Quick Facts

FROM $ 100 + Tax

NOTE:  Tour time will vary between 3-4 hours long depending on sighting location of gray whales.

Availability
Saturdays & Sundays
March 16th - April 27, 2024

Trip duration
3-4 Hours
What's included
Activity
Route
Seattle Seattle
Modes of travel
Requirements
Passport not Required

Highlights

  • The only Seattle wildlife & gray whale watching tour departing from downtown
  • Whale sightings guaranteed or receive a free tour for a later date
  • Expert onboard naturalist guides tour and educates passengers
  • Free Wildlife & Whale Watching Explorer Guidebook
  • Locally-sourced onboard food and drinks menu
  • Validated discount parking across from terminal

About this Trip

Share the Sound with some 35-ton visitors on a Seattle gray whale watching tour aboard the San Juan Clipper departing direct from downtown Seattle’s Pier 69! With the guidance of FRS Clipper’s expert onboard naturalist, you will be on the lookout for these huge special whales as they migrate north. A unique, limited time opportunity!

About Gray Whales

Gray whales can reach nearly 50 feet in length and are known to live up to 70 years! They are baleen whales that migrate between feeding and breeding grounds each year. Gray whales have a slate-gray color with unique white spotted patterns as well as two blowholes on top of their head.

The annual gray whale migration from the Baja Peninsula to the Bering Sea is a challenging, 10,000 mile journey for these great creatures. The area around Seattle and Langley on Whidbey Island is popular with the grays due to the robust ghost shrimp population. There are a little over a dozen of these individuals who visit now, fondly referred by the locals here as the “Sounders.”

While we love them, they don’t stay here forever. Typically, we can enjoy these amazing creatures from March to mid-June, when the Sounders detour from their off-shore journey into the Salish Sea to feed and fuel up for the remainder of their journey to Alaska.

 

Journey from downtown Seattle on the San Juan Clipper high-speed catamaran into the shimmering waters of the Puget Sound to see majestic gray whales. Learn about these 35 ton mammals from your expert onboard naturalist who educates throughout the tour and helps spot sealife. The perfect spring adventure to get out on the Salish Sea with family and friends!

Schedule:

11:00 AM: Departure at Pier 69 downtown Seattle
2:00 – 3:00 PM*: Arrive back at Pier 69 downtown Seattle

*Please note that we anticipate your gray whale watching tour to be 3 – 4 hours depending on where the whales happen to be sighted on those dates. Times are approximate.


Prices vary by season. Prices listed are minimum prices per adult.

• Whale sightings guaranteed. If we do not see whales on your whale watching tour, you can take another Gray Whale Watching tour or Seattle Half-Day Whale Watching tour for free.
• 1 child (1-11 yrs. old) is half of applicable adult fare.
• Within 2 days prior to travel; the reservation is non-refundable, non-changeable and noncancelable.
• Washington state sales tax and fees not included.
• Pricing in USD and may vary based on selected Standard (non-window aisle) or Premium (window aisle) seating.
• Restrictions apply, subject to change.

2024
Adult
Child (1-11 years)
Now to Apr 28 Premium
$ 111
$ 57
Now to Apr 28 Standard
$ 100
$ 51

Overview

Highlights

  • The only Seattle wildlife & gray whale watching tour departing from downtown
  • Whale sightings guaranteed or receive a free tour for a later date
  • Expert onboard naturalist guides tour and educates passengers
  • Free Wildlife & Whale Watching Explorer Guidebook
  • Locally-sourced onboard food and drinks menu
  • Validated discount parking across from terminal

About this Trip

Share the Sound with some 35-ton visitors on a Seattle gray whale watching tour aboard the San Juan Clipper departing direct from downtown Seattle’s Pier 69! With the guidance of FRS Clipper’s expert onboard naturalist, you will be on the lookout for these huge special whales as they migrate north. A unique, limited time opportunity!

About Gray Whales

Gray whales can reach nearly 50 feet in length and are known to live up to 70 years! They are baleen whales that migrate between feeding and breeding grounds each year. Gray whales have a slate-gray color with unique white spotted patterns as well as two blowholes on top of their head.

The annual gray whale migration from the Baja Peninsula to the Bering Sea is a challenging, 10,000 mile journey for these great creatures. The area around Seattle and Langley on Whidbey Island is popular with the grays due to the robust ghost shrimp population. There are a little over a dozen of these individuals who visit now, fondly referred by the locals here as the “Sounders.”

While we love them, they don’t stay here forever. Typically, we can enjoy these amazing creatures from March to mid-June, when the Sounders detour from their off-shore journey into the Salish Sea to feed and fuel up for the remainder of their journey to Alaska.

 

Quick Facts

FROM $ 100 + Tax

NOTE:  Tour time will vary between 3-4 hours long depending on sighting location of gray whales.

Availability
Saturdays & Sundays
March 16th - April 27, 2024

Trip duration
3-4 Hours
What's included
Activity
Route
Seattle Seattle
Modes of travel
Requirements
Passport not Required

Itinerary & Map

Journey from downtown Seattle on the San Juan Clipper high-speed catamaran into the shimmering waters of the Puget Sound to see majestic gray whales. Learn about these 35 ton mammals from your expert onboard naturalist who educates throughout the tour and helps spot sealife. The perfect spring adventure to get out on the Salish Sea with family and friends!

Schedule:

11:00 AM: Departure at Pier 69 downtown Seattle
2:00 – 3:00 PM*: Arrive back at Pier 69 downtown Seattle

*Please note that we anticipate your gray whale watching tour to be 3 – 4 hours depending on where the whales happen to be sighted on those dates. Times are approximate.

Terms & Conditions

Prices vary by season. Prices listed are minimum prices per adult.

• Whale sightings guaranteed. If we do not see whales on your whale watching tour, you can take another Gray Whale Watching tour or Seattle Half-Day Whale Watching tour for free.
• 1 child (1-11 yrs. old) is half of applicable adult fare.
• Within 2 days prior to travel; the reservation is non-refundable, non-changeable and noncancelable.
• Washington state sales tax and fees not included.
• Pricing in USD and may vary based on selected Standard (non-window aisle) or Premium (window aisle) seating.
• Restrictions apply, subject to change.

2024
Adult
Child (1-11 years)
Now to Apr 28 Premium
$ 111
$ 57
Now to Apr 28 Standard
$ 100
$ 51

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