Things to do on the water in San Diego, Wildlife Eco-Tours to the Coronado Islands (Mexico),
Dolphin and Whale Watching Excursions, Snorkel & SCUBA
Whale & Dolphin Watching Excursions
Recommended Charter Time: 2 - 3 Hours
All charters are limited to 6 passengers
"Captain Ken, thanks for the trip, it was great! The whale and dolphin watching trips organized by Ken Manzoni, Adventure Rib Rides are highly professional and productive, and with especial care to avoid disturbances to the animals and the surrounding environments. I highly recommend his trips, especially for keen observers.”
Hadoram Shirihai
Author: Whales, Dolphins and Seals of the World http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadoram_Shirihai
San Diego’s best kept secret is the amazing year round whale and dolphin watching. Join San Diego’s only year round whale and dolphin watching boat charter company and enjoy the adventure of a lifetime on board a fun, fast RIB boat. The R.I.B offers an intimate on-the-water experience and its low profile allows you to get up close and personal with the marine life.
Adventure Rib Rides' highly experienced U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Captain will draw on his vast knowledge and experience to find the best vantage for whale watching. The Captain will also serve as onboard naturalist, relaying a wealth of information about the marine life and natural environment.
San Diego is well known for its Gray Whale watching as these magnificent animals pass by San Diego on their annual migration to the warmer waters of the Baja Peninsula, Mexico and then again on their return North to their summer feeding grounds. Soon after the Gray Whales head North, we typically begin seeing the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth, the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), beginning late Spring.
WHALE SIGHTINGS:. WINTER (December-March): Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, Finback Whales, Minke Whales SPRING (April-June): Humpback Whales, Fin Whales, Blue Whales, Minke Whales SUMMER (July-August): BLUE WHALES, Humpback Whales, Fin Whales and Minke Whales FALL (September-November): BLUE WHALES, Fin Whales, Humpback Whales and Orcas
For dolphin lovers, we encounter large herds of dolphin at times numbering in the hundreds throughout the year. Pacific White-sided and Bottlenose dolphin are frequently seen offshore, feeding on an abundance of bait fish. The extremely playful dolphins come right up to the R.I.B., and love to ride our bow wave and stern wake.
We also see the extremely gregarious and inquisitive Long-beaked Common Dolphins, along with their close relatives and equally playful Short-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis). Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griesus) are more seasonal and these very graceful dolphins, considered to be small whales by many experts, are typically a more tropical pelagic species.
