
* Fees must be paid at time of registration in order to be registered. As we must remit payment 30 days prior to all trips, refunds will not be made after that period unless we are able to fill the seat with someone from a waiting list. Full refunds will be given with written cancellation prior to the 30‐day cutoff. If you are not confirmed for a trip at the time of its departure, you will be given a refund in full.
All seats are reserved for the individual registered, regardless of who made the payment, and will be filled with the next registrant from the waiting list upon cancellation. In order to be fair to all registered, transfer of the reservation to another individual is not permitted. Trips are only open to guests if seats remain available after open registration. All trips have minimum and maximum capacities.
Winter Wildlife and Whale Watching Boat Trip
Thursday Feb 16 9:30am-7:00pm
Course SE121031 $95
Take to the seas for a two-hour adventure in search of all things winged, finned and wonderful! Virginia Beach's food-rich waters attract all kinds of seabirds and even the migrating whale close to our shores in cooler months, making Winter Wildlife Boat Trips exciting outings to share with family and friends. Your oceangoing adventure with Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center begins on board a large, comfortable boat with heated cabins and generous viewing spaces. From your vantage point on deck, you'll be on the lookout for brown pelicans, northern gannets, double-crested cormorants and other waterfowl making dramatic dives and splashes as they feed on schools of fish. Aquarium educators will accompany you to narrate your trip and share information and artifacts - including actual whale bones. Nature's playground even in winter, these waters are traveled by humpback, fin and sometimes right whales as they complete their Atlantic migrations. Attracted by large schools of menhaden and bay anchovies, these giants of the sea are spotted lunge feeding, slapping their tails and flippers, or even breaching to check ot their surroundings - giving viewers an unforgettable experience. Lunch will be at Rockafeller's at Rudee Inlet follwed by the whale tour.