The Gray Whale Superhighway
The Gray Whale migration is in full swing right now with juveniles, adults and even mothers with calves swimming past the coast of San Diego. On Hornblower’s Whale Watching Cruises, …
The Drone View
A Whale Watching Account on 12/31/15 from photographer and videographer Josh Fields who is a past crew member of Hornblower Cruises & Events in San Diego* Josh writes: “This was …
The Gray Whales are Here!
Our Harbor Tours became Whale Watching Tours on November 19 and 20. On Sunday, Guests on one of our Harbor Tours were treated to fantastic views of a juvenile Gray …
Hornblower’s Helpful Hints for Whale Watching
When we search for gray whales, blue whales and other baleen whales, we cruise out onto the open ocean. Here are a some helpful hints to make your cruise more …
The Peculiar Mola Mola
When you think of a fish, the Mola mola is probably not what you’d picture. This strange fish has a somewhat circular body that is flattened from side-to-side with no …
Beautiful Breaching Gray Whale!
On many of our recent Whale Watching Cruises we’ve seen spectacular breaching behavior where the whale leaps our of the water and lands with a huge splash. Why do whales …
False Killer Whales Spotted off the San Diego Coast
Some of the most amazing experiences are unexpected! Recently, despite dense fog, a pod of more than 20 False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) were spotted in our local waters. These …
Gray Whale Watching Season begins Dec. 9
The first southbound Gray Whales have been spotted off the coast of Monterey Bay, California! Hop on board a Hornblower Whale & Dolphin Watching Tour to witness part of this …
International Save the Vaquita Day is July 9, 2016!
Update: A recent report for the Vaquita Population as of August 2016, estimates that only 30 individual vaquitas are left! This indicates that the vaquitas are still disappearing at an …
Découvrez et suivez la migration des baleines grises
C'est la saison de l'observation des baleines grises à San Diego et le point culminant de la saison est le festival des baleines de San Diego Big Bay qui se tient ce samedi. En l'honneur de ce ...