Juneau Whale Watching Adventure
Recommended by 94% of travelers
Juneau, USA
- 3 hours 45 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Watch for humpbacks and other marine life in the beautiful Auke Bay on this whale-watching tour from Juneau. While you’re aboard a jet boat with extra-large windows, a naturalist guide provides engaging commentary on the wildlife — including porpoises, sea lions and eagles — and local geology you see along the way. Capture that memorable photo of a breaching whale against the backdrop of the Alaskan mountains.
- Perfect for anyone who wants to see whales in the wild
- Cruise through Auke Bay with a naturalist guide
- Choose from multiple departure times to fit your schedule
- Learn about the humpback whales that migrate to Auke Bay each year from your expert guide
What's Included
- Naturalist guide
- Transportation
- Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Gratuities
- Souveniers (available for purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Mount Roberts Tramway490 S Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801, USA
JUNEAU MEETING PLACE: On the sidewalk, under the cables of the Mt. Roberts Tram -15 minutes prior to tour departure. Once at the meeting area, look for the Alaska Travel Adventures tour representative. They will be wearing a red jacket/shirt, with the Caribou logo.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Please indicate your ship or hotel name when booking your tour
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
- Children 13-17 must have a signed parental consent form to participate in the absence of a parent or guardian
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Featured review
Our tour guide Savanah was awesome!!! So much knowledge and simply made it a great experience!.. We saw about 10-15 whales... but the best part was we saw 3 breeches!! What an amazing experience. The tour company was a 5 minute walk from our ship. Easy to find and they were on time with everything. I would highly recommend and I'd also do it again with the same company. The ship was spacious, indoor and big outdoor platform, and bathroom.
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Excursion canceled because ship down? No notice, didn’t find out until we arrived at appointed time. Have not heard anything about refund, been 2 days, no apology sent. 😞
More conservative than other tour boats in their approach to viewing the whales, therefore we always seem to be much further away than the other boats but very informative and very focused on protecting nature
Great tour, Autumn and Captain Claire were great. We saw lots of humpbacks breaching as well as Sea Lions.
This tour was so fun! We saw many whales and sea lion and the boat was comfortable and great for seeing whale. There weren't too many people on the tour and it was a small boat so you were close to the whales. Highly recommended!
We couldn’t really see any whales and the boat wasn’t that nice. Wouldn’t book on here again for a whale watching experience.
Well-organized activity from loading onto the bus, to the boat, and back. Captain Max and Naturalist Jackson were excellent, obviously very competent and knowledgeable. They worked well together.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you for your review! We're so happy you enjoyed your time and we'll be sure to pass on your kind words to the crew!
Very fun and got to see multiple whales. Both the captain and assistant where very friendly and eager to find whales.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thanks for the review! We're glad you had fun and we hope to have you back!
Saw many whales and the most beautiful full rainbow in my life. Captain and host were very knowledgeable and professional
The rain. Of course out of your control. Very nice people Did not see a whale to my knowledge . I took lots a video, I might have captured the back of a whale or it could have been a wave.
horrible!!we sent one message to the operater one day before depature that we will be little delay.but no any reply...
very very bad service!!!!!! never choose again
They confirmed our booking and when we showed up to check in, they told us our time changed to 3 hours later. No prior notice until we actually showed up to check in. Very disappointing. We had to scramble to find another excursion to see whales
They csncrlled your due to non functioning boat first they delayed by 1.5 hours, then cancelled. They cancelled too late to book another and I was told if it was fault of Alaska Sfventures booked by Viator I would get a refund
I did not experience excursion as I had tested positive.
Someone from organization was supposed to get back to me for possible refund. The person promised I would get response by email and of yet no response.
The breaching whale was incredible and the two pod we saw were spectacular. We also went by some sea lion and glimpsed some orcas on the way back just to top things off. The guides were knowledgeable and helpful as well as informative. Thank you for a lifelong memory.
Our tour guide Savanah was awesome!!! So much knowledge and simply made it a great experience!.. We saw about 10-15 whales... but the best part was we saw 3 breeches!! What an amazing experience. The tour company was a 5 minute walk from our ship. Easy to find and they were on time with everything. I would highly recommend and I'd also do it again with the same company. The ship was spacious, indoor and big outdoor platform, and bathroom.
Jackie and Jennifer were amazingly knowledgeable, personable, and went out of their way to give us the best possible experience. Went with a 10 month old and was totally baby appropriate!
Thanks!
Very enjoyable tour and for early season we saw a lot of humpback whales. Captain Lee, Savannah, and Melanie did a great job of showing us the way around the beautiful waters off of Auke Bay. Highly recommend
Lee and Libby were amazing Captain and Naturalist. They were so friendly and knowledgeable and made our trip special. They knew exactly where to go to see the whales (mama and babies) and sea lions. Fun excursion!
Our first tour was cancelled and rescheduled for later in day. Expected to see more whales, only saw a few in the distance. Rainy and foggy weather-no fault of the company.
We didn't get to go. The excursion was cancelled due to ship maintenance. I still haven't been refunded either. We were very disappointed that we didn't get to go. We weren't even notified until 2 hours before we were suppossed to be there and it was too late to sign up for another. Very disappointed.
This was an awsome trip. We were able to witness the whales bubble net feeding, this is apparently a rare siting!
Excellent adventure. Captain Dan and Tori did an excellent job with our excursion. Even the bus ride there with Sofia was great. Thank you for the whale watching excursion. Oh, and we saw a ton of whales…..literally.
Our naturalist, Tory, was extremely knowledgeable and super friendly. We saw a lot of whale watching action and were extremely excited from start to finish. Well worth the money.
It was a very good experience. The only thing that was not great was the meeting point and the pick up. We had to wait over 45 minutes after the tour. The tour guide and boat captain were very good.
The captain was wonderful. The girl making announcements was just ok. We could not hear or understand anything she was saying. The whales were soooooo cool. We did have an incident where we were suppose to leave at 2:30 and it was closer to 3:30. We were also grouped with people going to the salmon bake and we had to take them all there before heading back to our ship. The problem with all these delays, was it made us late for a dinner reservation we had booked. Not very pleased that we had such a big delay.
The bus driver -- whose name I have forgotten -- was a hoot. A true and genuine character, who added a touch of genuineness to this experience, as were the guides on the boat. All were informative and helpful. An added surprise was a family of orcas, not something you see every day. And the sight of a tail gracefully making an experience made my day.
It was a bit of a wait and drive to get on the boat. It was packed and we were told we’d take two boats but we didn’t. Again pretty crowded. We did get to see a whale which was great. It took a while and she kept going under for a while. Overall it was a nice trip. I thought Megan was helpful!
Excellent tour guides, saw humpback whales, bald eagles and seals. Great afternoon.
Saw several pods of whales and watched they for almost the entire trip. Well worth the time.
We were picked up at a correct time from out ship and driven to the tour boat. On the way the driver told us many facts about this location and was very pleasant. The boat was fast and clean and the captain and his first mate did their best to find the whales for us and we got some great pictures. All in all I was very pleased but the tour and would do it again if in the area.
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