From late December to early April, San Diego celebrates the migration of thousands of California Gray Whales. Their annual journey takes them from the Bering Sea, past the San Diego coast, to the protected warm waters off Baja California, Sonora and Sinoloa, Mexico. The longest migration route of any mammal, the gray whales travel nearly 13,000 miles roundtrip each year.

Make reservations for a whale watching excursion with one of these participating tour providers.

All whale-watching season make reservations for a whale watching excursion with one of these participating tour providers:

– H&M Landing — Several trip options are available. Choose the trip length that best fits your schedule. All trips include informative narration on whales, their migration and the other marine life and sights you will see on your cruise.

– Hornblower Cruises & Events — Join San Diego Natural History Museum whale naturalist volunteers for a three- and one half-hour whale watching expedition. Museum whalers are trained by museum staff and marine scientists to provide naturalist interpretation on the Hornblower Whale Watch cruises.

– Flagship Cruises & Events — Birch Aquarium naturalists will accompany you on twice-daily cruises to point out California Gray Whales migrating to Mexico's breeding grounds. Naturalists will have gray whale biofacts to show-and-tell during the cruise and facts about other sightings that may include seals, sea lions, dolphins, migrating birds and more.

– Maritime Museum — This is no ordinary whale watching experience. The Maritime Museum presents an educational and historical perspective on a replica of the 139-foot yacht AMERICA that won the historic Royal Yacht Squadron's “100 Guinea Cup” race around the Isle of Wight. The trophy came to be known as the “America's Cup.”

– Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup Experience — Whale watch like the rich and famous on an authentic America’s Cup Class racing yacht. Enjoy an excursion on the AMERICA and live the dream for yourself and feel the power.

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