Sub Sea Tours

Just completed our fourth annual family canoe trip to the Morro Bay spit. The treatment at Sub Sea Tours has made all four trips a wonderful experience. They have proven to provide everything needed to pull off a 16 person excursion, including 10 children, five under the age of seven. Our hats off to business. They deserve the «pat on the back».

Just returned from whale watching with Captain Kevin and Tristan! Fabulous! Saw whales up close right off Cayucos! Beautiful weather! Tristan taught us so much about all the animals and conditions! Loved her! Highly recommend them! Very reasonably priced!

Where do i begin… well let’s just say that I can’t think of anything negative to say about our experience today. From the time we arrived at the dock we were greated by a friendly staff member and given directions on what to do and what to expect. Once we boarded we were immediately greated by the captain (who’s name escapes me) and his deck hand (a lady). We were given instructions and we were off to an amazing adventure, we didn’t realize then that we were in for a surprise!
After traveling for a few miles north we encountered 3 whales, just as promised these beautiful creatures put on a show for us. The entire time the captain shared very interesting information and was very pleasant, we had an amazing time!
Thank you captain for letting my little boy take the wheel and for leading us in singing «Happy birthday» to my 17 year old son, you truly went above and beyond! WE’LL BE BACK SOON!!!
Sincerely: The Hernandez family from Los Angeles California
GO DODGERS!!!

Wow. We took the whale watching tour and had spotted humpbacks within the first hour. The whales were crazy! I bet we saw them at least 50 times. The staff were superinformative and very nice. Easily the best money we spent in Morro Bay.

I had my 4 grandchildren with me for the day, ranging in age from 7 to 10, and was looking for something different to do with them in Morro Bay. I decided on the sub sea tour. A couple of them had never been on a boat before so I figured this would be a great experience and neither I nor my grandchildren were disappointed. It was about a 45 minute ride and we all enjoyed being able to view the fish from the glass bottom as well as being up on the deck taking in the views. It was just something a little different to do and the grandchildren are still talking about it a few months later.

I made reservations for the boat tour. The day before my reservation I received a call that the boat was being repaired so there for the reservation was canceled. I understand things happen. I was just kinda disappointed. I ended up take the boat tour with Lost Isle tours which was great and more affordable.

Definitely an adventure!!! It wasn’t the best season to go… It was in between migration BUT we saw a bit of everything!!! Dolphins, basking shark, grey whales, and the tail of a humpback. The captain and his assistant (Dakota) were a great team! We had not planned a whale watching trip and our desire to go was pretty spontaneous. It was a bit pricey, but comparable to what would be paid other places (and less than what you pay going up to Monterey)… All in all TOTALLY worth it!!!

We had a great experience today renting both a single and double kayak. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. They were also very helpful in planning a route for us based on current tide.
The equipment was in great shape and I feel we paid a reasonable price.

Dane and Adam were really friendly and very accommodating for our dads ash scattering, would definitely recommend this crew!

Had an awesome time whale watching! The skippers were amazing and very knowledgable and kind! We even had a fun sing along on the way back from seeing the whales. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone.

I don’t recommend whale watching tours, Canoe rentals are a good price $ 35 for an hour seats 4 people or $ 75 for one that seats 10 people Its always a good time with family that like outdoors, any way I only gave it 3 stars because I recently went on a whale watch tour and seen no whales didn’t even get a discount for future rentals or anything all we got was a I’m sorry we didn’t see any thing. Absolutely nothing! Trips was about 3 hrs loooooong Nothing to see and Very disappointing. If you decide to go whale watching any way make sure you take a Blanket, water and a sweater it get really cold! Hope my post was helpful

We had a blast! Our 2yr old really enjoyed seeing all the seals, birds, otters and fish! This is a really neat thing to do with kiddos. It’s been really hot in SLO lately so we decided to spend some time in Morro Bay for cooler temperatures and this was a real treat! Our captain was knowledgeable and funny. We are definitely going to come back and do some whale watching.

We arrived in Morro bay and picked a flyer for this boat tour company nearby. Our kids thrilled at the idea of seeing sea life in a glass bottom boat, so my husband made reservations for the 4:00 trip.
We arrived at the dock a few minutes early to find the captain telling us the 4:00 trip was cancelled, because we were the only passengers. What!!! Punish us, because others didn’t want the tour? Are you kidding me? How unprofessional.
Find another company to deal with, because this one might bring tears to your kids’ eyes.

