Condor Cruises offers a variety of spectacular excursions into the Santa Barbara Channel. Our cruising grounds include the nutrient rich waters around Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel Islands, and is generally considered to contain the world's highest concentration of giant blue whales during the summer months. The Channel is also home to over 27 different species of whales and dolphins throughout the year, and is the prime northern feeding grounds for blue and humpback whales from May through September. California gray whales pass by on both their southern and northern migration .

The CONDOR is the premier Whale Watching vessel in Santa Barbara, having carried thousands of passengers from all over the world. We offer informative narration by qualified naturalists and are affiliated with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.