Condor Express Whale Watching

Condor Express Whale Watching Condor Express in Santa Barbara has been creating amazing whale watching experiences since 1979 🐋 Come aboard - Your Adventure Awaits!
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The Santa Barbara Channel offers some of the finest whale and dolphin watching in the world. View gray, humpback and blue whales, dolphins, orcas, seals and sea lions along the coast and at the Channel Islands. Gray whales pass along the cost during their annual migration every winter and spring. Friendly humpback and gigantic blue whales enter our Santa Barbara Channel to feed from March through

fall. The channel is home to over 27 species of whales and dolphins, six types of seals and sea lions, and countless seabirds and fish throughout the year. The Condor Express is an eco-friendly, 75’, quad-jet catamaran that has an extremely stable and comfortable ride. It carries up to 127 passengers. This state-of-the-art vessel uses water jet propulsion and was specially designed for allowing ocean mammals to visit up close without endangering them with a spinning propeller. Because of it’s design and speed, we get to the wildlife quickly, sit quietly, and allow whales and other sea life to visit with us.

09/05/2026

LABOR DAY WEEKEND = WHALE WATCHING WEEKEND! 🐋🇺🇸

Looking for the perfect Santa Barbara adventure this Labor Day weekend? Come aboard Condor Express and experience the magic of the Santa Barbara Channel Whale Heritage Area! 🐋💙

Get ready for unforgettable encounters with humpback whales and playful common dolphins, and maybe some unexpected El Niño wildlife sightings!

✨ Fresh ocean air
🐋 Humpback whales
🐬 Common dolphins
📸 Incredible wildlife moments
🌊 An adventure the whole family will love!

🎟️ Book your Labor Day weekend whale-watching adventure now!
www.condorexpress.com

09/03/2026
El Niño bringing in some rare activity today 👀
09/01/2026

El Niño bringing in some rare activity today 👀

Image: a hammerhead shark makes a close approach to the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara channel.2026 08–31 SB ChannelThe sea surface was very bumpy again, as it has been for the last week. Otherwise skies were sunny and there was only a light breeze when we got offshore. The water clarity cont...

Chunky seas stirred up some life 🐋💙
08/29/2026

Chunky seas stirred up some life 🐋💙

Image: a robust juvenile humpback whale is shown busting through the oncoming swells with its wonderful white pectoral fins glowing under the water.2026 08–28 SB ChannelThe first half of the trip featured sea conditions that reminded me of that old classic “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.” Skies were ...

Some small showers but that didn’t stop us from finding some good sightings off the Gaviota coastline 🌧️🐋
08/28/2026

Some small showers but that didn’t stop us from finding some good sightings off the Gaviota coastline 🌧️🐋

Image: a coastal bottlenose dolphin is seen swimming upside down and capturing a fish.2026 08–27 SB Channel - WestIt was an quite interesting day in the Channel. Remnants of a Mexican hurricane pushed a lot of clouds into the area and some of them developed into light sprinkles. The cloud formatio...

We love when we get the opportunity to whale watch along the Gaviota coastline 💙
08/26/2026

We love when we get the opportunity to whale watch along the Gaviota coastline 💙

Image: a pod of common dolphins in the Santa Barbara Channel.2026 08–25 SB ChannelAfter having some bumpy days earlier this week, I have good news: it was practically perfect out there today. Captain Eddy ran to the far W and found a nice assortment of marine mammals: 1200 common dolphins, 2 humpb...

Humpbacks in our backyard 🤘🏼
08/24/2026

Humpbacks in our backyard 🤘🏼

Image: common dolphins are shown feeding on a surface aggregation of northern anchovies in the Santa Barbara Channel.2026 08–23 SB ChannelWe made some nice observations about 3 miles S of the Mesa as we moved very slowly into the wind chop to arrive at our ultimate destination which was about 7 mi...

Dolphins lead us straight to the whales 💙
08/23/2026

Dolphins lead us straight to the whales 💙

Image: an energetic humpback whale throws its tail.2026 08–22 SB ChannelA nice congregation of mammal activity was located 7 miles offshore from The Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resort. Skies were sunny all day, and the choppy seas subsided a little bit, as compared to the previous 2 days. Sightings: 10 Ca...

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301 W Cabrillo Boulevard
Santa Barbara, CA
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