The unusual weather this spring means it could be the best summer in years, in terms of whale watching. This is the first of five installments of an abc news digital special report 5 days, which tells the hourbyhour, daybyday story of the investigation into the 20 boston. The boston harbor cruises whale watching blog consists of naturalists notes that recap all of our whale and sea life sightings. We go out on one of the first excursions of the season. Popular ports for whale watch tours in massachusetts are. Whale watching season could be best in years radio boston. Newburyport, gloucester, boston, plymouth, hyannis, and provincetown. Boston whale watching cruise by highspeed catamaran. North atlantic right whales are feeding and exploring in cape cod bay. In partnership with the new england aquarium, bhc presents boston s hispeed catamaran whale watching at its best. One may encounter humpbacks, minkes, and fins, along with pods of whitesided dolphins that come to boston for feeding season.
A variety of seabirds can also be seen in the area. Our custom whale watch catamarans are among the largest and fastest in the country. In order to get the discount, you must pick up a coupon from the info desk inside the aquarium before your whale watch departs. Best whale watching in the boston area boston alist. Nominees like cape ann whale watch, new england aquarium whale watch, 7 seas whale watch. The new england aquarium, or neaq f or short, offers 3hour whale watching trips that run from april through october. I was told by an art gallery owner in provincetown in mid april that whales had been spotted from land thats a bit unusual, but it happens, and it tends to suggest that the whalewatching season will be a good one. See the map for location of towns and prime whale watching areas. An area off cape cod and rich in krill a favorite dish of humpbacks plankton, and mixture of fish delicacies for. On the new england aquarium whale watch tour, enjoy the view as the highspeed catamaran whisks you to the whale feeding grounds, just 30 miles east of boston. Up to 400 passengers can zoom to the whales at speeds approaching 35 knots 37. This is the first of five installments of an abc news digital special report 5 days, which tells the hourbyhour, daybyday story of the investigation into the 20 boston marathon bombing.
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