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.
  5. We have three 'Eye-Spy Dolphin Nets' for a very up-close encounter!
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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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  • July 14
    100 Bottlenose Dolphins
    500 Common Dolphins
  • July 13
    200 Common Dolphins
  • July 12
    200 Common Dolphins
  • July 11
    50 Bottlenose Dolphins
    50 Bottlenose Dolphins
    50 Bottlenose Dolphins
    50 Bottlenose Dolphins
    50 Bottlenose Dolphins
    400 Common Dolphins
  • July 10
    475 Common Dolphins
    1 Elephant Seal
  • July 9
    170 Common Dolphins
    1 Elephant Seal
  • July 8
    300 Common Dolphins
    1 Minke Whale
  • July 7
    5 Bottlenose 5 Risso Dolphins
    450 Common Dolphins
    3 Blue Whales
  • July 6
    40 Bottlenose Dolphins
    100 Common Dolphins
    1 Minke Whale
  • July 5
    50 Bottlenose Dolphins
    4 Mola Mola

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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

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