Washington
Whales & Trails: A San Juan Island Adventure With Your Grandchild
Program No. 19929RJ
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Whales & Trails: A San Juan Island Adventure With Your Grandchild
Whales & Trails: A San Juan Island Adventure With Your Grandchild
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Based on 7 Reviews
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This was a fabulous trip! My granddaughter and I both loved it. Cindy, the tour leader, is an expert on whales and her enthusiasm is infectious. She has organized a wonderful program that covers a range of interests and topics. We learned about the native people and had a fascinating trip to the native museum, which is conveniently located on the way to the ferry to San Juan Island. Each day we alternated the more sedentary morning activities with active, but not strenuous, hiking to very varied coastal terrain. The food was perfect - just right for kids taste buds but fine for adults too. It was nice to have almost all meals at the hotel and not deal with restaurants. Her assistants - Kevin, Keith and Ruth - were also wonderful and knowledgeable. It was fun hanging out with the three of them as well as Cindy. I learned so much from the four of them, as did my granddaughter. I highly recommend this trip.
— Review left July 3, 2026
The Whales and Trails Grandparents trip was excellent. Our Group Leader Cindy Hansen and the others were the best! The weather was even fabulous! We did see Humpbacks and Orcas. Friday Harbor is beautiful.
— Review left July 19, 2025
What a wonderful trip! Everything that happened was special. The kids on the trip had so much fun together, we saw so much natural beauty on San Juan Island and even though the whale watching trip did not find any whales, we did see some harbor seal pups and some bald eagles. It's like entering a magical world where whales are the center of the universe and all is right with the world.
— Review left July 21, 2024
Great program! My almost 12 year old granddaughter loved it. The young people bonded almost immediately and shared their enthusiasm for orca whales with one another. We saw the orcas several times thanks to our leaders, Cindy and Lily. They went above and beyond to get the group to a location to view the whales.
— Review left July 1, 2024
The Whales and Tails program in the San Juan Islands is fun as well as educational. The accommodations in Friday Harbor is easy walking distance from the ferry and the town. And the swimming pool offers the grandchildren free time options!
— Review left June 25, 2024
Beautiful country, fun activities, interesting talks and old fashioned kid fun. A great opportunity to share with your grandchild.
— Review left June 24, 2024
This was my fifth intergenerational program. All have been great, but this one has to rank at or near the top. As usual, all the kids hit it off right away and got along well together. Most were in the middle of the age range, which definitely helps. Our two main instructors, Cindy and Allie, were just amazing. Although the main focus was whales - particularly Orcas - we all learned a lot about local marine life in general. The field trips were great, and the mix between learning and fun was perfect. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone remotely interested in the topics. My granddaughter, Penelope, loved it all, even though it did take more than half an hour to get home !!(Inside joke other participants will understand!)
— Review left July 20, 2019