California Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

Whale watching is a matter of being in the right place at exactly the right time, along with migrating sea creatures. Crew kept telling us the animals are not tagged and the boat doesn't have sonar. We got lots of great facts and sightings of interesting sea creatures, but, alas, no whales.

A beautiful experience, relaxing and calming. Views are wonderful. Also get history and facts about the lake.

Loved seeing the whole lake. It was beautiful.Worth the money. Take a light jacket if you sit outside o. The viewing deck.

Good experience with Cool Destinations and great experience with legacy whale waiting

We went on a Sunday morning in September. The dock was easy to find and the ship was clean. We were able to hear the captain as he spoke about the sea life we encountered. We saw lots of dolphins, 2 different kinds and even a shark, but unfortunately we did not see any whales. Overall the experience was very good

Went on 90 minute cruise. Left on time, arrived back at dock on time. Ordered drinks from QR code, delivered quickly by friendly server. Entire cruise had narrator describing sites we were passing. Very informative.

The tour was really great! If you love military history, this is the perfect tour for you. The crew was also wonderful!

The food was fantastic and the crew was kind and helpful! The views were amazing! I'm so glad we did this! It was such a memorable experience for our anniversary trip!

Went out for a ride on a Monday afternoon. The ticket pick up and dock are very accessible. Although the waters are warmer than normal this time of year, I still had hopes on seeing some marine life. We were able to view beautiful pod of common dolphins. There was also a quick Minke whale sighting, but we weren’t able to spot him. Overall, the boat was well kept and the crew were very helpful and friendly.

It was a really fun tour. Our guide was hilarious as well as informative and we had the best time. It was better than we expected.

We had so much fun! The cap’n, Kirk, and all the crew made us feel so welcome and safe! They mixed a great old fashioned cocktail, pointed out interesting things on the coast line, found some sea lions and best of all, an enormous pod of dolphins that had a newborn amongst them. They said they watched that baby being born the day before. The music was fun, the air and sea were gorgeous! They wished a young lady happy birthday. The rest of the passengers felt like old friends by the time we docked.

We saw a lot of fishes. Maybe the only part missing is that there were only 3-4 types of fishes. Definitely worth going the tour.

So so glad we did this tour rather than trying to see the sights ourselves in a hire car which would have been a nightmare! This tour took us up to the Hollywood Hills with views of the Hollywood sign, live commentary from George (who was fab) about celebrity houses etc, through Beverly Hills (where you get to stop off and take pics of the famous sign and lily pond) and then past places like the Chinese Theatre, Walk of Fame etc. It was such an informative and fun couple of hours with our brilliant driver George. At the end of the tour if you submit a google review you get to choose a free t shirt or magnet which we weren’t expecting! Definitely a tour to do. Great value.

Staff were very friendly! Got to see some dolphins and enjoy a couple margaritas while enjoying the beautiful views. Would absolutely do it again !

We had a really great time. We appreciate the staff and the horses who work hard all day. I like that I was way in the back and they gave me some freedom to control my horse how I liked without getting told off at every moment. My horses name was Pico, and my girls horse was Dory. I’ve had some experience with horses and she had none, and they matched us up well with our horses. We are forever grateful for the great people and the great horses at this family-owned ranch. The staff was great and was not annoyed with us being outgoing with them. They also asked to borrow my phone and snap pictures of our experience which was nice and considerate. And now I have some nice memories in my phone. I also met a horse in the stables who only had one eye, which was cute cuz I feel like other places would’ve rejected the handsome guy

We had a great experience and taking the flyer to and from Catalina. It was a very easy process, and the crew was very helpful.