San Francisco Whale Tours

Great charter! We had such a good time going out into the pacific looking for whales. The crew worked hard, even with thick fog, to find a whale. We ended up seeing one on the way home and the captain made sure we all got some good views and pictures even though it was time to go home. Well with it and much more personal than other options.

Michael, the naturalist on board, saw a blow from more than 4 miles away and put us on a humpback whale that we were able to observe for 45 minutes. We also saw porpoises, seals, and more than a dozen bird species. The captain and crew were so friendly and helpful. I highly recommend them.

Wow, what an experience! My wife and I did an afternoon tour (first timers doing a whale watch). After a bit of false hope seeing a pair of shy whales quickly appear and disappear again, the eagle-eye crew (+ resident whale-spotting doggo) saw a large grouping further off, and we followed the spouts to a massive feeding that must've lasted 30+ minutes. In all, 27 humpbacks were spotted along with harbor porpoises, harbor seals, sea lions, and about a dozen bird species.

The boat itself provided plenty of room for everyone to get a good view, and the catamaran provided a very steady experience. The crew was highly knowledgeable and answered all the questions we could throw at them.

Great experience, worth the money. The 14 mile ride out is like a constant roller coaster, which I actually enjoyed. The ride back was very smooth. Got to see 2 humpbacks about 100 yards away or so 🐋 🐳

I booked this tour last minute on pier 39 and it did not disappoint. Sophie and Matt were great at their job! They have a lot of knowledge about what they do, it was a pleasure to have them as our guides.
We indeed see some beautiful whales and one even decided to say hi to us very close to the boat 🥹
It was a great day onboard Kitty Kat!

We did the whole tour and back and didn't see a single whale. I get it that once in while that happens, but we were very disappointed. Their guarantee isn't real - there was no offer to try again another day for free, just a "thanks for supporting us." The views of the bridge and alcatraz were nice. So 3 stars.

This was such a great experience! The crew was very personable and knowledgeable and clearly care about and respect the whales. I would recommend a whale tour to anyone visiting San Francisco. They offered a free repeat tour if there were no whales to be seen, but we were lucky enough to find a humpback whale as well as porpoises that swam alongside the boat, seals, sea lions, and lots of birds. So awesome.