Acadian Whale Adventures is Bar Harbor's premier whale watching tour operator. Experience a fantastic whale watching excursion aboard "AtlantiCat", a $7 million high-tech luxury catamaran new in 2003.
Acadian Whale Adventures hosts three distinctly different whale watching tours every day, throughout the summer season. Experience the beauty and magnificence of humpback, finback and Minke whales. Also see dolphins, porpoises, seals, puffins, eagles, lighthouses and more. AtlantiCat was designed to be the largest, fastest, safest and most luxurious whale watching catamaran in the world.
She has heated cabins, cushion seating, a galley with bar, three decks, and nearly 1,000 feet of rail space so you can relax comfortably and have a front row view of the action. Big-screen plasma TVs and 200 acoustically-arranged speakers broadcast all the action throughout the cabins. AtlantiCat is equipped with state-of-the-art safety and navigational equipment and the most advanced motion stabilizing system available.
Every tour is hosted by a professional naturalist who provides an entertaining and educational narrative about your sightings and life in the Gulf of Maine. Humpbacks, Finbacks & Minke whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals are native to our part of the north Atlantic. The area is abound with birds including puffins, eagles, hawks & many other interesting species.
Check out our recent sightings to get a glimpse into our fantastic tours - www.barharborwhales.com/recent_sightings.htm. We never know exactly what we are going to see on each whale watching tour. But, we do know you will have a great time sailing with us on AtlantiCat.