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The Dolphin & Whale Watching Capital of the World®
Offering the world’s best year round dolphin and whale watching
![More dolphins per square mile than anywhere else in the world. Drone view of dolphin mega-pod off Dana Point](https://danapointwhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Dolphin-Megapod-2327.jpg)
More dolphins per square mile than anywhere else in the world. Over 450,000 dolphins reside off Southern California.
![Year-round whales Drone flies over gray whale during Dana Point whale watch](https://danapointwhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Gray-Whale-Drone-0094.jpg)
Dana Point made famous the “dolphin stampede”.
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Year-round whales regularly viewed include Blue Whales, Fin Whales, Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, and Minke Whales.
![A plethora of rare whales and dolphins including Killer Whales Mother and calf orcas during Dana Point whale watching tour](https://danapointwhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Killer-Whales-0938.jpg)
A plethora of rare whales and dolphins including Killer Whales, Pilot Whales, Sperm Whales, False Killer Whales, Dall’s Porpoise and more.
![One of the best places in the world to view the magnificent Blue Whale. Drone view of blue whale off the coast of Dana Point](https://danapointwhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Blue-Whale-Drone-0024.jpg)
One of the best places in the world to view the largest animal to have ever lived on earth: the magnificent Blue Whale.
![Best small harbor with quick and easy accessibility to open ocean. Overlooking Dana Point Harbor](https://danapointwhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Dana-Point-Harbor.jpg)
Best small harbor with quick and easy accessibility to open ocean.
![Best year-round weather. Gray Whale tail in front of Dana Point Harbor](https://danapointwhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Gray-Whale-Flukes-Dana-Point-0425.jpg)
Best year-round weather. Unlike many other locations, Dana Point usually has moderate weather and mild ocean conditions throughout the year.
![Sea lions are Dana Point's 2nd most numerous marine mammal Sea lion napping on red buoy near Dana Point](https://danapointwhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sea-Lion-9293.jpg)
Underwater coastal canyons and large kelp beds within a mile of shore provide rich habitats for numerous species of marine life; including the kinds of fish that dolphins and whales love to eat!
![Humpback whale surface lunge feeding on small fish near Dana Point Humpback whale surface lunge feeding on small fish near Dana Point](https://danapointwhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Humpback-Whale-Lunge-Feeding-4953.jpg)
Unlike other Southern California harbors, Dana Point has no towering buildings, oil rigs or large ships that distort the whale watcher’s sense of the pristine and spectacular encounters.
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Home to the world’s first and longest running annual whale festival, the Dana Point Festival of Whales, celebrating whales for almost 50 years.
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Dana Point Whale Watching
Dana Point, California, USA
The Dolphin & Whale Watching Capital of the World®