We have the longest season of Humpback Whales in the world, as we get humpbacks coming here from both North and South America. This makes for some of the best whale watching to be found anywhere! Over twenty five species of dolphins and whales are either resident or pass through the area on migration.The annual migration of Pacific Humpback Whales is one of the most remarkable journeys by any creature on the planet.

 

The cetaceans travel between 3,000 and 5,000 miles each way, from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, making them one of the farthest-migrating animals on Earth. Northern Hemisphere Humpbacks travel from Alaska and British Columbia to Mexico, Hawaii and Central America, for the months of December to March. Southern, Antarctic-based Humpback Whales spend their winter months near Australia and as far north as Costa Rica from June to November. They are most likely to be seen in Costa Rica between August and October.