Oceanside Coastal Expeditions: Intimate Dolphin & Whale Watching

At Oceanside Coastal Expeditions, we are experts in curating heart-pounding and personal experiences for every visitor. We offer a unique chance to get nearer to some of the most amazing sea creatures in our local waters than you’ve ever been!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Oceanside Harbor Village - Our 90-minute dolphin tour offers an intimate and thrilling experience for you and your group, providing a rare chance to get up close to some of the most amazing marine mammals in our local waters, including sea lions, dolphins, and whales!
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Cruise
Location
Oceanside Coastal Expeditions
South Harbor Drive
Our ticket kiosk is located outside of the Oceanside Sea Center (315S Harbor Dr)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Danielle_c
Jul 27, 2024
Worth every cent - Absolute highlight of our day. The tour was just the right amount of time to enjoy. We saw dolphins, a shark, and sea lions. The dolphins were abundant and our captain did a great job keeping us on the path to see them. Great music, made sure everyone was comfortable, especially our little guy.
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Danaf7021iy
Jul 3, 2024
Great trip for family. Highly recommend. - Great trip with captain Nate. He’s very cool and provides great information about the sea life. Highly recommend doing this in a small boat. Much closer to the whales and sea lions. Nate stayed 30 minutes over in to get us to the two blue whales. They were huge and we were 10 feet away. Great experience for the family! We didn’t get wet and it wasn’t bumpy.
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539r
Jul 3, 2024
Amazing and wonderful experience - I’ve been whale watching before, but nothing like this. The small intimate boat ensured we could maneuver well and see a lot in 90 minutes. And we saw a blue whale so many times! He even went right by our boat. It was easily one of the most incredible animal experiences I’ve had and I’ve seen a lot of animals in the wild. Our captain was amazing. So worth it. Oh we also saw lots of dolphins and sea lions. It was just so amazing
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Passport15457729793
May 24, 2024
Highly recommend; great value. - This was a great experience. Clara and Chris are very knowledgeable and willing to share information without your necessarily having to ask the question.
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R1492ttjessicam
Jan 21, 2024
Captain my captain - Our captain was very sweet and accommodating. It was overcast and a little cold but we made the best if it with some good tunes and company!
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Red_cat_kayaker
Oct 2, 2023
Special - Oceanside is special. It is a lovely Pacific Ocean beach location. Long stretches of beach to walk. Nice restaurants. Beautiful weather. Spectacular sunsets.
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R4959papeggyp
Sep 7, 2023
Birthday with the Dolphins - I was celebrating my daughter's birthday in Oceanside and we took the Dolphin and Whale Tour with Captain Nate. We really enjoyed it. Captain Nate was very friendly and seemed to be a very experienced boat tour guide. It started off slow and after we were out in the ocean, the speed picked up and it was windy. Captain Nate played music while we toured, and he offered us a life jacket and a blanket (to keep ourselves dry from the occasional spray of water from the ocean. We saw several pods of dolphins but no whales. We went approximately 4.5 miles out in the ocean. On our way back we saw several sea lions resting on a buoy. The boat was smaller than what I imagined and there were only 4 people on this tour, but I think that made it more personable and fun. Captain Nate implied that if it weren't so windy, we may have seen more dolphins, but the ocean is unpredictable, and we had a great time.
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Climber38121588228
Jul 19, 2024
Dolphin sightseeing - We were able to see so many dolphins! Great pictures, great music! We were only out for an hour which was a little disappointing.
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John_m
Jun 30, 2024
Fun but no whales - Dolphins sightings were great, no whales unfortunately. 1 1/2 hours a bit short with the harbor entrance and exit
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Dusti_h
Mar 30, 2024
My tour got canceled and... - My tour got canceled and they said I would be getting a refund but I haven't received my money back.
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