Hamanasu Cruise

The best cruise of all

We came to Rausu for whale watching for the 2nd time. We used Hamanasu for the first time and felt lucky that we have done so. Charged 8800 yen per person. Actually all Cruise operators start from th...

No luck with whales but plenty of dolphins

This trip started well. We were all given life jackets and raincoats and there was plenty of space to move around the boat. The commentary was in Japanese, but we were given laminated sheets with de...

Superb! Whale watching.

We were told that the percentage which we can meet whales is 50% of this season. It was lucky that our boat was so close to the whale. They will go under the water and next chance we can meet the will...

You can definitely meet whales, dolphins, whales, whales.

Original Text

I have boarded the Rausu sightseeing boat at 6/26. This time I boarded the Shiretoko sightseeing boat in the north. The ship here is family-run, the receptionist is a son and his wife, and the captain is his father. First, a group guest occupied the first floor seats, so I chose the observation deck. About 30 minutes after leaving the port, I could see the whale's tail fin behind. I couldn't take a picture. If you dive, it won't come out for 40 minutes. I'm sorry. The next thing I went to was the nearest sightseeing boat that was heading to the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula and the place between Kunigo Island ...

we didn't see any whales.

Original Text

Boarded ８／１３ for a mackerel whale. Unfortunately I couldn't see it. I saw a dolphin. Is it about going to the middle line with Kunigo Island? Every ship company will make ８８００ yen, so I still want to see it.