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Welcome to Condor Cruises!

Southern California's Finest Whale Watching

Welcome aboard the Condor Express! Southern California's premier whale watching experience. Located in beautiful Santa Barbara, we offer the most comfortable, advanced vessel on the West Coast. Our crew has over 30 years of experience, and your comfort and enjoyment are our number one priority! Experienced naturalists will enhance your trip with information on the wildlife, the Channel Islands, and more.

Parties! Dinners! Special Occasions!

The Condor offers the finest in charter trips for parties, dinners and special occasions departing from Santa Barbara.

Catering can arranged with one of Santa Barbara's fines! From simple appetizers to a complete sit-down dinners with dessert and wine - let us help you make all the arrangements. A full-service bar can be either hosted or no-host. Special wines and champagne are available on request, complete with a wine steward. Check into a wine tasting Sunset Cruise. We can provide the music on our own state-of-the-art Bose sound system or we can arrange for a disc jockey for a more festive dance mood. We can even help arrange for a live band to play for your event.

We can customize your trip to make it the very best experience. Call for pricing. Tours are a minimum of two hours; Dinner/Party trips require a minimum of three hours. Santa Barbara Channel Island Dinner/Party trips require a three hour minimum. Trip prices can be quoted and trips reserved by contacting Sea Landing at 888-77WHALE or 805- 882-0088.
See The Channel Islands!

Many of our whale watching trips include a visit to Channel Islands National Park. Ocean conditions permitting, the Condor Express can enter into Painted Cave, one of the world's longest natural sea caves! Many of the trips will offer scenic excursions along the shores of the islands that are ripe with natural history and many amazing stories that you will learn about during the time on the boat.

 

Great day! I go whale watching 1-2 times a year and will only go with Condor Express. I always have a good trip.

Kolleen, Santa Barbara