Whale Seasons

Whale watching in May

23 of our 35 towns have at least one species in season in May, and 7 of them are in a peak month. Towns with the most species at their peak come first.

  1. Húsavík, Iceland

    Humpback whale (peak), Minke whale (peak), White-beaked dolphin (peak), Harbour porpoise (peak)

    3 operators, trips from ISK 12,490. Compare them

  2. Reykjavík, Iceland

    Humpback whale (peak), Minke whale (peak), White-beaked dolphin (peak), Harbour porpoise (peak)

    2 operators, trips from ISK 12,998. Compare them

  3. Victoria, British Columbia

    Orca (killer whale) (peak), Humpback whale (peak)

    3 operators, trips from C$159. Compare them

  4. Monterey, California

    Gray whale, Humpback whale, Blue whale, Killer whale (orca) (peak)

    4 operators, trips from $60. Compare them

  5. Seward, Alaska (Kenai Fjords)

    Gray whale, Humpback whale (peak), Orca

    3 operators, trips from $109. Compare them

  6. Tofino, British Columbia

    Gray whale (peak), Humpback whale, Orca

    3 operators, trips from C$169. Compare them

  7. Dana Point, California

    Blue whale, Humpback whale (peak)

    3 operators, trips from $40. Compare them

  8. Azores, Portugal

    Sperm whale, Blue whale, Fin whale, Humpback whale

    4 operators, trips from €55. Compare them

  9. Madeira, Portugal

    Sperm whale, Short-finned pilot whale, Bryde's whale, Bottlenose dolphin

    4 operators, trips from €40. Compare them

  10. Bar Harbor, Maine

    Humpback whale, Fin whale, Minke whale

    1 operator, trips from $84. Compare them

  11. Gloucester, Massachusetts

    Humpback whale, Fin whale, Minke whale

    2 operators, trips from $68. Compare them

  12. Newport Beach, California

    Blue whale, Fin whale, Humpback whale

    3 operators, trips from $38.75. Compare them

  13. San Juan Islands (Friday Harbor and Anacortes), Washington

    Orca, Humpback whale, Minke whale

    4 operators, trips from $99. Compare them

  14. Santa Barbara, California

    Gray whale, Blue whale, Humpback whale

    3 operators, trips from $80. Compare them

  15. San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, California

    Humpback whale, Blue whale

    3 operators, trips from $72. Compare them

  16. Tenerife, Spain

    Pilot whale, Bottlenose dolphin

    3 operators, trips from €28. Compare them

  17. Cape Cod, Massachusetts

    Humpback whale

    2 operators, trips from $75. Compare them

  18. Depoe Bay and Newport, Oregon

    Gray whale

    4 operators, trips from $30. Compare them

  19. Juneau, Alaska

    Humpback whale

    4 operators, trips from $154. Compare them

  20. Kaikoura, New Zealand

    Sperm whale

    3 operators, trips from NZ$185. Compare them

  21. Kona, Big Island, Hawaii

    Pilot whale

    3 operators, trips from $99.99. Compare them

  22. Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

    Bryde's whale

    2 operators, trips from R1,250. Compare them

  23. Sydney, Australia

    Humpback whale

    4 operators, trips from A$89. Compare them

Seasons come from official sources and each town's operators, linked on each town's page. Whales turn up outside these months too.