting, playing and going about their lives.
Our staff is handpicked for both their scientific understanding of wildlife, their love of and dedication to wildlife and their respect for the environment. We also select staff that have an outgoing and warm personality.
All of us at San Juan Safaris pride ourselves on attention to detail and follow through.

Tour Reviews From An Online Agent

Whale Watching By Boat From San Juan Islands (Whale Watching) We saw several pods of Orcas fairly close up, and on the way out we saw several Dahl's Porpoise porpoising. This was after all the purpose of our porpoise cruise. And it was a lovely day, to boot. But the birding was dull.
Reviewed by: Robert H., United States, July 2008

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Drug free crew and drug free whale watching boat. Members of the Maritime consortium.


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sea lion is a  new, fast stable whale watching boat
MV Sea Lion 55 foot X 16 foot, walk around deck, enclosed cabin and bathroom

Kittiwake is a  fast, stable whale watching boat
MV Kittiwake 30 foot X 12 foot, partially enclosed cabin and bathroom.
Whale Watching Guidelines M3 brochure

Orca whale jumping for joy
Jumping for Joy? Photo contest winner
Ernie Westle 2003
Orca Whale starting into a back flip Orca Whale starting into a back flip
Orca Whale done with the back flip
Orca Whale done with the back flip
orca whale breahcing off san juan island
Orca Breaching off San Juan Island
Orca with rainbow Orca with rainbow
orca whales gliding past a boat off san juan island
A group of Orca gliding by our boat - photo by Peter Di Lorenzi
orca whale swims up to boat off san juan island Orca frequently swim right up to our boat which has it's engine off. Our boat was stopped on the southern end of San Juan Island in this photo
Orca whale off san juan island
photo by David Erich-Great timing and great camera lense
Two Orca Whales swimming along the coats Two Orca Whales swimming the coast line
harbor seal
Harbor Seal
mature bald eagles
Mature Bald Eagles

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