All Monterey & Carmel Tours & Excursions in 2026

This is a must do! Very chill and easy with kids. The crew was great! Roberta was especially kind and John was knowledgeable of the local marine life. We saw LOTS of otters and their pups. Very special, we'll always remember it! Also, felt it was reasonably priced! Thank you!

We had a great time traveling along the water learning about the creatures that live there: otters, seals, sea birds, and plants. Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered questions readily from the group on the boat. We watched the wildlife living their lives along the way, saw lots of otters especially so if sea otters are your passion definitely book a tour.

Checking was easy the staff was friendly and advised us that there might be high waves and offered ginger as well as seasick pills. The boat was clean and we actually had F whales breech during our ride. They also surfaced several times and the captain stayed in the area for great views.

Captain Kiwi was excellent! She oriented us for our first sailing trip - very safe, but also relaxed vibe. She also pointed out wildlife for us. We saw baby sea otters/moms, pelicans, and sea lions. Drinks and snacks, blankets to keep warm, beautiful sunset and experience overall!

Bonni as EXCELLENT!!! One if the best walking food tour guides ever. She gave the most wonderful context and explanations if Carmel By-the-Sea and the local eateries. Though I was by myself, I never felt alone. Bonni made the 3 hours so engaging. Highly recommend this tour!

Amazing experience, saw loads of sea lions, humpback whales and orcas. The guide made every effort to make the experience as fulfilling as possible! We had a good 3 hours out at sea. This felt like a once in a lifetime experience, and would definitely recommend. Pack a jacket as it gets cold out there!

Took my parents for the trip and they had a blast with whale activity all around us. The tour guides were very professional and informative and very enthusiastic which made the trip just that more fun. Dress warm and comfortable for the morning trip just don't over do it. Recommend👍

Shout out to the fabulous “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” cycling company in Carmel; they love dogs (Carmel is refreshingly dog-loving and accommodating in all respects) and accommodate them on bike rides with sidecars and darling heart-shaped doggles! We took the “17 mile Pebble Beach” bike tour this morning in gorgeous if a bit 😎 cool, Carmel summer weather. A classic car club passes us all morning in their lovely roadsters, such as Tigers, Fantômes 👻 and a classic pink Cadillac too. We visited the beautiful Monterey Cypress grove, native to this area. We also visited Pescadero point to aee the ghost trees too. Highlight was stopping at Bird Rock, where we saw a huge number of elephant seals, 🦭 sea lions and loads of 🦦 otters! Plus many pelicans, cormorants and a California condor. Superb tour and day! We highly recommend this company, which has a beautiful and really delicious coffee ☕️ shop attached to the bike 🚴‍♂️ 🚴‍♀️ shop as well! This was a lovely stop on our way to Berkeley to move Harrison to college!