Boston Whale Watching

Hi all! I%26#39;m going to Boston at the beginning of August and have recently booked a whale watching tour. I was just wondering if you are guaranteed to seer whales and if it is a worthwhile experience?

Boston Whale Watching

We took the Aquarium%26#39;s Whale Watch tour -

the guarantee was if you don%26#39;t see a whale, you get another ticket for another tour.

Yes it was worthwhile - it was fun trip for us.

Boston Whale Watching

In my opinion, there are pro%26#39;s and cons to whale watching trips:

Whale Watching Pro%26#39;s:

- nice boat ride if the weather is good and if the weather turns bad, there%26#39;s shelter in the boat.

-nice boat ride includes gorgeous city views exiting and entering the Harbor

-chance to see whales, pretty cool

-chance to photograph said cool whales

-fun and educational for kids especially

Whale Watching Cons:

-long boat ride

-terrible if the weather is not good (too hot/too cold/cloudy)

-sometimes when you see whales, all you see it a tiny tail or two faraway, which can be disappointing if you expected to see a giant whale twenty feet from the bow

I think anyone who%26#39;s never been whale watching should give it a try. Just bring sunscreen and a light jacket/windbreaker (you never know) and don%26#39;t eat anything funky before getting onboard if you%26#39;re prone to seasickness. (If it%26#39;s choppy, that%26#39;s more of an issue than if it%26#39;s calmer.)

Went on Seven Seas Whale Watch in Gloucester last Friday. Since it is not yet the busy time of the year we waited until the night before to make reservations. We wanted to make sure the weather was good. They did a fantastic job.

The boat ride in and out was about an hour. We spent about an hour and a half looking at the whales.

I was prepared to be disappointed - but was not!!

We had 3 whales swimming around our boat, turning over, showing their tails, fins, etc. One came right up next to the boat and along side the boat. Everyone along the railing could have practically reached down and touched the whale. He was about 10 feet away.

It was amazing and definitely worth it.

Hopefully this is not a stupid question.

Is there a ';season'; for whale watching. We were in Boston in April, but didn%26#39;t get a chance to even think about whale watching. If we return to Boston (which I certainly plan to!), it%26#39;s something I would like to do.

What would be the best time of year for that?

Thanks!

I%26#39;ve been whale watching three times. Once in Bar Harbor, once in the Saguenay, and once in Cape Cod. We had great luck all three times, and so I%26#39;m a big fan!

But the best whale watching experience I ever had was in Cape Cod. I believe that August is the best time to see whales (correct me if I%26#39;m wrong?). Anyhow, it was the only time I ever saw whales jump completely out of the water - so high that we saw the entire whale in the air! It was like being at Seaworld. They were even jumping in pairs like big whale synchronized swimmers.

I hope you have as much luck as we had that time. It sure is a sight to behold.