Baleines et déjeuner ! Visite guidée des mammifères marins de Ketchikan
Description
Explorez les eaux époustouflantes de Ketchikan lors de cette visite intime d'observation des baleines. Avec un petit groupe dirigé par des gens bien informés, profitez d'un service personnalisé lorsque vous recherchez des baleines à bosse, des orques, des phoques et plus encore. Cette aventure de 3 heures à 3 heures et demie à bord d'un catamaran stable dispose de sièges intérieurs chauffants et d'une vue panoramique, assurant un confort par tous les temps. Savourez un déjeuner gratuit de source locale au choix entre cinq options différentes, tout en admirant le paysage époustouflant de l'Alaska. Si aucun mammifère marin n'est repéré, une garantie de 100 $ en espèces vous attend à la fin de la visite. - Visites en petits groupes animées par des experts locaux pour une expérience authentique - Durée de 3 à 3,5 heures sur un navire à grande vitesse atteignant les points chauds de la faune - Déjeuner gratuit inclus - Garantie d'observation de mammifères marins avec remboursement en espèces si aucune observation n'a lieu - À l'heure pour la garantie de départ du bateau de croisière
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Nous partirons et arriverons au poste 3 dans le centre-ville de Ketchikan. De là, nous irons dans les régions environnantes à la recherche de baleines et de mammifères marins et d'autres animaux sauvages. Attendez-vous à avoir de nombreuses rencontres avec quoi que ce soit, des rorquals à bosse, des orques, des phoques, des otaries, des marsouins, des aigles, des ours, des cerfs, des loutres de mer et de rivière.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
Avis(42)
What an amazing experience! We saw humpbacks and Orcas. The boat is amazing and Captain Judah is so fun! Book this tour, you won’t regret it.
Judah was AMAZING!! We say whales, seals and the for the lunch we picked salmon wraps which were delicious. His boat was clean, smooth and quiet. He was knowledgeable and very friendly and a professional! His sidekick AKA known as “mom ❤️” was very helpful, taking pictures for us and sharing tit-bits of information as well as making delicious hot chocolate and coffee. The cookies for dessert were delicious as well. The trip was definitely worth taking!
Beautiful boat and a fantastic Captain-Judah. Sandwiches were made locally and delicious. It was surprisingly warm during our tour and a lot of wildlife to see!!!
The boat was modest sized and fast so we had a good group of people and found a pod of 9 orcas in first 30 minutes. We stayed with them for a couple hours and saw amazing jumps and tail slaps. The guide was very knowledgeable and service was great. You could not do better!
I could not recommend this tour enough! Judah was so welcoming and knowledgeable. On my tour we saw multiple pods of orcas, a humpback whale, seals, and even a few porpoises. It was truly worth every penny. My Alaska trip would not have been the same without this experience!
Thank you so much for the kind words we really appreciated having you and we are stoked to be able to provide this special experience!
Captain owner of boat is an army veteran. He cares about his customers and I have to mention his mother in law was so sweet. You can tell both love taking people out on these trips He went above a beyond to make sure we saw humpback whales. We had a blast. Highly recommend this for people who don't get sea sick
Thank you Scott, the weather that day was definitely not optimal! Thank you for the review and hope if you ever come back the weather is nicer!
I am conflicted on this review. We had an incredible experience with the whales for the last hour of the tour. It was memorable and likely the only reason this review isn’t worse. However, I worry this new company isn’t focused on safety and still very green when it comes to servicing paying customers. The weather was quite poor and looking back, I think the tour should have been canceled. My child and an older woman both became ill from the weather and choppy (likely not a strong enough word) water. My daughter got sick in the restroom and later they recommended she throw up over the side of the boat next time. Upon reflection, that would have been incredibly dangerous. A couple of times one of the workers had to ask the captain to slow down so people could safely walk down the stairs from the top deck - should that be the practice? I don’t know. At one point, I was concerned by how fast the captain was driving to get out of the bad water. I was concerned he was about to make a bad situation worse. Thankfully, all worked out. I’d have a hard time recommending though.
First and foremost, we at Whales and Lunch have a top notch safe boat and operation. SE Alaska had unpredictable weather and the weather reports were wrong and the weather changed for an hour during the trip contrary to the weather reports. Until this trip we have never had someone get seasick on our vessel. Your daughter and one lady (who was seasick on the cruise ship prior to the trip) were the only people out of 19 who got sea sick. We quickly turned around and went to calmer waters where we happened to find a large group of humpback whales bubble feeding. Your daughter would have been more than safe puking over the rails which are 4.5ft tall around the entire boat. Secondly, questioning my deckhand communicating with me as a captains the customers needs and concerns of customers to make sure people could comfortably get down the stairs as they have not acquired sea legs yet should most definitely be the practice. We want customers to feel comfortable at all times. To address your last concern, about speed of the vessel through the chop the boat is designed to specifically do that and it actually makes the ride more comfortable. In conclusion, you are punishing a family owned new business with a 2 star review due to the unpredictable weather in SE Alaska which it is notorious for. We gave you and your daughter a personalized experience (she held a sea otter pelt for a good portion of the trip cause her hands were cold), your daughter quickly felt better once she puked and even ate her lunch, lastly you and your daughter received a once in a lifetime experience watching a large group of humpback whales bubble feeding which I even extended the tour to watch even longer. We appreciate your business and hope that you can focus on the customer service we provided, the amazing experience of whales that we were gifted with, and not focus on the weather.
I would suggest that they have someone come to the ship dock with a sign and direct people to their boat because it was difficult to find. The excursion was wonderful. We were on a pod of 6 humpback whales for at least an hour. The boat was very comfortable and the crew was friendly and excited to have you on board. I would recommend.
Jada and Jess were wonderful. The weather tried it’s hardest to ruin the day but we ended up finding a pod of whales that put on a show for over an hour!
My husband and I highly recommend this tour. We were able to view a number of humpback whales, orcas, harbor seals, and eagles. The boat itself was amazingly comfortable and very impressive. I had the salmon wrap and my husband had the ham and cheese sandwich, both of which were delicious! Juno and Jessica were awesome tour guides with a wealth of knowledge regarding the marine life in and around Ketchikan, Alaska. Moreover, they were both genuine people with a true love for their home/community. We will definitely be touring with them again in the near future!