My very first whale watching tour with Kevin & Dakota was AWESOME! Spoke with one of the staff the day before as weren’t sure if we had proper clothing to take with us as this was going to be an unplanned adventure. We were assurred that we would be alright. Once on the boat we were told of blankets & extra jackets & they were un-​needed as it was a beautiful day. We saw several whales & one came up close to the boat. It was AMAZING. Kevin is friendly & has a great sense of humor. Would do this again in a heart beat.

Very knowledgable of the sea creatures. Found whales right away. Very well with kids. We enjoyed the whole trip.

Great little tour of the bay — perfect for the kids. It’s a short ride but being that half our family gets sea sick — it was great for us! If you’re looking for a longer more adventurous tour I’d say choose the Whale watching or maybe kayaks. I say this because it really is a short loop around the bay/​shoreline. Nevertheless, the staff at Sub seas really seem to like their jobs and enjoy sharing local history and info with tourists. Our tour guide was patient and great with the kids — even blasted his «under the sea» and «yellow submarine» soundtrack for the kids to sing along to… overall a great little tour of Morro bay where we saw seals, otters and fish feeding under the sea.

There were 6 of us from why family who went on this Tour, and we had a really great time. The two guys were awesome tour guides. They really know what they are doing and are very informative. They were extremely nice to my son who’s 10 and has ADHD. They even let him drive the boat back. I would book this trip again if in the area.

Glass bottom boat tour was okay. Mostly you see everything that you can see from the shore just a little closer up.
I thought the water would be clear or something and you could see things as the boat was going. But no. We just saw murky water as we went on by. We came up to the top quickly where you could at least see things.
You stop by the sea lions resting on a dock, then the tour guide feeds some fish so that they will get near enough to the glass part of the boat that you can see something besides murky water then look at Morro Rock and head back. Idk guess I was expecting more. Might try the whale watch tour but idk if they pack the boat like they did ours, probably won’t.
Harbor Tour is 45 minutes start to finish. They FILL the boats. Hardly any room to turn around or even breathe. All children 12 and under are provided life vests. $ 10 for adults $ 8 for children.
Sub sea tours, 3 stars.

Sub Sea Tours is off of Embarcadero street where the smiley face flags are. They offer whale watching tours on a catamaran, harbor cruise in a glass bottom boat, and kayak rentals. They also do private charters for ash scattering, private cruises, and parties.
A few years ago we did the glass bottom boat tour and it was the lamest thing I’ve ever done. $ 14 a person to see kelp and sand. Didn’t see a single fish. Even the captain was embarrassed about it and gave everybody credit to use again for another tour. Every time we came back to the area I forgot my credit at home.
This time around I remembered the credit and used it towards whale watching tour which is $ 40 a person. It was frickin’ awesome.
**warning** Do not eat anything before doing the whale watching tour. You’ll be on the choppy ocean in a small catamaran for 3 to 4 hours. I never get seasick and I was on the brink of puking the entire time. The person in front of me started barfing which caused half the boat to get quiet trying to keep their own puke down. I had to meditate with my eyes closed for long periods of time. If if you have puke GO TO THE BACK OF THE BOAT! This lady puked at the front into the wind which caused it to blow back onto her friend. I don’t recommend drinking anything either since you’ll be without a toilet for 3 to 4 hours. There’s a public bathroom right next to docks.
Anyways, enough about barfing and peeing. The boat captain was in contact with several people over his radio seeing who’s seen whales and where at. After a few hours we hit the jackpot. We saw dozens of whales. So many whales in fact our group made it to the local news channel. It was amazing. They were so close to the boat you could hear them communicating with each other. We’d see them come up for air, jump out of the water showing they’re huge heads, then dive down with their enormous tales coming up out of the water. Swarms of sea lions swimming around the whales eating their food scraps. Whale after whale after whale. It never ended. Barfing was forgotten and everybody was oohing, ahing, laughing, screaming, clapping, photo taking, etc. Awesome time. Of course these whale watching trips are a roll of the dice. I’ve been on 4 whale watching trips and this is the first time I’ve ever actually seen whales. Worth the wait and the endless nausea.
Video from Sub Sea Tour’s facebook page. Cruise we were on.
I tried to take photos but it was too hard to see my iphone screen so I didn’t get anything but a bunch of water shots. My wife was smart and took video.

Awesome place to rent Kayaks … the staff was very knowlegable about the current and basics. This was my first time in a Kayak and I felt comfortable. I would recommend this to anyone with an interest and the views from the bay are spectacular !!!