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Whale Watching Tour: Family-Owned Since 1994
4.6
115 Ratings
Juneau
Join Juneau’s original whale-watching tour! Experience intimate, eco-friendly adventures with local guides. Quick transfers ensure more time with majestic whales.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Juneau - Go in search of whales with a naturalist guide on a day trip from Juneau. Hop onboard a boat and get binoculars to spot other wildlife such as sea lions, bald eagles, and black bears.
Depart from downtown Juneau on a bus driven by a local tour guide through a scenic route to Auke Bay, where you board a comfortable jet boat. Be led by a captain and naturalist on an unforgettable search for whales in Favorite Channel, Stephens Passage, Lynn Canal, or Saginaw Channel.
Binoculars are provided so you can see the humpbacks, killer whales, Dall’s porpoises, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, bald eagles, black bears, and towering mountains better. With the growing abundance of whales in the area and their comfort with small boats, you are bound to see many.
This tour includes transfers between downtown and Auke Bay and two hours on the water. Included in the price of the tour are onboard refreshments, including bottled water, coffee, hot chocolate, and a small snack.
What's Included
- Binoculars
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
Although we are the original whale-watching company in Juneau (operating since 1994), we are still small and family-owned and operated! We want you to feel like part of the family, and we pride ourselves on prioritizing local hires in order to give back to our community and give you the best possible tour experience. We want our guides to love Juneau as much as you do!
Our fleet consists of only mammal-friendly jet boats, and the small size and intimate setting will make you feel right at home with the whales.
We pride ourselves on our quick transfers between vehicles! We don’t want you to wait any longer than you absolutely have to!
Location
490 S Franklin St
South Franklin Street
Look for our representative outside the Mt. Roberts Tramway building, directly below the cable lines. They will have a blue sign with yellow letters that says, "Whale watching tour meets here.".
Please do not go inside the Tramway building to inquire about this tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(115 Ratings)
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Katherine_m
Sep 25, 2024
Great time whale watching!! - Great time! The crew (Captain Mac, Nate & Tess) were extremely knowledgeable and friendly! We had a great time! I would highly recommend this! We were a family of 3 generations and all of us had a blast!
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Marlene_k
Sep 23, 2024
Best tour ever - The company that ended up taking us to see the whales was Juneau whale watching.
Everyone was very helpful, professional and friendly. Our tour guide was Carrie. She was very knowledgeable and caring.
I do recommend this company 100%
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857marybethh
Sep 19, 2024
One of best sunny days (only 25/year) in Juneau-one of my best days EVER - Wow! I have been biking in Canadian Rockies and Nova Scotia. Hiking in Himalayas to 14,000 feet (flew to 8,000)Backpacking in Tetons 14,000 feet, round the world in fancy hotels but whale watching in Juneau was the most amazing!! I hope to return with husband and even grandchildren someday.
This tour group was such fun!
Go while you can! Seize the day!!
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Doris_a
Sep 17, 2024
Well worth it!! - The boat was nice clean and roomy. Had inside seating with large windows, that could open. Also had Front and back outdoor decks. Staff was nice, polite and knowledgeable. We did see several Whales. I'd say it was worth it!!!
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Travelingmom928
Sep 13, 2024
A must excursion for Juneau - We had many whale sightings on our excursion!! Jen and Nick took us on an adventure full of whale facts and most importantly whale sightings. I was the over energetic passenger who had trouble calling out the locations by using clock terminology to alert all aboard to the whale locations! At any rate my co-tourists found my excitement to be refreshing and I made many friends and brought smiles to many on our outing. It was so much fun and very exciting.
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Gary_r
Sep 10, 2024
Fun and educational! - Rico and Max provided excellent service as the crew to our whale watching boat. They were knowledgeable and provided good views of several humpbacks feeding and one juvenile whale playing at the surface. Fun and educational!
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Edwin_c
Sep 8, 2024
Don't miss. - Excellent crew. Great narration. Lots of whales! It's a great value. Nice comfortable fast boat. Don't have any fear since it is nit through the cruise line.
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Amie_c
Sep 7, 2024
Incredible Experience - Absolutely incredible tour! Saw so many whales and had awesome guides! Wouldn't hesitate for a minute rebookingthis tour when back in Juneau!!!
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Nancy_z
Sep 6, 2024
Whales and more! - Captain Max and Carol were amazing!! Max gave us a smooth ride and took us straight to the whales! Carol was extremely knowledgeable and took very good care of us!! I highly recommend this dynamic duo!!
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Donicah989
Sep 22, 2024
Disappointing and Still no Refund... - We were to meet transfer at 2:30 - and at 3:30 we were still unsure if trip was going out. Unfortunately, we had a very windy, rainy day for our cruise. Most everything had been cancelled- tram was closed... The guy asked us to return in an hour and they hoped we might be able to go out. By then- it was too close for our cruise departure and we opted to not return. I understand weather situations, however a refund is due as we did not receive what we paid for. I have written to Dolphin Jet Boat Tours and tried to contact them via phone without any luck. I paid $1282.50 for 11 tickets!
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