Condor Cruises:Whale Watching

Over 27 different types of whales and dolphins inhabit the Santa Barbara Channel at various times of the year, making these waters one of the best whale watching areas in the world.

Daily whale watching trips on the CONDOR are offered at the following times:

California Gray Whales
February, March & April (shown in yellow below)
daily 2 1/2 hour trips depart at 9am, 12 noon and 3pm

Humpback & Blue Whales
July, August & September (shown in green below)
daily island excursion/whale watching trips depart at 8am-5pm

X =Excellent chance of sighting / • =Possible Sighting

Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises - What's Here...and When!
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Gray Whales (Southern Migration)	X	X	_•								_•	X
Gray Whales (Northern Migration)		X	X	X	_•
Humpback Whales	_•	_•	_•	_•	X	X	X	X	_•	_•	_•	_•
Blue Whales					_•	X	X	X	X	_•
Minke Whales	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	X	X	X	X	_•	_•	_•
Sperm Whales	_•	_•					_•	_•		_•	_•
Killer Whales (Orca)	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	X	_•	_•	_•	_•
Common Dolphins	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dall's Porpoise	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Risso's Dolphins	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	X	X	X	X	X	_•	_•
Bottlenose Dolphins	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pacific White Sided Dolphins	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•
Northern Right Whale Dolphins	_•	_•	_•	_•	_•				_•	_•	_•	_•
California Sea Lions	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Harbor Seals	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Northern Elephant Seals	X	X	X	_•		_•	X	X	_•		_•	X

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