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Whale Watching - Southern California

  • Best year round whale watching in the world!
  • Hi-tech Catamaran with underwater viewing
  • The Most Unique Dolphin and Whale Watching Vessel in the World

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Call 949-488-2828 for reservations

It's whale season all year long!

The whales are here in record numbers! We've seen more Blue, Fin, and Humpback Whales than ever before. And this winter we've had amazing Gray Whale viewings almost every day. Get up close with the largest animals on the planet aboard our Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari.
We have departures every day from Dana Point Harbor.
Our close encounters with these amazing animals are broadcast live on WhaleWatchingTV.com

TOP 10 REASONS OUR DOLPHIN & WHALE WATCHING SAFARI TRIPS ARE THE WORLD'S BEST...
  • TWO Eye-to-Eye Underwater Viewing Pods! Watch dolphins and whales up close underwater and BE one of the pod!
  • We are the only company in the world to broadcast Whale Watching trips LIVE Daily at www.whalewatchingtv.com
  • We have a fantastic stereophonic Research Hydrophone so you can hear the animals, too.
  • We have an underwater camera and plasma monitor so you can see below the surface.
  • We have three 'Eye-Spy Dolphin Nets' for a very up-close encounter!
  • We have an incredible collection of whale and dolphin artifacts for you to see & touch.
  • Mrs. Capt. Dave's Triple Fudge Brownies are awesome & we serve them to you free! YUM!
  • We post our sightings daily and have for the last seven years.
  • Capt. Dave's Award Winning Film on Dolphins & Whales has drawn people worldwide to Dana Pt.
  • Capt. Dave spearheaded the organization and training of OC's first Whale Rescue Team
  • And the entire Dolphin Safari team loves Dolphins and Whales!

An Evening With Captain Dave | Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 6:30 PM

Located at the Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point Harbor

Captain Dave will be presenting footage and sharing the story of his recent involvement with a dramatic whale rescue, featured in his new book, Lily: A Gray Whale's Odyssey, which will be available for sale and signing at the event.
Please click here to register for this event. The cost is free to Ocean Institute members. Non-members are $12/adult, $8/child.

Captain Dave joined Ellen to discuss his recent disentanglement of Bart and the problem that kills almost 1,000 dolphins and whales in nets everyday.

And as Captain Dave explained to Ellen, "This was not a one man show. With the permission of N.O.A.A it was a huge team effort that included our trained Dolphin Safari team, Peter Bartholemew who babysat the whale and the Pacific Marine Mammal Rescue Center, everyone contributed to freeing Bart." Unfortunately this was edited out.

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You can help save whales and dolphins from entanglement by purchasing Capt. Dave's new book: "Lily, A Gray Whale's Odyssey".

'Lily' is based on the true story of another gray whale that became entangled in nets two years ago. Your purchase spreads awareness and half the proceeds go to charity, including helping whales. Visit TalesFromThePod.com to learn more and buy.

book cover

Capt. Dave has been a huge fan of Jacque Cousteau for years, his ‘hero’ of the sea… so it was a really big deal for Dave to have Cousteau’s son, Jean-Michel, write the foreward to his new book!

Foreword by Jean-Michel Cousteau

Did you know that nearly 1,000 dolphins and whales are dying in nets every day? Help Capt. Dave and the Dolphin Safari Team by joining us as a ‘Caretaker’ and signing the petition at TheCaretakers.org to reduce the use of nets.

CBS This Morning joined Captain Dave on a recent safari to report on the problem of entangled whales and dolphins:

Watch live streaming video from whalewatch at livestream.com
Watch our Whale Watching trips LIVE, have your friends and family 'join you' on board and watch your own trip when you get home later that day!
underwater viewing

Our two Eye-to-Eye Underwater Viewing PODs allow you to be a part of the dolphin and whale's world...ONE OF THE POD! This is so much better than a glass bottom boat! It is the only one of it's kind in the world!

 

Captain Dave's Dolphin & Whale Safari is located at 24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629

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Learn about Captain Dave's
new award winning documentary,

"Wild Dolphins and the Whales
of Southern California"!

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Call 949-488-2828 for reservations or email us us for more Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari information

Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari offers you the opportunity to get close to and view the exquisite California dolphins and California whales, as well as other beautiful sea creatures. Southern California whale watching, most unique trip in world, Hi-speed Catamaran with underwater viewing.. We leave from Dana Point Harbor Daily, and take you on a 2 1/2 hour ocean adventure. Dana Point is located not too far from Sea World in San Diego California (approximately 60 minutes away).And not too far from Disneyland in orange County California. Captain Dave Anderson is an experienced Marine naturalist who has been leading dolphin trips and whale watching from Dana Point since 1995. He has also created and produced the award winning documentary "Wild Dolphins and the Whales of Southern California ". (To read more about Captain Dave, check out his bio) Call Captain Dave's to book your dolphin and whale watching safari and enjoy your awesome once-in-a-  lifetime experience!!

Dolphin Watching, Kid's Activities Orange CountyRead one of our favorite articles on Dolphin Safari and dolphin and whale watching by
Dave Strege of the Orange County Register
photos by Andy Templeton

Check out Capt. Dave's new whale watching report for the Orange County Register

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Whale Watching Sightings
(What we are Seeing)

blue whale
(Photo taken by First Mate Mark Tyson)

May 15, 2 Trips: 1 Minke Whale, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 42 Risso's Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
May 13, 4 Trips: 2 Humpback Whales, 500 Common Dolphins, 5 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 12, 3 Trips: 6 Gray Whales, 730 Common Dolphins
May 11, 2 Trips: 3 Gray Whales, 400 Common Dolphins, 11 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 10, 1 Trip: 3 Gray Whales
May 9, 1 Trip: 2 Gray Whales, 50 Common Dolphins, 15 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 8, 3 Trips: 1 Humpback Whale, 1,640 Common Dolphins, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 7, 1 Trip: 2 Gray Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphins

Click here for more dolphin & whale watching sightings

You can hear the dolphins & whales with our research hydrophone and see them underwater with our underwater viewing camera. Click here to hear a megapod of dolphin with our hydrophone! P.S. That's not static you hear, it's the sound of hundreds of thousands of clicks per second!)

 

 

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