![]() No other whales this time but need to plan our calendar better. 4 gray whales cavorting for a while seen on our way back. Superpod of over 100 dolphins which we've seen each of our trips. It can be chilly, but this time was unseasonably mild. ![]() I enjoyed the viewing pods with my daughter last trip, but just delighted staying topside with my wife this trip. The narration and easy Q&A provide new information every trip we've taken. Our oldest daughter & son-in-law loved the experience when we treated them 2 years back, and we plan to treat our youngest daughter & spouse when their schedule allows & they're back in SoCal. There's shaded seating for those who need it. This is their oldest but also most popular boat with underwater viewing ports in the bow and counting the net area, comfortable room for ~25 people in the front. If my wife didn't have some physical challenges we would be out on their Zodiac trips. We've gone to other companies at both Dana Point and Newport Beach, but Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari are the gold standard for consistent experiences. Our trip's Captain Craig and the crew were first rate and the experience just can't be topped. Our morning trip on the Manute'a is our third time, and we plan to return. Dave’s brownies are wonderful!!! – Via TripAdvisor These guys and gals really care about the whales and about the ocean as well as donating $ to help people in Africa! Oh and Mrs. Make sure to check out his Facebook page as well as his YouTube channel. We will be back for many more adventures. We never traveled out of the sight of the Orange County high rises! You can get cheaper but it will not be the wonderful family like experience you get with Dave’s. Boat was larger but it was basically a boat ride with the viewing of only 1 pod of Dolphins. My friend and I did a cheaper Whale Watching trip Monday afternoon out of Newport Beach. Dave even launched his drone so our trip and sighting might have a video to document it ! Craig, the Naturalist and photographer was most informative on both trips as was all of Dave’s staff. But then Dave announced the sighting of a whale spout and dang if we did not get to see a Blue in all her/his glory. Dolphins as far as one could see when looking in any direction. The second day we found ourselves in the middle of a huge pod of Common Dolphins numbering between 1200 to 1500. We got the rare experience of watching 2 pods merge into one and the happy party time expressed by the dolphins with meeting up with old friends and family. Monday we did not see any whales but saw large pods of Common, Short Beaked and Long Beaked Dolphins. Both were wonderful and offered very different experiences. On August 29 and 30th we did 2 back to back morning trips. I was hooked and going out whale watching with Captain Dave went on my bucket list. I first heard about Captain Dave & Whale Watching Safari a couple of years ago when I saw a video he made using his drone to capture a bird’s eye view of a whale and of a dolphin stampede. You can get cheaper BUT you won’t get any better than Dave’s!!! Captain Dave is a “pied piper” for whales and dolphins.
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