Four of us (2 couples) spent 4 delightful hours with Captain Todd and Amy whale watching from The Taz one afternoon in the third week of Aug. '12. Even though we have taken other whale watching tours elsewhere, this surpassed them all. After a quick traverse of the Icy Strait to Point Adolphus spotting the occasional sea otter, we arrived... More

What a wonderful trip................... We whale watched on Taz yesterday & just loved it.Small numbers so plenty of room for viewing & photo's. 40 + humpbacks, mums & calves playing,lots of breaching & splashing & the 'whale talking' was amazing. Best value for money in Alaska.We would do this tour again in a heartbeat Thank you Taz for a great... More

We had an excellent whale watching experience with Captain Tod and Amy on the 'Taz' in July. The humpback whales were amazing. We saw many up close with a number of whales breaching too. Tod and Amy know a lot about whales. Highly recommend a trip on the 'Taz'

Cross Sound Express Whale Watching aka (The TAZ) as it is locally known is the best whales watching experience we’ve had yet. We enjoyed it so much we went twice. Being from the East Coast we were skeptical, we weren’t accustomed to seeing Humpback whales in such numbers. We didn’t have to wait long before we heard and saw pods... More

We had a great trip. Even though we were the only two passengers who signed up for the trip, the captain worked hard to give us excellent whale watching opportunities. I took wonderful photos of both whales and spectacular scenery.

We've toured with TAZ twice and will do it again when we return to Gustavus. Small, intimate group and given the number of humpbacks in the vicinity, great sightings are almost certain. We saw some breaching and also spotted some Orcas. Tour operators were knowledgeable and friendly. A terrific outing.

We saw over twenty-five humpbacks during an afternoon trip. I highly advise the afternoon trip which ends about 4- 4:30. The whales were feeding almost the entire time including next to and under our boat. We got wet from the whale blow a couple of times. The Taz's captain predicted that about 4:00 the whales start to breach almost every... More

We took an evening trip on the 'Taz" in July 2010 as a transfer from the larger Glacier Bay boat which had broken down. We think whale-watching from a smaller vessel like the 'Taz' gives a better experience (8 people on our trip). We enjoyed meeting the crew, we liked the way they chose a good spot, stopped the boat,... More