Morning Whale Watching Safari from San Diego

We enjoyed our Captain's hospitality and stories about sailing ⛵!

This activity was listed under whale watch tours on Expedia. I was notified 1 day prior to the activity that the boat was unable to go far enough into the ocean to see whales and that it wasn’t whale watching season. I was then told it was a wildlife tour, but the only wildlife we saw was 5 minutes coming back to the marina when we saw sea lions on the bait docks. It was a 4 hour sailing tour and the captain was great but the boat was old and couldn’t go faster than 5 knots. It was a long, expensive 4 hours- not what we were expecting. . The captain did tell us that whale watch tours were going on ( the season is year round in southern CA) and faster boats would have allowed us to see whales.

The boat needs attention and upkeep. The captain used the word "vintage" but not in a good way. He went above and beyond COVID safety protocol however we were allowed to take masks off in the open sea. We were dissatisfied that we had pre-purchased 2 long sleeve shirts then come to find out that they were out and replaced with short sleeve shirts without being asked? The online registration was a little confusing since I had gone through the lunch choices, but then later in the purchase options, a different lunch was an option again? The captain was a little quirky but had lots of information. We booked the tour for a sailing adventure, but the motor was used the entire time. I was very concerned about parking. I had sent an email regarding parking, but did not get a response. It ended up being no problem. I would not recommend this tour to others.