Skip to content
whales

Guaranteed Whale Watching

Your goal is to see orca whales and our goal is to show them to you. With thousands of departures over twenty five years, our local knowledge is unmatched. As a result, our success rate is the best in the industry. Our Four Hour Tours are guaranteed to connect you with orcas, or your next trip is free.

Read more

family

From Our Family to Yours

Puget Sound Express has been operating whale watching tours for 25 years, and in that time we have always endeavored to make your trip a lasting memory. Ours is a family-run business, with three generations of knowledge and caring at the ready. Read more

Comfortable Boats

Comfortable Boats

Puget Sound Express runs comfortable boats that are a pleasure to ride. For our Port Townsend-to-San Juan Island Tour we take the larger Glacier Spirit. For our Four Hour Whale Watching trip we take the smaller and speedier Olympus. Both boats offer indoor and outdoor viewing and hydrophones. Read more

Latest News

6
Jan

Make Your 2012 Whale Watching Reservation Now

By Admin in Latest News
Sherri's Family Blueberry Buckle
Sherri’s famous Blueberry Buckle

 

2012 is here! We hope it will be an outstanding year for you and your family.

The past year was a special year for whale watching and wildlife in the Pacific Northwest. We had our resident orca pods nearby, of course, but we also were graced by loads of humpback whales, gray whales, minkes  - and of course all of the amazing birds that visit the region.

Right now, our boats are receiving their annual maintenance work. However, we’ve opened up registration for our spring Gray Whale tours, our summer full-day trips to San Juan Island (Friday Harbor), and our Guaranteed 4-Hour Whale Watching tours.

You can reserve your trips online 24/7, or call us at 360-385-5288 and we’ll help you over the phone.

We also want to remind you that we book dozens of custom group tours every year for residents and visitors from around the world. So if you’re looking for that custom touch – we love creating itineraries that your special event or gathering.

21
Nov

Join The Christmas Ship Parade

By Admin in Latest News

Christmas Ship Parade

This holiday season, enjoy something a little out of the ordinary with Puget Sound Express

December 3, 10, 17, and 23, we  are offering special trips from Port Townsend to downtown Seattle to take part in the “Christmas Ship Parade.”  This is the 14th year we’ve participated, and the Parade is a favorite with our customers and staff. We hope you can join our family on these special tours.

What is the Parade? Argosy Harbor Tours dresses up their main tour boat, The Spirit of Seattle with Christmas lights and a live choir that sings carols to everyone around the vessel. Each night the ship takes a different route in the Seattle area. During the trip many other boats, also in Christmas lights, join the parade and sing along with the choir.

On these nights we board the Glacier Spirit and travel to Seattle. We choose dates that are the most popular, so that you are sure to get a good show. Along the way, we enjoy some warm soup with fresh baked bread while enjoying Christmas carols and great company. Once in Seattle, we join the Parade by the waterfront soaking up the sights and sounds of the choir singing from the ‘Christmas Ship.’

Visit our Christmas Ship Parade page to learn more, or reserve your seat online right now.

 

10
Sep

Our second centenarian in twenty six years of orca whale watching.

By Admin in Latest News
We had a great day celebrating Mary’s 101st birthday aboard the Glacier Spirit while Orca whale watching in the San Juan islands. We made her honorary captain for the day. Thank you to Carol Dwyer for the photo.
Photo

Sent from my iPhone

10
Sep

Steller sea lions at whale rock, San Juan islands.

By Admin in Latest News
While customers see Orca whales almost daily many other unusual marine mammals are also seen while traveling with Puget Sound Express. Thank you to Carol Dwyer for this photo taken yesterday September 9.
Photo

Sent from my iPhone