Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching

Good, knowledgeable, friendly staff. Clean boat with plenty of space to move around. Saw both dolphins and whales on the trip.

Saw no whales but a few dolphin on our first trip, so we got a "whale check" to come back for free. Went the next day and the group before us did not see a whale, so we were worried but ended up having a fantastic sighting of 2 large gray whales. We followed them for a while and got some great pictures and videos, but the dolphin we found on the way back were almost better! They found a group of very active, playful dolphins, around 300-400 of them, and they swam and jumped alongside us for a long time, very close to the boat! We originally went on 1/2 price Tuesdays, so we got 2 great boat rides for the price of one. It was a really fun trip.

I think the staff on the boat were very good at explaining and answering questions

There was no fish to be found, but it was still fun. I'll do it again in the summer.

It was nice to have the tickets in advance. The website was easy and fast to use. When we arrived at our location we still had to wait in a long line to turn our tickets in to the person at the counter in order to get the Whale Watching tickets. I would like to see that step eliminated.

YA IT WAS GREAT THE THE CREW ON THE BOAT WAS SUPER HELPFULL AND FUN

Went out on the water and not 15 minutes later were already on the tail of two California Gray Whales. The captain and the man on deck giving information were extremely helpful. We wee always on top of the whales. We managed to find seals and dolphins along the way as well. Drinks were reasonably priced too. All in all, a great experience. Well worth the time and money.

We saw dolphins and one whale -- one person in our group was from Montana and it was his first time seeing the ocean and of course his first time seeing marine life. The Dana Pride is my favorite boat -- the captain and his crew are exceptional. I would (and have) highly recommend the Dana Pride to my friends and out-of-town visitors. Thank you for a memorable Tuesday afternoon. p.s. LOVE 1/2 price Tuesdays!!

We had a great time and they tried to find the whales. They even offered a longer trip when they found out where some whales were, but there were people on board that had to be back at 5:00. They gave us all rainchecks to come back for another trip.

There were too many people on the boat and several families brought on large strollers which took up even more room. Occasionally the captain would get on the microphone but it was so staticy, we could not understand him and to top it off not only did we not see any whales, we did not see any dolphins either. We did however see a group of seals and in the end they returned our tickets to us but the problem was I had gone with a friend from out of town so she will never be able to use that returned ticket.

Great time. Bring a jacket. It was cold out on the water and the sun was shining. Saw 4 whales and many many dolphins swimming along the boat. Very cool. Take 2 Dramamine if you are the queasy type. You will need it!

We went on the 9am ride on Sunday. We knew it was chilly so we dressed warm. The sun was out, no clouds but I'm glad I wore gloves, so comfortable. We saw tons of dolphins, swimming with the boat, jumping in and out of the water. Super beautiful. The whale we saw was super shy and we only saw him break the water to breath. Oh well. I would recommend this trip to easy going people who are looking to spend some time on the water with the prospect of seeing a whale. The dolphins and the commentary from the Captain were fantastic.

This was our first time at Dana Point and we really enjoyed the excursion. We were fortunate enough to see whales and the captain was very nice and informative.

It was a wonderful trip - the co-captain was most informative on the gray whale and we were wonderfully surprised to see a mega pod of 5000 dolphins playfully joining our boat!

Should try the 5 hour trip if possible the 2 hour one felt short. The crew was great and we had fun