09 Sep 2023
As the name of the excursion says, these guys respect the whales and the results speak for themselves. They explain the method behind their approach and how it will therefore take a little more time to find the right opportunity, but once they find one it makes the experience much better!
We watched another tour operator literally follow us and try and steal every whale that surfaced, but because they rushed in and flailed about wildly, the whales just dive. These are intelligent animals and know what they want.
After that tour had given up and moved on, we patiently waited for those whales to come back up and LET THEM decide to stay until we engaged them and then had a great experience with 2 adult humpbacks.
Snorkelling after was also lovely and the vibe after a successful whale snorkel made everyone so relaxed. after a couple hours of tense waiting.
Only cons are the boat isn't the most comfortable for a full booking for 5h, but needs to be small to get to the whales quickly without threatening, plus would have liked the crew to be more attentive to providing water for such a long period of time, but all in all a great experience and I'm grateful to have been able to go with these guys