Whale Watching in Gloucester, MA

Cambridge Hotels – An hour drive from Boston, Gloucester is America’s oldest and most famous fishing port, dating back to 1623. The town was immortalized in the best-selling book and George Clooney film, “The Perfect Storm,” about a local fishing boat that gets caught in the “storm of the century.” But Gloucester is also renowned as one of the world’s best locations to see endangered Humpback Whales. Watching these mammoth sea creatures, which are 50 feet long and weigh 40 tons, is breath-taking. Boats leaving from the port of Cape Ann take you on a five-hour excursion to the Stellwagen National Marine Sanctuary feeding ground 12 miles off the coast. There you will see these graceful behemoths raising their entire bodies out of the water, waving their massive black-and-white v-shaped tales, and shooting 12-foot water sprays from their blowholes. It’s one of the most amazing things you will ever experience. During the summer these whales eat almost non-stop, consuming 3000 fish per day before heading 1500 miles back to the Caribbean in winter to mate. The boat captains are extremely friendly and give you loads of interesting information. It’s a long day, and the Atlantic can be very choppy, but seeing these awe-inspiring whales in their natural habitat is one of nature’s wonders that should not be missed.
Seven Sea’s Whale Watch, 63 Rogers Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1-888-283-1776.
http://www.7seas-whalewatch.com/