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Whale Watching
Types Of Trips
The Santa Barbara Channel is home to over 30 different species of whales, dolphins, and seals, and sea lions that visit throughout the year, making these waters some of the most consistent locations found anywhere to view a variety of marine mammals. The recently aired "Wonders of Our National Parks" on the Discovery Channel highlighted the outstanding abundance of marine life in the Santa Barbara Channel and named it "One of the 10 Best Places in the World to View Wildlife."
The Condor Express offers narrated trips throughout the year that showcase this amazing diversity of marine life.
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 Guarantee
We
want to make sure that you have as good a trip as we can possibly
provide. On the vast majority of our trips we will see whales. On
others, we may run into an exceptional sighting of dolphins, porpoises,
killer whales, basking sharks or other animals, and we'll take our time
viewing them. However, sometimes due to weather, or the
unpredictability of the animals themselves, we are "skunked". If we don't see whales (or exceptional sightings of other marine animals) the Captain of the Condor Express will issue a "whale check", which is good for a free trip on another Condor Express whale watching excursion during that season.
Whale checks are issued at the discretion of the Captain of the Condor Express. Speak to the Captain, not Sea Landing personnel, if you have a question regarding "whale checks". Sorry, no refunds. |
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Condor Express Whale Watching Seasons |
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Prices |
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Winter-Coastal Gray Whales and Dolphins
Three 2.5 hour trips daily |
February 16
to April 29 |
$50 adults
$30 children
(ages 5-12) |
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Spring-Island, Dolphin, Humpbacks and possible Early Blue Whales
One 4.5 hour trip per day |
April 30 to
Memorial Day Weekend |
$85 adults
$50 children
(ages 5-12) |
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Summer-Island, Dolphin, Humpbacks and Blue Whales
One 4.5 hour trip per day |
Memorial Day Weekend to
September 15 |
$105 adults
$55 children
(ages 5-12) |
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Fall-Island, Dolphin, Humpbacks (a few), Blue Whales, Southbound Gray Whales (starting late December)
One 4.5 hour trip per day |
September 16
to February 15 |
$85 adults
$50 children
(ages 5-12) |
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A brilliant experience, amazing to see whales so close in the wild...also good commentary!
Gareth, Langhor, Swainsea, UK |
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