Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching

We used Zerve to reserve our tickets for a whale watching trip at Dana Point. Zerve made it extremely easy to navigate their site and take advantage of the great price on the tickets we ordered. I'll definitely use them again.

with a couple of breakfast burritos and the family on a 2 hour cruise, We did get to see 1 whale, not a good showing whale just saw the spout actually. The dolphins were very playfull and the sea lions did not dissapoint either. Will definately take the family again

We really enjoyed our whale watching. We saw several whales and the boat got close enough to give us good viewing. I wish the boat had more seating since it was hard to stand with no seats for the full two hours.

The trip was great the staff was wondedrful. The seas were quite rough that day other than that it was great.

The weather was perfect! We followed 2 gray whales around for quite awhile and were able to get some good photos. The captain was knowledgeable and taught us a few things about the gray whales that we were not aware of. I would absolutely do it again :)

Did I just pick a good day for it, or is it always so beautiful on the ocean? Went for the kids, but I loved it myself! My boys were still talking about it when we got home. They really felt as though they'd had an adventure. The 2 hours went quickly as there was so much to look at (that did not include telephone wires, or fast food signs ruining the landscape) Lots of big sky and ocean - as yes we did see some whales. What we saw were mostly tips of their heads as they came up for air and their tails as they dove again. The exhalations from thier blow holes are visible and audible. Really cool fun! We will go again. ALSO .. The Ocean Institute is literally 2 minutes from Dana Point harbor and affords you the opportunity to touch sea cucumbers, sun fish, star fish, and even rays. An amazing variety of sea creatures are on display and much information is presented in regards to whales. There are fun interactive displays and the staff is very knowledgeable. Zerve customer service is super!

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Before I bought tickets i read some reviews. I was a little concerned because a few ratings didn't seem too pleased. I also knew there were no absolute guarantees of seeing any whales. My daughter was home from college on Spring break so we decided to give it a try.We had a WONDERFUL time! Maybe because we went into it not expecting to see whales? We stood outside in the front. ( How anyone could sit inside I'll never know?) Just the ride itself was great but then we came across what seemed like Dolphin heaven. Hundreds, or was it thousands of Dolphins?Seemed like it. I've never seen anything like it. leaping out of the water,swimming along the boat. It was magical. I hated to leave but a whale had been spotted closer to shore so off we went . I still can't believe our luck. We actually found the whale. Everyone on the boat got so quiet,no one spoke a word.....It didn't want to show itself much, Surfaced a few times as we waited hoping it would give us a show. Unfortunately we couldn't wait any longer and had to head back. All in all it was a wonderful and would recommend giving it a try. The best I can say is everyone's experience will be different and you have to find out for yourself.......But you just might get lucky!!

This was a great price for a whale watching trip. For 2 parents and 3 kids (4, 2, and 4 months) it was like $68. Parking was free. The kids had a great time, which made it all worth it. We did not see any whales that day but we saw lots of dolphins. Literally hundreds of dolphins. I was seasick most of the time and sat down on the side of the boat. I still saw hundreds of dolphins without even standing.

This was my first whale watching tour. It was not too crowded, the staff was friendly and informative. We were able to see a whale and a lot of dolphins.

The crew was helpful and welcoming. Felt like family. They really worked themselves hard to be sure we actually saw whales! We also saw a mega pod of dolphins at our request. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and would do it again in a hot minute!

Captain Jack did a great job. He's a funny guy. He also was the 1st boat to locate a whale Saturday morning. We'll definitely come again. The Millers

The 2 hours spent on the whale watching boat were very fun! The ocean was calm, the crew experienced, friendly and professional. Though we ultimately did not see any whales, we did receive a coupon to go back out again! I would recommend this activity to my friends!

This was a great experience... being out on the ocean was a blast. Would have been better but we did not see any whales... maybe next time!

Friendly staff. We didn't see whales but they offered a whale check for another time.