3.5 Hour Crowd-Skipping Whale Tour in Juneau, Alaska
Overview
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3 hours 30 minutes
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Our 20 passenger catamaran offers you and your loved ones a personal experience without the crowds. Elevated custom seats are sure to keep you at the optimal height for taking in Juneau's majestic views. Our spacious heated cabin with extra large windows frame perfect photo opportunities of the vast shorelines, glaciers and local wildlife. Enjoy outside viewing of the whales, sea lions and eagles from our full walk around deck. Welcome aboard; we look forward to serving you.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Most travelers can participate.
This tour will have a maximum of 20 travelers.
We operate in all weather conditions. Please consider warm layers of clothing with an outer layer that is waterproof. Comfortable, non-slip shoes are recommended.
Your safety is our top priority. If we should need to cancel you will be offered a different date or a full refund.
TripAdvisor/Viator communications are limited please contact us prior to your cruise for clear meeting instructions. Thank you.
We here at JWT are always aiming to reduce our impact on the environment. It's important for all of us to keep our beloved whales and water safe and happy. Therefore, if any of our tours have 5 or less participants on it, we will unfortunately be canceling. We will do our best to reschedule your party or, if that is not feasible, we will issue a full refund.
WARNING!!!! If you choose "book now/pay later" Viator WILL NOT SEND YOU YOUR CONFIRMATION UNTIL YOU ARE ON YOUR CRUISE SHIP WITH LITTLE TO NO INTERNET. Call us before you leave home so we may manually send your instructions.
Arrive at the Goldbelt Tram NO LATER THAN YOUR TOURS START TIME.
JWT is not responsible for lost or damaged personal items.
We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to Anyone.
"BOOK NOW/PAY LATER" WARNING!!! If, for ANY reason, your card is rejected you (and JWT) will not know until it is too late to be corrected. Your seat will become available for others to book without warning. PROCEED WITH CAUTION IF YOU CHOOSE THIS OPTION!! We have seen this in action and it is heartbreaking. We DO NOT recommend this option!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Bring your own water and snacks. Complimentary water available upon request.
Restroom on board
What To Expect
Let us show you around the waters of Juneau Alaska! We will pick you up in our complimentary bus (30 mins each way) and take you to our custom 40' catamaran with individual seating for 20 passengers. Once aboard our vessel our experienced naturalist and captain will take you out for 2.25 hours to show you the thriving marine wildlife in SE Alaska. We have designed our vessels for this area with spacious walk around decks so you can view whales in a more intimate setting. Join us for an experience that is a step above the rest.
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3.5 Hour Crowd-Skipping Whale Tour in Juneau, Alaska
Pickup included
Reviews
1,163 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
BEST TOUR EVER!!!
terrygI6592MS,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely hands down - the BEST EXPERIENCE EVER!!! I have been on other whale watching tours - big boats - big crowds and everyone fighting for the "shot". This experience was not that - comfortable seats - walk around deck - 360 degrees of big windows - boat only holds 20 per trip so everyone gets the shot and gets to see and experience whales like no other. TJ and Andrew were great. From booking to getting off on the dock at the end of the tour - 100% awesome. Incredible crew start to finish. Can't recommend these guys enough. Look no further - this is the BEST whale watching tour in Juneau!!!
Great experience
Lisa H,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Loved it - would do it again. The captain and crew was very knowledgeable and funny. We saw a lot of whales! Thanks for the experience of a lifetime.
Bucket list must do!!!
nancysI5600SL,
Oct 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I, along with some family and friends, had the greatest experience with the JWT excursion. Our hosts TJ & Andrew were informative and oh so gracious. Our guides took us to what they called the whale nursery. There, we were witness to some amazing sights of humpback whales with their calves. Our boat was an amazing vessel! It had 360° views with a walk-around deck of forward, aft, starboard and port. Even with maintaining the NOOA assured safe distance, the whales soon had us in what was deemed as “whale jail”. I HIGHLY recommend this excursion. And purchasing the excursion through Viator was a savings over buying through the cruise line.
Whales Everywhere
HPMacy,
Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Though a bit hard to hear the commentary at times over the engine noise, the naturalist guide and captain did a great job of finding and positioning us to see whales. The ship was built by a former engineer/company owner and has a 360-degree walkabout deck.
Chicago watching Whales
Lynn L,
Sep 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This experience was superb! The Capitan and his first mate were wonderful and knowledgeable and we got to see whales! I am very happy with the privateness of this whale watching. So personable. Everyone was able to be on the outside of the boat and get great pics. The Capitan made several stops looking for whales, we saw one at every spot. Nothing was left out! ALL 14 OF US LOVED IT.
The greatest whale watching tour in Juneau
SCOTT A,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This is the whale watching tour you want. The crew is great, the boat was over the top with 360 walk around. We got mugged on this tour (whale mugged - meaning we were surrounded by whales) The captain is very friendly and went out of his way to make sure our whale watching experience was over the top. We had a naturalist on board while was very informative and helpful.
Mugged
MARTIN S,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We got mugged and were in whale jail. Best part of entire cruise!! Highly recommend this excursion..
Brilliant
Sandra H,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a great experience on this trip. We saw Whales (Mum & Calf), sea lions, harbour seals & bald eagles. Cedar, who drove us to and from the boat was really informative with local information and Daisy and Alan on the boat gave us loads of information on the marine life. All in all a brilliant time. The boat itself was so cool too.
A whale of a good time!
625gerrys,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00TJ was our captain and Daisy our naturalist. This experience exceeded all of our expectations. We saw many whales, including Magnum. One of the highlights of our life!
Tj & naturalist...
Brian C,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Tj & naturalist (apologies I can not remember his name!) were great & made the trip fun. We saw dozens of whales & they were great about pointing them out to everyone on board. Absolutely the right choice & amount of people on board!
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