Monterey Bay

If you’ve ever sat on a bench by the ocean, enjoying the salty air, watching the birds wheeling above and wishing you could join them, then this is the Zeppelin experience for you, our Monterey Bay Coastal Tours!

Lifting off from Monterey Peninsula Airport, you’ll head out over the neatly manicured streets of Monterey and past Old Fisherman’s Wharf to get a seabirds eye view of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the historic Cannery Row.  Watch the waves crashing on the rocks, and spot the kelp forests and perhaps even a whale or two!  Below you, the sun reflecting off the wings of the flocks of seabirds creates patterns that appear and disappear like ghosts over the water. Sometimes you’ll even catch a glimpse of the rainbow colored glory around the shadow of the Zeppelin caused by the sun and the sea-spray.

Savor the stately elegance of Carmel by the Sea and the vistas over the famous Pebble Beach Golf Course towards picturesque Point Lobos. The combination of soft white sandy coves with names like Whalers Cove, Bluefish Cove and Cypress Cove evoke memories of times past with weather-beaten fishing boats, tales of sea monsters and perhaps even pirates! Jagged rocks like those at Granite Point are spectacular from the air and even more amazing if there are fingers of fog lingering out on the Pacific Ocean.

On longer tours, your coastal cruise will continue down towards the world famous Big Sur, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the turquoise waters of the Pacific and every view is breathtaking.

It’s no wonder we already have ‘frequent fliers’ on our Monterey routes!