Captain Dave's Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari 5 Day Weather Forecast

The most unique dolphin and whale watching in the world! Daily, year round, whale watching trips that can get you up close & personal with magnificent blue whales (May – Nov.), gray whales (Dec. - May), fin whales, humpback whales, minke whales, and orca (killer whales). Rare whales that could be seen at any time include Bryde’s whales, sei whales, sperm whales, pilot whales, and false killer whales. Throughout the year we also see five species of wild dolphins that can number in herds up to 10,000, and much more, for an educational and incredibly exciting whale watching and wildlife adventure. Only aboard our high-tech catamaran sailboat Manute’a can you be one of the pod and feel what it’s like to swim with dolphins underwater, without getting wet, in our two Eye-to-Eye Underwater Viewing Pods. On the bow our Eye-Spy Dolphin Nets give you a really up-close encounter with the breathtaking animals!

Our boats are never crowded with a maximum of 49 passengers. Knowledgeable marine naturalists explain how these animals live while you see and touch our collection of whale and dolphin artifacts. You can listen below the surface too with our hydrophone. And Mrs. Capt. Dave’s yummy triple fudge brownies are served as a special treat on the ride back.

Captain Dave is a marine naturalist, conservationist, photographer, author, and filmmaker, whose award winning film “Wild Dolphins & Whales of Southern California” and award winning book “Lily, A Gray Whale’s Odyssey” have drawn people worldwide to Dana Point, California. Captain Dave founded and organized Ocean Awareness Day and in 2008 he organized Orange County's first whale disentanglement group. Capt. Dave has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, local network affiliates, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and featured on the Ellen Show for his conservation efforts and successful disentanglement of whales.