WHALE AHEAD!

Arctic chills, northern lights, fjords full of whales: a winter trip across Northern Norway.

Photo: Oliver Dirr / whaletrips

ORCAS AHEAD!

Visiting the whales of Northern Norway. A winter trip to the ice cold fjords of Andenes, Senja, Tromsø and Skjervøy.

Whaletrip: NORWAY

We stayed in the fjord for the whole time, with the whales stopping by every day. During one night we could even hear some orcas through the hull of our sailing boat ...

Most common WHALES

MEET THE WHALES

Learn about the different kinds of whales and when and where to meet them.

MEET THE WHALES

Learn about the different kinds of whales and when and where to meet them.

Photo: Sethakan / iStock

BLUE WHALES

Blue whales are the biggest animals in the world – and extremely rare. You have good chances of spotting them in Iceland, Quebec, Mexico and Australia.

ORCAS

Orcas are the top predators of the world’s oceans. Especially in Norway and Canada, chances are high to come across them.

RIGHT WHALES

Right whales are the bulkiest whales, but very agile nonetheless. Watch them jump in Australia, South Africa and Argentina.

GRAY WHALES

Every year, gray whales migrate back and forth between Mexico and Alaska. At some places you can even see them from the mainland.

BELUGAS

Belugas are very popular because of their facial expressions. You can often meet them in great numbers in Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut.

FINBACKS

Finbacks are the second biggest whales in the world. The best places to meet them are Quebec and New England.

HUMPBACKS

Humpback whales are gifted singers and tricky hunters: Singing takes place in the South Seas, hunting is done in the cold fjords.

MINKE WHALES

Minke whales are curious, playful and widespread. They can be found everywhere, in Australia even while snorkeling.

SPERM WHALES

Sperm whales dive deeper than any submarines. They can be spotted close to the coast in Norway, New Zealand and on the Azores.

Whales ORCAS

Orcas are the top predators of the world’s oceans. Especially in Norway and Canada, chances are high to come across them.

Whales HUMPBACKS

Humpback whales are gifted singers and tricky hunters: Singing takes place in the South Seas, hunting is done in the cold fjords.

Whales SPERM WHALES

Sperm whales dive deeper than any submarines. They can be spotted close to the coast in Norway, New Zealand and on the Azores.

Whales MINKE WHALES

Minke whales are curious, playful and widespread. They can be found everywhere, in Australia even while snorkeling.

Whales BLUE WHALES

Blue whales are the biggest animals in the world – and extremely rare. You have good chances of spotting them in Iceland, Quebec, Mexico and Australia.

Whales GRAY WHALES

Every year, gray whales migrate back and forth between Mexico and Alaska. At some places you can even see them from the mainland.

Whales RIGHT WHALES

Right whales are the bulkiest whales, but very agile nonetheless. Watch them jump in Australia, South Africa and Argentina.

Whales FINBACKS

Finbacks are the second biggest whales in the world. The best places to meet them are Quebec and New England.

Whales BELUGAS

Belugas are very popular because of their facial expressions. You can often meet them in great numbers in Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut.

Whales NARWHALES

Narwhales are the mystical unicorns of the sea. If you want to meet them, you have to go to where ice of the Arctic meets the ocean.

The best PLACES

THE BEST PLACES

With this website we focus on the twenty best places in the world to meet the whales.

THE BEST PLACES

With this website we focus on the twenty best places in the world to meet the whales.

Photo: Oliver Dirr / whaletrips

Best places WINTER

Orcas in the North, gray whales in the South, humpbacks all around: some ideas for winter!

The WHALE MAP

USE THE MAP

Choose your whales, choose your time - and find out where to go and what to do there.