La meilleure observation des orques est de Friday Harbor, sur l'île de San Juan, juste une aventure facile d'une journée du centre-ville de Seattle. Les îles San Juan sont considérées comme le « joyau » du Pacifique Nord-Ouest, situé dans le Puget Sound.
Traduit automatiquement de l’original par Google Traduction.
L'île de San Juan est considérée comme l'un des meilleurs endroits pour observer les orques sauvages en raison de l'eau riche en nutriments de la mer des Salish. Ces nutriments attirent tous les types d’animaux marins, y compris les grands mammifères marins comme les orques. Faites cette visite d'observation des baleines et observez les orques. Pendant la haute saison, nous avons un taux de réussite de 90 à 95 % pour repérer les orques, les petits rorquals, les baleines à bosse et les baleines grises. Quelle est la meilleure période pour voir des orques ? À tout moment. Ils sont dehors toute la journée. Outre les baleines, de nombreux autres mammifères marins comme les phoques communs et les otaries stellaires, ainsi que divers oiseaux de mer, les pygargues à tête blanche et certains mammifères terrestres uniques sont tous des observations courantes ! Vous reviendrez certainement avec des souvenirs qui dureront toute une vie ! Profitez de la beauté de l'île de San Juan lors d'une croisière exclusive d'observation des baleines au départ de Friday Harbor. Naviguez à bord du nouveau et rapide MV Sea Lion de 55 pieds (avec cabine vitrée et chauffée, pouvant accueillir jusqu'à 24 personnes). 40 invités ou moins à bord de ce bateau confortable avec promenade autour du pont.
Avis recueillis par Viator et Tripadvisor
Pour un remboursement intégral, annulez au moins 24 heures avant la date de départ prévue.
Avis recueillis par Viator et Tripadvisor
What an incredible experience! The guides were so friendly and informative! We saw Biggs killer whales, which included a mom and her children and they put on quite the show for us with tail slapping and so much more. I would highly recommend this tour! Thank you!
The guides on board were knowledgeable, friendly and so helpful. We lucked out and followed a pod of orcas along the coast line. I loved the option of purchasing professional photos of my tour later that evening at a reasonable price.
Great naturalist, boat seats need to be recovered and the suit they give you are very old and mine didn’t work (Velcro’s or zipper) so I was still cold. Everything else was really good.
Wonderful experience! Great crew and we saw whales!!!
Went on the 4 hour cruise and followed a pod of 4 orcas for 40 minutes. Also got great photos of Mount Baker. It was a great time. The boat was large, but they did not overload with people. Plenty of viewing room. Captain and crew were informational, professional and friendly. Would highly recommend.
Excellent crew! We saw a pod of 6 orcas!
The boat and crew were great. They worked hard to find Orcas. We knew it was possible not to see the famous Orcas but this region is supposed to be a great spot. We did not see any Orcas or significant whale sightings, only glimpses of a Minke whale plus some Seals and Walruses. A disappointing outing. The Captain reported that none of the whale excursions saw whales.
This was a wonderful experience. Captain Gabe, Kelly, and Lauren were knowledgeable, delightful and really made an effort for us to see the orcas. We were fortunate enough to watch them for probably a half hour + while they bobbed up and down in the waterways north. The experience was well worth it.
On our family trip to Friday Harbor in San Juan Islands, our primary goal was to do a whale watching tour. We originally booked with another carrier for a small group whale watching tour which ended up getting cancelled due to weather and rough seas. The tour had no availability to reschedule on an alternate day so San Juan Safaris was recommended to us. We were concerned about taking a bigger boat with a larger number of people. We though it may be too crowded with too many passengers along the rail to see whales. But San Juan Safaris did not disappoint! The boat had two levels to watch the water for whales, it was clean, comfortable, and the staff onboard were amazing! The captain along with staff greeted each passenger as we came on board. As soon as we departed the dock, the captain announced that whales were spotted quite a distance away but he was going to try to get us there. And that he did! We encountered 13 whales which we watched from the legal distance and got great pictures and video! Throughout the time we watched, the Naturalists staffed on the boat, browsed the crowd explaining whale behavior and was familiar with the group of whales we observed. We were very impressed with the San Juan Safaris Whale Watching Tour and highly recommend them!
The crew and vessel were nice and we know it’s always the luck if you see animals or not. That said the vessel seemed more interested in seeing whales at the expense of an enjoyable trip seeing other ocean creatures. 25 mile round trip and pretty much bee-lined the excursion.
Hi Kathy, thanks for the feedback! We try to prioritize whale sightings since that is what most folks are interested in, but we totally understand that sometimes that means long transit times. We hope you enjoyed seeing those orcas, and thank you for coming out on the water with us!
| Visite | Durée | Note | Prix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croisière d’observation des baleines au départ de Friday Harbor | 4 heures | 4.8 (852) | $135 | |
 3 Hour Kayaking Tours from Friday Harbor | 3 heures | 5.0 (4) | $135 | Voir |
 Friday Harbor Frenzy Scavenger Hunt | 2 heures | 3.5 (2) | $23 | Voir |
 4 Course Dinner Luxury Yacht Dinner cruise out of Friday Harbor | 4 heures | — | $500 | Voir |
 Whale Watching Tour from Anacortes | 3 heures | 4.8 (806) | $119 | Voir |
 Orcas Island Whale Watching | 3h 30min | 4.7 (498) | $119 | Voir |
 Guaranteed Whale Watching Tour | 3h 30min | 4.8 (261) | $119 | Voir |