Whale Watching In Costa Rica, Pacific Quest Tours

Whale Watching Costa Rica

The Costa Rica Southern Pacific Coast is unique to the world of whales and dolphins.

For tour information or reservations, call (506) 2643 5987 or (506) 8831 0200.

Proudly certified by the
Responsible Whale Watch Operators Association

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•	Local, bilingual naturalist is on board to teach everyone about whales and identify what we see on the trip.
•	Large quantities of whales migrate to Costa Rican waters mid-July to October and November to February. They give birth to their young here. Some stay all year. This is the best whale watching location in the Pacific Ocean.
•	Whale watching tours are normally scheduled every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, but are subject to change. Scheduled tour packages including transportation from most hotels are available throughout Costa Rica. Call or email about the dates you are interested in.
•	Our tours are six hours long. Passengers will land on a secluded beach within the Marino Balleno National Park for approximately 1-1/2 hours for lunch and leisure time exploring the beach and rain forest. Bring your swim trunks if you like!
•	The Humpback Whale is normally the star of the show with their acrobatic breaches and flashing their whale tail. Costa Rica is also home to Blue Whales, Pilot Whales, Beaked Whales, Brydes Whales, Orcas, Sei Whales and False Killer Whales, along with six species of dolphins.
•	Marine biologists frequently join our whale watching trip doing research. They will explain what they are doing and how they do it.

Few things are more exciting and rewarding than catching a glimpse of a magnificent Humpback Whale arching through the open ocean. Costa Rica is one of only two places in the world where whales from both the northern and southern hemispheres meet. Whales are not migrating through Costa Rica. This is their destination!

Some of the benefits of a Pacific Quest whale watching cruise are:

Humpback Whales from the Antarctic arrive in Costa Rica in mid-July and stay until October.

Ballena Marine National Park Tour

Caution. Whale watching is addictive!

•	Best wildlife-viewing vessel in Costa Rica.
•	Largest elevated whale watching observation deck in the Pacific Ocean.
•	Our on-board naturalist provides educational background on Cetaceans and answers all your questions.
•	Restrooms and snack bar aboard.
•	Flagged and licensed by Costa Rica.
•	The approximate 100 foot long steel hull, catamaran design is safe and stable. We do not use open, single engine Zodiac, Panga or skiffs for any offshore whale watching trips.
•	Pacific Quest is the only boat certified in Costa Rica by the international Responsible Whale Watch Operators Association.
•	The entire Pacific Quest crew is committed to marine education. Besides insuring our guests know more about whales than when we met them, marine biologists regularly join our whale watch tour to conduct their own research.