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I’m staying near Houston, Texas, soon, and wondered if there was anywhere nearby that I can visit for whale watching in the Gulf of Mexico?

You can go watching but you will not see any whales here, sorry. Try California.

My best friend Meryl and I on our first ever whale watching adventure tour in Long Beach, California. We were fortunate enough to spot two gray whales, a mother and her calf, making their way back to the waters of Alaska for some yummy food. One less thing on the bucket list :] I recommend going on a whale watching tour for sure!! First song: “Clouds” by Cipes and the People 2nd and 3rd song: “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” and “He Mele No Lilo” by Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus & Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu (Lilo and Stitch Movie Soundtrack)

*** I DON’T OWN ANY OF THE MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO ***

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I’m going the last week of May and I would like to know if Whale Watching is a convenient activity or if I should trade it off for Bear Watching.

Thanks…

I’m not sure where in the state you are going, but whales will probably be easier to spot than bears in May. The salmon do not spawn the fresh water until June. This is when the bears come out in large numbers. In south east, you will definitely see both whales and bear; even in May. Cook Inlet/Turnigan Arm there is fewer sightings.

Just off the coast of Victoria British Columbia, come see the Orca whales in their natural habitat.
As well, we come across a local rugby game as Victoria locals recommend some new and exciting adventures to come…

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I want to go on holiday next March, for 3 weeks, and I would like to go whale watching, but I dont know the best place. any help greatly appreciated

Hawaii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!especially Maui or Kauai
you can hear the whale calls when you go under water, it’s so cool!
best place for a lot of things:
Waterfalls,
botanical gardens,
hikes through incredible scenery,
volcano watching, lava flow!
black sand beach, red sand beach,
cool people…
plus you may spot the occasional walrus

http://live.pirillo.com/ – You had to be there.

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My family (the youngest is 12) is traveling to Oahu, Hawaii from March 15, 2007 thru March 22, 2007. There are so many choices of tours groups from catamarans to cruise type ships. What is a good choice in a tour group?

If you’re looking to go whale watching, I would suggest you stick with the catamaran type tours or even the smaller "big" boats. You’ll have a better chance of seeing the whales if you’re in a smaller boat. As far as actually seeing whales, any company that guarantees you see a whale is a good one since if you don’t see a whale, you get to come back on another day free of charge.

Good luck, happy travels, and happy whale "hunting"!

We are planning a trip to Newfoundland this fall. Will we see any whales.

You may see some. It depends on whether the fish they feed on are still around. There were still whales last week. You can actually see whales around NL almost any time, but summer is best.

VICTORIA – A prominent Victoria Zoologist says killer whales are intelligent, thinking beings who live with families.
Anna Hall says it isn’t possible to provide the massive orcas with an adequate habitat in captivity.

Hall has been part of the whale watching industry since 1995 and says it is dangerous to swim with any killer whale especially in a confined space.

She believes there are far better ways to educate people about killer whales than keeping them in captivity.

But she also acknowledges the value of SeaWorld and similar operations which she says have helped change the social perspective of killer whales.

Last week a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando was killed by Tilikum, a 5400 kilogram orca.

The whale was also involved in the deaths of two other people including a trainer at the former Sealand of the Pacific in Oak Bay.

A memorial service was held Monday in Chicago for Dawn Brancheau, the trainer who was killed in Florida.

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I will be visiting Seattle-Victoria-Vancouver in September and was wondering if anyone could recommend the best company to go through for whale watching? Would ideally like to avoid taking another ferry to San Juan Islands, so perhaps leaving from Victoria or north of Seattle?

I would go from Victoria, only because I know the company Eaglewing is amazing. They have the fastest boats and give a great tour of not just whales but will also include sea lions, eagles etc.. My boyfriend works in a hotel and gets the best feedback about them. I would avoid the whale watching company called "Prince of Whales" the hotel workers consider them the McDonald’s of whale watching. They take you there and bring you back, end of story.

Have fun.