| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Not that impressive
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| Sat, Mar 14 10:00 AM |
TaeSeokKim |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Stayed most of time on one spot; watching same whale over one hour! |
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GREAT!
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| Sat, Mar 14 10:00 AM |
brooks530 |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The Dana Wharf team did a phenomenal job! My wife, two young boys and I had a great time. We would highly recommend this company. |
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Once in a lifetime experience
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| Sat, Mar 14 9:00 AM |
tthistle |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Individual |
| I went Whale watching from the Dana Point Harbor on March 14 at 9 am. Saw 3 whales. One of them breached 5 times. One of the whales started doing mating behaviors and we saw them mate. We even saw the whales give each other a hug as part of the mating behavior. Amazing!!! The guide was very knowledgable as well. |
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Rare opportunity off CA coast
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| Sat, Mar 14 9:00 AM |
mitchchernes |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Found a whale fairly quickly, soon joined by another. Watch as the whale breached about three times. Another whale joined, now we are watching three whales. In a rare opportunity we were able to observe the whales mating. This was unbelievable, and kept the whales on top of the water most of time. |
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Awesome time.. saw some whales.
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| Sat, Mar 14 8:00 AM |
Otaylor |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We left at eight in the morning and were off in the search of a whale. just when i thought we were ready to head back, we got a report of a whale in the area nearby... sure enough we saw one.. and it BREACHED fully out of the water!!!!!!!! landing with a big splash... and it blew out of its blow hole a few times and did a few tale flips for us... it was happy to see us.. =) great, fun time if you get the chance to go. |
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loved it
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| Sat, Mar 14 8:00 AM |
dougwhale |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Once we found a whale it was spectacular. |
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Great price
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| Sat, Mar 14 8:00 AM |
scrvarich |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Once again, the price is the main perk of this trip. We've been out many times before with this group, and for the price it can't be beat (especially if you are in a group). So for that reason, I recommend this trip with this outfit. I was disappointed this time though... it took 1 1/2 hr and a tip from a local fishing boat to find a whale. I admit that's not really the fault of the company. But, what was disappointing is that the 1 1/2 hrs was spent zipping up and down the coast in FREEZING weather with no commentary whatsoever. The least they could have done is talked a little about the gray whales while searching for them, or had some whale artifacts to look at or something to make it more than a boat ride at 8am on a Saturday in the cold, damp weather. When we finally found the whale, it did not disappoint. He put on a great show. We really only got to spend about 10 minutes tracking it because it was time to head back - everyone kept mentioning how it felt like it was being crammed into the last few minutes so that they wouldn't have to hand out vouchers for free trips since we technically saw a whale. But again, for the price, this is totally the way to go. |
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Not My Cup of Tea
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| Sat, Mar 14 8:00 AM |
MrsGansh |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| If you enjoy being herded onto a boat and taken to a point out along the coast to stare into dark, dismal water then this is the trip for you. The day I participated it was very cold, overcast and dreary. We rode out along the coast, which took about thirty minutes and watched for a whale to appear. We did see one, although very briefly. Everyone flocked to one side of the boat to see the elusive whale and I felt as though I were in a can of sardines. We headed back to shore afterward and I must say, I was happy to get off the boat. I vowed if I ever go whale watching again, it will be in Hawaii! |
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Whale watching So California
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| Sat, Mar 14 8:00 AM |
captnjazbo |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The price was awesome!! The tour was peaceful and relaxing... Seen Grey whale. |
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Beautiful Boat, Wonderful Crew
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| Sat, Mar 14 8:00 AM |
Richele |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The boat was very nice and clean, the crew members were very friendly and helpful. The food offered on board was good and was fairly priced. So often food is overpriced (movie theatres) when they have a captive audience, but NOTwith this company.
When a whale was spotted, the skipper gave us information about it (the whale) and told us what direction to look, as well as what the whale might do next. Also gave us great information about the sea lions lounging on a buoy.
We very much appreciated the discount price as we would not have been able to afford to take our family on this lovely trip at the regular price. This was a great deal! |
