Whale Watch Plymouth Massachusetts, Whale
Watching Boats, Prices, Schedule
Plymouth MA Whale Watch:
Plymouth Whale Watch Boats will guarantee the sighting of
whales. Most common on Stellwagen bank are Humpback,
Minke, and Finback Whales.
Pilot Whales and Whitesided Dolphins are also a common
sight.
The Captain John Whale Watch Boats carry a naturalist who
identifies the animals and talks about their life cycles.
Whale watch trips by large steel-hulled boats leave the
dock at Plymouth Massachusetts for daily runs during the
summer to the marine sanctuary of Stellwagen Bank.
See schedule and prices below
Plymouth also offers charter
boat fishing for bottom fish
for cod, or trolling for striper,
blue, tuna and shark.
Visitors who come to Plymouth
for the history can get in some
fishing.
Haddock, Pollock, Striped
Bass, Blue Fish, Tuna and
Shark are common in the
waters of cape Cod Bay in
summer and can be caught on
half-day and full-day Charter
boat trips.
The Lobster is a popular delicacy now in Plymouth but in the days of the Pilgrims the lowly
bottom feeding crustacean was only fit for use as fertilizer
The dock where the Plymouth
Walewatch boats leave is still an
active though small commercial
fishing dock where lobster
boats,draggers and gill netters work
Plymouth is still a small town and can easily be walked in a day. Free parking is provided at several lots along
the harbor. towards the boat ramp. The ramp area parking is for boats with trailers but 200 yards to the north
there is free parking. Other lots provide paid parking.
You will need a vehicle to reach the Plimoth Plantation, about three miles outside the harbor along the coast to
the south.
Plymouth & Brockton shuttle runs service between the harbor and the Plimoth Plantation.
Train and bus service reaches Plymouth from Logan Airport.
Plymouth Massachusetts
Whale Watching boats
leave from the docks in
Plymouth Harbor and
cruise to the tip of cape
cod where the
underwater ridge called
Stellwagen Bank attracts
Humpback whales.
Plymouth Massachusetts
Fishing Charter Boats, Whale
Watching, and Sightseeing
boats leave from the docks a
block from Plymouth's Main
Street.
Plymouth Massachusetts Fishing Boats bring in lobster, cod and haddock
for the restaurants and fish markets along the shore
Plymouth Whale Watch
Information:
Captain John's Whale Watching and
Fishing Tours (508) 242-3161
10 Town Wharf
Plymouth, MA 02360
41.961455 -70.667422
Plymouth MA
Whale Watch:
The Captain John
Plymouth Whale
Watch Boats use
steel hulled boats
with enclosed cabin
with inside seating,
rest rooms, and
two open decks of
viewing space.
Captain John boats
will guarantee the
sighting of whales.
Season and Price
April 2 to May 15, Saturday, Sunday, holidays trips at noon, return 4 pm
May 15 to June 10, daily
Summer season starts June 2, three trips daily
Fall Season runs September 5 to October 10, daily trips at noon
October 11 to October 30, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, noon to 4 PM
Adults $43 USD Children over 6 $20, Seniors $36.
Whale Watch Boats Plymouth, MA
Whale Watch Boats Plymouth, MA
ready for an early cruise to
Stellwagen Bank