Top 10 Reasons to Join Dolphin Safari Adventures

  1. The world's ONLY Eye-to-Eye Underwater Viewing Pod! Watch dolphins and whales up close underwater. BE one of the pod!
  2. We are the only company in the world to broadcast Whale Watching trips LIVE Daily at www.whalewatchingtv.com
  3. We have a fantastic stereophonic Research Hydrophone so you can hear the animals, too.
  4. We have an underwater camera and plasma monitor so you can see below the surface.
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Safari News & Specials

We are always looking for ways to educate, enhance and enjoy the public, that's why we have created the Safari Newsletter. Check here at the link below for ongoing specials, promotions and interesting tidbits!

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Greetings from Mrs Capt Dave


When we first started whale watching in 1995, the fishing companies took folks out only during the Gray Whale Migration, typically between December and April, on their fishing boats. We offered our whale watching trips on our sailboat, and equipped it with an underwater hydrophone and soon, an underwater camera.

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  • September 2
    50 Bottlenose Dolphins
    50 Common Dolphins
    1 BLUE WHALE
    3 Mola Mola
  • September 1
    50 Bottlenose Dolphins
    100 Common Dolphins
    2 BLUE WHALES
    2 Mola Mola
  • August 31
    600 Common Dolphins
    1 BLUE WHALE
  • August 30
    1200 Common Dolphins
  • August 29
    200 Common Dolphins
    1 BLUE WHALE
  • August 28
    25 Bottlenose Dolphins
    1000 Common Dolphins
    20 Risso's Dolphins
    2 BLUE WHALES
    Casper, the Albino Dolphin
  • August 27
    40 Bottlenose Dolphins
    25 Common Dolphins
    50 Risso's Dolphins
    4 Mola Mola
  • August 26
    550 Common Dolphins
    1 BLUE WHALE
    Casper, the Albino Dolphin
  • August 25
    25 Common Dolphins
    3 BLUE WHALES, 2 FIN WHALES
  • August 24
    100 Common Dolphins
    9 BLUE WHALES

Watch Our Videos

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Watch exclusive LIVE Whale Watching TV provided by Captain Dave's Dolphin Safari
Watch the ABC broadcast about Whale Watching on Captain Dave's Dolphin Safari
Watch amazing footage of Killer Whales training young to kill a seal shot from Captain Dave's Dolphin Safari
Some of the largest Dolphin Pods in the world are right off the Southern California Coastline shown here by Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari
The largest creature on the planet, the Blue Whale shot from Captain Dave's Dolphin Safari
Watch the KTLA news broadcast about Whale and Dolphin Watching aboard Captain Dave's Whale Watching and Dolphin Safari
Watch Gray Whales from aboard Captain Dave's Dolphin Safari
Check out Captain Dave's award winning documentary!

Top 10 Reasons to Join Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari Adventures

  1. The world's ONLY Eye-to-Eye Underwater Viewing Pod! Watch dolphins and
    whales up close underwater. BE one of the pod!

  2. We are the only company in the world to broadcast Whale Watching trips LIVE Daily at www.whalewatchingtv.com

  3. We have a fantastic stereophonic Research Hydrophone so you can hear the animals, too.

  4. We have an underwater camera and plasma monitor so you can see below the surface.

  5. We have three 'Eye-Spy Dolphin Nets' for a very up-close encounter!

  6. We have an incredible collection of whale and dolphin artifacts for you to see & touch.

  7. Mrs. Capt. Dave's Triple Fudge Brownies are awesome & we serve them to you! YUM!

  8. We post our sightings daily and have for the last seven years.

  9. Capt. Dave's Award Winning Film on Dolphins & Whales has drawn people worldwide to Dana Pt.

  10. Capt. Dave spearheaded the organization and training of OC's first Whale Rescue Team