A bird's eye view of one of the marina's in Anacortes, Washington. Anacortes–the only town on Fidalgo Island–may sound Spanish, and that wasn’t by accident. Founded in 1879 by Amos Bowman, the town’s name was inspired by his wife, Anne Curtis. The Spanish twist aligned with the Hispanic naming conventions popular throughout the Puget Sound region at the time. Previously known in the 1800s as Ship Harbor, Anacortes has since grown into a beloved destination for exactly that re

Talk about an orca-tastic week! Not only did we spot orcas on every tour, the third week of April brought a wide diversity of matrilines with the highest number of individual orcas seen yet this season!

The second week of April didn't disappoint! Across nine tours, our whale watching tours encountered some Salish Sea regulars, as well as some newcomers to the area.

If you’re planning a whale watching trip in the Pacific Northwest in the summer months, you’ll need to figure out where to stay, a departure location, and what tour time to choose.

What an exciting week. Along with spotting a feeding gray whale, guests aboard our Anacortes whale watching tours were treated to quite the orca experience. The first week of April bring us the most orcas recorded in one week so far this season - and two of the orcas were newborn calves identified for the first time!

What a way to wrap up the end of the month! The last week of March brought us five species of whales, the most we’ve seen in one week, yet. Across nine tours, we encountered a whopping 51 whales!

What a week! The whale watching season is in full swing, with the third week of March bringing us the most variety of whale sightings yet. Across six tours, we encountered twenty five unique whales!

What a week! Spring whale watching has officially kicked off, with the arrival of multiple migrating species returning to the Salish Sea.

The 2026 whale watching season has officially arrived! We’ve already had some exciting encounters on our Anacortes whale watching tours.

Today was a real treat! We had a break in the storm system, and it was sunny! Hoodie weather! No gloves or ski jackets needed. And the...

Today we enjoyed the company of the T123's while they were scouting and foraging in Haro Straight. We mostly rode the border, but ended...

We had an amazing encounter out there today, with a surprise "mugging" by a pod of orcas. A harbor seal hid under the boat, unbeknownst...

Today we went into the Canadian Gulf Islands to watch the T049 bachelor boys scouting and hunting. They were covering a lot of ground...

It's finally feeling like Fall! Today we had the opportunity to witness predation in action. T049C and T049A2 took down a harbor seal...

It was another wild, warm sunny October(?!) day out there with the Bigg's killer whales. We saw the T049 bachelors, who were later joined...

Today we had the unbelievable treat of seeing Humpback whale mama "Pillar" and calf. These two are getting their fill on food before...

It was an amazing day south of the San Juan Islands! Sunny, warm (sweatshirt weather? At sea? In October?!) and calm, flat seas. We spent...

As we head into the last few weeks of the season we treasure each and every day with our whales. Today we were able to spend some time...

Here we are approaching mid-October and it is still gorgeous out! We had a lovely day out watching whales and other wildlife in the...

Today we were lucky to come across three Humpback whales throughout the Canadian Gulf Islands, which are always a seasonal treat! We...