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Whale Watching & Specialty Cruises
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- Serving the greater Los Angeles area providing whale watching and deep sea fishing excursions year round. Daveys Locker is located approximately 40 minutes from downtown Los Angeles and just minutes from most of Orange County located in Newport Beach. Departing from a natural harbor, Daveys Locker is the most popular option for those considering whale watching in southern California. Thousands of whales viewed each season and beautiful coastline combines to make a world renowned whale watching destination. The same pristine habitat that draws whales and dolphin supports amazing inshore and offshore fisheries year round. Along with general admission whale watching and deep sea fishing excursions, Daveys Locker provides charter fishing boats, and private boat rentals for fishing and whale watching excursions for all size groups. For more information for whale watching Los Angeles visitors check out our whale watching partner Newport Landing Whale Watching.
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I look forward to paying Newport Landing a visit next winter when migration is in full swing once again. There is plenty of dining, drinking and family fun in the area making this a great place to spend any afternoon in southern CA.
Excellent viewing of the whales & informative! I love blue whales!! Thank you
Cocoa with whiskey and whales at sea. Awesome
10/22/2014
My Family had visited from Utah and wanted to get out to sea and watch some whales. i found this company for $16 each person was a great deal for about 2 maybe three hours. The drinks were super cheap, and it was very enjoyable! The announcer was very knowledgable, and was so professional and actually had fun along with us. It is a MUST Do while your here. Only complaint I had was PARKING there was no spots.
11/22/2012
The tour was two and half hours long and simply the best. The Captain kept us informed of our surroundings and his movie LOL We saw dolphins, baby dolphins and whales.I would definitely recommend this boating company and we will be adveturing out again with them on our next trip out to California!!!
11/08/2012
They were so informative and helpful. It was so awesome to see the whales and dolphins! My kids will remeber this forever!
10/03/2012
Me and my son enjoyed this very much. He said that it was the best ride he had ever been on in his life.
09/20/2012
The deck hands were very courteous and friendly. The captain provided a wealth of knowledge about the whales and dolphins. I can hardly wait to watch the dvd!
08/22/2012
Well, we did see whales--gray whales to be exact. :) Our tour spent about an hour, or a little more, viewing at least 3 gray whales (maybe there were 5) coming up for air and flapping their flukes--no fluke! (I couldn't resist!) Several times we were able to view their barnacle-encrusted backs as they swam along the surface. This was so amazing, especially for my friend who for the first time got to see whales in real life! We had such a wonderful experience!
08/21/2012
The trip lasted for 2.5 hours. We were never bored on board. Ha! The ride was relatively smooth, not overly crowded (it was mid-morning on a Friday), and the captain of the boat was quite knowledgeable.
08/02/2012
My friends and I had a lot of fun yesterday on our half day trip. It was gloomy and a bit cold, but it was way more fun than I had originally expected. Anyway, we caught a ton of sculpin and sand dabs, as well as a lizard fish that we released back into the water because who wants to eat a lizard fish anyhow? We also saw a blue whale (well we couldn't tell what kind of whale but I'm going to say it was a blue whale ok?) a ton of dolphin and a surprising amount of sea lions. It was pretty awesome.
07/26/2012
I surprised my spouse and took her out whale watching and we had an amazing time with the Newport Whale Watching Crew. Our captain and tour guide, Dustin, and his crew were not only very accommodating, but very knowledgeable and entertaining throughout the tour. We went on the 10am tour and immediately saw a few whales at the beginning of the tour as well as dolphins and sea lions. Definitely a worthwhile excursion. We'll be back to do it again.
07/20/2012
We boarded the "Agressor" boat, which is a no-frills cruising boat. After coasting out of the Newport/Balboa Harbor, it took a little time to see any sea life. Unfortunately, we weren't able to see any whales... bummer. But we did see a ton of common dolphins and cute, lazy sea lions. In all, it wasn't much, but hubby and I still enjoyed the cruise and beautiful sights. Since there isn't any narration on the boat, you definitely wanna keep your eyes open and/or just listen up for the "oooo's" and "ahhh's" when people see something out in the ocean.
06/05/2012
The whales and dolphins put on quite a show for us!! Even the captain commented that he'd never seen so many whales in his 20 yrs! The dophins were jumping and we saw lots of whales of many varieties. It was AWESOME!!
05/23/2012
The 2.5 hour whale watching trip was very comfortable. We saw a bunch of Fin whales and 50 or so dolphins. The captain spotted whales way on the horizon and went out and found them for us. The tour lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes. Food and beverages were available for purchase. Check in was easy, right next to the Ferry crossing.
05/08/2012
The crew was awesome and looked out for our safety the entire time. They would slow down to give us enough time for pictures and videos.
05/02/2012
It was exciting for the little kids and little kids alike to be out on the ocean and to see everything up close. Snack bar on the lower level (beer, wine, burgers, sodas, typical snack bar food). I'd definitely come back on this tour and recommend it to others.
04/25/2012
I really, really enjoyed this tour. We got lucky enough to 4 whales, which the captain followed back to the harbor. We saw what seemed to be a million dolphins, and sea lions.
03/23/2012
Great time on the Nautilus. My family and I had a great time, and we saw tons of whales. It was amazing. I would definitely like to go again.
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Phone: (949) 877-3845
Address: 400 Main Street, Newport Beach, CA 92661
Website: http://www.cruisenewportbeach.com