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Luxury Whale Watching: Fewer People, Extra Speed, Expert Staff

Name: Luxury Whale Watching: Fewer People, Extra Speed, Expert Staff
Brand: Davey's Locker Whale Watching
SKU: 5481P6
Price: 51.20 USD
Rating: 5.0 (62 reviews)

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2 to 3 hours

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Overview

Get close up views of amazing marine wildlife with one of the best whale watching tours on the coast, Davey's Locker. From our unique 360-viewing walk around boat feature you can see giant blue whales, humpback whales, meg pods of dolphins and more. Enjoy our low passenger capacity means more room and relaxation for you. Our favorite spot onboard is up front, where you can catch sight of bow-riding dolphins!

Relax on a 50' catamaran yacht
Get up-close views of giant blue whales, humpback whales, mega pods of dolphin, and so much more
Unique 360-viewing walk around feature
Low passenger capacity

What's Included

Landing and facility fees

Alcoholic Beverages
Coffee and/or Tea
Snacks
Binoculars

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

400 Main St, Newport Beach, CA 92661, USA
Davey's Locker is located within the Historic Balboa Pavilion- adjacent to Harborside Restaurant and the Catalina Flyer.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

400 Main St, Newport Beach, CA 92661, USA

What To Expect

Balboa Fun Zone

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

Operated by Davey's Locker Whale Watching

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Jim_O

Kayla and Jill were excellent guides!They explained the science of everything that was happening with excitement. We were given a lifetime experience because they found a pod of 7 whales and hundreds of dolphins. They extended the trip one hour because of the magnitude of the encounter for their customers.

Reviews

5.0

62 reviews

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Great experience

Milagros_F, May 2024

Great boat and crew! Loved the whale we saw and the information given. The captain was knowledgeable and informative.

Great trip, great crew.

RUTH_M, Apr 2024

It was such a great experience. I agree you have to get the VIP package it made it so much better, you were sitting up by the captain and our Captain Dana was the best and so was Matt. I will definitely be using this again when we have quests coming to visit. Plus we saw Killer Whales on our trip yesterday.

Best family experience!

Brenda_H, Apr 2024

We had a wonderful time on our tour. A family of eight, we hoped for the best and we got it. Humpback whale, dolphins, seals and more.

Perfect Afternoon Tour

Carrie_M, Mar 2024

We had a great day on the tour. It was a sunny day thankfully because you definitely get wet on this one! Lol but all part of the fun. Kayla and Christine were great tour guides. They are knowledgeable and knew exactly where to find the whales. We saw 3 grey whales and they stayed with us for a while. It was a good amount of time on the boat. We even got to see some sea lions at the end.

Whale watchers

Marina_S, Dec 2023

We saw whales and dolphins, magnificent thank you good tour operator vibrant and friendly everyone was nice

Great trip

William_k, Dec 2023

Only boat to find a whale. good job to the crew. They made it very fun. Upgrade to vip. Worth it big time.

Boat not too big-not too small

Ellis, Dec 2023

Comfortable boat. No whales, but about 100 dolphins with the boat motoring right in the middle of them. Excellent. Detailed instructions on where to park car.

Beautiful day in CA

Mary_D, Dec 2023

A little rocky once we got out there and i was trying not to barf. Which, luckily, I did not. Only spotted dolphins and sea lions - no whales. Must not be whale season.

Hit or miss on whales

Benjamin_N, Nov 2023

It was the Cadillac of catamarans that took about (Catalan). Not crowded at all. No whales today but plenty of dolphins!

Experience of a lifetime

Jim_O, Oct 2023

Lots of Dolphins!

Madison_C, Oct 2023

We had the best experience! Though the waves were rough, our captain and wildlife specialist was wonderful! We would definitely do this again!!

Highly recommend!

Kerrie_D, Aug 2023

We had a great time - saw dolphins, sea lions and a blue whale! The crew was great and it was nice to not have a huge group - there was plenty of seating and it was easy to see everything.

10/10 would recommend

Cindy_S, Jul 2023

This was a wonderful experience. While we didn’t see any whales, we did see a ton of dolphins, some sea lions and made some pretty great memories with family and friends. It did get a little chilly on the water, so be sure to bring a sweater or light jacket.

Fun day.

Patti_L, Apr 2023

Saw a magnificent 70 foot fin whale. Beautiful day. Crew was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. My only complaint was with Viator. Went to a lot of trouble to print tickets as instructed, yet they didn’t need to be printed. Please change that in your web and ticket info.

Awesome Experience

Robert_D, Mar 2023

It was a great experience. We saw two gray whales. It was a cooler day so having the enclosed cabin was nice.

Fabulous day- saw 100+ dolphins

Patti_W, Oct 2022

Larry and Jill were the best captain and skipper. We saw so many dolphin playing! We had beautiful weather, delicious drinks and were with great friends!

Best capitan ever

Arbi_T, Aug 2022

We enjoyed our trip to see dolphins swimming which was amazing, however I should add up I it wasn't for capitan Larry expirance might not have been as great, Larry really cared for every single passenger and crew Nd made sure we are all are safe and having fun. He really tried very hard to find whale as well. But I guess we had bad luck. I am sure if there was any whale around he would show us. Overall I really want to thank Larry to give us such an amazing experience, he is a big asset to the company

Fun morning

RebeccaLynn_N, Aug 2022

Great captain and first mate. Saw dolphins and other sea life. No whales, but we knew there was no guarantee. Fun morning

Memorable experience!

Linda_S, Jul 2022

Smooth check in and great crew from start to finish. Enjoyed the ride and sights even though we didn’t spot any whales 3 different pods of dolphins swam by the boat and that was awesome in its self! Memorable experience!

Not a Whale Watching Tour

Renee_T, Jun 2022

I have been on many whale watching tours both on the east and west coast. My past experiences have been with extremely knowledgeable guides who were able to educate their guests about whales and were truly actively looking for them on the entire tour. While I understand these are wild, unpredictable creatures, I have never gone on a tour without seeing a whale because the guides knew where and how to find them and actively involved guests, continuously reminding them that they should all be on the lookout for blow holes. This was a nice boat ride. They were more interested in finding dolphins and once we did, spent the bulk of our time with them even though they were feeding and not interested in engaging. Again, I realize this is out of their control, but it was a whale watching tour and they should have moved on to what we paid them to do - look for whales. Extremely disappointing. I brought my daughter and grandson on their first whale watching excursion and it was a serious waste of our time and money. The last one I took was in San Diego - drive further south and check those places out.

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