Cape Cod Whale Watch Trips/Tours/Cruises
MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown
Provincetown MA Whale Watch
- Portuguese Princess Whale Watch of Provincetown
309 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA 02657, 508-487-2651 or 508-487-3901
- The Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown
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Macmillan Wharf. P.O. Box 243, Provincetown, MA 02657, 1-800/826-9300
Dolphin Fleet always has a naturalist on board from the Center for Coastal Studies, which maintains an impressive database on whales. The naturalists provide informative and entertaining commentary about the whales, many of which they know by name.
- Cape Cod Whale Watch
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MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown• (508) 487-4079, (877) 487-4079• www.capecodwhalewatch.com
Captain/co-owner Henry Souza is no newcomer in the Provincetown waters. Souza, a well-known marine environmentalist with more than 18 years of experience in fishing and piloting whale watch boats, has received prestigious environmental awards for excellence. The Cape Cod Whale Watch sails daily from MacMillan Wharf, rain or shine, May through October.
Hyannis/Barnstable Mass Tours
- Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises
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Barnstable Harbor• (508) 362-6088, (800) 287-0374• www.whales.net
About 3 miles north of Hyannis in Barnstable Harbor, next door to Mattakeese Wharf Restaurant, the Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises run excursions across Cape Cod Bay to the Stellwagen Bank area. The company's 110-foot cruiser, which seats approximately 300 people, can move at 35 miles an hour. Travel time to reach the whales is often less than an hour and trips last three to four hours. Group rates for 20 or more are available. The boats are wheelchair accessible. For educational groups, the Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises also offers a floating classroom that makes morning nature trips into Cape Cod Bay.
Plymouth MA Tours
- Scenic Water-Tours in Plymouth
Capt. John Boats has been sharing the marine environment of Cape Cod Bay with summertime visitors. From Whale Watching and Deep Sea Fishing, to cruises aboard the Pilgrim Belle, their authentic Mississippi-style paddlewheeler, Splashdown Amphibious Tours, and the Plymouth to Provincetown Ferry.
Boston and Massachusetts Whale Watching Charters
These are all off-Cape excursions and charters:
28 Northern Ave., Pier 1, Boston, MA 02210 1-800-422-8419
75 Essex Ave Gloucester, Cape Ann, MA 1-800-WHALING 1-800-942-5464
23 Congress St. Salem, MA 508-745-6070
20 Long Wharf, Aquarium MBTA, Boston, MA 02110, 1-617-723-7800
One Long Wharf Boston, MA 02110 1-617-227-4320
415 Main St Gloucester, Cape Ann, MA 1-508-283-5110
9 Traverse St., Gloucester, Cape Ann, MA 1-508-283-6995
Town Wharf Plymouth, MA 1-508-743-2643
Capt. Paul McLaughlin, P.O. Box 346, Scituate, MA 02060, Toll Free 1-888-CAPTMAC (1-888-227-8622)
197 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
On Salem's Historic Pickering Wharf
(508) 741-0434 (800) 745-9594 (508) 744-8718
Seven Seas Wharf Gloucester, Cape Ann, MA 1-508-283-1776
79 Essex Ave. Gloucester, Cape Ann, MA 1-800-942-5464
