Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching

The day was cloudy and cold until we got out on the water, then the sun broke through and it was beautiful. We watched a pod of 3 whales for about 30 minutes or more, then caught some sea lions napping on a buoy. My granddaugher -age 14- absorbed a lot of information from the naturalist and really enjoyed our outing. We will definitely do this again.

Seeing the whales was indescribably stirring. The catamaran crew were great; marine biologist on board very informative and made the experience much more meaningful. Logistics couldn't have been easier or smoother. We had a fantastic time and are looking forward to going again.

i will be back again. i would love to go out for 4 hours. i took the 2hr as an intro cruise and i will be back. the catamaran is very smooth and quiet, not crowded which is a plus for a photographer. i loved the wine and beer availabel. Lucky was great!!

Really Enjoyed.Got sea sick a bit but show was good.

Our guide went out of his way to make sure we saw the grey whales. He was an expert who shared info in such a way that we learned while waiting to see the whales. His commentary didn't interfere with the sightings and enhanced our experience with these magnificent creatures.

none

We've done this a few times and never cease to be amazed at what we see. This past Saturday we saw three grey whales for about 75% of our two hour cruise. Even the times when we have not seen whales we have seen a lot of other wildlife (dolphins, etc) in their natural habitat. Great outing.

This was a really good trip. We saw some dolphins wake surfing and got up close to California sea lions. We were lucky to see three gray whales mating. This trip was fun for the 3 6-8 year olds we took. I recommend packing a lunch or snacks to bring aboard because it helps to occupy the children during any down time. This trip probably wouldn't have been as fun if we didn't see the whales.

Crew of boat was friendly. They seemed to know a lot about whales and they conveyed information very well.

We had not left the harbor by more then 200 yards when we came upon three gray whales courting and then mating. Truely a once in a life time experience! if that was not enough we then found a large pod of dolphins that entertained us for a good thirty minutes. We could not have asked for a better trip!

A little more money (for the Catamaran) but smaller group and clean new boat. Incredible - 3 whales right out of the harbor..!! Bree was the Marine Specialist giving play-by-play on what we were seeing and was great. Seriously, don't burn too much time checking other whale watching tours - just go with these guys on the 4hr trip.

Stayed most of time on one spot; watching same whale over one hour!

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.

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.

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.