Whale Watching tours take place along the San Diego coast from December to March. Tours are approximately 3 to 4 hours long. Depature times are 8am to noon and 12:30pm to 4:30pm $400.00. A 9am to 3pm tour is also available for $600.00
Gray whales spend the summer in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas. Gray whales, like most other baleen whales, migrate to warmer waters during the winter months. The eastern Pacific stock of gray whales travels along the coast of the US and Mexico. During this annual migration, a gray whale can travel as far as 6,000 miles each way.
Pregnant females travel to the lagoons to give birth and raise the calf. The lagoons are protected from the open ocean, currents and predators. Others may travel to warmer waters or to find mates. Not all gray whales travel to the lagoons during the winter. Some may travel a portion of the way, some may not at all.
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