Tag: Whale Watching Cruises
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Whale Watching Cruises in Boothbay Harbor, Maine: A Guide
Boothbay Harbor is one of a few places along the Maine coastline from which you can take a whale watching cruise. Boothbay Harbor is fairly near the middle of the shoreline in terms of north and south – not as far up as Bar Harbor, but also not on the more densely populated southern end of the state coastline either – so it is probably the easiest place to whale watch for a significant percentage of Maine residents. One company operates whale watching cruises in Boothbay Harbor – Cap’n Fish’s Whale Watch, which one might understandably render as “Captain Fish’s Whale Watch” – so we will detail the offerings of this company, as well as touch on the whale watching in Maine in general. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Bar Harbor, Maine: A Guide
Bar Harbor is one of the four major locations for whale watching cruises in Maine. About 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the Canadian border, it is the northernmost departure point in the state for such cruises. One company in Bar Harbor offers these whale watching cruises, Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co., so below we explain their offerings, which is interspersed with some general information about whale watching in Maine. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Maine: A Guide
At the top of the Eastern seaboard of the United States, Maine is on the northern edge of the thriving Northeast whale watching scene. This region off the coast is loaded with whales and other marine life, so there is no shortage of whale watching cruises in Maine and the nearby states. Below is a guide to whale watching in Maine, which explains some of the basics of whale watching in the state, as well as lists the companies you can book a cruise with. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Seabrook Beach, New Hampshire: A Guide
The whale watching cruises in Seabrook Beach, a small town near the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border, are fairly limited, but what is available is good. The waters off the coast of New Hampshire are one of the best places in the world to whale watch, and you are virtually guaranteed to see a whale when you take a cruise from a place like Seabrook Beach. (Indeed, the company that offers whale watching cruises in Seabrook Beach, Eastman’s Docks, has a 99 percent success rate, and if you don’t see a whale, you can ride a future cruise for free.) Below we provide some information about whale watching off the New Hampshire coast, as well as detail the whale watching cruises in Seabrook Beach. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire: A Guide
We have written about whale watching in New Hampshire in general, and now we are focusing on the specific whale watching opportunities in the state’s coastal towns – in this instance, Hampton Beach. The whale watching cruises in Hampton Beach are fairly limited, and below we give you everything you need to know about them. However, it is worth keeping in mind that the New Hampshire coastline is quite short, so Hampton Beach is close to the other departure points along coast. So, if whale watching in Hampton Beach doesn’t work out, there are other options to pursue. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Rye Harbor, New Hampshire: A Guide
Rye Harbor is part of the Rye Harbor State Park that is located on the northern end of New Hampshire’s short coast. Besides having an alternate name befitting of the most weathered outdoorsmen (Ragged Neck), Rye Harbor is an excellent place to take a whale watching cruise, and is in fact the main hub of whale watching in the state of New Hampshire. Two whale watching companies operate out of Rye Harbor, Atlantic Whale Watch and Granite State Whale Watch, and below we explain these companies offerings, Read more […]
