Whale Watching Tour: Top Marine Life Sightings

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Long Beach

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Join our top-rated whale watching tour from Long Beach. Experience marine life up close with expert guides and state-of-the-art vessels. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

The Queen Mary - Our vessel will pass by the world famous Queen Mary while departing and coming back from your whale watching cruise
Pacific Ocean - We will travel out into the open Pacific Ocean to search for amazing marine life including Whales, Dolphins, Sea Lions, rare Marine Birds, and much more!
Aquarium of the Pacific - One of…

What's Included

2 to 2.5-hour whale watching cruise
On-board restrooms

What's Not Included

Snacks
Bottled water
Carbonated beverages

Additional Information

The price you see is the price you pay, no hidden fees or surcharges. We are the top destination for whale watching in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Our custom built high speed vessels can cover waters north to Santa Monica and south to Newport Beach for maximum range coverage resulting in maximum marine life sighting success. Our fleet of state of the…

Location

Harbor Breeze Cruises

Our ticket booth is located at Dock #2 across the street from Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant and between the Aquarium of the Pacific and Hooters Restaurant. Please arrive with your Viator order and we will print every one in your party physical tickets to board the vessel.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Janice_h

Nov 13, 2024

Whales and lots of dolphins!! - My husband and I took my parents on this adventure. My mom was in a wheelchair. The staff was very helpful getting her on and off the boat. The seats inside and outside were comfy and they had drinks and food available. We saw some whales and then a huge pod of dolphins. Great trip! Highly recommend.

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Victor_k

Nov 13, 2024

Great whale watching trip - Was a wonderful trip . The lady and man giving commentary and information on the boat were really good! Seas were a little rocky that day but we saw lots of whales , so many we were tired of taking photos. What a wonderful experience . Wear a jacket since it’s very breezy and cooler out on the water . I saw some people who were cold since they didn’t bring anything to wear .

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Raincitywanderer

Nov 7, 2024

So good, I went twice! - So, I did this trip twice while there a couple weeks ago. My husband had a conference in town and I tagged along. I went on this tour first by myself. We saw a lot of dolphins and several whales. I heard they saw a mola mola, though I didn't see it myself. Regardless, my husband was so jealous of my videos we went again together when he was done with his conference. And we had a great time that time as well. The boats are clean and well cared for. There is a bathroom and snack bar. I was on two different boats, one seemed a bit smaller seating wise, but both were fine. The crew are friendly and fun. The second trip the water was a bit choppy and some people got sick, but I never felt unsafe or anything. I would definitely recommend it! We went during the week day at noon and it wasn't too busy.

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Anh_t

Nov 2, 2024

So many dolphins and whales - Wow! Saw so many dolphins and humpback whales. Highly recommend! If going in October wear warm clothing, especially in the 3 pm cruise.

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Kathryn_m

Oct 29, 2024

Best whale watching I’ve ever seen!! - I highly recommend this whale watching tour! The tour group and the boat were excellent! The best part is that we saw several Humpback whales and they were beautiful, along with 100s of dolphins swimming right along the boat. It felt like you could almost reach out and touch them. We saw lots of other huge fish and wildlife. This excursion is well worth it in every way! Don’t miss out!!

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Terribb9047io

Oct 26, 2024

Awesome Cruise - Very awesome whale watching cruise. Lots of sea life. We was very pleased with the crew. They spot whales and had such good luck we got a 3 hour trip. We'll worth the money.

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543brenta

Oct 25, 2024

Lions and tiger (sharks) and whales oh my! - I found this idea on Trip Advisor to go whale watching off Long Beach CA while in town on business. It was really awesome and worth doing! I enjoyed it and saw a lot of wildlife including whales, sea lions and dolphins!

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Glenn_n

Oct 24, 2024

Very exciting - Seeing the whales and dolphins. And watching the other guest face. The crew was very knowledgeable and friendly. I will return with family members.

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941erickah

Nov 23, 2024

Wanna see a whale or two… - Saw lots of dolphins and they were very active. The trip was over 2hours so worth the time and dollars. The staff was friendly and the trip advisor was knowledgeable and engaging.

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Jillian

Oct 30, 2024

Be aware that it can take 5-6 hours TOTAL time. - Unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to go. The site isn’t clear about the total travel time from meeting, whale watching and return to meeting point. The site says whale watching is 2-2.5 hours but that’s not including the travel time back and forth. When I booked it (same day) I wasn’t aware and upon researching afterward through other comments found out the return back could take 3hours which ordinarily wouldn’t have been a problem but we were on cruise which we had to return by a certain time. When I inquired, the company could only say “it should be back.” That’s not comforting when the possibility is we could get left. So I cancelled. Now because I canceled within their 24 hour policy and I’m being given the run around as to being refunded. There needs to be clear understanding that the TOTAL time is roughly 5-6 hours NOT 2-2.5 hours. Very misleading.

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