Join the museum on one of our fantastic boat trips and search for marine life in its natural habitat. For group reservations, call 757.437.6000. Whale Watch trip packages that include hotel accommodations, boat trip, tickets to the Virginia Marine Science Museum and an IMAX movie at the museum are available through certain hotels. Whale, dolphin and ocean collection boat trips leave from the Virginia Beach Fishing Center in Rudee Inlet, approximately one mile from the museum. Saltmarsh boat trips aboard our pontoon boat leave the dock next to the museum's main building.
Trips are subject to cancellation due to unsafe boating conditions.
Fees are payable at time of departure. Please arrive 15-20 minutes prior to your scheduled departure time. Virginia Marine Science Museum. All Rights Reserved.